Officials of the Miss Florida Organization named a new Miss Florida on Friday after discovering a tabulation error in the judging.
As a result, Elizabeth Fechtel, who won the Miss Florida 2014 crown last Saturday, is now the runner up. The woman who had come in second — Victoria Cowen — is now the new Miss Florida.
Executive Director Mary Sullivan said the tabulation error was noticed during a routine recount.
She said a mark on one judge's ballot was inadvertently overlooked. The ballots were tabulated again by an independent auditor, and the contestants were notified of the correct results.