Miss Darlington Teen wins Wednesday preliminary talent award at Miss South Carolina Teen

Miss Darlington Teen Anna Mills Polatty captured Wednesday's preliminary talent award by singing an Italian Aria. Polatty, 16, was overcome with joy as her name was called out at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Winning the talent award strengthens Polatty's chances of being named as a top-10 finalist on Saturday July 5. The winner of the Miss South Carolina Teen competition will advance to the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant which will be held in Orlando, Fl. in August. No Darlington title holder has ever won Miss South Carolina Teen. Polatty is the first ever Miss Darlington Teen. Miss Darlington Brittany Robinson and Miss Society Hill Merideth Watford both had strong showings in their talent preliminaries on Wednesday night. Miss Lexington Anna Truluck Perry, a graduate of Trinity Collegiate School, won Wednesday's talent competition with a classical piano piece. Perry also captured Tuesday's nights swimsuit award. 51 Miss South Carolina contestants will also be narrowed down to the top-10 on Saturday night.