Miss Virginia USA, Miss DC USA raise $10K for Virginia Special Olympics

by Christina ThompsonMonday, August 2nd 2021

Miss Virginia USA and Miss District of Columbia USA titleholders present a $10,000 check to Virginia Special Olympics athlete and pageant ambassador Matthew Doyle. (Courtesy: Christina Thompson)

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Miss Virginia USA and Miss District of Columbia USA titleholders raised $10,000 for the Virginia Special Olympics.

This money will fund one-quarter of the Commonwealth's chapter of the Special Olympics for the entire year.

The money was raised through the pageant’s “People’s Choice Award.”

Folks voted for their favorite contestant to make it into the top 15 at the pageant, which happened on July 17 in Richmond at the Carpenter Theater.

Each vote cost $1, and a portion of that money was donated to the Special Olympics.

The check was presented to Virginia Special Olympics athlete and pageant ambassador Matthew Doyle last week.

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