{"id":312791,"date":"2024-05-25T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=312791"},"modified":"2024-05-28T23:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T04:13:18","slug":"former-miss-nevada-birth-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-miss-nevada-birth-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Miss Nevada, abandoned as baby, meets birth mother for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Miss Nevada Elizabeth Hunterton had an emotional reunion on May 18, meeting her birth mother for the first time years after being abandoned as an infant at an airport.<\/p>\n

Hunterton, a 44-year-old who previously held the title of Miss Nevada, was famously known as the Baby Jane Doe who was found abandoned at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in 1980. Years later, a 23&Me search led her to find her birth mother<\/a>. As the two connected virtually, the woman, who has remained anonymous, told Hunterton that a friend had promised to take the infant Hunterton to an adoption agency, but instead, abandoned the newborn at the airport. Hunterton was adopted by a loving family who she says has given her a beautiful life.<\/p>\n

Though she has been in contact with her biological mother since 2020, the recent meeting was the first time the two had met face-to-face.<\/p>\n

“As my husband and I approached the location where my birth mother was waiting, I stopped walking and wasn\u2019t sure if I could go through with it,” Hunterton told PEOPLE<\/a>. “Ultimately, I chose courage over fear and I\u2019m glad I did.”<\/p>\n

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@elizabethhunterton<\/a> <\/p>\n

Baby Jane Doe gets a name, a home and parents. \ud83e\udd0d #adoption<\/a> #adoptionjourney<\/a> #abandonedbaby<\/a> #airportbaby<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c original sound – Elizabeth Hunterton<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n