Invited Guests
April 2023
2023 Queens Court

Anna Claire Musick
Miss Metrolina

Elizabeth O’Brien
Miss Central Carolina

Jordan Garrick
Miss Piedmont

Tori Kaitlyn Gross
Miss Randolph County

Taylor Loyd
Miss Statesville

Kate White
Miss Thomasville

Hannah Welborne-Lewis
Miss Sandhills

Rachel Townsend
Miss Fayetteville
2023 Keydet Escorts

Garrett Petruskie

Jack Mion

Kyle Neirman

Nick Cabell

Peyton Simpson

Sam McCrary

Thomas Champion

Thomas Marlow
Guests to Note
Each year the Azalea Festival highlights a few individuals as Official Invited Guests.
Stars, celebrities, and heroes alike – from afar and right here locally – are honored during Festival events.
The Festival has hosted the following notable guests (this is just a small sampling!):
Barbara Alyn Woods, Kevin Frazier, President Ronald Reagan, Adrian Wood
Also…Michael Jordan, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Chad Michael Murray, Hilarie Burton, and more!