Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, June 27, 1995                   TAG: 9506270023
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WHO WILL BE THE NEXT MISS VIRGINIA?

Miss Virgina Pageant Bios

MISS AMHERST COUNTY

Rachael Snider

Snider, 22, from Roswell, Ga., is studying psychology at Liberty University, where she is a senior. She will sing.

MISS APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Stacey Moseley

Moseley, 19, from Chesapeake, is a junior at New York University majoring in women's studies. She will sing.

MISS APPOMATTOX CNTY SCHOLARSHIP FESTIVAL

Michala Sumnick

Sumnick, 24, from Virginia Beach, is a graduate of James Madison University. She will play the piano.

MISS AUGUSTA COUNTY

Johmaalya Hicks

Hicks, 19, from Newport News, is a junior at James Madison University where she studies sociology and musical theater. She will sing.

MISS BOTETOURT FESTIVAL

Angela Wright

Wright, 19, from Appomattox, is a first-year pharmacology student at the Medical College of Virginia. She will play the piano.

MISS CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Leigh Krause

Krause, 19, from Midlothian, is a junior majoring in mass communications at Virginia Commonwealth University. She will play the piano.

MISS CHESAPEAKE

Beth Howell

Howell, 21, from Chesapeake, is a graduate of James Madision University where she studied music education. She will sing.

MISS DANVILLE FESTIVAL

Paula Capps

Capps, 22, from Gloucester, studies business administration as a freshman at Liberty University. She will sing.

MISS CHESTERFIELD

Stacey Bellamy

Bellamy, 21, from Chesterfield, is a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University where she studies dance/choreography and psychology. She will dance.

MISS FARMVILLE

Jennifer Meacham

Meacham, 22, from Concord, is a graduate of Liberty University where she studied communications. She will sing.

MISS HAMPTON HOLLY DAYS FESTIVAL

Catherine Knapp

Knapp, 22, from Richmond, is a sophomore nursing student at Reynolds Community College. She will play the piano.

MISS HAMPTON NEWPORT NEWS

Andrea Ballengee

Ballengee, 21, from Newport News, is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she studied political science. She will dance.

MISS HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

LeRuth Pendergrass

Pendergrass, 21, from Hampton, is a senior in electrical engineering at Hampton University. She will sing.

MISS LONESOME PINE

Rebecca Venable

Venable, 19, from Gate City, is a senior at the University of Virginia where she studies environmental engineering. She will sing.

MISS LYNCHBURG SCHOLARSHIP FESTIVAL

Dawn Tuttle

Tuttle, 22, from Lynchburg, is a senior broadcast journalism major at Liberty University. She will sing.

ISS MARTINSVILLE-HENRY COUNTY

Woodson Gardner

Gardner, 22, from Martinsville, is a graduate of Hollins College where she studied economics and business administration. She will sing.

MISS NEW RIVER VALLEY

Karen McNew

McNew, 20, from Blacksburg, is a senior majoring in communications at Virginia Tech. She will sing.

MISS NORFOLK

Jennifer Holmes

Holmes, 19, from Chesapeake, is a sophomore at Old Dominion University where she studies music education and vocal performance. She will sing.

MISS NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY

Mia Colden

Colden, 20, from Virginia Beach, is a junior at Norfolk State University where she studies Spanish and literature. She will dance.

MISS NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Lily Michael

Michael, 24, from Falls Church, studies government at Harvard University, where she is a junior. She will play the flute.

MISS PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY

Jana Wright

Wright, 23, from Chatham, attends James Madison University where she studies piano performance. She will play the piano.

MISS PORTSMOUTH SEAWALL FESTIVAL

Tracy Blizzard

Blizzard, 20, from Hampton, is a senior studying dance at Old Dominion University. She will dance.

MISS RAPPAHANNOCK

Nicole Jones

Jones, 21, from Stafford, is a senior music student at the University of Virginia. She will sing.

MISS RICHMOND

Tamara Rogers

Rogers, 23, from Richmond, is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. She will dance.

MISS SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

Wendy Dillard

Dillard, 21, from Vinton, is a graduate of the University of Virginia. She will sing.

MISS SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA

Jacqueline Cook

Cook, 19, from Colonial Heights, is a junior studying English at James Madison University. She will dance.

MISS SUFFOLK

Lee Graves

Graves, 20, from Norfolk, is a junior at Old Dominion University where she studies sports medicine. She will dance.

MISS TIDEWATER

Laura Shelton

Shelton, 21, from Sutherland, is a senior biology/pre-med student at Virginia Commonwealth University. She will dance.

MISS VIRGINIA BEACH

Amber Medlin

Medlin, 23, from Virginia Beach, is a graduate of Radford University. She will play the piano.

MISS VIRGINIA PEANUT

Melisa Crouch

Crouch, 22, from Richmond, is a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University where she studies history and education. She will dance.

MISS WILLIAMSBURG

Kinyatta Brown

Brown, 24, from Chesapeake, is a history graduate of the College of William & Mary. She will dance.