Miss Northern Maryland crowned

Keia Brown, 22, of Abingdon recently won the Miss Northern Maryland title from the Miss America organization.

She competed against nine other contestants in interview, talent, swimsuit, evening gown and on-stage question categories.

Brown performed a lyrical dance to Fantasia Barrino's I Believe for her talent portion.

Her platform was "Enough Is Enough: Cyber Safe Our Youth."

She is a senior at Marymount University in Arlington, Va., where she expects to graduate in May, with a degree in fashion merchandising.

Brown will go on to the Miss Maryland Pageant, which will be held June 15 to June 22 in Hagerstown.