Central Maine Pageant Contestant Gives Up Fight Over Crown

WINSLOW — After four days of defiance, Molly Lybrook, who had been mistakenly named pageant winner, conceded her crown as Winslow Miss 4th of July. Lybrook, 17, of Fairfield, stepped down Wednesdsay night, deciding not to be part of the parade or festivities this weekend after meeting with judges who scored pageant competitors, according to Leah Frost, the pageant organizer. “I respect her decision,” Frost said. But she added she wished both girls could share the crown.