Maggie Bridges

Career

Early pageants

At age 8, Bridges began competing in pageants. As a teen, Bridges competed three times for the statewide Mission Georgia"s Outstanding Teen title after winning a local qualifying pageant. In 2007, she competed as Mission Capital City"s Outstanding Teen.

In 2009, she competed as Mission Southern Rivers" Outstanding Teen and was second runner-up for the state title.

In 2010, she competed as the Southern Heartland"s Outstanding Teen. She competed in the 2013 Mission Georgia pageant with the platform "Impacting the Lives of Others Through Volunteerism" and a vocal performance of "You"ll Never Walk Alone" from the musical Carousel in the talent portion of the competition.

Mission Georgia 2014

On October 5, 2013, Bridges was crowned Mission Capital City 2014. She entered the Mission Georgia pageant in June 2014 as one of 40 qualifiers for the state title.

Bridges"s competition talent was a vocal performance of the Faith Hill song "There Will Come a Day".

Her platform was "Impacting Others Through Volunteerism". She earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money, use of a Kia Optima during her reign, and other prizes from the state pageant. As Mission Georgia, her activities included public appearances across the state of Georgia.

Bridges" reign continued until June 20, 2015, when she crowned her successor, Betty Cantrell, Mission Georgia 2015.

Bridges, a Georgia Technical student, wore 3D printed, laser-cut shoes fashioned after the school"s iconic "Ramblin" Wreck" mascot for the pageant"s "Show Us Your Shoes" parade. Bridges was not a Top 15 finalist for the national crown but earned a $3,000 scholarship as her state"s representative, a $3,000 Miracle Maker runner-up scholarship, and a $5,000 Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics scholarship.

Bridges is a native of Brinson, Georgia, and a 2011 graduate of Southwest Georgia Academy in Damascus, Georgia. Her father is John Bridges, a commercial farmer, and her mother is Cathy Bridges.

She is the oldest of five siblings.

Bridges is a senior at the Georgia Institute of Technology where she studies business administration.

Achievements

• She is the first Georgia Technical student to win the Mission Georgia title. Bridges competed for the Mission America 2015 title in September 2014 but was not a Top 15 finalist. Bridges told a reporter from her local newspaper that it had been her dream to compete for Mission America since she was seven years old. At age 9, Bridges won her first title, Little Mission Pine Seedling. In her final year of eligibility, she won a preliminary evening wear competition and was the first runner-up to 2010 winner Camille Sims. Outside of the Mission America system, Bridges won the Mission North Georgia State Fair title in Fall 2011 at a pageant in Marietta, Georgia. She won the statewide Mission Georgia Fairs title in January 2012 at a pageant in Atlanta. As an adult, Bridges won the Mission Cobb County 2013 title on August 4, 2012, and earned a $10,000 scholarship award. She was named third runner-up to winner Carly Mathis and earned a $3,500 scholarship award. Bridges won the competition on Saturday, June 21, 2014, when she received her crown from outgoing Mission Georgia titleholder Carly Mathis. Vying for Mission America Bridges was Georgia"s representative at the Mission America 2015 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014. Gambling site OddsShark ranked Bridges at #2 on their list of likely Mission America winners. She is the first Georgia Technical student to win the Mission Georgia crown.