By LEAH INGRAM EAGLE | Special to the Reporter
Class of 2023 Pelham graduate Jada Winston recently became a candidate for the 2025 Miss Alabama pageant.
After being crowned Miss Iron City over the summer, Jada, now a sophomore at the University of North Alabama, will compete with dozens of other young ladies from across the state for next year’s title.
Jada has participated in pageants for years, including at Pelham Middle School and Pelham High School and most recently Miss North Alabama and Miss Shelby County, which were on back-to-back days in July.
“I looked at the schedule before finding the preliminaries listed out and found the ones to register for,” Jada said. “It was a lot of prep beforehand. I learned a lot and met so many wonderful girls.”
Jada keeps an extremely busy schedule between her school and pageant commitments. Being organized and keeping everything on a schedule is how she manages her time.
“Before the semester started, I got a schedule of everything I would be doing,” she said. “I put everything on there that I knew of before I planned other things. It’s a lot of juggling and it takes a lot of patience with myself to be able to do it all. Praying about it helps too, because I’m not in control, God is.”