CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Thirteen area titleholders will compete in the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Teen competition between June 25 – 29 at High Point Theatre. . These competitions are preliminaries to the Miss America and Miss America’s Teen pageant.
“We are excited to welcome titleholders from throughout the state of North Carolina, including our many Charlotte-area queens which make up our largest group of candidates” said Executive Director of Miss North Carolina, Susan Williams. “This opportunity helps to develop and showcase the professionalism, community service, talent, poise, and intellect of phenomenal young women that will go on to represent our state well in High Point and beyond.”
Charlotte-area titleholders who will compete in the state pageant include:
- Miss Ballantyne, Lauryn Mallard
- Miss Ballantyne’s Teen, Camdyn Hope Lee
- Miss Charlotte Mecklenburg, Kate White
- Miss Charlotte Mecklenburg’s Teen, Michael Peterson
- Miss Lake Norman, Julia Walsh
- Miss Lake Norman’s Teen, Mia Geter
- Miss Metrolina, Hannah Harvey
- Miss Metrolina’s Teen, Lauren Burgess
- Miss Queen City, Morgan Wheeler
- Miss Queen City’s Teen, Hayden Pearson
- Miss Mount Holly, Raven Delk
- Miss Mount Holly’s Teen, Taytum Robbins
- Miss Cabarrus’ Teen, LeAnna Moore
To learn more about individual candidates, including the Charlotte-area queens, please visit the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Teen Class of 2024 contestant biographies.
Following a private interview, candidates will participate in three days of preliminaries, consisting of talent, fitness, and on-stage question/evening gown competitions from June 26 – 28 at 7:00 p.m. each night. Ticket prices begin at $45. The final competitions will be held on Saturday, June 29, with the Teen finals kicking off at 2:30 p.m. Tickets start at $70. Miss finals begin at 7:30 p.m. with tickets starting at $80. Tickets may be purchased online. All on-stage preliminaries and finals will also be available for streaming online.
About Miss North Carolina
As an official state preliminary associated with the Miss America Organization, the Miss North Carolina Organization is a part of the largest scholarship providing organization for women in the world. Promoting an emphasis on academics and communication skills, the MNCO is considered a launching pad for young women to further their academic and career goals. Taylor Loyd, a Top Ten Finalist at Miss America, currently serves as Miss North Carolina 2023 and Hanley House served as Miss North Carolina’s Teen 2023 before becoming Miss America’s Teen. Annika Schneider currently serves as Miss North Carolina’s Teen. For more information about volunteering or competing, please visit www.missnc.org.
