Wilmington native Carli Batson wins Miss North Carolina, to compete in Miss America pageant
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Wilmington native Carli Batson wins Miss North Carolina pageant
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Crowned: Azalea Festival queen makes her way around Wilmington Owen Hassell
In a Azalea Festival different than any other, even the queen s coronation came with a new twist.
Victoria Huggins was crowned on Wednesday as the 74th Queen Azalea, and as part of 74 virtual waves the former Miss Wilmington and North Carolina embarked on a trip around 74 places in Wilmington.
The traditional queen s coronation is typically at Waterfront Park or Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. However, the pandemic meant a shift to a more virtual format.
Huggins received the crown at BB&T, now Truist, on Third Street downtown. From there she made stops on the Wilmington Riverwalk and North Waterfront Park area, Hotel Ballast, Greenfield Lake Amphitheater (where Huggins added her handprints to a neighboring sidewalk), Pine Valley Market and Thalian Hall among others.