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CCU student heads for state beauty contest

Coastal Carolina University student Dakota Beach, 19, was crowned Miss Myrtle Beach 2011 earlier this year, and as she makes her push toward Miss South Carolina, she's made homelessness her platform. Beach was homeless for a short time with her mother and younger brother when she was in grade school. 

This year's Miss South Carolina Pageant will be July 2 at the Township Auditorium in Columbia. Between now and then, Beach is working hard to raise money to finance the almost week-long stay in the capital city for the pageant, and talking to local groups about how she can best boost awareness of homelessness.

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