CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA: A rising Florida Democrat was found dead inside her home on April 1, 2026. Nancy Metayer Bowen, the 38-year-old vice mayor of Coral Springs, died sometime earlier in the day, ...

Alexandra de Roos of Winter Haven was crowned Miss Florida 2026 at the 90th annual competition. Sheridan Delegal of Jacksonville won the title of Miss Florida's Teen 2026. The Sunshine State has ...

Paris Richardson has concluded her year as Miss Florida, passing the crown to her successor. Alexandra de Roos, representing Miss Manatee, was crowned Miss Florida 2026. Richardson reflected on her ...

One year, 40,000 miles, more than 200 appearances and a memorable second runner-up finish at Miss America later, Jacksonville native Paris Richardson is saying goodbye to her year as Miss Florida. As ...

Winter Haven native Alexandra de Roos was crowned Miss Florida 2026 on Saturday night at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The University of South Florida graduate earned a $20,000 scholarship and ...

TAMPA (Bloom) – Amber Freeman, host of Bloom, sat down with Executive Director of the Miss Florida scholarship program, Keith Williams. For 90 years, the Miss Florida Scholarship Program has empowered ...

Alexandra de Roos, Miss Manatee County, was crowned Miss Florida 2026 on June 26 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. De Roos, , representing the Miss Manatee Scholarship Organization, swept ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — The Sunshine State has a new Miss Florida. Twenty-three-year-old-year-old Alexandra de Roos won the title at the end of Saturday night’s ceremony, held at the RP Funding Center ...