Taylor Edwards will be representing her hometown of Mechanicsville as a state finalist in the National American Miss Virginia Pageant to be held on July 30 in Reston. 

She is a 2011 graduate of Lee-Davis High School and will attend Randolph-Macon College in the fall.

She said she plans to major in psychology with a minor in education.

Taylor’s sponsors are: All Aboard Child Development Center, Mechanics-ville Fencing Academy, Cold Harbor Antique Mall, Zachary Strauss, DDS, Nicholas Germane-Orthodontist, Mechanicsville Masonry, Second Hand Rose, Shape-Up Hair for Men, and A Appliance Repair.

The pageant winner receives $1,000 cash, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of roses, and air transportation to compete in the national pageant in California.

National competitors receive a tour of Hollywood and tickets to Disneyland.