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April 14, 2008

Miss Maine wins Cherry Blossom

Emily Little, 23, a junior at the University of Maine from Mount Desert Island was selected as the 2008 National Cherry Blossom Princess on Friday in Washington.

She is only the fourth Maine princess to be selected as the queen in the festival's 61-year history.

The Associated Press has a short story .

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