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Jane Axhoj was Miss North Carolina USA 2020

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Charlotte

Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015 (2RU Miss Teen USA), 2nd runner-up 2014

A native of Waxhaw, a suburb of Charlotte, Jane Axhoj was crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2020 on 9 November 2019 and represented North Carolina at the Miss USA 2020 pageant in Memphis Tennessee. She later moved to Boston and became a New England Patriots cheerleader.

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Meet Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2020 Peyton Brown

Jane's sister titleholder was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2020 Peyton Brown. Click here to visit Peyton's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Visit Jane's Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015 profile

Before she was Miss North Carolina USA, Jane was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015 and second runner-up at Miss Teen USA. Head back into the archives to check out her Teen profile and all the photos from her Teen reign.
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Miss USA photos
State pageant photos
Professional photos
Candid and Appearance photos
Previous pageant photos
Farewell photos
After the Crown

Meet Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2020 Peyton Brown

Jane's sister titleholder was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2020 Peyton Brown. Click here to visit Peyton's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Visit Jane's Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015 profile

Before she was Miss North Carolina USA, Jane was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015 and second runner-up at Miss Teen USA. Head back into the archives to check out her Teen profile and all the photos from her Teen reign.
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2020 bio:

Jane Axhoj, a native of Charlotte, NC, is a senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in Supply Chain Management with International Business and a minor in French. She enjoys teaching dance and spending time with her little sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Jane is beyond thankful for her amazing parents and two older brothers and loves spending time with them. She has been blessed with the opportunity to travel by studying abroad and visiting one of her brothers stationed in Asia. She is humbled to serve the state of NC and thankful this is a part of the Lord’s plan. She is particularly excited to show her support for the military and veterans as that is something dear to her heart!

Miss USA pageant photos

Competing in the Miss USA pageant is once-in-a-lifetime event few get to experience. Here are Jane’s official Miss USA photos.

State pageant photos

The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Jane’s state pageant photos.

Crowning Video

Watch Jane’s life change as she is crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2020. Her first runner-up Madison Bryant won the following year.

Professional photos

Lights, camera, action!  Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.

Candid & Appearance photos

From events straight after her crowning to her final appearances before she passed on her crown, here’s a look at all the appearances Jane made during her reign, as well as other candid photos during her year.

Previous pageant photos

Farewell photos

All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Jane’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Madison Bryant as Miss North Carolina USA 2021.

After the crown

Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Jane’s “after the crown” photos.

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