2020 MISS JUNETEENTH CROWNED IN VIRTUAL CEREMONY

         COVID-19 changed so many community activities. They events were either postponed, cancelled, or held virtually. So it was with the “Miss Juneteenth Pageant.” The “2020 Miss Juneteenth Pageant,” sponsored by the Tampa Bay Juneteenth Coalition and partners, was held virtually on June 19, 2020. The winners were: “Miss Juneteenth,” Helena Chambers and “Jr. Miss Juneteenth,” Adaria Norton. The winners and runners-up are shown with the judges: left to right are: judges, Robert Scott, Jr., Barbara Harden, and Pastor Celeste Chiles; 3rd runner-up, Carry Desulme; 2nd runner-up, Ay’rreka Gilchrest; 1st runner-up, Kyla Walden; Miss Juneteenth, Helena Chambers; and Jr. Miss Juneteenth, Adaria Norton.