Miss Virginia USA Christina Thompson. Image: Contributed

Miss Virginia USA 2021 Christina Thompson will lead the Appomattox Railroad Festival as grand marshal on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Thompson won the title of Miss Virginia USA on July 17 at the Carpenter Theater in Richmond. Since then, she has spent her time volunteering for the Virginia Special Olympics, Smile Train, Runway for a Cure and other local organizations.

Thompson has incorporated her love of journalism into promoting the Miss Virginia USA organization by reporting on all her appearances and broadcasting them to local TV news stations in the form of her own news segment, “Crown Time with Christina Thompson.” The intent of her segment is to “shine a positive light on our wonderful state while helping encourage more young women to experience pageantry and its wonderful benefits.”

There’s more to this in the current issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Support local journalism by purchasing the issue at a local newsstand or subscribing at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to receive the print edition or view the full article in the e-edition version.