A new Miss North Carolina was crowned over the weekend. Miss Johnston County Carrie Everett took home the crown on Saturday during the Miss NC Competition.

“Women must become revolutionary. This cannot be evolution but revolution,” Everett said during the competition.

Everett, a rising Sophomore at North Carolina Central University majoring in vocal performance, is the fourth Black woman to ever win the title.

“It is easy to see how the judges fell in love with Carrie,” a statement from the Miss NC page read. “…she is dynamically confident, kind, witty, talented, and has the kind of superstar personality one can only wish for in a titleholder and sister.”

Everett was a double preliminary winner in Evening Gown and Talent, singing “And I Am Telling You…” from the musical “Dreamgirls.” She was also awarded the Susan Griffin Fisher Best in Vocal Talent Scholarship and the Karen Bloomquist Rookie Scholarship, bringing her scholarship earnings this week to $23,500

Her community service initiative is “Equity to build community.”

The Miss North Carolina Organization is a not-for-profit dedicated to empowering young women to achieve their personal, professional, and educational goals.

Everett will go on to compete in the 2025 Miss America pageant.