Local pageant winners chosen
Greenbrier Middle School was recently the venue for four individual pageants to choose the 2013 Miss Chesapeake, Miss Coastal Virginia, Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Teen and Outstanding Preteen. The winners will have the opportunity to compete in Roanoke for the Miss Virginia titles in their divisions.
The 2013 winners from left: Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Preteen Maafoa Woodley, Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Teen Emily Hasty, Miss Virginia 2012 Rosemary Willis, pageant host Timothy Mossholder, Miss Coastal Virginia Chrissy Ching, and Miss Chesapeake Timika Garnes
From left: Miss Virginia's Outstanding Preteen 2012 Samariah Cordew congratulates the new Miss Chesapeake's Oustanding Preteen 2013 Maafoa Woodley and Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2012 Andolyn Medina
Emily Hasty was crowned Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Teen 2013 by Miss Chesapeake 2011-2012 Crystal Brickhouse, left, and Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Teen 2011-2012 Hailee Welch
Timika Garnes was crowned Miss Chesapeake 2013 by Miss Chesapeake 2011-2012 Crystal Brickhouse
The 2013 pageant winners with the judges from left: Roland Davis, Melissa Suter, Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Teen Emily Hasty, Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Preteen Maafoa Woodley, Miss Coastal Virginia Chrissy Ching, Miss Chesapeake Timika Garnes, Eileen Olds, Jamie Stump, and Dan Sellick
From left: Andy Mossholder, Miss Virginia 2012 Rosemary Willis, and pageant host Timothy Mossholder
From left: Pageant host Timothy Mossholder, Miss Virginia 2012 Rosemary Willis, and pageant director Jeff Bunn
Miss Virginia 2013 Rosemary Willis, left, and Miss Chesapeake's Outstanding Teen Emily Hasty
From left: Miss Chesapeake 2013 Timika Garnes, pageant director Jeff Bunn, and Miss Coastal Virginia 2013 Chrissy Ching
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