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Subject: Way too Early……….Top 10 Predictions
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:23:47 02/26/25 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I feel confident that the 4 runner ups from last year will be Top Ten. They are all strong competitors (NT) -- No name, 07:23:52 02/26/25 Wed Hard to call, no one had Carrie on their radar last year. It’s anyone’s to take. I’m sure the judges will be charged differently this year. (NT) -- No name, 08:38:08 02/26/25 Wed What would your charge be to the judges? (NT) -- No name, 09:35:46 02/26/25 Wed My money's on Kellstrom. She has the vibe and has literally worked her tail off harder than anyone I've seen. She's come very far and would make a great Miss NC, as would Wellborne-Lewis and Jones (NT) -- No name, 08:51:56 02/26/25 Wed Totally agree about Kellstrom and Wellborne-Lewis (NT) -- No name, 09:46:58 02/26/25 Wed Agreed, but I’d add Mallard to this prediction as well. (NT) -- No name, 16:37:05 02/26/25 Wed LOL, Okay Melora! (NT) -- No name, 04:16:23 02/27/25 Thu Re: LOL, Okay Melora! Haha I was thinking the same thing thanks Mallora (NT) -- No name, 05:20:47 02/27/25 Thu I was thinking Jeff because Sophia and Hannah were his girls last year… (NT) -- No name, 06:21:36 02/27/25 Thu Okay Melora. did you think it was a good idea to use the crown shot for azalea? Looks entitled. Ummmmmm you ll now your going to be with the girls who followed the directions all week? (NT) -- No name, 08:26:33 03/22/25 Sat the other girls are just there to watch her win is what it looks like (NT) -- No name, 10:28:21 03/23/25 Sun As long as the mean girls don’t win… Any of the others would be good. (NT) -- No name, 14:10:45 03/23/25 Sun Definitely Melora! She has always thought her daughter was the winner for years. Same with Keelie's Mom. (NT) -- No name, 08:16:31 02/27/25 Thu She always has to try and one up you about Sophia if you say anything about another contestant. (NT) -- No name, 12:36:51 02/27/25 Thu You cant one up Sophia's saddle bags (NT) -- No name, 05:17:02 02/28/25 Fri Top 10: Stanley - Annika, Wendell - Sarah Beth, Thomasville - Hannah, Metrolina - Taylor, Garner - Maura, Caldwell - Lauryn, Statesville - Keelie, Ballantyne - Lauren, Charlotte -Josie, Joco - Grayson (NT) -- No name, 11:44:46 02/26/25 Wed Re: Way too Early……….Top 10 Predictions -- No name, 11:49:59 02/26/25 Wed Hannah WL, Lauryn M, Sophia K, Keelie J, Sarah Beth H, Josie P, Hailey H, Lauren W, Taylor F, Grayson J (NT) -- No name, 16:40:11 02/26/25 Wed That's one thing exciting about Miss NC. Even though most of the girls listed have done well in the past, there are always surprises. (NT) -- No name, 09:15:08 02/27/25 Thu Like Kamryn Hollowell, she was never in the top 10 and comes out and wins Miss NC Teen. (NT) -- No name, 15:16:49 02/27/25 Thu This, Exactly! (NT) -- No name, 19:14:14 02/27/25 Thu No one even had Carrie or Kamryn in their sights last year. I never saw either of them on anyone's Top Ten list and look where they ended up. Top Ten or winning is never a guarantee based on past performances. Look at Abbie Britt, who I think would have been a wonder Miss NC (NT) -- No name, 06:51:17 02/28/25 Fri Abby would have been a wonderful Miss NC. Hate it never happened for her. (NT) -- No name, 07:10:29 02/28/25 Fri Miss America is very specific about what they want. This year, let’s hope we get a Miss America!! (NT) -- No name, 03:44:24 03/02/25 Sun Very specific for sure social media playing a major part (NT) -- No name, 04:40:49 03/24/25 Mon True, but neither placed at Miss America. They’ve been good Miss North Carolinas, especially Kamryn, but it would be great to place or even win. (NT) -- No name, 05:38:42 04/29/25 Tue Re: Way too Early……….Top 10 Predictions -- No name (Sad), 13:35:31 02/28/25 Fri Okay Molora 😉 (NT) -- No name, 14:35:45 02/28/25 Fri Thank you Molora! (NT) -- No name, 09:08:33 03/03/25 Mon Orange County is my dark horse prediction (NT) -- No name, 10:23:28 03/02/25 Sun Yes! I actually overheard someone from the MNC board say that at a recent local! (NT) -- No name, 10:29:24 03/02/25 Sun What’s her talent? Education? Pageant experience? I haven’t seen her at any of the prelims or at events. (NT) -- No name, 12:53:42 03/02/25 Sun I overheard them say you could save 15% or more on your car insurance by switching to Geico. (NT) -- No name, 07:17:24 03/03/25 Mon Why would they be talking about her at a prelim when she hasn’t even been at one. 😂 (NT) -- No name, 17:06:45 03/02/25 Sun Why would a State committee person talk about any contestant in front of other people. I don't believe that's true (NT) -- No name, 06:41:15 03/03/25 Mon I’ve been to all the prelims unless there was 2 in one night, and I have seen her at 1, I believe it was Charlotte. I was quite surprised she made the Azalea court considering she hasn’t been very involved. Most of the content she shares on her socials is more school related, not community service related. She is a pretty young lady, but as for the other system she was an appointed title. Other than that I’m not sure of her other pageant experience. I can say without any doubt that a MNC committee member would not publicly say that out loud or to anyone in public so please stop. Thanks for coming to my VOY TALK. (NT) -- No name, 12:16:47 03/03/25 Mon Re: Why would they be talking about her at a prelim when she hasn’t even been at one. 😂 -- No name, 09:52:53 03/03/25 Mon I passed by her at one....she smiled and said hello. She's pretty and seems nice. I saw her win Orange County. I have heard she was pretty successful in one of the system pageants. Hope she does well. (NT) -- No name, 11:35:44 03/03/25 Mon I think both of the Orange County girls are dark horses. (NT) -- No name, 09:15:18 03/06/25 Thu Well, Hudson is definitely in because of the Taylor connection. I noticed she had tamed down her hair color in order to be more MAO as the blond made her look very USA. (NT) -- No name, 10:49:28 03/06/25 Thu Did she tame down her fake tits too? I guess she doesnt have to considering Taylor had them too. (NT) -- No name, 10:51:53 03/06/25 Thu I haven't even noticed her boobs, if she did have them done like you claim, she doesn’t have them hanging out like Taylor did. Sounds like a little jealousy in your tone, you know you can get some too. (NT) -- No name, 11:15:55 03/06/25 Thu I am not jealous of women who look like trash.... But good try! (NT) -- No name, 11:43:35 03/06/25 Thu I think Hailey has done an excellent job making herself look more Miss America and less USA. She is also one of the most active local titleholders. Your jealousy is definitely showing! (NT) -- No name, 11:44:44 03/06/25 Thu Did Hailey Hudson compete at Miss NC USA? (NT) -- No name, 19:12:43 04/21/25 Mon Why are you so obsessed about her "TITS" as you call them? That is CREEPY! Do you like stare at them when you see her? I have never seen her dress inappropriate or have them falling out. I would be worried about you possibly being a stalker. I've only known Hudson to be a very classy young lady, she very smart, in Law School, but I'm sure you know that since your so worried about her. Your comment wreaks of JEALOUSY! The word "TITS" in itself shows your class. Get a life and stop trying to bring these young women down. It's disgusting! (NT) -- No name, 13:11:08 03/06/25 Thu BAM! 💥 🎤 drop! (NT) -- No name, 15:09:27 03/06/25 Thu Amen! (NT) -- No name, 17:31:01 03/06/25 Thu Re: Did she tame down her fake tits too? I guess she doesnt have to considering Taylor had them too. -- No name, 00:46:24 04/30/25 Wed Orange Co Teen is not a dark horse. Not this year. Don’t see Top 10 with OC. Lots of potential but too many teens competing this year with solid consistency across the board. (NT) -- No name, 11:06:40 03/22/25 Sat I’ve heard she’s been putting in some good work and has grown a lot. I’m not saying she’s going to win the whole thing, but I wouldn’t count her out. (NT) -- No name, 11:19:51 03/22/25 Sat I think she has a good voice and could possibly win talent. However, desperately needs a new song. Orange Colored Sky has been performed at least 100 million times in pageants and I think I've heard 996, 324,581 versions personally. (NT) -- No name, 12:59:54 03/22/25 Sat Never said she didn’t have a great talent. Also never said she hadn’t been working hard. In my opinion is not Top 10 and there are more than 10 talents that would beat her if it was all based on talent. If she wins I’ll be super happy for her but I don’t see her moving to finals night (maybe if there is a Top 15 maybe) (NT) -- No name, 13:40:26 03/22/25 Sat I actually heard she is doing Orange Colored Sky again. It’s a shame. She has a good voice, but a bad song. (NT) -- No name, 09:02:23 03/23/25 Sun That's a shame. She's pretty girl and does a good job with the song, but it's just so overdone. She managed to pull off a win at Orange County against that girl that everyone said was the reincarnation of Hanley House, so she must have something special the judges saw. She just really needs a new song (NT) -- No name, 11:05:06 03/23/25 Sun Re: I actually heard she is doing Orange Colored Sky again. It’s a shame. She has a good voice, but a bad song. -- No name, 12:03:24 03/23/25 Sun Re: I actually heard she is doing Orange Colored Sky again. It’s a shame. She has a good voice, but a bad song. -- No name, 14:35:59 03/23/25 Sun Overdone? When was the last time you heard someone sing or dance to Orange Colored Sky at the state pageant in just the last 10 years? In the last 20 years? If you can name someone, tell us. (NT) -- No name, 15:31:21 03/23/25 Sun I’ve never heard that song, lol (NT) -- No name, 16:45:21 03/23/25 Sun You’ve not been in pageant land long ? (NT) -- No name, 00:44:27 03/24/25 Mon Who else has sang this song? (NT) -- No name, 09:34:59 03/24/25 Mon When was the last time you actually heard this song in compettiion in NC. And who sang/danced to it? My guess is you can't name anyone because it's actually not used. As for the person who has never heard it, it's an old Natalie Cole song. (NT) -- No name, 14:07:26 03/24/25 Mon I just looked it up, Nat King Cole sang it beautifully!! (NT) -- No name, 14:59:46 03/24/25 Mon Most people probably know his daughter's version. Regardless which version, it is most definitely not an overused song in NC. (NT) -- No name, 15:06:06 03/24/25 Mon That's a good theory, except these judges judge all over. While it may not have been overused in NC, you can bet a dollar to a donut they've heard it many times elsewhere. It was also more prevalent in pageants 10-15 years ago then seemed to slack off. (NT) -- No name, 11:29:24 04/05/25 Sat Heard this song in competition at Goldsboro this year. (NT) -- No name, 15:14:15 04/17/25 Thu Apparently she’s “In her orange era” She’ll probably come out with an orange outfit for everything 🙄 (NT) -- No name, 05:04:34 03/28/25 Fri Re: Apparently she’s “In her orange era” She’ll probably come out with an orange outfit for everything 🙄 -- No name, 10:15:13 03/28/25 Fri Put the crown on Keelie Jones…..great talent, graceful and poised, looks the part (NT) -- No name, 16:25:05 04/06/25 Sun But is NOT close to being ready for Fitness. - She will absolutely clap at Miss America. (NT) -- No name, 07:02:59 04/14/25 Mon What about a girl that actually does appearances and has a heart for service? (NT) -- No name, 17:54:19 04/06/25 Sun Abby Britt isn't in the pageant this year. (NT) -- No name, 11:24:32 04/14/25 Mon Ya'll don't want to really talk about those titleholders, because for the most part they aren't on your lists above. Yes there are a couple exceptions but the ones who are really working and not trying to be a "look at me" social media influencer, don't get any attention. (NT) -- No name, 17:46:29 04/20/25 Sun I want Lauryn Mallard to win (NT) -- No name, 13:47:00 04/22/25 Tue Re: Way too Early……….Top 10 Predictions -- No name, 08:41:59 04/23/25 Wed I’m not completely disagreeing with you but don’t give the hype from this board too much consideration. Almost everyone posting is “supporting” their girl and I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that. Nothing against Kellstrom, she’s a long time competitor, but she’s never beat Hannah Lewis, Keelie or either Lauryn/Lauren. The bottom line is that this pageant, like most others, will be won in the interview room and on the stage. If the board gets it right this year, they will be looking at the Top 10 at Miss America, their beauty, talent, stage presence and looking for a girl who can hold her own on that stage. It’s not easy, most get lost in the crowd at Miss America. All the “lists” here are people’s biased opinions. (NT) -- No name, 10:41:32 04/23/25 Wed Re: Way too Early……….Top 10 Predictions -- No name, 17:09:40 04/23/25 Wed Both Sophia & Keelie would clap at Miss America, and their mothers will be screaming rigged from the ceilings. I have been apart of a local organization that she represented before and they start screaming rigged before they ever leave the auditorium. Both Malora & Jessica will help ruin this dream for their daughters. (NT) -- No name, 13:06:59 04/24/25 Thu What do you expect from White Trash? (NT) -- No name, 13:09:02 04/24/25 Thu Ok, and we’ve digressed to more bullying. That is just plain mean. (NT) -- No name, 06:12:23 04/30/25 Wed It's not considered bullying when its the truth. The momma's are white trash. (NT) -- No name, 06:56:12 04/30/25 Wed

Subject: Who is your favorite former Miss North Carolina and why?
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:47:06 04/28/25 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I believe they are all wonderful in different ways. The sisterhood is sacred and special, and it’s an honor for any woman to be part of it. (NT) -- No name, 09:18:56 04/28/25 Mon Michelle Warren and Jennifer Roberts (NT) -- No name, 18:21:43 04/28/25 Mon

Subject: Yes I know this is the MNC chat, but wasn’t sure where else to ask. But does anyone know anything about NC USA? Who’s directing? When will it be?
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:11:29 04/03/25 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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RPM has started a new system that is called Miss All American. They are having a recruiting event this weekend at Foxy Lady in Myrtle Beach. For more information visit MissAllAmerican.com and MissAllAmericanPageant on Instagram. (NT) -- No name, 12:18:28 04/24/25 Thu

Subject: Social Media Influencers or Titleholders who are Brand Ambassadors
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:02:23 04/20/25 Sun Local titleholders didn't sign up to be social media influencers; they signed up for Service, Scholarship, Sisterhood, and Style. What is being asked of them is changing the focus of the organization, and, in my opinion, is doing so in the worst way possible. Being a brand ambassador and being good stewards of the crown is one thing, being "Look at Me!", "Look at me help _____, aren't I such a good person?" isn't a good look for anyone or the organization as a whole. What is it teaching these young women? Service for others can and often is done privately or discreetly. The 'pick-me' attitude we're pushing as an organization is cringy. Please make it stop! So we will have a Miss North Carolina and NCT who are good as social media but have no real value in their service other than to get more views. Yuck! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I took at most contestants social media, I'm not sure I see anyone saying "look at me". I see contestants promoting pageant sponsors or local appearances they are making. (NT) -- No name, 07:49:01 04/21/25 Mon I have no issues with it. I want to see local titleholders being active with appearances and service. I would be more concerned if I didn't see them posting on social media. Let's face it, social media is where a larger audience is obtained and intrigued by what is going on with our titleholders and organization. The more I see a titleholder post, the more I think, wow she's so involved, she would make a great Miss NC because obviously she's a people person and servant. I want a Miss NC who is out there! (NT) -- No name, 11:15:11 04/21/25 Mon Re: Social Media Influencers or Titleholders who are Brand Ambassadors -- No name, 11:33:59 04/21/25 Mon I think most of the titleholders are doing a good job on social media. Some content is fluff, but that’s what they are asking for when they tell them how many times a week to post. I like to see content that’s interesting and makes you want to stop and look at it. The best at social media are not necessarily the ones that post the most. If you saturate your feed with too many posts, people get annoyed and mute you. I will say, I’m most interested in people who are actively going to school and working a job, because they are the most well-rounded. Don’t wait to start your career or go to school because of a pageant, that makes someone the least interesting. It’s ok to have a life and compete. (NT) -- No name, 14:55:55 04/21/25 Mon Social media is the name of the game in today's world. You must be able to command an audience. As Miss NC and Miss NC Teen builds their brand and gets exposed to more and more people each year that platform can be monetized and raise funds that can be used for the pageant and it's scholarship offerings. (NT) -- No name, 15:44:08 04/21/25 Mon there is one titleholder, I won't mention her name because she'll get bashed. She post school visits and speaking at events about her CSI. I enjoy her post where she is promoting local business and her towns history. My favorite of her post is where she interviewed former titleholders and post pictures of their year. Some of the formers dates back to the 80's. Might be considered fluff, but I enjoy them. (NT) -- No name, 06:44:07 04/22/25 Tue Ok…DAD…simmer down about your “sweeps” titleholder. (NT) -- No name, 07:01:15 04/22/25 Tue I doubt her Dad posted this, but it doesn’t even matter because the goal of the organization is to encourage competitors, not to tear them down. READ that again. Yes, you should be able to post something nice without receiving snide remarks. If the original post is about Evan, then you’ll never meet a sweeter young lady and she is working hard. Don’t bully her. She has been to Miss NC numerous times and has won titles in the past. I believe she is qualified, beautiful, talented and ready for the job. Every person competing deserves a clean slate and a fair chance. Let’s give them that and see what happens. (NT) -- No name, 09:53:04 04/22/25 Tue You obviously follow the “sweeps” titleholders page since you knew who they were talking about. Pretty sad you would bash her after following her. As for her dad, I’ve witnessed him being supportive of all the contestants his daughter is competing with. I know the past two years he has been very supportive of my daughter. (NT) -- No name, 10:18:09 04/22/25 Tue Exactly!! (NT) -- No name, 11:06:30 04/22/25 Tue Can someone tell me how to get to this page? I'm very interested in the former titleholder's information. This is Evan O'Geary, right? (NT) -- No name, 11:49:40 04/22/25 Tue I saw it on both Miss Henderson's facebook and Instagram pages (NT) -- No name, 12:08:13 04/22/25 Tue

Subject: We are less than 100 days out from Miss NC!! Time to start making your Top 10 lists for Miss and Teen!!
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:04:50 03/22/25 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Teen: Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, Cleveland, High Point, JoCo, Lake Norman, Statesville, Metrolina, Charlotte, Ballantyne. Miss: Caldwell Co., Smithfield, Statesville, Ballantyne, Garner, Metrolina, Thomasville, Charlotte, Mount Holly, Queen City (NT) -- No name, 06:27:37 03/23/25 Sun Top 10 in Miss: Chapel Hill, Davidson, Johnston, Spivey’s, Statesville, Ballantyne, Thomasville, Zebulon, Lake Norman, Caldwell Co. (NT) -- No name, 08:56:17 03/24/25 Mon Great list for Miss and Teen, but I love North Carolina. Always surprises. I've seen many runner ups one year come back and not crack Top Ten (NT) -- No name, 09:01:50 03/24/25 Mon I agree. NC seems to be notorious for previous first runner ups not cracking the Top 10 the next year. (NT) -- No name, 09:15:47 03/24/25 Mon Abby Britt was 1ru twice. (NT) -- No name, 12:11:25 03/24/25 Mon Re: Abby Britt was 1ru twice. (NT) -- No name, 16:02:03 03/24/25 Mon Yes, she was. But just off the top of my head.....Chrissy Johnson, Stacey Parker, and McKenzie Faggart were returning 1st runner ups that did not even make Top 10 the next year. Of course, McKenzie tried one more time and won on her third try. (NT) -- No name, 19:19:31 03/24/25 Mon Miss-Hailey Hudson Mary Jae Felizarta Josie Purdue D’Amrya Rowdy Keelie Jones Sophia Kellstrom Grayson Johnson Maura Westbrook Ashtyn Thomas Hannah Welborn-Lewis (NT) -- No name, 20:08:01 03/24/25 Mon Teen- Mary Michael McLamb Kate Ward Ava Silver Alyson Sharp Emma Taylor Olivia Lancaster Lily Starnes Kaydin Brown Camdyn Lee Lottie Bailey (NT) -- No name, 20:16:20 03/24/25 Mon Bailey worked really hard and didn’t give up but I don’t think she will break top 10 this year. I think she will do exceptionally well but there are 10 plus teens who will most likely edge her out. (NT) -- No name, 08:00:15 03/26/25 Wed Based on photos from WWE and Headshots (in no specific order): Smithfield, Caldwell Co., Ballantyne, Garner, Orange County., Metrolina, Spivey’s Corner, Goldsboro, Queen City, Stanly Co. (NT) -- No name, 05:55:31 03/25/25 Tue Very surprised I don't see Wendell in some of the predicitons since she's been a talent winner and also placed in the Top Ten twice (NT) -- No name, 06:24:27 03/25/25 Tue Im not saying they will be Top Ten, but from WWE pictures, Henderson and Mt Holly. Henderson in red on Friday night with her hair up was gorgeous. Mt Holly I think is a dark horse who will do very well. (NT) -- No name, 06:32:29 03/25/25 Tue I think Mt Holly could win the whole thing! I’m expecting a dark hostage to win both titles this year. (NT) -- No name, 06:05:38 03/26/25 Wed I don’t think they will crown a MNC rookie for Miss this year. I am sure it will be a returner with experience in this org who takes it. (NT) -- No name, 06:30:09 03/26/25 Wed Horse! Dark horse. Where did hostage come from? (NT) -- No name, 07:56:07 03/26/25 Wed I watched Mt. Holly compete before she won her title and while I think she has excellent potential I don’t think she is going to win this one. She is beautiful but I don’t see her as a dark horse. And teen will most definitely not be a dark horse in my opinion ten or more or them would have to completely flop for a dark horse to emerge and win. (NT) -- No name, 07:58:06 03/26/25 Wed Garner and few others are not even on their instagrams how did you see them? What were you standing over the girls and books when they turned them in? Just curious? (NT) -- No name, 09:35:07 03/25/25 Tue Re: Garner and few others are not even on their instagrams how did you see them? What were you standing over the girls and books when they turned them in? Just curious? (NT) -- No name, 09:43:19 03/25/25 Tue From their workweek end photos. Everyone posted on their instagram (NT) -- No name, 12:11:32 03/25/25 Tue MISS - Sophia Kellstrom - Jaime Logan - Keelie Jones - Taylor Foley - Maayan Eaves - Evan O'Geary - Hannah Lewis - Lauren Walsh - Lauryn Mallard - Summer Carson (NT) -- No name, 19:19:00 03/26/25 Wed Great list I’d add Miss Garner (NT) -- No name, 04:49:44 03/27/25 Thu Lauryn Mallard, Hannah Lewis, Lauren Walsh, Josie Perdue, Maura Westbrook, Keelie Jones, Sophia Kellstrom, Grayson Johnson, Sarah Beth Howard, Hailey Hudson (NT) -- No name, 15:58:31 03/27/25 Thu I agree with this, I think this is a pretty solid list. (NT) -- No name, 09:04:26 03/30/25 Sun It’s important to remember that humble and genuine won last year. Although I haven’t seen it much with the Miss contestants, there are some teens who need to fill up on some humble pie before they arrive in High Point. (NT) -- No name, 20:04:27 04/03/25 Thu I've heard Humble Pie is very fattening. (NT) -- No name, 00:30:27 04/05/25 Sat That Ward girl will win teen, watch and see! (NT) -- No name, 17:25:31 04/07/25 Mon I agree Kate Ward is probably going to win teen. She will definitely be in the top 5 and most likely one of the last two standing. (NT) -- No name, 06:09:43 04/10/25 Thu Top 10 Miss: McKAYLA - Smithfield, HANNAH - Thomasville, SARAH BETH - Wendell, LAUREN - Ballantyne, TAYLOR - Metrolina, LAURYN - Caldwell Co., KEELIE - Statesville, SOPHIA - Davidson Co., MAURA - Garner, JOSIE - Charlotte, (NT) -- No name, 18:15:30 04/08/25 Tue One or more of these repeaters won't make it. Watch and see. Always happens in North Carolina (NT) -- No name, 10:19:33 04/09/25 Wed It’s a solid list but it’s possible. Who don’t you think will make it? (NT) -- No name, 16:10:06 04/09/25 Wed I think it's a very solid list, but in NC you never know. Look at Taylor Foley...previous talent winner and top ten. Then last year, she won talent but didn't make it. It could happen to any of them. After Carrie's year, I'm sure they will charge the judges with what they want to rebuild the program. (NT) -- No name, 06:05:03 04/10/25 Thu

Subject: Teen Competition
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:19:38 04/09/25 Wed I don’t know her but I think k she is just stunning and that’s Cleveland! She’s a natural and I have her in the top. I wish them all well. This is a beautiful class of young ladies. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: So who are the best headshot photographers out there? Not looking for a pageant Patty look.
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:51:05 03/09/25 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Jillian Marie! She is in Charlotte (NT) -- No name, 07:59:44 03/10/25 Mon Ehhhh. Her edits are too harsh. She is good at Hair and Makeup. (NT) -- No name, 13:28:54 03/10/25 Mon All packages include hair and makeup styling. I do not offer packages without hair and makeup styling. You will get to see the full gallery with my watermark over it but I don't release any unedited photos. Please note a $50 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold a shoot date. All edits take 3 weeks. Rush edits 1 week, $50 extra per photo. Rush edits 1-3 days, $100 extra per photo. $550: 1 OUTFIT, 2 EDITS $650: 2 OUTFITS, 4 EDITS. $850: 3 OUTFITS, 6 EDITS $1050: 4 OUTFITS, 8 EDITS (NT) -- No name, 22:10:29 03/17/25 Mon Whose prices are these? (NT) -- No name, 06:15:41 03/23/25 Sun Looks like JM but they are above average with the others as well (NT) -- No name, 14:18:13 03/23/25 Sun Yes! Jill and Ashley Tart. Both have beautiful work, an include hair and makeup. -- No name, 12:24:32 03/11/25 Tue Ashley does just fine with hair and makeup, but her photography is pretty weak. Karl DeBlaker in Garner is who I would recommend on the eastern side of the state. (NT) -- No name, 12:55:32 03/11/25 Tue You can’t be serious. There is no way that someone other than Karl is saying this hahaha -- No name, 13:16:30 03/11/25 Tue And I would hardly call Ashley or Jill’s photography weak. They will probably have the largest amount of headshots in the program book this year. -- No name, 13:19:22 03/11/25 Tue Nobody mentioned Jill, but Ashley is not a good photographer. She should stick to hair and makeup. (NT) -- No name, 19:28:46 03/11/25 Tue Jealousy doesn’t look good on you. Let’s be honest. -- No name, 19:54:26 03/11/25 Tue Keep in mind that Ashley is in her first year of doing photography! It’s a lot to learn and she’s picked up pretty quickly. She definitely has a little ways to go, but she will get there! Headshot photography is a beast of its own. Give her some credit for doing fairly well in her first year! (NT) -- No name, 06:37:47 03/12/25 Wed Because of her short time her photos look the most like the Miss or Teen. Her headshots look the most like the contestant from what’s been posted so far. Ashley will be a top contender for headshots real soon! Keep up the hard work, Ashley! Oh, she’s the ONLY one to have a national winner!😊 (NT) -- No name, 01:48:43 03/17/25 Mon LMAO Does it matter that someone she did headsots for won a national title when 1) the photo didnt count toward said title; 2) she did nothing to prepare the girl to compete? Now you're just trying to pump up a mediocre photographer with fake credentials/accomplishments. (NT) -- No name, 09:08:35 03/18/25 Tue Yeah she does good work but can’t claim any credit for a national win. Thats a stretch at best. (NT) -- No name, 00:59:30 03/24/25 Mon She may be a new photographer, but she’s been a hair and make up artist for a long time. She can climb a national winner for hair and make up because she was there doing Hanley‘s makeup when she won. -- No name, 20:13:18 03/26/25 Wed Claim -- No name, 20:14:30 03/26/25 Wed* Re: Ashley does just fine with hair and makeup, but her photography is pretty weak. Karl DeBlaker in Garner is who I would recommend on the eastern side of the state. (NT) -- No name, 09:45:48 03/25/25 Tue Re: Yes! Jill and Ashley Tart. Both have beautiful work, an include hair and makeup. -- No name, 08:03:25 03/18/25 Tue Re: Yes! Jill and Ashley Tart. Both have beautiful work, an include hair and makeup. -- No name, 16:05:16 03/24/25 Mon Look into who does other state headshots. NC is weak in this department since Younique stopped doing photos. Jessielyn Palumbo is who does Miss NY's headshots. GrantFoto is who does Miss TX's Headshots, OK & KS use the Boyds but all there work looks the same. (NT) -- No name, 13:10:55 03/11/25 Tue Alexis Thigpen does good work (NT) -- No name, 17:26:45 03/11/25 Tue Some of her edits are so heavy they almost look like AI. I don’t like her work. She also doesn’t have the best track record.. check with previous Miss contestants who used her last year at state. (NT) -- No name, 10:29:17 03/12/25 Wed 🤣🤣🤣 somebody’s jealous. Geez. At least her photos still look like the subject she’s shooting, can’t say that about many other photographers! And her track record is looking pretty darn good! Maybe if you had BEEN in the house last June, you’d know what really happened! But you weren’t. She did exactly what she should have done. (NT) -- No name, 15:02:08 03/12/25 Wed She made everyone late every day.....one of the Miss contestants had to hire someone else on finals day because Alexis couldn't get her done (NT) -- No name, 16:24:24 03/12/25 Wed And that is a bold face lie… (NT) -- No name, 16:36:04 03/12/25 Wed Absolutely no one is jealous of Alexis. No one. Not sure about the other’s commenting but I was privy to what happened first hand and that is why I will never spend money with her or trust her with something like Miss NC week hair and makeup. I don’t wish her any ill will. I love to see other women rise … but I don’t have to be a fan of their product. (NT) -- No name, 21:40:24 03/14/25 Fri And clearly you’re the one she made come back at your scheduled time Ms. Smith! (NT) -- No name, 11:25:49 03/15/25 Sat Nope… don’t know her well & probably have her by a few decades. If she wants to share her experience that’s on her …you made it clear you’re one of the few people that knew who. Careful the company you keep. (NT) -- No name, 12:47:13 03/15/25 Sat Oh and now she’s offering a whole pageant coaching service. That should be very interesting. (NT) -- No name, 13:41:45 03/22/25 Sat And clearly you don’t know that she’s been coaching for years. Just one more person on here with zero knowledge of what they’re talking about. (NT) -- No name, 19:03:31 03/24/25 Mon Karl is a literal pedophile, he DMs and follows all the teen contestants to any pageant and Alexis must not know how to work a camera because every photo I have seen of her is so blurry (NT) -- No name, 18:51:31 03/11/25 Tue As someone who has shot with Alexis, she knows how to use a camera quite well! She’s also business smart and doesn’t post “printable” quality on social media. Once I selected my choices and the final edits were sent to me, they were perfect! Why would people order photos if they could just print the ones their photographer decided to share on social media? (NT) -- No name, 06:31:14 03/12/25 Wed that's the stupidest thing ive ever heard. What is posted on social media is not quality for print anyways, most photographers send hi res for social media use and then also send you the option to be able to print them and not take down the quality. (NT) -- No name, 16:27:14 03/12/25 Wed It’s actually quite smart. You’d be surprised how many people try to print and use edits they didn’t order or pay for by saving the photos off of social media. By posting a lower quality photo on social media that won’t print well, it takes care of that problem. Makes perfect sense to me! (NT) -- No name, 22:24:06 03/12/25 Wed Her photos are blurry because she doesn't use photoshop. She uses a phone app to filter them. They are filtered to look good enough on a phone, but when you print them the flaws are easy to see. And talk to some of the clients that paid her for services and never got the images or clothing they purchased. She's lucky not to be in jail. (NT) -- No name, 08:47:09 03/12/25 Wed I know people can change but I would never trust her with my money or my headshots. All those that hired her for state better hope it’s not a repeat of last summer. (NT) -- No name, 10:32:17 03/12/25 Wed Funny…all those that hired her for state last year sure used her again this year! Sounds like you need to fact check before commenting! (NT) -- No name, 15:36:05 03/12/25 Wed Please elaborate, what happened at state last year? (NT) -- No name, 08:09:23 03/13/25 Thu She made a contestant wait for her time slot when she showed up wanting to jump in front of other contestants to be first. Alexis made her return at her scheduled time as she should have. (NT) -- No name, 05:02:09 03/14/25 Fri How much money is the photogenic award? What percentage of the score is it? Who did Kamryn and Carrie use last year for their headshots for state? Both were terrible and yet they both won the pageant. (NT) -- No name, 21:43:48 03/11/25 Tue There is no photogenic. Karl did Kamryn’s state headshot I’m pretty sure. Carrie has a friend that does hers. -- No name, 04:23:20 03/12/25 Wed There is no bearing on one’s score based off the headshot unless you take into consideration it’s the first thing the judges associate with that contestant and because judges are human it could leave an impression on them (both positive and/or negative. The price that headshots cost these days one would expect excellent quality and that’s not what all of these “pageant photogs” are producing which why we go out of state for anything headshot related. If I had to choose an in state business for a head shot it would be Jillian Marie. (NT) -- No name, 13:44:22 03/12/25 Wed A bigger issue is girls having a "great" headshot done and the judge can hardly recognize them in person when they walk in the interview room. (NT) -- No name, 15:26:27 03/15/25 Sat That’s going to be over half the contestants that have posted their headshots .. some of them don’t look like them at all. It’s really sad they are all beautiful young women.. but these edits are not it! (NT) -- No name, 16:03:02 03/22/25 Sat As a professional photographer (not in pageant world in NC) Jillian Marie, Angel Studios (SC), The Boyd’s (GA.) Ashley has some things to learn about lighting, retouching and masking. Some of her photos are dark but can easily be fixed. Having a camera doesn’t make you a photographer but I do not get that impression from her. She has worked under Suzanne (I think was her name) who did beautiful photos for years. I think that Ashley will be amazing with more practice and she seems to be fully booked! I love how she does hair/makeup. This is from a photographer prospective, once again. (NT) -- No name, 07:36:36 03/12/25 Wed I think it’s important to still look like yourself in your photos. I saw a headshot done by one of the mentioned photographers and I never would have know that’s who that girl was if her name wasn’t attached. Looks like a completely different person. (NT) -- No name, 10:22:18 03/12/25 Wed Just a reminder, photographers are people, just like contestants, and should not be bullied. Nobody should be bullied and lately this board has been full of bullying. Having your work “judged” particularly when someone hasn’t seen your finished product is slanderous and rude. Stop bullying people unless you want to sign your name so we all will know who you are. Contestants, Look on the photographers instagram/facebook pages and if you like their work, use them, if not, don’t. There’s enough business to go around. Many times, people ask for specific things and that might be what you consider overdone, but the one paying the tab gets to decide. You can praise your favorite photographer without telling us that everyone else doing the job is terrible. (NT) -- No name, 16:32:39 03/12/25 Wed Absolutely! Best response yet! (NT) -- No name, 16:40:08 03/12/25 Wed I would say that whomever did Taylor's Miss America photos is probably the best in the business at the moment. Her headshots were to die for. (NT) -- No name, 16:53:08 03/12/25 Wed They were fabulous! Don’t quote me but I think Boyd did them! (NT) -- No name, 17:15:04 03/12/25 Wed Her photos were by Carlos Velez, the official Miss America photographer. Carlos, as well as Austin Ryde are both excellent photographers and friends of Robin Fleming, so their product is quite reliable for the current leadership’s charge. (NT) -- No name, 17:46:57 03/12/25 Wed Carlos Velez in Florida did Taylors, he's the official Miss America photographer.. (NT) -- No name, 08:15:31 03/13/25 Thu He's phenomenal. Taylor's headshots were some of the best I've seen. They were quite glamorous but still looked like Taylor. None of the ones mentioned above can even come close to that. Certainly not folks who have been photographing for a year or two. The closest local one is Karl DeBlaker. He's pretty darn good. (NT) -- No name, 13:43:25 03/13/25 Thu Stop with the Karl mess. He uses one-touch button editing. It’s a fact because he’s taken photos of before, and showed me how he edits. He clicks one button and it’s done. All of his photos are grainy and over detailed. No one is looking at this photos and saying they are good. Just stop it. -- No name, 17:50:34 03/13/25 Thu Who cares how he edits. His photos are beautiful. And he is an actual photographer, unlike some of these wannabees you all are touting. LOL Besides, all of the photographers mentioned use AI and have no idea how to actually retouch a photo. (NT) -- No name, 13:59:40 03/18/25 Tue There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING beautiful about his photos. The editing is horrendous, but the atmosphere that the girls have to walk into when they work with him is even worse. -- No name, 20:09:53 03/26/25 Wed Show us one photo taken by him along with one taken by Jillian, Alexis, and Ashley and let us compare aand judge for ourselves who is the best. I think his Miss NC headshots are beautiful. (NT) -- No name, 04:45:42 03/27/25 Thu Miss America's official sponsor is whoever is willing to suck up to Robin and do a lot for a little. That's the case with everything Miss America does because she has been and is leveraged to her crown with lawsuits and debt. (NT) -- No name, 15:56:24 03/13/25 Thu I would not go to Alexis for HMU or photos, too many horror stories with receipts to back them up. Karl has been an issue for years and I’m not surprised JoCo likes him with their history of questionable morals. Both are clearly posting in here trying to drum up some business. I bet she is trying to grab some cash for work weekend and state, where she is sure to screw over some unsuspecting newcomer yet again. That well is running dry. -- No name, 20:23:30 03/13/25 Thu The only well that’s running dry is the one people are talking junk out of about things they know nothing about. Personally, I have a lot of respect for someone who can fail and have the courage to get back up and try again. Not only that, but that woman have survived things that would have killed most of us. She has fought her way back and earned every bit of the success she has right now. She did it all knowing that cowards would try to bring her down. She has worked her butt off and goes above and beyond for all of her girls and they love her for it. (NT) -- No name, 04:27:19 03/14/25 Fri I respectfully disagree. I don’t think anyone is trying to bring her down. People know her past & they will never forget. Your reputation and character follow you for life. I’m all about redemption and comeback stories and I’m happy for her revived business and hope she continues to thrive. That being said I prefer to use those with solid track records when that much money is involved. Some people are wonderful kind people but aren’t business minded and that’s ok too not all of us are meant to run a business. It’s clear she’s employed a few people to help her and that was a wise decision for the amount of young ladies she’s taken on for state. (NT) -- No name, 04:35:20 03/15/25 Sat Has anyone else noticed how obvious it is that Lenn Long is the one bashing all of these photographers? Not one mention of his horrible work in these comments trying to bring all these other great photographers down. All of them are way ahead of him in headshot photography. All of them treat their clients better. All of them edit better. I wouldn’t take him up on a free photoshoot. Certainly wouldn’t pay him for one. His jealousy is unreal. I’ve seen very similar comments made by him in people’s inboxes talking down on his competitors. He’s nowhere close to being competition for any of the people listed above. Hey Lenn, trying to bring all these people down with your negative comments and lies isn’t going to get you more business! (NT) -- No name, 04:36:23 03/14/25 Fri I seriously doubt Lenn Long cares what you think. A lot of the photos the contestants turn in are so altered they don't even look like the contestant. That's been the battle for years. The Miss NC people say, "Look like your photo", but very few of them do. (NT) -- No name, 06:45:36 03/14/25 Fri No, the real issue is that the makeup artists that do photos are so talented that they glam the girls to look one way for headshots, and then is those girls don’t hire that same artist for the pageant, other artists can’t always replicate it. Moral of the story- splurge and book the one that did you for the headshots. I’ve always said it was the best money spent each year -- No name, 12:18:58 03/14/25 Fri Len does great stage photos & he does well with professional headshots for business purposes as well. Most of the photographers that do great pageant headshots have a team of H&M or they are also the H&M so they have a well oiled machine. I know Len did lots of pageant headshots years ago and they just weren’t the glitz and glam you see now.. they were professional could have been used for business cards and they very much looked like the person in real life. I don’t know him on a personal level but I agree he doesn’t care what anyone on this voy board says … he is well established and you aren’t gonna hurt his business. He sticks to what he does best and his customer service the two times we’ve bought stage photos from him has been quick and reliable. Some of y’all are just haters. Photography is not an easy skill and it takes years of trial and error. We will continue to go out of state for headshots but will definitely purchase Len Long stage shots. (NT) -- No name, 07:27:21 03/15/25 Sat You clearly haven’t seen the messages he’s sent plenty of people saying these exact same negative things about other photographers. It’s pathetic. If you had seen that you would think very differently of him. He’s childish and I jealous and it shows. (NT) -- No name, 11:35:08 03/15/25 Sat Photography is a skill but it is not "trial and error." It is very technical. Unfortunately a lot of the people listed here know how to do one thing; they're not photographers, they're semi-trained monkeys pushing a button. You better hope nothing goes wrong during your photoshoot with people who have only been photographing for a year or two. They don't have the technical knowledge to fixsomething should it go wrong. (NT) -- No name, 19:30:45 03/16/25 Sun Some of them have training that you know nothing about…… mind your business, and keep shooting the stage. ED’s only hire stage photographers because it’s a cheap job that others don’t want! -- No name, 16:32:50 03/17/25 Mon What training does Ashley have? Alexis? I'm pretty sure Ashley was told by that photographer she did hair and makeup for how to set up her camera and whatever lights she has for headshots and that's what she does. Same thing they do for mall Santas. That's hardly photography. Ask her if she knows lighting patterns and which one she uses. Ask her if she knows how to use light to create shadows and highlights. Ask her if she uses rim lighting or if she wraps her lighting. I guarantee you she wono't have a clue. And it takes more technical skill to photograph action than it does to have someone tell you how to set up a "studio" and then just push a button. You are ridiculous. (NT) -- No name, 16:40:36 03/18/25 Tue Ok, here it is… proof that adults are much better at bullying that children, teens or young adults. This whole thread is so distasteful. Have you ever heard “blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make your shine brighter”?? You all should be ashamed of yourselves. (NT) -- No name, 07:29:04 03/19/25 Wed Discussing someone's qualifications is not bullying. I suppose you just want to hold hands and sing kum ba ya while blowing sunshine and roses up everyone's ass? When folks charge as much as they do for headshots, it's reasonable to discuss who is good, who is not so good, etc. Or is this one of the aforementioned photographers who can't handle criticism of their work??? (NT) -- No name, 08:44:54 03/19/25 Wed As far as the candle thing.....it kind of does if you are in a dark room with no other candles and your candle is bigger than the one you blew out Jast sayin....... (NT) -- No name, 09:28:00 03/19/25 Wed Haha, very funny. I don’t consider most of the comments above constructive or honest. In fact, I don’t think trying to ruin someone’s business or “taking down” the competition is really even winning. But then, I realize that Karl is someone’s husband and grandfather, that Alexis is a single mother working hard to take care of her kids and that Ashley has been doing hair and makeup successfully for years and when Suzanne decided to close her business, Ashley took the natural next step and started her own. I think they are all talented photographers and photography is their livelihood. It’s almost like some people just like to antagonize and cause conflict with their “honest” comments. (NT) -- No name, 21:16:02 03/19/25 Wed I guess we all have different definitions of what "talented" means. This is just another example of the dumbing down of America. You people don't even know what good photography is. Hint: it ain't what you're promoting here. Most of these local yocal "photographers" are terrible. But do continue. And for those of you who act like photographing stage productions are nothing, there is a lot more skill required to deal with constantly changing lighting, movement on stage (especially dancers), etc. But again, this just shows that you don't have a clue what you're talking about. LOL (NT) -- No name, 04:37:43 03/20/25 Thu Ok, nobody knows anything but you. Pageant photography isn’t rocket science and it isn’t single handedly responsible for dumbing down America. It’s just not that deep. I didn’t say that stage photography is easy or that Lenn Long isn't a great photographer. All I said is there’s room for more than one headshot photographer and that you should be nice. I’m not going to call you stupid or bully you, don’t worry. You’re welcome (NT) -- No name, 05:20:51 03/20/25 Thu And where did you get your photography trainingi? If all you do is put a few light sin place and hit a button, then nah. You're right. It's not complicated. But if you actually knew anything about photography, you would know about light and shadows, that there are very specific light patterns and when and why to use them and how to create them, how light ratios work, what depth of field is, when to use different lenses, etc. And you would also know how to create specific looks using your gear, not in AI retouching. No, it's not rocket science, but there is science behind it. Oh, and it takes some math knowledge too. But you keep thinking it's not complicated and you keep going to one of the local folks who are nothing more than trained monkeys. (NT) -- No name, 16:07:46 03/20/25 Thu I’m absolutely positive that they know depth of field and lighting patterns. If you know anything about makeup artistry, lighting and shadow is what it’s based on. You just create it with light placement, with reflectors that add or subtract light in the areas you want to highlight or contour… an artist is an artist. And a great artist understands how to use different mediums. Stop trying to put people in a box. -- No name, 11:31:48 03/22/25 Sat You're just foolish. Makeup is not the same. But you keep thinking it is. (NT) -- No name, 14:54:33 03/22/25 Sat Thanks Lenn. Yet again coming on here trying to toot your own horn and talk crap about all the others. And honestly your photography lacks quite a bit and that exactly why you’ll never have the clients that everyone else on this list has. (NT) -- No name, 19:11:15 03/24/25 Mon Just out of curiosity are there any states that require all contestants to use same headshot photographer? Not something I’d suggest just wondering if anyone has those parameters? (NT) -- No name, 19:46:26 03/22/25 Sat This should never be an option unless the state is paying for it. (NT) -- No name, 06:28:03 03/23/25 Sun DC has all the girls come in on the same day and a portrait photographer shoots their photo. (NT) -- No name, 08:29:07 03/23/25 Sun That’s interesting and exactly what I was asking. Thank you! (NT) -- No name, 11:47:37 03/23/25 Sun DC also has about 5-10 girls each year at best. They don't have preliminary pageants. And most of the girls in the pageant are not from DC. They are college students that are attending Howard, Georgetown, George Washington or one of the other smaller universities in DC. (NT) -- No name, 07:04:54 04/09/25 Wed Who did headshots for Miss Central Carolina and Miss Iredell County? They are both stunning! (NT) -- No name, 06:31:42 03/25/25 Tue Miss Iredell County has a HMU/Photography team from SC not anyone listed here. She lists them for credit on her headshot post. (NT) -- No name, 10:05:18 03/25/25 Tue Well I haven't seen her headshot post as I don't stalk every single girl on all of their social media. So, if you know who the photographer is, would you kindly tell us? Some of us might actually want to hire him/her. (NT) -- No name, 12:38:46 03/25/25 Tue Oh sorry I didn’t remember the name. I wasn’t being snarky I just remembered seeing a photo credit on the post. If I see it again I’ll loop back around and post the tag here. (NT) -- No name, 14:51:11 03/25/25 Tue Thank you. I apologize for thinking you were just being snarky. I would greatly appreciate it if you find it. (NT) -- No name, 04:34:31 03/26/25 Wed The Perfect 10 they are in South Carolina. (NT) -- No name, 08:06:16 03/26/25 Wed Remember back in the day when everyone had to have a Gordon Kinlaw portrait? My times have changed. (NT) -- No name, 17:32:40 04/07/25 Mon Gordon was one of the best in the business back in the day. Last I heard he's retired. I sure hope he's enjoying it. (NT) -- No name, 18:00:53 04/07/25 Mon Ohh yes Gordon Kinlaw and Jayme Shaw days! (NT) -- No name, 04:59:33 04/08/25 Tue He was very lucky to have her as a loyal makeup artist for years! Nobody does makeup like Jayme Shaw! She was a hoot in the basement at Peace when everyone was getting hair and makeup done. (NT) -- No name, 09:23:44 04/08/25 Tue The Best Days! (NT) -- No name, 04:32:40 04/09/25 Wed

Subject: Just FYI! Directors do not need to be on this board, especially if they are tearing down their own delegate or relaying what is being said about a delegate on this board. Some girls stay off of this board to avoid the nonsense and negativity and disgust it brings. I saw a recent post that was very clear it was a director talking about their delegate and that’s just sad.
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Subject: Azalea- All the girls looked fabulous today, loved the wardrobe choices. Excited to watch their socials this week.
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Anyone else worried about Miss Davidson County? She looks really skinny, it’s not healthy. I hope someone checks on her. It’s heartbreaking… (NT) -- No name, 20:01:58 04/02/25 Wed Im just thankful she's getting fitness ready. Maybe now she will buy gowns instead of having her grandmother make them. (NT) -- No name, 07:48:01 04/03/25 Thu Re: Im just thankful she's getting fitness ready. Maybe now she will buy gowns instead of having her grandmother make them. -- No name, 08:32:32 04/03/25 Thu Uh....I've seen this girl compete over the years and some of those "grandma dresses" could give a lot of those overpriced store bought frocks a run for their money. Nobody would have even known that they were not purchased from a retail shop unless told. Also, she gets a hats off for originality. No danger in showing up with the same dress as someone else. (NT) -- No name, 09:40:44 04/03/25 Thu Hahahahah Okay Melora... (NT) -- No name, 10:42:43 04/03/25 Thu I remember at least 4 wearing the same dress last year, how does this even happen? Do they not register? I would hope dress shops would still honor this profess (NT) -- No name, 12:53:20 04/03/25 Thu Re: Azalea- All the girls looked fabulous today, loved the wardrobe choices. Excited to watch their socials this week. -- No name, 20:22:29 04/02/25 Wed They all looked amazing! (NT) -- No name, 03:40:26 04/03/25 Thu I think they all look amazing, but I noticed that at Work Weekend as well. But Miss America is back into thin girls, so she's giving them what they want. Sweet, Sweet girl. (NT) -- No name, 06:04:46 04/03/25 Thu The last 3 Miss NC would not be described as “thin” 1 of the 3 could have easily won Miss America. I believe Miss America is looking for fit and healthy. Everyone has a different body type so it’s not a one size fits all. I want my daughter to be able to look up to our next Miss NC and Miss America. I do not think it’s healthy to have non obtainable, dangerous, medicated size reducing or eating disorders being passed out like trick or treat candy. jmo (NT) -- No name, 12:48:13 04/03/25 Thu Davidson Co is my pick for Miss NC. Deserves it with the amount of work she's put in. It's going to be a great show this year! (NT) -- No name, 06:51:31 04/03/25 Thu I'd love to see Davidson win it all (NT) -- No name, 07:03:11 04/03/25 Thu Again, we get it, you think your kid should win, Malora! (NT) -- No name, 03:25:47 04/04/25 Fri Both Malora and Jessica (Keely's Mom) love to come on her and over hype their daughters. (NT) -- No name, 10:54:23 04/04/25 Fri Not a super fan of either (don’t know them enough to make that determination for sure BUT I like to play devils advocate so here goes … Keelie (you could at least learn to spell her name if you’re gonna call her out on this board) has done very well in both teen and now Miss and that’s just factual. She’s placed in the top 10 I believe every time and the top 5 all but once. She is doing something right in the judges eyes. I don’t think her mom needs to hype her on this board. But she’s blessed to have a mom that’s her biggest cheerleader.. no one will ever love you like your mama and NC clearly has some loving pageant moms. Over the top? Maybe, but I’d hype my daughter up every chance I got. The world is gonna tear them down enough. (NT) -- No name, 17:22:10 04/04/25 Fri There are a good few who are putting in genuine work and I hope that those girls are our top five. Some are posting every day and doing much more work than she is. Yall love your favorites. -- No name, 08:56:08 04/03/25 Thu Re: Azalea- All the girls looked fabulous today, loved the wardrobe choices. Excited to watch their socials this week. -- No name, 10:56:59 04/03/25 Thu They all probably have tattoos, (NT) -- No name, 03:22:38 04/04/25 Fri They all look beautiful, but Lauren Mallard is pure class. Love her wardrobe showing. (NT) -- No name, 06:29:09 04/04/25 Fri Wardrobe choices (NT) -- No name, 07:00:56 04/04/25 Fri I love Mallard and Hudson’s selections. The yellow dress yesterday with the rosettes was stunning on Hudson. (NT) -- No name, 06:14:50 04/05/25 Sat I concur, they both looked stunning, but all of the girls looked absolutely ravishing! It was a beautiful group of girls. One of my favorite azalea groups, they complimented each other well. (NT) -- No name, 04:15:07 04/07/25 Mon Hell, they all looked better than our current Miss NC. (NT) -- No name, 05:35:53 04/07/25 Mon I can not disagree with this statement. (NT) -- No name, 16:58:26 04/07/25 Mon Orange County is going to win the whole thing. (NT) -- No name, 15:58:09 04/07/25 Mon Umm…..Okay…if you say so! 😂 (NT) -- No name, 16:47:09 04/07/25 Mon Re: Umm…..Okay…if you say so! 😂 -- No name, 09:45:56 04/08/25 Tue No way are they going to send someone her size to Miss America. If NC crowns her, they need to clean house and get an entirely new board/committee. (NT) -- No name, 18:03:17 04/07/25 Mon we all love miss orange county, the angel she is!! -- No name, 09:53:18 04/08/25 Tue Bahahahaha! Now that’s funny. I say Kelstrom, Hudson, Mallard, Welborn Lewis =final four (NT) -- No name, 17:21:45 04/07/25 Mon Not sure that’s exactly it. (NT) -- No name, 16:22:45 04/08/25 Tue And why not? These women are doing all the right things. (NT) -- No name, 16:46:04 04/08/25 Tue

Subject: Updated 2/24/25
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:24:32 02/24/25 Mon Miss NC 2025 Sandhills- Carly Peeters - vocal - New Moore Co- Tori Gross - dance - 2023-T16, 2024 NF, Teen - 2014, 2017 Randolph Co- Jessica Hughes - dance - New Lake Tillery- Deoveune Chappell - vocal- 2023 NF Stanly Co.- Annika Schneider - dance - new, Teen- Miss NC Teen 2023 Chapel Hill - Hailey Hudson - vocal - 2021 NF, Teen- 2017 NF Orange Co. - Tisha Abdul - dance - New Zebulon- Ashtyn Thomas - vocal - New Wendell - Sarah Beth Howard - vocal - 2022, 2024 Top 10 Davidson Co. - Sophia Kelstrom - vocal - 2018, 2019, 2021 NF, 2024 4ru, Teen 2016 T15 Thomasville- Hannah Wellborn-Lewis - dance - 2018 T10, 2023 2ru, 2024 3ru (Talent prelim) - Teen 2013, 2014, 2015 Central Carolina- Heather Young - dance - new - Teen 2022 Metrolina - Taylor Foley - Vocal - 2018 Top 10 (Talent prelim), 2022 Top 10, 2024 NF (Talent prelim)- Teen 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Queen City - Maayan Eaves - vocal - New Rose Hill - Emilyann Marsh -hula hoop 2022 NF Garner - Maura Westbrook - vocal - 2021 NF, 2023 4ru, 2024 top 11 - Teen 2018 Goldsboro - Summer Carson -dance - 2024 NF High Point - Ella Parker - dance - New - teen 2023, 2024 Morganton - Zoe Charles - dance - New Carolina Foothills - Ashley Leonard - viola - 2024 NF Caldwell Co- Lauryn Mallard - dance - 2022 3ru, 2023 T16, 2024 2ru EG prelim Catawba Valley- Morgan Wuest - harp - new - teen 2023 NF Statesville - Keelie Jones - dance - 2023 3ru, 2024 1ru - Teen 2018, 2019, 2021 Iredell Co. - Jalon Blackwell - dance - New - teen 2021, 2022, 2023 Ballantyne - Lauren Walsh- vocal- 2017 NF, 2018 prelim talent, 2019 top 10, 2021 4ru, Teen 2015 Top 15 Lake Norman - D’Amrah Rowdy - dance - 2021 NF, 2024 NF- Teen 2019 T10 Cabarrus Co. - Jaime Logan - dance - 2023 NF, 2024 NF Charlotte - Josie Perdue - dance - New - Teen 2021 NF, 2022 1ru JOCO - Grayson Johnson - dance -New - Teen 2018 NF, 2019 T15, 2020/21 NF Cleveland - Hannah Stevens - vocal - 2024 NF Smithfield - McKayla young - vocal - New Fayetteville - Katie Strain - dance- 2023 NF, 2024 NF Gastonia - Catherine Lee- dance - New Gaston Co. - Anaia Mayner - HERstory -New Mt. Holly - Mary Jae Felizarta - hula - New Spivey’s Corner - Tara Parker - dance - 2017, 2018, 2022 (non-finalist interview) 2023 NF Dunn - Michaela Williams - dance 2024 NF Henderson - Evan O’Geary -vocal - 2017, 2022, 2024 NF -Teen 2015 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Will there be more At Large? (NT) -- No name, 11:49:15 02/25/25 Tue I guess that's it. (NT) -- No name, 12:51:50 02/25/25 Tue Thank you for posting! (NT) -- No name, 17:20:45 02/28/25 Fri Thanks for changing the subject ! (NT) -- No name, 08:07:02 03/01/25 Sat Top 10: Thomasville, Statesville, Ballantyne, Caldwell, Garner, Metrolina, Queen City, Zebulon, Lake Norman, Charlotte (NT) -- No name, 03:51:07 03/02/25 Sun Re: Top 10: Thomasville, Statesville, Ballantyne, Caldwell, Garner, Metrolina, Queen City, Zebulon, Lake Norman, Charlotte -- No name, 10:22:02 03/02/25 Sun Who is aging out this year? (NT) -- No name, 08:47:49 03/03/25 Mon Several but not the right ones! There are a few that need to go and never come back and their mothers too. (NT) -- No name, 16:09:25 03/22/25 Sat Oh do tell! (NT) -- No name, 18:57:48 03/22/25 Sat Wah wah wah. This is what I would say if I was a loser. (NT) -- No name, 19:07:35 03/22/25 Sat I look for Sarah Beth Howard to do better this year. She's beautiful and NC needs to send someone that stands out. (NT) -- No name, 11:47:39 03/28/25 Fri NC deserves someone who is exceptional, not average. Some of these girls have no plans to do anything to elevate this brand as an ambassador., I think we deserve better. (NT) -- No name, 03:36:21 03/29/25 Sat pure evil (NT) -- No name, 12:40:01 03/31/25 Mon ??? (NT) -- No name, 13:46:40 03/31/25 Mon

Subject: For fun, a look at Miss America: Age and Talent
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:30:38 03/27/25 Thu -Since 1962 when Maria Fletcher won Miss America, there has only been 1 other Miss America who Tap danced, Mallory Hagan. Maria Tap danced to a recording of herself singing. Since 1962 there have been 38 singers who have won, 10 dancers (including Maria and Mallory), 7 instrumentalists, one Herstory, a science experiment and a ventriloquist. -As for age: The first couple of Miss America’s were 16. Then many were 19 and 20. As the age creeped up we saw some 24 year olds and Nia was 25. Since the age change to 28, we’ve seen a few 26 year olds get edged out by 22 year-olds. -This year at Miss America a 22 year old won, but her 1st ru turned 27 this month. In the top 11 there were 4 -26 year olds, 3 -24 year olds, 1 -23 year, 2 - 22 year olds and 1- 21 year old. -For talent the top 11 had 6 dancers (1 clogged) 4 singers and 1 Herstory. -The Top 5 had 3 dancers (jazz, lyrical and ballet), 1 singer and a Herstory. If Miss America is any indication, the top 11 can be any age and have any talent!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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That last line is brilliant. (NT) -- No name, 10:03:46 03/28/25 Fri

Subject: Speaking of headshots, who did the headshots for Misses Central Carolina, Cleveland, and Iridell County? They're all just beautiful photos and beautiful girls!
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:35:33 03/25/25 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Does anyone know which Miss and Teen headshots were done by: Jillian M, Ashley Tart, Alexis, and Matt Boyd? I would love to be able to know who's work is whose. Thanks. (NT) -- No name, 06:41:13 03/25/25 Tue Re: Does anyone know which Miss and Teen headshots were done by: Jillian M, Ashley Tart, Alexis, and Matt Boyd? I would love to be able to know who's work is whose. Thanks. (NT) -- No name, 09:42:10 03/25/25 Tue Jillian Marie & Alexis probably have the most this season, Karl has a few and Ashely as well. Several girls used photogs not listed here. (NT) -- No name, 11:25:13 03/25/25 Tue I believe they all list who they used on their posts I’d have to go back and re look to remember the names. I know Iredell Co used someone in SC because I asked her at Work Weekend. (NT) -- No name, 10:07:42 03/25/25 Tue CC looks very orange in hers (NT) -- No name, 10:44:22 03/25/25 Tue I would love to see a list of the girls each photographer did. (NT) -- No name, 12:29:00 03/25/25 Tue I know Keelie and Lauren Walsh went to Jillian, I think she made a post about who all she worked with this year (NT) -- No name, 15:50:40 03/25/25 Tue You’re right Jillian did post with all the ones she’s done and Alexis has also done the same just saw it this evening. (NT) -- No name, 19:51:06 03/25/25 Tue Where did they make these posts? FB? Instagram?Twitter? TikTok? (NT) -- No name, 20:05:12 03/25/25 Tue Re: Where did they make these posts? FB? Instagram?Twitter? TikTok? -- No name, 07:40:26 03/26/25 Wed

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