West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals Pageant....Good Luck and Sending My Love to the Current Titleholder, Nichole Greene!

Throughout my year as Mrs. West Virginia International, I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet pageant girls throughout the state. I have judged, emceed and helped with pageants, so I've made a whole new pageant family of directors, competitors, families and friends. 

One of the biggest opportunities for West Virginia titleholders begins tomorrow: The West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals Pageant. Miss Division competitors from fairs and festivals all over our state come together (totaling over 90 girls) to compete for the reign over the West Virginia State Fair.

I am blessed to say that the current Miss WV Association of Fairs & Festivals, Miss Nichole Greene and her mom have both become close friends of mine this year. I remember judging her when she won the Golden Delicious Festival Pageant and thinking that she was seriously one of the cutest things I had ever seen in my life. Any girl who talks about Beauty & The Beast and being a bookworm gets an A+ from me, haha. Getting to know her family and spending time with them at events all over our state has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life, and let me tell you why:

1. Nichole is a true example of being beautiful on the outside and the inside. She cares about others and she is genuine. Those are two things that are so important when it comes to a titleholder.

2. She competed to win Miss WVAFF for many years before capturing the crown. She worked very hard, competed many times and continued to try until she made her dream come true. It proves that hard work and dedication really do pay off! 

3. She truly embraces pageantry and has developed strong friendships through it. She is always kind and she is a humble winner. She is a true role model for other competitors.

4. She embraced her year as Miss WVAFF and traveled miles and miles and spent so much time taking it all in all year long. It's such a joy to see someone take this title and represent our state to beautifully. The girls who win this title are always such classy girls who love the state of West Virginia and she truly continued the tradition and made it a year she will never forget.

5. She continues encouraging future competitors by serving as a role model and always offering kind advice and words of wisdom along the way. She knows the hard work it takes and she shares that wisdom to make an impact on the lives of others.


As she begins preparing for her final days as Miss West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals, I hope she is proud of the year she has had. She has been an incredible representative and I cannot wait to see where her journey takes her next. 

And to ALL of the amazing girls competing this weekend. Embrace this time! You have a few days to spend time with girls from all over the state who have represented and who truly do want to make a difference. Talk to them, get to know them, make friends and be remembered. You each have worked hard to win your title - now it's time to rock it! :)

Love you all!