2009.06.18
Abby Erdman competes in Outstanding Teen Competition
The Miss Virginia pageant is coming up next weekend at the Roanoke Civic Center. One of the preliminary events is the Outstanding Teen competition and one of the contestants is Abby Erdman of Southwest Roanoke County.
Here are some photos of Abby, in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.
Abby is a junior at the Burton Center for the Performing Arts and Hidden Valley High School. She is a member of the Hidden Valley Drill Team and dances at Divine Dance Center in Southwest County. Abby's platform is "Forever Homes", providing care and shelter for homeless animals.
Miss Virginia Outstanding Teen will hold its preliminary events (talent, interview, fitness and evening gown) on Friday, June 26 at Hotel Roanoke with the finals taking place at 4 pm on Saturday, June 27th at the Civic Center.
Want to help Abby win a savings bond? This year there's Internet voting. Each vote costs 99 cents, but whoever wins the Internet voting wins a savings bond. Details here on the Miss Virginia site.
For more pageant coverage, including links to Abby's crowning in the Miss Smith Mountain Lake pageant, see below:
OTHER PAGEANT COVERAGE:
* June 17: Photos: Miss Roanoke Valley with the Fashionistas
* June 17: A message from Miss Roanoke Valley
* June 17: Miss Roanoke Valley competes for Miss Virginia
* June 16: Photos of Miss Roanoke Valley at weekend events
* May 19: Pageant princesses at Local Colors
* May 5: Pageant princesses mark Chic-fil-A anniversary
* April 28: Pageant princesses at pancake breakfast
* April 23: Photos of pageant princesses at recent events
* March 13: Little Miss Roanoke Valley helps crown pageant winner at Richfield
* March 6: Photo of Outstanding Teen Abby Erdman and other pageant winners
* March 2: Abby Erdman of Southwest Roanoke County crowned Miss Outstanding Teen for Smith Mountain Lake.
* Feb. 25: Pageant princesses serve pancakes at the Franklin Road IHOP
* Dec. 15: Photos of Little Miss Roanoke Valley in Roanoke Christmas parade
* Dec. 10: Photos of Miss Roanoke Valley, Miss Teen Roanoke Valley and Miss Pre-Teen Roanoke Valley at Azario's open house in Southwest Roanoke County
* Dec. 8: Photos of Little Miss Roanoke Valley (and other pageant winners) in the Vinton Christmas parade
* Sept. 30: More photos from the Miss Roanoke Valley pageant at Cave Spring High School.
* Sept. 29: Photos from the Miss Roanoke Valley pageant
