From Bear to Crown: Betty Cantrell wins Miss America

Marin Guta, Digital Editor

October 15, 2015

Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music had its shining moment on an unlikely national platform — the stage of the 95th Miss America Pageant Competition. Mercer music student Betty Cantrell competed in front of an estimated 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielson Twitter TV Ratings. Some...