A Charlottesville woman was crowned Miss Virginia 2024 on Saturday, June 24 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke.
Carlehr Swanson won $22,500 in scholarship awards and will represent the Commonwealth in January 2025 in the national Miss America pageant competition, as reported by ABC News.
For the next year, Swanson will travel the Commonwealth as a motivational speaker, and serve as a goodwill ambassador and a performing artist.
On behalf of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control, Swanson hopes to visit more than 70 elementary schools and promote healthy choices to prevent substance abuse.
Swanson will also spread her personal message about the importance of music.
Rhonda Howdyshell, The Cinderella Project founder who has competed in competitions, attended the Miss Virginia competition and watched Swanson’s win. Howdyshell is currently Ms. Senior World VA 70s 2024.
“I took note of her talent because she not only played the piano beautifully. She also sang,” Howdyshell of Middlebrook said.
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Rebecca Barnabi
