Jefferson County’s Karrington Childress takes the crown at Miss West Virginia

By Toni Milbourne [email protected]

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Jefferson County’s own Karrington Childress was extremely excited to compete in the 2023 Miss West Virginia pageant held at Martinsburg’s Airborne Event Center. But that participation excitement was pale in comparison to what she felt when she was crowned Miss West Virginia 2023.

“I woke up this morning and wondered if I had been dreaming,” Childress said in an interview Sunday, following three days of competition, culminating in…