After traditionally being held in Raleigh, Miss North Carolina will be held in High Point this summer. Author: Stacey Spivey (WFMY News2) Published: 9:29 AM EDT June 2, 2021 Updated: 9:49 AM EDT June 2, 2021
HIGH POINT, N.C. After being traditionally held in Raleigh, the Miss North Carolina competition will be in High Point later this month.
The 83rd Miss North Carolina will be crowned in front of a full audience at the High Point Theatre on June 26.
The Miss North Carolina s Outstanding Teen competition will also be held during the same time.
Both pageants were cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
This year s return comes with safety top of mind.
The traditional annual event has been postponed this year until July 30.
“But we didn’t want to wait that long to celebrate spring in our area,” said Alison Baringer English, executive director of the festival. “That’s a big part of what the Azalea Festival is about.”
So instead, the Hamerskis and dozens of garden party enthusiasts signed up to host their own smaller gatherings and get dressed in their finest party wear and enjoy the local natural beauty.
That’s what the couple did. They haven’t spent much time entertaining this past year, but Carter did pick up gardening as a pandemic hobby so she was showing guests some of her handiwork and a new garden shed built with the help of her father.