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Miss Hoover 2020 and 2021 Caitlyn McTier and Miss Alabama 2021 Lauren Bradford, left, crown Jordan Carraway as Miss Hoover 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen Emma Terry crowns Jayla Duncan as the Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jayla Duncan, at left, is Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022, while Jordan Carraway is Miss Hoover 2022.
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Jordan Carraway, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, performs a baton twirling routine at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Carraway went on to win the talent portion of the competition and the Miss Hoover title.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover 2022 and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competitions perform the opening number at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Hoover 2022 Jordan Carraway, center poses for a photo with second runner-up Sophia Porrill, left and first runner-up Ashley Taylor, right, at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 Jayla Duncan, center, poses for a photo with, from left, fourth runner-up Abby Daniels, second runner-up Emma Walters, first runner-up Hailey Adams and third runner-up Lona Jo Henderson at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover 2022 and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competitions perform the opening number at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Ashley Taylor, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, introduces herself at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Karrington Channell, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, does a fitness demonstration at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Katherine Grigsby, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, does a fitness demonstration at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Sydney Grace Newton, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, sings "Hallelujah" at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Sophia Porrill, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, sings "Don't Rain On My Parade" at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jayla Duncan, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs a dance routine at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Grier Feldman, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs a baton twirling routine at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Hailey Adams, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs a jazz dance routine to Michael Jackson's "PYT" at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Anna Beth Goodman, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, sings "Think of Me" from "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Abby Daniels a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs at hip hop routine at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Belle Casey, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs a baton twirling routine at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Sydney Grace Newton, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jordan Carraway, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Carraway went on to win the talent portion of the competition and the Miss Hoover title.
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Jada Williams, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jayla Duncan, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Scarlett Cofield, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Grier Feldman, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, answers a question during the competition at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Aubrey Grace McElvey, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear during the competition at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Emma Walters, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Chailyn Riley, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Karrington Channell, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Belle Casey, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Belle Casey, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, answers a question during the competition at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition wait to find out who will win the crown at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen Emma Terry, center, and MIss Hoover 2020 and 2021 Caitlyn McTier crown Jayla Duncan as the Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jayla Duncan, center, is crowned Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Hoover 2020 and 2021 Caitlyn McTier crowns Jordan Carraway as Miss Hoover 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover 2022 and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competitions perform the opening number at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Alabama 2021 Lauren Bradford, left, poses for a photo with Miss Hoover 2022 Jordan Carraway at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Hoover 2022 Jordan Carraway, left, poses for a photo with Miss Hoover 2020 and 2021 Caitlyn McTier at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jayla Duncan is crowned Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato, center, poses for a photo with Miss Hoover 2022 Jordan Carraway, left, and Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 Jayla Duncan at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato poses for a photo with Miss Hoover 2022 Jordan Carraway at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Grier Feldman, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, introduces herself at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Hailey Adams, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, introduces herself at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Sydney Grace Newton, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, introduces herself at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen Emma Terry, at left, poses for a photo with Miss Hoover 2022 Jayla Duncan at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jordan Carraway waves after being crowned Miss Hoover 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover 2022 and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competitions perform the opening number at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Katherine Grigsby, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Hana Vickery, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear during the competition at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Anna Beth Goodman, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Lona Jo Henderson, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear during the competition at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover 2022 and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competitions perform the opening number at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Sophia Porrill, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Ashley Taylor, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, shows off her evening wear at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Chailyn Riley, a contestant in the MIss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs a dance to Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Emma Walters, a contestant in the Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competition, performs a ballet en pointe routine to "Man of La Mancha" at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Walters won the talent portion of the competition.
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Ashley Taylor, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, performs a jazz dance routine at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Contestants in the Miss Hoover 2022 and Miss Hoover Outstanding Teen 2022 competitions perform the opening number at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jada Williams, a contestant in the Miss Hoover 2022 competition, talks about her social impact initiative at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Jordan Carraway is crowned Miss Hoover 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Daphne on Sunday night was recently crowned Miss Hoover 2022 at the Hoover Library Theatre.
Jordan Carraway, who is studying industrial and systems engineering as a junior at Auburn, was chosen from among five contestants in this year’s competition and won a $5,000 scholarship.
Also, Jayla Duncan, a 17-year-old senior at Childersburg High School, was named Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen 2022 from among 14 contestants in the teen competition and won a $1,000 scholarship.
Both of the contests were “open” competitions, meaning the contestants did not have to live in Hoover.
The five Miss Hoover contestants were judged on a 10-minute interview with a panel of judges that took place earlier Sunday, an on-stage social impact initiative pitch, talent, red carpet (evening gown) presentation and how they answered a question on stage.
Carraway, who is soon to be a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force as a result of her participation in the Air Force ROTC program, spoke about a Girls Can program she put together to empower and inspire young women to enter male-dominated career fields.
“Space psychology has proven that multi-gender crews on board the international space station have time and time again outperformed single-gender crews, so why is it now that only 11.2% of the astronaut corps, 14.4% of our active-duty military and 28.1% of the engineering workforce are female?” Carraway asked. “Not only are they capable, but they are integral parts of those workforces.”
Carraway, who has twirled batons for more than 13 years, won the talent competition and an additional $200 scholarship with a twirling performance to “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”.
After her name was called as the new Miss Hoover, she held her hand over her mouth for an extended period of time as Caitlyn McTier, Miss Hoover 2020 and 2021, pinned her crown on her head.
“I’m so excited,” Carraway said after the competition. “It’s very bittersweet. My baton coach passed away this past Thursday, so I almost didn’t show up today, so being here and winning is just incredible. It’s such an honor.”
The first runner-up for Miss Hoover this year was Ashley Taylor, a sophomore from Samford University, and the second runner-up was Sophia Porrill, a freshman at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Each of them won a $200 scholarship.
This is the first time the Miss Hoover Foundation has had a Miss Hoover's Outstanding Teen competition. Each of the 14 contestants was judged on a 10-minute interview with judges, a fitness demonstration, evening gown presentation, on-stage question and talent.
Duncan said she was excited and grateful for the opportunity to be Hoover’s Outstanding Teen. “Hoover is a great city,” she said. “They’ve already done so much for me already as a contestant.”
Duncan said she wants to advocate for people who are bullied because she was bullied once at summer camp.
“It was something I was very embarrassed about, and I didn’t want to talk about it. The only thing my mom knew is that I came home and I was very unhappy, and I didn’t want to go to camp,” she said. “ I choose to advocate for bullying and advocate for those who don’t think they’re powerful enough to speak up or who are ashamed of it because bullying is not something you should be ashamed about. It’s something we need to understand is a serious issue and has a huge effect on victims as well as for strangers.”
For her talent, Duncan performed a tap routine to Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1979 hit “Boogie Wonderland.”
The rest of the finalists in the teen competition were: first runner-up Hailey Adams, a junior at Evangel Christian School: second runner-up Emma Walters, a junior from Briarwood Christian School; third runner-up Lona Jo Henderson, a sophomore from Oneonta High School; and fourth runner-up Abby Daniels, a junior from Springville High School.
Walters also won the teen talent competition with a ballet en pointe performance to “Man of La Mancha.”
Carraway now will represent Hoover over the next year and in the Miss Alabama 2022 competition, and Duncan will represent Hoover in the Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2022 competition.
