Mesquite woman wins Miss Nevada title
Tuesday, June 30, 1998 | 3:08 a.m.
Miss Mesquite, Anna Carpenter, was crowned Miss Nevada 1998 following a week-long competition at the Nugget in Sparks.
Carpenter, a student at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., won a $10,000 scholarship and the chance to compete in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. in September.
She competed on a platform titled, "Strength for the Future: Youth Motivation."
Miss Clark County, Kristen Durrwachter, took first runner-up. Second runner-up went to Nicole Kasday, Miss University of Nevada, Reno.
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