United States of America's Miss Virginia 2021

Overall I had a great experience. I knew what to expect once we showed up to registration for the pageant. We had a breakdown of the schedule ahead of time along with videos of the choreography that we would need to perfect during rehearsals. Deveney did a great job as a first time state director in charge of three states! Deveney has been very transparent with expectations and I believe that made for a great experience. She was readily available to answer questions at any given time.

This was my first time competing at USOA. As a military veteran and a pageant veteran, I appreciated how Deveney laid out all the rules, itinerary, schedule, choreography, and songs. I went into the pageant knowing what would happen at each hour. There was some event organization that could have been better but for a first time director running 3 state pageants for 3 divisions at the same time - she did great! I had a great time at USOA. Scoring system at the state level is 25% interview, 25% fi Show more

This was my first time competing at USOA. As a military veteran and a pageant veteran, I appreciated how Deveney laid out all the rules, itinerary, schedule, choreography, and songs. I went into the pageant knowing what would happen at each hour. There was some event organization that could have been better but for a first time director running 3 state pageants for 3 divisions at the same time - she did great! I had a great time at USOA. Scoring system at the state level is 25% interview, 25% fitness, 25% evening gown, 25% on-stage question. Other systems interview is 50% and only the finalists move to on-stage question (which is my favorite category).Show less