Aimee Turner, a 23-year-old Drexel senior studying for an interdisciplinary science degree, was crowned the new Miss Philadelphia at the Feb. 24 competition held, coincidentally, at Drexel’s Mandell Theater.
The Overbrook resident and custom-designed major in the Pennoni Honors College is the former Miss Montgomery County, and she competed in the Miss Pennsylvania competition in June.
Turner’s interest in STEM learning, and prizes in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in high school, are the reasons why the Kentucky native has a full scholarship to Drexel.
“That was my golden ticket, so I’m really passionate about those disciplines,” Turner says.