Cara McCollum

American journalist (1992-2016)

Cara McCollum (February 6, 1992 – February 22, 2016) was an American journalist. She was a news presenter for SNJ Today, which she joined in July 2015.[1][2] She was Miss New Jersey 2013 and competed for the Miss America 2014 title in September 2013. She was born in Forrest City, Arkansas.

Cara McCollum
Born(1992-02-06)February 6, 1992
DiedFebruary 22, 2016(2016-02-22) (aged 24)
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University,
(B.A. English, 2015)
Forrest City High School
OccupationJournalist
TitleMiss New Jersey 2013
Miss Island Resort 2013
PredecessorLindsey Petrosh
SuccessorCierra Kaler-Jones

McCollum died at the age of 24 on February 22, 2016, in Camden, New Jersey. She died because of injuries she got a week earlier from a car accident.[3]

References

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  1. "SNJ Today Completes News Team". SNJ Today. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  2. "Former Miss New Jersey to anchor SNJ Today news broadcasts". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. Scott Stump (2016-02-22). "Former Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum, 24, dies from injuries suffered in car crash". Today.