Bridgeport's Gates Named Miss West Virginia; To Represent State in Miss America Pageant
By Jeff Toquinto on June 30, 2012
Bridgeport has landed another state champion. This time, however, it wasn’t on the athletic fields. Instead, just a few moments after 11 p.m. Friday evening Kaitlin Gates was crowned the winner of the 2012 Miss West Virginia pageant.
The Miss West Virginia Pageant is the official preliminary to the Miss America Pageant. It will be held January 12, 2013. The 86th annual event will take place at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Paradise, Nevada.
“My mom had a sewing business and did alterations and monogramming. She would set up tables during orientations,” she told Connect-Bridgeport earlier this year.
The Miss West Virginia Pageant is the official preliminary to the Miss America Pageant. It will be held January 12, 2013. The 86th annual event will take place at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Paradise, Nevada.
Gates is no stranger to the pageant world. She has been active in the pageantry circuit since about age 13, her first title being 2006 Miss West Virginia Outstanding Teen. But she’s been frequenting pageants much longer.
“My mom had a sewing business and did alterations and monogramming. She would set up tables during orientations,” she told Connect-Bridgeport earlier this year.
Complete details on Gates’ honor tomorrow on Connect-Bridgeport.com.
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