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Former Mrs. Orange County Pleads Not Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Meghan Breanna Alt is seen in a booking photo provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Department on Oct. 8, 2015.

A former Mrs. Orange County pleaded not guilty Friday to child pornography charges.

Meghan Alt is seen in a photo posted to her Facebook page in May 2015.

Meghan Breanna Alt — a 25-year-old Irvine resident who won the competition in and went on to contend for the Mrs. California title — faces one felony count of possession and control of child pornography, three felony counts of a lewd act on a child under age 14 and a sentencing enhancement of substantial sexual conduct with a child.

Prosecutors contend that Alt took sexually explicit photos of a 4-year-old female relative and used her cellphone to distribute the pictures in exchange for money and gifts.

During a hearing Friday in Orange County Superior Court, Alt answered brief procedural questions.

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