St. Johns County teacher competing in Miss Florida USA pageant

Local St. Johns County school teacher Callie Johnson is competing in the Miss Florida USA pageant from July 5 to 7.

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She is currently the reigning Miss Jacksonville USA title holder.

Johnson is a full-time English Language Arts teacher for seventh graders at Switzerland Point Middle School.

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She also owns Callie’s Collection Cakes and Confections in Jacksonville.

According to a news release, the 27-year-old developed her interest in pageantry when her mother was a pageant director at Creekside High School

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