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From Army to pageant to premed, new pursuits keep life 'interesting' for Miss Roy
ROY — Loryn Merrill was just finishing up her tour as a U.S. Army medic when she was scrolling through Instagram and noticed the Miss Roy pageant coming up. So when she got home, she entered the contest — and won. The quick transition from military duty to a scholarship pageant is a good example of the 23-year-old repeatedly tackling new pursuits. “When I was in the Army, I realized a lot of things about myself, and one thing is that I like to be on my feet and I like to always try new and different things,” she said while making marshmallow fondant for a gingerbread house ...
