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| Formation | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Martinsburg |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss America |
Official language | English |
| Leader | Shelley Nichols-Franklin |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss West Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of West Virginia in the Miss America Pageant.
In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss West Virginia organization's license as well as licenses from Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.[1][2]
The Miss America Organization reinstated the license to Shelley Nichols-Franklin of Martinsburg who was the former Executive Director of Miss Berkeley County (WV) between 2000 and 2019.[3]
With Alaska became the latest state crowned the Miss America title, West Virginia is one of the few states along with Maine, South Dakota and Wyoming that has yet to win a Miss America, Miss USA, or Miss Teen USA title.
Jennifer Reuther of Wheeling was crowned Miss West Virginia 2024 on June 22, 2024 at the Airborne Event Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
- ^ Parry, Wayne (October 8, 2018). "Miss America Organization strikes back at rebellious states". The Associated Press.
- ^ Parry, Wayne (December 5, 2018). "Miss America terminates agreements with NJ, NY and FL". The Associated Press.
- ^ Bonk, Valerie (June 30, 2019). "Morgantown woman crowned Miss West Virginia 2019 as Martinsburg welcomes pageant". Herald-Mail Media.