N.C. A&T’s favorite Georgia Peach has officially done it again. The 89th Miss N.C. A&T, Torree Theodore, was crowned Miss Black Georgia in Macon, Georgia on Sept. 14.
On top of serving as Miss N.C. A&T, Theodore also served as Miss Sophomore, Miss Pink Tea Rose for the Alpha Phi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., academic senator for her college, resident assistant, and Aggie Success Leader.
Theodore initially fell back in love with pageants following her competition in the National Black Alumni Hall of Fame Pageant last school year. However, graduating with her Bachelors in Social work and becoming a full-time graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill proved difficult for her to re-immerse back into her passions.
Fortunately, the spark and determination was reignited when her mother told her that the Miss Black Georgia Pageant was back and in her hometown of Macon, Georgia.
An impulsive decision was made by Theodore at that moment to compete.
“The most challenging part is the preparation and being consistent with it.” Theodore said. “Post grad is different, I don’t have my close friends with me and I don’t have my advisors with me to help me out.”
Theodore further talked about how the weeks intensified by having to incorporate pageant questions, heels practice, and more into her daily life.
“At about two weeks out I was like I gotta lock in and I began incorporating practicing into my everyday life,” she explained. “I would drive to work and say my talent over and over again. Whenever me and my friends would talk, I would ask them to sneak a question into our conversation. I even practiced walking in my heels around the house.”
Her methods of practice would work out in her favor as the former Miss N.C. A&T would win the pageant at Douglass Theatre weeks later.
She discussed the importance of being a good role model as she reigns in her new title.
”I always think about how when I serve or when I am in these positions that I am representing something bigger than myself. I’m not only representing Torree anymore, I’m representing my city and state,” Theodore said.
Theodore finished the conversation by le
aving some sound advice for young women following in her footsteps.
“Go for it. I ran for Miss Freshman and I lost. But I gained so much from just trying from that opportunity, learning from my mistakes, and doing better and essentially building up my n
etwork,” Theodore said.
The former Miss N.C. A&T will continue to build her network with her new platform as Miss Georgia with new community service initiatives. Simultaneously, she plans to continue giving her time at any capacity near and far to the students in Aggieland.
