Chandler Lawson, the current Miss Chattanooga and a student at UTC, plans to attend law school at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville after graduation. In 2007, she started 5 Loaves 4 Kids, an organization that provides food to hungry children in her hometown of Tullahoma, Tenn.ABOUT HER
• Age: 22.• Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior majoring in political science (international and comparative studies with a minor in communications).• Hometown: Tullahoma, Tenn.• Family: Parents, Dr. Dan and Karen Lawson; brothers Matt and Miles; dogs Peyton and Dylan; cats, Lucky and Rory.Favorite moviesAny psychological thriller, including “The Usual Suspects,” ” Inception,” “Shutter Island,” and the “Back to the Future” trilogy.Favorite books”I am a total book nerd. I love Gabriel García Márquez. “Love in the Time of Cholera” and “One Hundred Years of Solitude” are fantastic. I also grew up with Harry Potter, so naturally, I love the series.Favorite music”I am a huge bluegrass/folk fan. I love The Avett Brothers, Punch Brothers, Alison Krauss, The Civil Wars, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. I also love classic-rock groups including The Band; Buffalo Springfield; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Crosby, Stills & Nash; The Grateful Dead; Janis Joplin and Tom Petty.Something someone would be surprised to learn about you”I am an avid fisherman. I make my own Hula Hoops, and I am a self-proclaimed foodie.”
Miss Chattanooga is on a mission.
Chandler Lawson, 22, a senior political science major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, said she is committed to feeding hungry children.
In 2007, she founded 5 Loaves 4 Kids, a nonprofit organization that provides food to hungry children in her hometown, Tullahoma, Tenn. She said her role as Miss Chattanooga 2012 has provided a foundation for her to spread the word of the organization to other communities.
“Preparing for Miss Tennessee has afforded me so many opportunities to better myself and my community,” Lawson said. “I have been able to make 5 Loaves 4 Kids my personal platform and promote awareness for childhood hunger. I always had the drive to be a servant leader in my community, but through my pageant involvement, I have taken that drive and turned it into my reality.”