Leia Way LeStat & Alexa Van-Cartier Crowned in Ohio

Posted by By QBurgh staff writer March 31, 2023 1 Min Read
Leia Way LeStat & Alexa Van-Cartier. Photo courtesy of Ohio National Showgirl.

This past weekend, Pittsburgh queens Leia Way LeStat and Alexa Van-Cartier won the Ohio National Showgirl pageants. LeStat was crowned Ohio National Showgirl At Large 2023 and Van-Cartier as Ohio National Showgirl 2023.

The Ohio National Showgirl pageants are preliminary pageants for the National Showgirl Pageantry system. Both LeStat and Van-Cartier now qualify for the National Showgirl Pageants this September in Orlando, Florida.


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Indi Skies, also of Pittsburgh, reigned as Ohio National Showgirl 2022.

Congratulations to Leia Way LeStat and Alexa Van-Cartier.

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