Former Miss New Jersey, who 'showed warmth to everyone she met,' dies after crash

A former beauty pageant winner who once competed for the Miss America crown died Monday, following a car crash in New Jersey earlier this month.Cara McCollum, who was crowned Miss New Jersey in 2013 and then competed in the Miss America pageant, died at a Camden, N.J., hospital, NJ.com reported. A post on a Facebook page entitled "Prayers for Cara" said that her organs were donated.