20-year-old University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student crowned Miss Illinois Collegiate USA

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new Miss Illinois Collegiate USA has been crowned, and she is a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Isabella Smith, 20, was crowned at the inaugural Miss Midwest Collegiate USA Pageant on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana.

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Smith is a junior, and is working toward her Bachelor of Arts in communication.

In her free time, Smith enjoys ice skating competitively.

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Smith now advances to the Miss Collegiate national competition in hopes of earning scholarship money.