Join Us For The Next
International Pageant

July 26th and 27th
2024

KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE

Showcasing
The Accomplishments
Of Today's
Married Women®

Mrs. West Virginia International®

Alicia Dalton-Tingler - 1st Runner-Up

1.Tell us why anyone would want come to your hometown?
I wish I’d learned healthier eating habits earlier in life. I ate exclusively for enjoyment until 2012. That year I learned I have Graves’ Disease, an autoimmune disease that, among other things, increases metabolism. After my diagnosis, everything changed. I learned about food choice and portion size, and I’m grateful because the health benefits have been amazing.

2.What are the (2) most important things in your closet and why?
I don’t fear the future, I’m excited about it! I can’t wait to see what new technology, medical interventions, and movements shake our world.

3.What do you love to cook and why?
I love the stories that result from travel – particularly from the mishaps. They make for the best stories years later. I love the tale of a 1998 vacation when we threw caution to the wind and booked an oceanfront hotel online – cutting edge technology at the time. Once we arrived, we couldn’t find our hotel. That’s because we were in Ocean City, Maryland. Our hotel room was in Ocean City, New Jersey.

4.If you had an extra hour each day, what would you do?
I love the gratitude that I’ve gained. In my youth, I often took for granted the things that I now treasure: my faith, my health, my family, and unconditional love. Life’s experiences have taught me the value of these things that now reside at the top of my priority list.

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