2019 Miss Cary-Grove is crowned at business scholarship pageant
Twelve young women competed for the crown in the 2019 Miss Cary-Grove Business Scholarship Pageant on Monday, May 13.
Congratulations to 2019 Miss Cary-Grove Alexis Robinson, who was sponsored by Brunch Café. Alexis will receive a $2,000 scholarship for college.
The first runner-up, Lily Johnson, sponsored by Cary Travel Express, will receive a $750 scholarship. Second runner-up Emily Thompson, sponsored by Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery and Garden Center, will be receiving a $500 scholarship.
Emily Thompson also won Miss Congeniality, and Miss Photogenic was awarded to Alexis Robinson.
All the contestants did a fantastic job and it was a wonderful evening!
Many thanks to the Pageant Committee, Lisa Raupp of Mary Kay Cosmetics and Ellen McAlpine of Envoy Mortgage Corp., Samantha Spagnola of Innovate-Cary's Cowork, Jean Steffens of All Exclusive Realty and Kylie Wheeler of Innovate-Cary's Cowork.
Additional thanks Kellyann Harmon of Kellwood Studio Photography for serving as the photographer for the event.
A special thank you to the contestant sponsors: Brunch Café, Buffalo Wild Wings, Campus Life, Cary Travel Express, Cary-Grove Performing Arts Centre, Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery and Garden Center, Dunkin', Beth Repta-Repta Realty Group, Schmidt Orthodontics, State Farm - Shannon Morreale, Stone Hill Center and Stryker. Thank you to our event sponsors: BMO Harris Bank Cary, Cary Park District, Cary-Grove High School, Lisa Raupp-Mary Kay Cosmetics, Saints Peter and Paul School, Three Oaks Assistant Living and TruFitness. We'd also like to thank all the Cary-Grove Chamber members that donated to the gift bags that participants were presented with at the end of the evening: Breaking Bread Catering & Deli, Brunch Café, Brush - Home Décor and Paint Studio, Cary Dairy Queen, Chick-fil-A Crystal Lake, Cookies By Victoria, Dunkin', Eggville Café, I Heart Yoga, La Pizza Via, Mary Kay Cosmetics-Lisa Raupp, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Rodan & Fields/Color Street - Susie Bowen, State Farm - Shannon Morreale, The Cutting Room and Tranquility Wellness Studio.
The Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce is a business organization of nearly 460 local business members and professionals, community and nonprofit groups and area leaders dedicated to a prosperous local economy and a high quality of life for area residents. The chamber provides programs and resources to help local businesses succeed and coordinates community events such as Cary Main Street Fest, Cary Cruise Night, Halloween Walks and Merry Cary Holiday Parade and Festival. The Cary-Grove Chamber is located at 445 Park Ave. in Cary and has a full business resource center for community residents and local businesses.