Szymanski, who is about to enter her senior year at Shippensburg University, is pursuing a degree in education and said she’d like to be a third-grade teacher some day. She was unsure about pursuing a modeling career.

Szymanski became a model by the oddest of circumstances and pure chance.

“I was working at a convenience store in Shamokin when a customer walked in. She was from Angel Promotions, a modeling agency,” Szymanski said. “And she asked me, ‘What are you doing here?’ You only hear about things like this in the movies, but it did happen to me. That’s how I was discovered.”

Soon after, she was taken on by the company, based in Pottsville.

“When they asked me if I’d like to be Miss Miller Lite, I said, ‘Sure.’ I didn’t even have to audition. But being Miss Miller Lite is not all I do. I have other modeling jobs.”

She has also represented other breweries, like Yuengling.

“It’s funny that I’m representing all these beers when I don’t drink,” she said with a laugh. “I’m not sure that I’ll drink after I turn 21.”

Szymanski’s appearance helped sales, Fasold said.

“On a busy day where we’ll sell a lot of beer, we thought it would be nice to have a pretty face for people to look at,” he said. “She’s also a very sweet person.”