Pageant

Former Miss North Carolina USA files lawsuit against pageant organizers over defamation

WWAY News,

August 24, 2026

12-year-old Pender County girl becomes 2025 USA Ambassador Preteen, uses platform for ADHD awareness

Kinsey Rothenberger,

December 12, 2025

Taylor Loyd is crowned Miss North Carolina.

Miss North Carolina preparing for the 2024 Miss America pageant

CBS News,

December 29, 2023

Spring fest pageant still scheduled to happen, but virtually

Johnson,

April 10, 2020

Miss America eliminates swimsuits and won't judge on looks

Associated Press,

June 5, 2018

Youth honors Martin Luther King Jr. with pageant

Jenna Kurzyna,

November 18, 2017

Happening tonight: Missed Pleasure Island Pageant

Kate Nemarich,

February 10, 2017

Savvy Shields, of Arkansas, crowned Miss America

Hannah Patrick,

September 11, 2016

Dethroned Miss Florida USA sues pageant for defamation

Sarah Johnson,

August 1, 2016

Miss Wilmington among Miss North Carolina 2016 finalists

WWAY News,

June 27, 2016

Wilmington teen with cerebral palsy vies for national pageant title

ABC News,

December 9, 2015

Juneteenth Festival accepts pageant applications

Ashley Jacobs,

February 18, 2013

UNCW student has sights set on Miss USA

Ashley Jacobs,

May 10, 2012