2020 NC Jr. Rhododendron Queen Alyssa Hemphill (right) and NC Rhododendron Queen Taylor Loyd (right)
One of the area's longest standing scholarship opportunities for young women, the North Carolina Rhododendron Pageant is held over the course of the two evenings of the Festival, in the Bowman Middle School Auditorium.
2021 NC Rhododendron Queen's Court
Junior Queen Division
Left to Right
-Ava Grace Effler, Junior Congeniality Award
-Sophia Garland, 2nd Runner Up
-Malaina Blanton, Talent Winner, 1st Runner Up
-2022 NC Junior Rhododendron Queen, Alyssa Hemphill - Interview and Evening Gown Winner
Queen Division
Left to Right
-2022 NC Rhododendron Queen, Taylor Loyd - Interview and Swimsuit Winner
-Alora Wilson, 2nd Runner Up, Evening Gown Winner
-Sarah Beth Howard, 1st Runner Up, Talent Winner, Congeniality
Left to Right
-Ava Grace Effler, Junior Congeniality Award
-Sophia Garland, 2nd Runner Up
-Malaina Blanton, Talent Winner, 1st Runner Up
-2022 NC Junior Rhododendron Queen, Alyssa Hemphill - Interview and Evening Gown Winner
Queen Division
Left to Right
-2022 NC Rhododendron Queen, Taylor Loyd - Interview and Swimsuit Winner
-Alora Wilson, 2nd Runner Up, Evening Gown Winner
-Sarah Beth Howard, 1st Runner Up, Talent Winner, Congeniality