Miss South Carolina Pageant contestants, officials, friends and family take a night off from competition to enjoy the Miss South Carolina Gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia on Friday, July 13, 2012. The contestants competed in preliminaries on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. A new Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina Teen will be crowned Saturday night at the Township Auditorium. ROB THOMPSON — rthompson@thestate.com Buy Photo