Update! Congratulations to Julia Dalton, the new Miss North Carolina USA 2015 and Jane Axhoj, the new Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015! Click their names to view their profiles, and there’s more coverage on my Facebook page.  Full results post will be up soon.

Miss North Carolina USA & Teen USA prelims start soon, here is a quick rundown of the contestants :)  Numbers are slightly down in each division compared to last year but still fairly average for NC in recent years.

In Miss there are two returning runners-up from 2014: first runner-up Renee Burrows and second runner-up Julia Dalton, who was Miss NC Teen USA 2008.  Past runners-up in Teen who are competing in Miss this year include Lindsey Baker (T10 in Miss last year), Devin Gant and Victoria Vesce.  Miss North Carolina 2013 Johna Edmonds is competing in the USA system for the first time.

2014 Miss top five - Allie Dunn (4RU), Julia Dalton (2RU), Olivia Olvera, Renee Burrows (1RU), Katie Coble (3RU)

Johna Edmonds at Miss America

There are also two returning Teen runners-up: second runner-up Jane Axhoj and third runner-up Ashleigh Lenoir.  A couple of 2014 top 10 finishers are also back, as is Eliza Cox who was T10 in South Carolina last year & competed with Miss Teen USA K Lee Graham.

2014 Teen top five - Emily Miner (4RU), Jane Axhoj (2RU), Pammy Peters, Madison Hill (1RU), Ashleigh Lenoir (3RU)

MISS CONTESTANTS (49)
Lindsey Baker (T10 14, 1RU NC TUSA 12, 2RU 11, T15 10)
Isabella Broggini
Cassie Bunner (NF 14, SF WV USA 11)
Renee Burrows (1RU 14, T10 13)
Julia Celata (NF 14)
Brandi Claybrooks
Melinda Coker
Julia Dalton (2RU 14, Miss NC Teen USA 08, 3RU NC TUSA 07)
Alexis Davila (NF NC TUSA 11)
Rachel Earley (NF 14)
Johna Edmonds (Miss North Carolina 2013)
Olyvia English
Morgan Evans (T10 13)
Devin Gant (3RU NC TUSA 11)
Kylee Gilman (SF MN TUSA 05?)
Arlene Grady (NF 13)
Aubrey Griffin
Allison Guth
Amber Hatley
Tammy Hoang
Peyton Huneycutt
Gabrielle Hunter
Victoria Jones
Heather Joyner
Jessica Lucas (NF 14, T10 NC TUSA 13, T15 12, NF 11)
Casey Makovy
Ciera McCoy (NF 11)
Genesis Milton
Mary Helen Moore
Malia Moore
Darisa Paez
Nakia Parmalee
Brittany Pierce
Epiphany Priebe
Samone Ripley
Juannette Roache
Martika Rush (T10 14)
Alexis Sherrill
Sydney Thomas
Markisha Thomas
Jada Tillman
Natalie Trifari
Erika Turner (T10 14, T15 13, T10 NC TUSA 09)
Victoria Vesce (NF 13, 3RU NC TUSA 12, T15 11)
Shelby Waldroup
Logan Ward
Erika Watson
Chanda Williams
Charday Williams

TEEN CONTESTANTS (31)
Jane Axhoj (2RU 14)
Trinity Baker
Shelley Barker
Bailey Black
Taylor Bridges (T10 14)
Kaleigh Burrow
Eliza Cox (T10 SC TUSA 14)
Frances Danner
Ciera Dumas
Kimberly Flynn
Megan Frick
Madison Hodrick
Gabrielle Johnson
Kaitryana Leinbach
Ashleigh Lenoir (3RU 14, T15 13)
Alexis Lutz
Anna Miller
Erica Miller
Maggie Miller
Victoria Miller
Madison Mossoth
Selena Price (T10 14, T10 13)
Savannah Roberts
Morgan Roschuk
Caroline Swaim
Alexis Travis
Emily Wakeman
Alyssa Walker-Gurnell
Sterling Yco (NF 14)
Emily Zemola
Abrianna Zorzi