We are thrilled to annouce some exciting news about a member of the Miss North Carolina pageant family!  Congratulations to Neal Robbins and his wife, Beth, on the birth of the firstborn, Everett Neal Robbins!

This blog begins as I am burning up the road to Orlando, Florida to see Miss Kayla Renee compete at Miss America’s Outstanding Teen (no worries, I’m not driving).  Read the rest of this entry »

Ever wondered what preliminaries you qualify to compete in?

In addition to the four open pageants slated for 2010-11, we have several closed local titles available to you!

Click the map above to find out.  Or, on the red toolbar, scroll over “Local Pageants.”  At the drop down menu, click “Find by County” and you will find all the information for which you are looking!

If you are attending the 90th Anniversary of the Miss America Pageant this year in Las Vegas, you will definitely want a visitation badge to go and meet our wonderful Miss North Carolina, Adrienne Core!  The desert heat is nothing compared to the temperatures that will be rising when Adrienne hits Planet Hollywood!  Visitation badges allow access to open rehearsals, the Miss America trade show, and to visitation after preliminary nights of competition.  Badges are $35.00 each and must be ordered through the Miss North Carolina organization.  The deadline to order your badge is November 15th.  Beth Knox will handle all ticket and badge orders and can be reached at bethknox@missnc.org   You can mail check made payable to the Miss North Carolina Pageant or pay via credit card.  A headshot must include any visitation badge order.   Any badges ordered after Nov. 15th will be $50 per badge and will be processed in Las Vegas.

To send a good luck card to Kayla in Orlando, please address your mail as follows:

Kayla Hollingsworth, Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen

 Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819-8122

So, I’ve never been great with words (I chose to be a mathematics major for a reason) but putting my feelings over the past month in writing has proven to be my greatest challenge yet.  I’m not usually one to follow blogs, but I remembered reading one of Miss Kentucky 2009, Mallory Ervin’s blogs and I wanted to share with you a few lines from her that truly embody my emotions…. Read the rest of this entry »

Join Miss North Carolina 2010, Adrienne Core on January 15th as the 90th Miss America is crowned live on ABC from Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas!

Photo by Jordan Portrait Design

Photo by PageantPics, Lenn Long

We were very honored to be joined by a beautiful group for Former Miss North Carolina’s at our 73rd Miss North Carolina Pageant!

Front Row, left to right:

Brooke McLaurin, MNC 2005

Adrienne Core, MNC 2010

Katherine Southard, MNC 2009

Back Row, left to right:

Elizabeth Williams, MNC 1982

Dana Stephenson Christopher, MNC 1994

Lorna McNeil Ricotta, MNC 2000

Jessica Jacobs Marquardt, MNC 2007

Amanda Watson, MNC 2008

Jennifer Vaden Barth, MNC 1991

Dana Reason, MNC 2003

2011 Prelims 

There are currently 27 opportunities for young women to qualify for the Miss North Carolina and North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in June 2011!

1. Spivey’s Corner:  March 19^th, Midway High School, 7pm
2. Greater Wilmington:  Feb. 26, 2011 Roland Grise Middle School in Wilmington.
3. Statesville:  August 7, 2010  West Iredell High School
4. Greater Sandhills:  September 11, 2010 at 7pm Sandhills Comm. College, Pinehurst
5. Gaston/Gastonia:  August 1, 2010 Teen at 1pm and Miss at 4pm
6. Greater Sampson County:  October 2, 2010 7pm at Hobbton High School
7. Garner:  November 6, 2010 at Garner Historic Auditorium
8. Stanly County:  October 2, 2010 7pm at Stanly Agri Civic Center, Albemarle
9. Eastern Carolina:  September 25, 2010 at Ayden Arts and Recreation Center
10. UNCP: February 3, 2011 at 7pm Givens Performance Center
11. Moore County:  October 9, 2010 7pm Sandhills Community College
12. Greater Cape Fear/Harnett Co:  March 26, 2010 6pm
13. Lake Norman:  2/19/2011 7:30pm at Mooresville High School
14. Johnston County:  2/19/2011
15. Cabarrus County:  11/6/2010 Mt. Pleasant High School
16. Mecklenburg County:  January 2011
17. Fayetteville: October 23, 2010
18. Thomasville: February 12, 2011
19. Rowan County:  December 4, 2010  New prelim for Davidson, Davie, Forsyth and Rowan Counties!
20. Queen City/Metrolina:  Late Winter, Early Spring TBD   New Prelim Queen City closed to Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, and Union Counties and Metrolina open to the state!
21. Kinston Lenoir has confirmed for January 22, 2011
22. Coastal Carolina:  November 13, 2010  Closed to Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson Counties
23. Capital City:  March 5, 2011
24. Goldsboro: