Who is Miss Pennsylvania 2023 Miranda Moore?
MIRANDA Moore has been crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2023 in a closely-fought contest.
Here's everything you need to know about Pennsylvanian beauty queen.
Who is Miranda Moore?
Miranda Moore, 24, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is an environmental engineer.
She studied at South Forsyth High School, before graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Environmental Engineering in 2021.
The beauty queen enlisted in the University of Pennsylvania's Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy, after working as a research assistant at the University of Georgia.
Miranda was previously crowned Miss Central Pennsylvania, and has won the Bohler Women in STEM Award.
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When was Miranda Moore crowned as Miss Pennsylvania?
Miranda was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2023 at the Appell Centre in New York on June 17, 2023.
She performed Festive Overture by Dimitri Shostakovich on the clarinet as her talent.
The environmental engineer also advocated for her community service initiative Take Action in Fashion.
Miranda won a $12,000 scholarship and a $1,000 award - and will now compete at the 102nd Miss America competition in January 2024.
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She said: "It is just the most rewarding feeling - I've worked for this for years.
"It is just the most exciting feeling to know that I'm going to get to serve the state of Pennsylvania for the next year.
"As Miss Central Pennsylvania I already was so happy, I already was living a dream.
"I think sometimes when you see someone in this role as Miss Pennsylvania, you think they just had it naturally or it came easy to them - I am really not a natural when it comes to this.
Miranda added: "I have worked so hard and tried so hard to transform into the woman I am today, to feel confident and to feel empowered in serving our state.
"To young girls I would say don't give up. There's going to be hard things that come your way and you may not win your first time - I certainly didn't.
"But if you stick with it, you can achieve whatever you believe you can."
Who were the Miss Pennsylvania 2023 runners-up?
The Miss Pennsylvania 2023 runners-up were Miss York County, Page Weinstein, Miss Lancaster County, Victoria Vespico, Miss Philadelphia, Jacqueline Means, and Miss Berks County, Noelle Schneider as the first runner up.
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Additional award winners at the 2023 Miss Pennsylvania Competition include:
- Maria Cade, Miss Butler County – Top 11, winner of Thursday’s Preliminary Talent Award and the Fox43 Women in Media Award
- Kailee St. Pierre, Miss Allegheny Valley – Top 11, winner of Friday’s Preliminary Eveningwear Award
- Marielle Roberts McDonald, Miss Mountain Laurel – Top 11, winner of Adams County Community Foundation’s Women in Philanthropy Award
- Madelyn Rowan, Miss West Chester University – Top 11, winner of the Frank Gillespie Miss PA Award of Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
- Christina Herman, Miss Susquehanna Valley – Top 11
- AmandaGrace Krier, Miss Red Rose City – Top 11
- Haley Passione, Miss Iron City – winner of the Barley Snyder Women in Law Award
- Mackenzie Longo, Miss Three Rivers – winner of the York Water Company Non-Finalist Interview Award
- Allison Gress, Miss Greater Reading – winner of the Traditions Bank Non-Finalist Talent Award
- Ava Grace Rabin, Miss State Capital – winner of the Kevin J. McAleese Community Impact Award
- Jaelyn Monroe, Miss Midstate – winner of the York County Economic Alliance Women in Business Award
- Louella Formica, Miss Conestoga Valley – winner of the Dr. Edwin & Mrs. Delma Rivera Spirit Award