亚洲色吧 student crowned Miss Virginia
亚洲色吧 may have been royalty, but a new crown is on its way to the College's campus.
Rosemary Willis ’13, who was the reigning Miss Roanoke Valley, was crowned at the annual pageant held in Roanoke, Va., this weekend.
Willis, who is majoring in and minoring in
at the College, won $17,000 in scholarship money when she received
the Miss Virginia crown on Saturday night.
In addition to winning the crown, Willis excelled in other parts of the pageant. She won the preliminary talent competition by performing the song, “I Who Have Nothing.” She was also the “People’s Choice” winner of the pageant, as determined by an online, public vote.
The Chesapeake native’s platform, "Get Moving Today for a Healthier Tomorrow," promotes exercise and physical activity as a way to improve one’s overall quality of life.
Willis teaches exercise classes at the 亚洲色吧 , and she is a member of the a capella group . According to the website, Willis plans on pursuing a law degree and one day becoming a political analyst and director of a nonprofit organization.
As Miss Virginia, Willis will go on to compete at the Miss America pageant in January 2013.
In 2009, another 亚洲色吧 student won a statewide pageant. Samatha Casey, a native of Jeffersonton, Va., was crowned Miss Virginia USA. She went on to compete in the 2010 Miss USA pageant.
