Deshauna Barber, a 26-year-old Army officer and IT analyst for the U.S. Department of Commerce, won over Miss Georgia Emanii Davis and Miss Hawaii Chelsea Hardin, who was the runner-up.
Barber, who graduated from Virginia State University in 2011, joined the military at age 17. Her parents and siblings also serve; her father was deployed overseas to Iraq after the Sept. 11 attacks.
"I consider it to be a family tradition," she said in a pre-show interview of military service. "It's something that runs through our veins, patriotism, and service for this country."
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