DC Toasts, Sends Off Its Mrs. America Contestant

It was a “Toast to the Queen” Thursday night as DC sent their Mrs. off to compete in the National Mrs. America Pageant to be held next week in Tucson, Arizona.

The event, held at Adams Morgan’s Southern Hospitality honored Mrs. DC America 2012 Arika Burton and her husband, Brad, while raising funds for Cure by Design and the American Cancer Society.

Among those in attendance were Monumental Sports & Entertainments’ Paul Pitcher, Mrs. America 2002 Laurett Arnez Ellsworth, Mrs. Maryland America 2012 Tes Scanlon, Miss International 2011 Ciji Dodds, Snobswaps’ Elise Whang, Alexandria Cake Pops’ Tamara Wilson, event organizers Gina Boyd and Raquel Riley Thomas, and 2013 Mrs. DC contestants Meagan Barnes and Sophia Nawab. 

*Photos credit Devonia Singleton and Tri Nguyen