On Saturday, June 17, 2023, Tara Schiphof, 25 years old from King, North Carolina, was chosen as Miss Georgia 2023 after beating 57 other competitors. The Grand Finale of the competition was held at the River Center of Performing Arts in Columbus, Georgia.
Tara Schiphof received a sash, title and $25,000 scholarship in addition to being declared Miss Georgia 2023. Miss Georgia 2022 and queen Kelsey Hollis named the reigning Miss Capital City. Tara is the 21st state winner to join the Miss America 2024 class, and she will represent Georgia in it. Interestingly, she competed in the Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant for the second time. He was crowned first runner-up last year.
Tara Schiphof performs classical ballet.
Tara Schiphof was born in North Carolina to parents Melanie Oakley and Chris Schiphof, both of whom still live in their hometown of King. Tara attended Mount Olive Elementary School before transferring to Chestnut Grove Middle School. He was awarded the prestigious Stokes County Arts Council Scholarship, which allowed him to attend high school and then college.
Tara earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in classical dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2019. She also plans to complete the Master of Science in Management Program at Wake Forest University School of Business in 2020. She is a member of the varsity dance team.
Tara Schiphof has been dancing since she was a child. She’s done everything from performing with Dance Perfections to showing off her incredible ballet skills at Stokes Stomp, King Fest and the Walnut Cove Festival in her hometown. He moved to Georgia for his job with Stanley Black & Decker as a marketing professional. Tara Schiphof won the Miss Macon pageant at age 23, the first in the state.
#YesYouCan is Miss Georgia 2023’s community service program.
Miss Georgia 2023 is set apart from the rest because of her community service project, #YesYouCan. It is about overcoming the negativity that surrounds the notion of failure and giving it new significance.
Tara said in her victory statement:
“Through #YesYouCan, I can provide scholarships to students and help others develop the skills needed to persevere through life’s toughest challenges.” I really want to change the way we think about failure and make it an opportunity for progress rather than something to fear.”
He went on to say that one of the most appealing aspects of his program is that everyone, regardless of age, background or demographics, can connect and benefit from it. He went on to say that he plans to spread it to all Georgia schools. Tara also attributed her win to her own perseverance, saying:
“When I was 11 years old, I realized the value of perseverance because I competed in a competition and it took me nine years to win.” It taught me how to fail well and succeed with modest goals. It taught me why the journey is more important than the goal.”
On the same day as Miss Georgia 2023, Miss Georgia Teen 2023 was crowned.
Miss Georgia 2023 Tara Schiphof was the winner, although Miss Spirit of the South Julia DeSerio was the first runner-up. Miss Atlanta Audrey Kittila was named second runner-up, Miss Cobb County Ludwidg Louizaire was named third runner-up, and Miss West Georgia Taylor Burrell was named fourth runner-up. That same evening, Miss Georgia Teen 2023 was crowned. Charlie Key of Cobb County was the winner.
Tara, as previously mentioned, will represent the state of Georgia in the Miss America 2024 class. Miss America 2024 will be the 96th edition of the pageant. The official date and venue of the event has yet to be revealed.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
