ASHEVILLE — Melody Hager, a 2014 graduate of Charlotte Catholic High School and rising senior at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, will compete for the title of Miss North Carolina June 24 in Raleigh.
Hager was crowned Miss Asheville in January, securing her spot among 44 other hopefuls vying for the state title.
Hager scored a $1,000 scholarship for winning the Asheville crown, and an additional $100 for taking top honors in the talent competition. Hager was active in choir and the musicals while a student at Charlotte Catholic.
The Miss North Carolina Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss American Scholarship Program. If Hager wins the state crown in June, she will represent the Tar Heel State in Atlantic City in September.
— Liz Luke