Melinda Aranda Charleston, SC - A graduate of Augusta State University where she obtained a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Communications with a minor in speech, Melinda is an Account Manager for XPEDX, a division of International
Paper Company. Melinda has been involved in pageants for several years serving as co-director, business manager, and contestants
chaperone for the Miss Augusta Scholarship pageant. She is currently the judges chairperson for four Miss South Carolina USA
and Miss South Carolina Teen USA preliminaries. As a contestant, Melinda has held several titles including Miss Georgia Forestry
1992, which is the second largest scholarship pageant in the state. She spent her year traveling Georgia promoting the importance
of forestry.
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