Sister Act: Sisters going head to head to be crowned Miss NC

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- Two sisters are going head to head to be crowned [url HREF="http://www.missnc.org/" TARGET="new" REL=""]Miss North Carolina 2018[/url].[br /][br /]All 49 candidates are in Raleigh at the preliminary rounds leading up to the crowning on Saturday, June 23 at 8 p.m. at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.[br /][br /]For sisters Lauren and Julia Walsh, the competition is an extra special experience.[br /][br /]The two already hold titles; Nineteen-year old Julia is [url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/RoseHillQueens/" TARGET="new" REL=""]Miss Rose Hill 2018[/url] and Twenty-year-old Lauren is [url HREF="[br /]https://www.facebook.com/missclaytonnc/" TARGET="new" REL=""]Miss Clayton[/url].[br /][br /]The two college students said competing for Miss North Carolina is a great experience to share as sisters.[br /][Ads /][br /]"I'm really happy to have her here," said Julia. "Because she is a familiar face, someone I've looked up to my entire life and having her here means a lot."[br /][br /]Older sister Lauren jokes that the two have worked it out, and said that if one wins, that the other can win the following year.[br /][br /]The Walsh sisters said there's no sibling rivalry in their competition.[br /][br /]"If I don't go home with the crown, the next person I want to go home with it is her," explained Lauren. "I'm really proud of her, I'm especially proud because she's my sister and I would love for her to be the next Miss North Carolina," she added.[br /][br /]"We've been joking how we came to the pageant with one sister and we left with 48," Lauren said. "So, it's a big deal."[br /][Ads /][br /]This year, you have a say on who will be the 11th semifinalist in the top 15 for Miss North Carolina 2018.[br /][br /]Before voting, be sure to review all of this year's contestants on ABC11's [url HREF="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGkNMYCUn7-8eg2Y2fU7OvVWOsmdLzL0" TARGET="new" REL=""]YouTube Channel[/url].[br /][br /]Be sure to tune in to ABC11 on June 23rd at 8 p.m. to watch the new Miss North Carolina get crowned!