By Maria Sacchetti - Globe Staff

LYNN - She swept onto the stage in a glittering silver gown and beehive hairdo, the picture of poise in spike heels. The crowd in Lynn Memorial Auditorium went wild.
There she was - Miss El Salvador Massachusetts.

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