A 23-year-old woman from Morganfield has been crowned 2009's Miss Kentucky, the Associated Press reported over the weekend.Mallory Ervin on Saturday won a $10,000 scholarship, a Lexus to use during her year of service and an opportunity to compete in the 2010 Miss American pageant in January.
Ervin also will be a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, which spends up to $25,000 a year to reimburse Miss Kentucky’s travel expenses as she promotes healthy lifestyles at schools and events.
She is the daughter of Gary and Lisa Ervin and has a theater arts degree from The University of the South in Tennessee.
First runner-up in the pageant held in Lexington was 22-year-old Janelle Blevins of Webbville.
Second runner-up was 19-year-old Andrea Walker of Wilmore.
