MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A Moultrie native placed among the top 16 of 47 contestants at the 2019 Miss Georgia USA and walked home with the People’s Choice Award.

McKenna Fletcher, 23, served as Miss Antique Capital USA in the contest, which was won by Katerina Rozmajzl from Fulton County on Nov. 17.

Fletcher is the daughter of Alisha and Wendell Story and Brant and Kathy Fletcher. She is the granddaughter of Frances Bullard and the late Raymond (Buddy) Bullard (Moultrie); Larry Fletcher (Dublin, Texas); Tony Reese (Murfeesboro, Tenn.); and Larry Story and the late Sue Story (Lafayette, Ga).

Fletcher graduated from Colquitt County High School in 2013 and then she attended Valdosta State University for three years before pursuing a management career with a local seafood restaurant in Valdosta.

To watch the pageant online, go to missgeorgiausa.com. There will be a charge.