Rachael Todd, a spring Âé¶¹Ô­´´ graduate from Oviedo, won the Miss Florida pageant July 12 in St. Petersburg and will go on to compete in the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas in January. Rachael competed as Miss Suncoast, and her platform is “The Changing Face of Homelessness.”

While at Âé¶¹Ô­´´, Rachael served as vice president of the Kappa Delta sorority. She was a winner and was on the Dean’s List.

Joining her in the competition were six other Âé¶¹Ô­´´ students and recent Âé¶¹Ô­´´ alumni: Dasha Gonzalez, Sara York, Danielle Mueller, Mandi Jo John, Tara Szczepanski and Jaclyn Raulerson.