Lynita claims the crown!

Lynita Hernandez, 19, smiles after being crowned Miss Fallbrook 2008 at the pageant sponsored by Soroptimist International of Fallbrook at the Bob Burton Center on March 29. Her sponsors were Milton Financial and Tim

Miss Fallbrook 2008 Lynita Hernandez (center) with Second Princess Melissa Lopez (left) and First Princess Chantal Ariosta.

Rachel Johnson, 20, earned the coveted Miss Congeniality award, an honor determined by her fellow contestants. Johnson is a student at Palomar College.

Chantal Ariosta, an 18-year-old student at Fallbrook High School, was named Fallbrook

Melissa Lopez, 24, earned the title of Fallbrook