06/24/2023 High Point, NC – Hanley House, representing Cleveland in the Miss North Carolina’s Teen Competition, was crowned Miss North Carolina’s Teen 2023 at the High Point Theatre on Saturday evening. House promoted her community service initiative of “Passion to Profit: Empowering Young Entrepreneurs.” She performed a lyrical dance to “Don’t Stop Believing” in the talent competition.
House received a $7,500 scholarship and will represent North Carolina in the Miss America’s Teen 2024 competition.
Top Five Placement:
- 4th Runner Up — Dunn’s Teen – Rishika Karanam
- 3rd Runner Up — Metrolina’s Teen – Annika Schneider
- 2nd Runner Up — Queen City’s Teen – Carrie Rader
- 1st Runner Up — Johnston County’s Teen – Colleen McDermott
Top Fifteen Placement:
- Durham’s Teen – Jenna Grace Nance
- Piedmont’s Teen – Leigh Ariel Staten
- Sampson County’s Teen – AbbiKate Daughtry
- Gastonia’s Teen – Ava Socarras
- Spivey’s Corner’s Teen – Madison McVey
- Cleveland’s Teen – Hanley House
- Metrolina’s Teen – Annika Schneider
- Fayetteville’s Teen – Hayden Pearson
- Queen City’s Teen – Carrie Rader
- Johnston County’s Teen – Colleen McDermott
- Gaston County’s Teen – Madelyn Evans
- Charlotte Mecklenburg’s Teen – Mia Geter
- Statesville’s Teen – Taytum Robbins
- Smithfield’s Teen – Kaylee Stavlas
- Dunn’s Teen – Rishika Karanam
- Central Carolina’s Teen – Rachel Leonard
Other Awards:
Miss North Carolina’s Teen Congeniality Scholarship – Thomasville’s Teen, Jalon
Blackwell
Non-Finalist Talent Scholarship – Rose Hill’s Teen – Madeleine Reeves and
Thomasville’s Teen – Jalon Blackwell
Non-Finalist Interview Scholarship – Garner’s Teen – Savanna Holland
About the Miss North Carolina Organization
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 currently serves as Miss North Carolina 2023 and Hanley House serves as Miss North Carolina’s Teen 2023. For more information about volunteering or competing, please visit www.missnc.org.
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Photo Credit: Lenn Long/PageantPics.com.
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