The Miss North Carolina USA 2023 coronation night will be held at the High Point Theatre in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States on February 25, 2023. It is the 72nd edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects North Carolina’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Currently, North Carolina has 20 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Chelsea Cooley in 2005, Kristen Dalton in 2009 and the late Cheslie Kryst in 2019. Representing the state, Caelynn Miller-Keyes was runner-up to Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers and Morgan Romano was runner-up to Miss USA 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel.

Morgan was crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2022 on January 29, 2022. She became Miss USA 2022 after Gabriel was crowned Miss Universe 2022.

There are 70 women competing for the Miss North Carolina 2023 crown. Here are the candidates:

1. Kristin Coleman (Ardennes)
2. Daya Woodard (Asheboro)
3. Tess Boatwright (Asheville)
4. Tearra Bell (Ballantyne)
5. Carly Peeters (Cameron Village)
6. Scarlett Freeman (Capital City)
7. Chandnee Patel (Cary)
8. Alexis Prebula (Central Carolina)
9. Sosa Evbuomwan (Chapel Hill)
10. Jarin Simmons (Charlotte)
11. Cora Small (Chatham County)
12. Emma Knapp (City of Oaks)
13. Sophia Kellstrom (Cleveland County)
14. Siera Bergeron (Cornelius)
15. Terra Johns (Davidson County)
16. Jessica Cameron (Davie County)
17. Addison Hicks (Dilworth)
18. Genna Locklear (Durham)
19. Skylee Lawton (Concord)
20. Alaciya Bowen (Durham County)
21. Alyssa Hefner (Eastern Carolina)
22. Graciela Correa (Fayetteville)
23. Annie DeHart (Foothills)
24. Reanna Ruark (Forsyth County)
25. Alina Galvin (Fort Bragg)
26. Serenity Edwards (Fourth Ward)
27. Anna Ford (Garner)
28. Lindsey Woodward (Gaston County)
29. Charity Hemphill (Gastonia)
30. Emily Mitchell (Goldsboro)
31. Jessica Tucker (Greater Charlotte)
32. Awel Bol (Greater Greensboro)
33. Ashley Luyindu (Greater Raleigh)
34. Chloe Blackmon (Greater Triad)
35. Chandler McBride (Greensboro)
36. Emily Kwiatkowski (Greenville)
37. Emily Zemola (Guilford County)
38. Bayli Alley (High Point)
39. Emilyann Marsh (Johnston County)
40. Emilee Lemay (Lake Norman)
41. Cali Hadley (Lake Wylie)
42. Hadleigh Seely (Mecklenburg)
43. Danielle Savinovich (Mecklenburg County)
44. Kieli Dotson (Metrolina)
45. Maddie McGee (Midtown)
46. Courtney Smith (Mint Hill)
47. Miranda de Jesus (Morrisville)
48. Gabrielle Wylie (Mount Holly)
49. Lyndsey Locklear (North Raleigh)
50. Jasmine Baker (Orange County)
51. Alexandria Grace Porter-Phelps (Pfafftown)
52. Danyel Joseph (Piedmont)
53. Olivia Frangos (Piedmont Triad)
54. Elise Mosely (Pineville)
55. Celia Stafford (Pittsboro)
56. Danica Forestal (Raleigh)
57. Karen Villanueva-Sierra (Raleigh-Durham)
58. Caroline Credle (Raleigh-Durham Airport)
59. Meghan Canard (Research Triangle)
60. Chelsea Skeens (Rowan County)
61. Gabriela Peña (Sailponte)
62. Dakarai Saunders (Shelby)
63. Kajal Raju (South Charlotte)
64. McKenzie Hansley (South Park)
65. Jessica Ayers (Spring Lake)
66. Kaylee Spruill (Triangle Area)
67. Jordyn McKey (Uptown)
68. Victoria Smith (Valdese)
69. Diamond Burton (Wake Forest)
70. Madison Walker (Walnut Creek)