First openly gay Miss Nevada crowned

STATELINE, Nev. (KOLO ) – The primary overtly homosexual Miss Nevada was topped Friday, July 1, 2022 at Bally’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada.

Her identify is Heather Renner and she or he calls Reno house.

Shortly after her win KOLO 8 Night Anchor Noah Bond requested her to share a message with different younger individuals who determine as homosexual.

“It will get higher. I do know that is very easy to say, however if you happen to do maintain on you’ll find the individual you have been meant to like and you’ll find love for your self alongside the way in which. Simply wait. It’s not at all times this robust,” Renner replied.

She says she is going to use the roughly $30,000 in scholarship cash she earned along with her Miss Nevada title to pay for her schooling at UNLV the place she is majoring in theater.

Renner’s household has been part of the Miss Nevada scholarship group for over 50 years. She says her grandmother was as soon as the Government Director of the Group.

She’s going to now put together for the Miss America pageant in Connecticut this coming December.

Megan Dwyer from Elko was topped Miss Nevada Excellent Teen. This competitors is reserved for contestants between the ages of 13 and 17-years-old.

“To win the crown this yr was so thrilling for me. It seems like a dream. I’ve been concerned on this group since I used to be eight-years-old. To lastly have my dream come true is so wonderful,” she stated.

She says she wish to use the scholarship cash she received to earn a serious in biology with a minor in bioethics at Stanford College in Palo Alto, California.

She encourages different younger Nevada’s to not be afraid to pursue their goals and to by no means quit if a aim is price acquiring.

Copyright 2022 KOLO. All rights reserved.