Spotlight: Mary Michael McLamb, Miss Johnston County’s Teen 2024 | Miss North Carolina Organization

Talent Category: Dance

Previous MAO Titles: –

Hometown: Four Oaks, NC

Current Schooling: Sophomore at Greenfield School

What are your scholastic and/or career ambitions? To obtain a Business degree with a focus in Marketing at North Carolina State University, while dancing on their dance team, the Howlin’ Hunnies. I hope to one day be a 3rd generation entrepreneur, participating in my family run businesses and also a new venture of my own!

Community Service Initiative (CSI): Because 1 is Too Many

What are some objectives you have as a titleholder? The leading cause of deaths in ages 1-4 is drowning. The good news is, it’s preventable! I am educating children on water safety skills and instruction to help reduce 945 children from losing their life next year… Because 1 is Too Many. As Miss Johnston County’s Teen I will continue to promote water safety in Johnston County schools by sharing Long Fellow’s W.H.A.L.E Tales and working with local municipalities to offer swim lesson opportunities.

What are some interesting facts abut you? Started dancing at 17 months old; Reeled in my first blue marlin to receive 2023 Junior Angler Award in the Big Rock Keli Wagner Lady Angler tournament; As a 4 year old my goal was to be a Walt Disney World dancer on Main Street USA, that dream came to fruition last summer!

What do you enjoy doing for fun? Golfing, fishing, dancing, spending time with my friends and family, going to NCSU sporting events, and taking my sweet dog, Buttercup, on walks!