{"id":12763,"date":"2010-05-12T11:07:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T15:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=12763"},"modified":"2010-05-12T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T15:07:17","slug":"ucf-alumna-competing-for-miss-usa-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumna-competing-for-miss-usa-title\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Alumna Competing for Miss USA Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UCF alumna Megan Clementi will be competing in the nationally televised Miss USA pageant, which will be broadcast Sunday, May 16, live from Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p>The Miss USA pageant will air at 7 p.m. EST on NBC, and the winner of the competition will qualify to represent the U.S. in the international Miss Universe pageant.<\/p>\n<p>Clementi graduated from UCF in 2009 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and won the title of Miss Florida USA in June. 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