Clinton Woman Selected as Miss Iowa

Taylor Wiebers' official contestant photo.

Taylor Wiebers' official contestant photo.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A new Miss Iowa has been chosen to represent the state.

Twenty-one-year-old Taylor Wiebers of Clinton won the title Saturday night at the pageant in Davenport.

Wiebers was Miss Clinton County going into the state competition. She will now represent Iowa in the Miss America pageant in September.

Wiebers called winning the Miss Iowa title unbelievable. She is looking forward to raising awareness about childhood cancers.

The first runner-up is Miss Muscatine County Kristen One. The 23-year-old is from Vernon Hills, Ill.