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- ↑ "SCSA - Who We Are". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ↑ "Our Titleholders at Miss California". Miss Hollywood Organization. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
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