Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007 (4th runner-u at Miss Teen USA)
A native of West Union, Miss West Virginia USA 2013 Chelsea Welch represented West Virginia at the Miss USA 2013 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. A former Miss West Virginia Teen USA and top five finalist at Miss Teen USA, Chelsea has a Bachelor of Science degree from Brown University and a Masters from University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (completed during her reign) and is now pursuing her JD from Georgetown School of Law. She has served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia.
Miss West Virginia USA 2013 Chelsea Welch graduated from Brown University with Bachelors of Science Degree and then went abroad as a Peace Scholar. During her reign, Chelsea competed her Masters from University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Her ambition is to solve our generation’s greatest environmental challenges as the Secretary of the Interior. She describes herself as bold, genuine and vivacious. Chelsea represented West Virginia as the 2007 Miss West Virginia Teen USA and was in the top 5 at the 2007 Miss Teen USA Pageant.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Chelsea’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
There’s nothing better than watching a contestant progress from year to year! Here’s a look back at Chelsea’s previous pageant photos.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Chelsea’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Charisse Haislop as Miss West Virginia USA 2014.
