Leighton Jordan, (born November 5, 1992) is an American beauty pageant *leholder from Suwanee, Georgia who was named Miss Georgia 2012.

Biography

She won the *le of Miss Georgia on June 23, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing *leholder Michaela Lackey. Jordan's platform is the “Sibling Support Project,” a national program designed to increase peer support and information opportunities for siblings of special needs children. Her older brother suffers from numerous health problems, including deafness, cerebral palsy and epilepsy, inspiring her work with families with special needs children. Her compe*ion talent was a ballet en pointe to “He's a Pirate.” Jordan was home-schooled though high school, and plans to attend college at Georgia State University to study nursing and become a pediatric oncology nurse prac*ioner.

References

External links

• Biography portal

• Leighton Jordan on Twitter