Associated Press

Associated Press
MAHONING REPRESENTATIVE: Above, Amanda Stevens, center, representing Mahoning County, reacts after being announced as the winner of the Miss Teen Ohio USA pageant. At right, Candice Smith, representing the greater Cincinnati area, nearly loses her crown as she is hugged by the outgoing Miss Ohio USA, Kimberly Mullen. Smith was named Miss Ohio USA for the coming year. The pageants were held Saturday at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth.