▁activities ▁include ▁public ▁appearances ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁V ying ▁for ▁Miss ▁America ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Mal one ▁was ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁representative ▁at ▁the ▁Miss ▁America ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁page ant ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁tele vised ▁finale ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁she ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 5 ▁as ▁a ▁semi - final ist ▁but ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁after ▁the ▁sw im suit ▁competition . ▁Mal one ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁scholar ship ▁prize . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Mal one ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁M org ant own , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁M org ant own ▁High ▁School . ▁Mal one ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁fin ance . ▁While ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁W V U , ▁Mal one ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Om ega ▁national ▁co - ed ▁service ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Miss ▁West ▁Virginia ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁beauty ▁page ant ▁w inners ▁Category : Miss ▁America ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁deleg ates ▁Category : M org ant own ▁High