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Alexa Jones
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Alexa Jones is a native of Andalusia, Alabama and graduate of Andalusia High School. Throughout her life she has been immersed in the arts, studying classical ballet as well as painting, drawing, and sculpture. Alexa attended Birmingham-Southern College where she majored in English and minored in art. At BSC she was a member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary, Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, and Student Government Association and in 2003 was named Miss Birmingham-Southern College.

Alexa is the founder and chairperson of the Renaissance Foundation of Alabama, Inc. which is a non-profit organization that has provided art supplies and instruction to various Alabama school systems. For her work in the arts, Alexa has been awarded the Presidential Student Service Award and Daily Point of Light Award (#2218) and has worked as a Directional Arts Outreach Affiliate for the Smithsonian Institute. After college, Alexa interned at New York’s Museum of Modern Art as well as Alabama’s Birmingham Museum of Art.

In 2005, Alexa was crowned Miss Alabama and was named Second Runner-Up to Miss America 2006 as well as Second Runner-Up to the Miss America Quality of Life Community Service Award. She is currently a Master’s degree student in art history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Alexa joined CBS 42 after working as a television spokesperson and print ad model.

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