Miss North Carolina celebrates 80 years

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Sunday, June 25, 2017
  • Miss Asheville - Melody Hager
  • Miss Belmont - Melanie Taylor Robinson
  • Miss Blue Ridge Valley - Rachel Leigh Mower
  • Miss Cabarrus County - Sarah Cothren
  • Miss Capital City - Logan Freeman
  • Miss Central Carolina - Jenna Caroline Huff
  • Miss Charlotte - Kylee Russell
  • Miss Clayton - Alexis Ora Massengill
  • Miss Dunn - Kelsey Lauren Wright
  • Miss Durham - Nia Imani Franklin
  • Miss Eastern Carolina - Ashley Underhill
  • Miss Eastover - Audrey Moore
  • Miss Fayetteville - Crystal Elizabeth Byrd
  • Miss Garner - Lauren Alexandria Walsh
  • Miss Gaston County - Autumn Hubbard
  • Miss Gastonia - Macy Brianne Stutts
  • Miss Goldsboro - Courtney Smith
  • Miss Greater Carolina - Kaylee Spruill
  • Miss Greater Sampson County - Victoria Huggins
  • Miss Greater Sandhills - Bryana Racquel Carrington
  • Miss Greater Southeastern - Alina Gabrielle Galvan
  • Miss Henderson - Evan O'Geary
  • Miss Hendersonville - Kathlene Leeanne Beam
  • Miss High Point - Kacy Lee
  • Miss Johnston County - Taylor Bridges
  • Miss Kinston-Lenoir County - Caroline Haller
  • Miss Mecklenburg County - Madison Alexis Bryant
  • Miss Metrolina - Caroline Paschal McMurry
  • Miss Mount Holly - Allison Farris
  • Miss Mountain Glory - Kaitlyn Ashleigh Helton
  • Miss Old North State - Kali Brooke Whitaker
  • Miss Piedmont - Rose Brown
  • Miss Queen City - DeAndra Easter
  • Miss Raleigh - Abby Britt
  • Miss Randolph County - Laura Camille Matrazzo
  • Miss Rose Hill - Tara Parker
  • Miss Rowan County - Mary Scott Norris
  • Miss Shelby - Andrea Marie Jhant
  • Miss Spivey's Corner - Karen Stallings
  • Miss Stanly County - Tiffany Smith
  • Miss Statesville - Grace Dirig
  • Miss Thomasville - Elizabeth Lee O'Brien
  • Miss Wilmington - Isabella Noel Gaines
  • Miss Winston Salem - Grace Ann Carroll
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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The Miss North Carolina Pageant celebrated 80 years on Saturday.

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.

READ MORE: MISS NORTH CAROLINA: 'FAR BEYOND A BEAUTY PAGEANT'

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:

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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.

READ MORE: MISS NORTH CAROLINA EXHIBIT OPENS AT NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY

The exhibit will be up until Sept. 4.