Miss S.C. lost 110 pounds before winning pageant
Bree Boyce, Miss Capital City, was crowned Miss South Carolina Saturday night at The Township Auditorium in Columbia.
Buy Photo Alex C. Hicks Jr./Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-JournaPublished: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 7:36 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 7:36 a.m.
COLUMBIA — What leaks through the rituals of pageant pomp and circumstance is confidence, poise and humility. Bree Boyce, Miss Capital City who was crowned Miss South Carolina 2011 Saturday night at the Township Auditorium, has all that and then some.
Boyce, a Florence native, will compete for the Miss America title in Las Vegas in January. After watching her for a week, one wouldn't be surprised if she won. A few reasons why:
She's witty, talented and she doesn't bend.
“I wasn't very shaken up at all,” Boyce said at a Sunday morning news conference when asked what was going through her mind when she had to re-sing “Tu Tu Piccola Iddio” because her first attempt was marred by technical issues.
Boyce, who won a preliminary swimsuit round, has lost more than 110 pounds through old-fashioned hard work. At the news conference, she held up a pair of faded blue, size 18 jeans that she used to wear.
“I proved a lot of people wrong. Winning that swimsuit award was the icing on the cake,” she said, before adding, “the cake I didn't eat the night before.”
After thanking just about everyone she knew, Boyce did impressions of Reba McEntire, Cher and Paula Deen. She also cracked wise after being bestowed several gifts, including a $3,000 Omega watch and a beaver fur coat.
“I don't think I ever have to shop again,” Boyce, 22, said.
Caitlen Patton, the Miss South Carolina Teen, should fare well at Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition next month in Orlando.
There were few, if any, who rivaled Patton's expressiveness while performing. The 17-year-old Miss Columbia Teen sang “I'm a Star,” managing a proper balance between theatrics and technique.
“I wanted (the judges) to know this is what I wanted,” said Patton, who wants to be a Broadway star.
She's well on her way.
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