That's 80 years of young women doing service projects to impact our community and competing on stage for college scholarship money.
The pageant's scholarship fund saw nearly a 30 percent increase from 2016, raising over $70,000 this year.
But Miss North Carolina is more than just a pageant, it's an opportunity for women to win more than a title and scholarships, but a chance for them to help change the world.
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Saturday night, 44 women from your hometowns and communities will compete to be Miss North Carolina 2017.
Here's a look at this year's contestants:
Be sure to tune in to ABC11 at 7 p.m. to watch the new Miss North Carolina get crowned!
Don't forget, you still have a chance to visit a new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History that honors these women and the marks they've left on the world.
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The exhibit will be up until Sept. 4.