Family tragedy shapes some Miss America platforms

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Family tragedy shapes some Miss America platforms

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/family-tragedy-shapes-miss-america-platforms-054656620.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1JJmIb4QW1N9ovp.jgU5gA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6064eefe593b14235f0f6a706700bf8f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 3, 2014 photo, Miss Wisconsin Raeanna Mary Johnson, center, walks with Miss West Virginia Paige Madden, right, and Miss Wyoming Jessie Allen, during the Miss America Pageant arrival ceremonies in Atlantic City, N.J. Representing Wisconsin in the Miss America pageant, Johnson is one of several contestants whose real-life family tragedies have determined the public service platform they choose for the competition. Hers is called “Tyler’s Legacy: The Impact of Substance Abuse on The Family.” Her brother Tyler Johnson, who committed suicide, was addicted to methamphetamine, but hid it from his parents and siblings. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 3, 2014 photo, Miss Wisconsin Raeanna Mary Johnson, center, walks with Miss West Virginia Paige Madden, right, and Miss Wyoming Jessie Allen, during the Miss America Pageant arrival ceremonies in Atlantic City, N.J. Representing Wisconsin in the Miss America pageant, Johnson is one of several contestants whose real-life family tragedies have determined the public service platform they choose for the competition. Hers is called “Tyler’s Legacy: The Impact of Substance Abuse on The Family.” Her brother Tyler Johnson, who committed suicide, was addicted to methamphetamine, but hid it from his parents and siblings. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) â€" Raeanna Johnson and the rest of her family didn't know her 18-year-old brother Tyler was addicted to methamphetamine until after he committed suicide and his toxicology report came back.</p><br clear="all"/>

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