Miss Wichita winner Annika Wooton crowned Miss Kansas 2019

The woman who was named Miss Wichita has now been crowned as Miss Kansas 2019.

Annika Wooton was crowned Saturday after a pageant.

“After 7 years working towards the dream of becoming Miss Kansas, I woke up this morning to the start of a new adventure,” Wooton wrote in an Instagram post on the official Miss Kansas account. “I am humbled by all of the comments and support the past 24 hours - it’s been a whirlwind! I cannot wait to get to work and represent Kansas this year Next stop: @missamerica”

Wooton was previously named Miss Wichita, according to the Miss Kansas website. She is a University of Kansas graduate originally from Overland Park. The daughter of Cathryn Huff and Evan Wooton, Wooten sang for her talent and her social impact statement was “The Artist’s Fingerprint: The Transformative Power of the Arts.”

Miss Kansas is associated with the Miss America pageant.

This story was originally published June 9, 2019 at 2:56 PM.