Reigning Miss Alabama 2016 uses platform to share purpose

Reigning Miss Alabama 2016 uses platform to share purpose

When Hayley Barber was crowned Miss Alabama 2016, her father saw it as “a God thing.”

“[God] wanted her on a larger platform to be able to share who she is and her purpose in life,” said Mark Barber, pastor of Hillview Baptist Church, Forestdale, in an interview with The Alabama Baptist after his daughter was crowned.

Over the past year Hayley Barber has used her platform to “shine God’s light” through her community program, “Sight for Small Eyes.”

Hayley Barber will crown Miss Alabama 2017 on June 10 at Samford University’s Wright Center in Birmingham. (TAB)