Daja Dial competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and was a Top 7 finalist.
20 Facts About Daja Dial
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Daja Dial is the third African American to be crowned Miss South Carolina.
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Daja Dial was in a pageant audience to support her cousin when the Director of another pageant encouraged Dial to compete herself the next weekend.
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Daja Dial was not a Top-16 semi-finalist for the state title.
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Daja Dial competed in the 2013 Miss South Carolina pageant as Miss Richland County with the platform "Type I and Type II Diabetes Mellitus" and a pop vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition.
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Daja Dial was named a Top 10 Finalist for the state title.
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Daja Dial was the first African American to win the school title.
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Daja Dial competed in the 2014 Miss South Carolina pageant with the platform "Type I and Type II Diabetes Mellitus" and a vocal performance of "Believe" in the talent portion of the competition.
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Daja Dial won a Preliminary Talent award and was named Miss Photogenic.
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On February 21,2015, Daja Dial was crowned Miss Greenville County 2015.
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Daja Dial entered the Miss South Carolina pageant at Columbia's Township Auditorium in June 2015 as one of 55 qualifiers for the state title.
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Daja Dial's competition talent was a vocal performance of "I Believe", a song made famous by Fantasia Barrino.
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Daja Dial's platform is "Type I and Type II Diabetes Mellitus".
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Daja Dial won the competition on Saturday, June 27,2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss South Carolina titleholder Lanie Hudson.
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Daja Dial is the third African American to be crowned Miss South Carolina.
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Daja Dial earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.
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Daja Dial was South Carolina's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.
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In preliminary swimsuit competition, Daja Dial won a "lifestyle and fitness" scholarship of $1,000.
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Daja Dial placed in the Top 7 finalists as earned a $7,000 scholarship award.
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Daja Dial's father is Darrell Dial and her mother is Annette Goodwin.