Peachtree City’s Sophia Wootten will compete for the Miss America title Sunday, and her former school is inviting the community to gather and cheer her on. Trinity Christian School will host a free Miss America Watch Party September 6 for Wootten, the reigning Miss Georgia and a 2023 Trinity graduate. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the live stream beginning at 7 p.m. in the Building 1 Student Center at Trinity Christian School, 8817 Highway 54 in Sharpsburg. The event is free and open to the public. The Citizen reported on Sophia Wootten’s story a few weeks ago. Although Wootten graduated from Trinity, her roots stretch across Peachtree City. Born in Atlanta, she moved to Peachtree City before her second birthday and attended Peeples and Braelinn elementary schools before enrolling at Trinity in sixth grade. “We grew up on the golf cart trails,” Wootten told The Citizen in July. “I tell everybody, you drive to middle school on a golf cart, you see golf cart parking spots, and you don’t really see that anywhere else in Georgia. That’s what makes us special, and that’s what I love so much. I carry Peachtree City with me everywhere I go.” Wootten won the Miss Georgia crown June 20 in Columbus, earning the opportunity to represent Georgia at Miss America. For her, the national stage also provides a platform for a story that began long before pageantry. Born with a complex cleft lip and palate, Wootten underwent 20 surgeries during her first 20 years. Her condition affected her…
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