OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City woman will represent Maryland at the Miss USA pageant this year.
Caleigh Shade, a 22-year-old Ocean City resident, was crowned Miss Maryland USA on Sunday during the 70th edition of the Miss Maryland USA competition. The win came as a surprise to Shade, who was competing in the contest for the first time.
“I was shocked,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Shade, a Cumberland native, attended Salisbury University and has now lived in Ocean City for the past four years. She moved to Ocean City permanently to work at The Hobbit, where she is a sommelier.
She said her pageant career was inspired by someone she met when she was modeling. After a debut in a teen pageant, Shade said she knew she wanted to compete for the Miss Maryland title.
Ummmmmmm !!!!!!
Congrats!
Fantastic….
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Enjoy it!
sommelier at 22? give me a break. There are four levels for one to become a sommelier.
introductory sommelier, certified sommelier, advanced sommelier and master sommelier. Only 269 professionals have earned the Level Four distinction since the Court’s inception in 1969.
at 22 most she has done is taken a 2 day course. How much wine could she have been exposed to, how many grape varieties can she identify?
She should stick to looking pretty and keep her mouth shut!