Once upon a time, while covering the Miss Virginia pageant -- it's held every year in Roanoke, choosing Virginia's contestant to go to the Miss America competition -- I thought it would be interesting to do a photo project (or a film, but I think it might be more fun with stills) called "Being Miss Virginia." The story would start in the wings as the new Miss Virginia is crowned, and then would follow her through all her official duties and obligations (not so much focused on the national pageant as the appearances and charity events, etc., that go on throughout the year) and what it takes to keep it up (it's really a job like any other). At the end, we would be in the wings again with our Miss Virginia, waiting to crown the next to hold the title.
This year's pageant just ended, and the new Miss Virginia came on our show the morning after. These behind-the-scenes pictures capture a little of what I was thinking ...
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