Miss Tampa To Represent Florida In 2022 Miss America Pageant

Author Mason Dixon

June 30th, 2021 11:09 PM

She was named Miss Florida, and now the Tampa resident will compete at the national level.

The Miss Florida event was held in Lakeland at the RP Funding Center. The winner was Leah Roddenberry. Leah is a senior at the University of Florida where she’s majoring in Family, Youth and Community Sciences. She’s also an author and member of the University of Florida dance team, the Dazzlers.

Leah also began, “Be a LeadHER: Igniting the Spark Within”, an organization set up to give girls “the foundations of leadership and courage so they can learn how to tackle any situation they may face”. You can learn all about Leah from her website.

Her book, “Leah Goes to Washington”, is about a young lady who wants to work her way to the White House. It’s a children’s book to inspire elementary school-aged kids to learn about civics. You can find her book here.

Now, Leah will head to the 100th Miss America Pageant in Uncasville, Connecticut in December.

[Source: Bay News 9]

‘I Love Rock ‘N Roll’ & 11 Other Covers Better Than The Original

• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”

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  Want to know the best way to tell a cover is better than the original?  When people often don’t realize a cover is a cover.  That’s how amazing “I Love Rock N Roll” is.

• Huey Lewis and the News – “Heart and Soul”

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  The Huey Lewis version takes away the disco sound and makes it a solid rock hit. The original, by Exile, just didn't have the same punch... or the claps!

• Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – “Blinded By The Light”

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  All due respect to The Boss, but Manfred Mann’s arrangement is just leaps and bounds better.
• Bow Wow Wow – “I Want Candy”

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  The original from 1965 was by a band named "The Strangeloves". The 80's version changed the point of view from a boy to a girl, and Bow Wow Wow a one-hit wonder.

• Joe Cocker – “With A Little Help From My Friends”

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  Speaking of arrangement changes, it takes a lot of guts to cover The Beatles, but Joe Cocker’s cover of “With A Little Help From My Friends” never fails to move a room.

• Aretha Franklin – “Respect”

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  (See explanation for “I Love Rock N Roll.”)
• Janis Joplin – “Me and Bobby McGee”

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  This song was originally recorded by Roger Miller and was written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, but sweet Pearl’s rendition is obviously the best.

• Soft Cell – “Tainted Love”

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  Gloria Jones originally released “Tainted Love” in 1965, while Soft Cell’s version came out in 1981.

• The Beatles – “Twist and Shout”

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  “Twist and Shout” was originally recorded in 1961 by a group called The Top Notes.  It then became a hit for the Isley Brothers in 1962, and then The Beatles and John Lennon’s iconic vocals happened in 1963, and you know the rest.
• The Clash – “I Fought The Law”

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  Arguably the edgiest cover on the list.  “I Fought The Law” was originally recorded by The Crickets in 1960 and then covered by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1965.  The Clash’s rendition, however, is the only cover that matters.

• The Byrds – “Mr. Tambourine Man”

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  The Byrds’ cover was released the same year Bob Dylan released the original in 1965.  Talk about guts!

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “All Along The Watchtower”

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  Man!  When’s Bob Dylan going to catch a break?  “All Along The Watchtower” was released on the Dylan album 'John Wesley Harding' in December 1967.  Hendrix dropped his cover in September 1968.

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