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Nyla Covington, 18, a high school homecoming queen in Forrest County, Miss., who gave her crown to a friend whose mother died of cancer, was recognized by county leaders who gave her a citizenship award, free community college tuition and designated a "Nyla Covington Day."
Nyla Covington, the homecoming queen at Forrest County Agricultural High School in Mississippi, gave her crown to Brittany Walters, who just lost her mom.
Brittany Walters promised her mom she would still go to homecoming, where she was nominated for queen. She didn’t win, but after Nyla Covington was crowned, she gave the crown to Brittany.