08/10/2025
Dear Laurel County, I am so honored and grateful to be named your 2025 Miss Laurel County Homecoming. It truly is a blessing to represent you, my sweet hometown! I am so excited to not only support everyone in Laurel County, but I am also excited to show Lexington what Laurel County is all about! I want to showcase what a beautiful and inspiring community we have here! I started this week with a Celiac’s Disease diagnosis 💚, and I am so happy I got to end it with the opportunity to gather under the moonlight at the 90th Laurel County Homecoming!” In addition to my title, I was blessed to receive the “Evening Gown” Award! So a BIG thank you to Blushing Bride & Formal Wear!
God, I thank You for giving me this chance to make a difference in my community. Recently, You have reminded me that You are with me every step of my life’s journey. I trust You and Your timing. You’ve blessed me tremendously by not only answering my prayers about giving me a diagnosis, but also about giving me the opportunity to wear this crown and share my platform. There’s no doubt in my mind that You and my sweet Papaw Carl were sitting in heaven watching over me last night.
To my Mom and Dad, thank you for supporting me in all of my endeavors, especially this one. To my mom, I thank you for being my support system and of course my role model. I would not be where I am today without you and your love and support as the best mom ever! To my dad, I thank you for escorting me in the evening gown competition last night and for being the best dad ever!
To Hayden, Tessa & Casey, Mamaw, Miranda, Clyde, and all of my other supporters, you all are amazing! Thank you for all your help, love, and encouragement! I couldn’t ask for a better network!
To my Miss Teen Laurel County Homecoming, Brinley, you are incredible! Such a beautiful and confident young lady! I am so thankful we get to go on this adventure together! I cannot wait to see all the wonderful things that we will accomplish together!
To all my fellow contestants, you all are the sweetest group of girls I have ever met! I feel so blessed and honored to have had the chance to get to know every one of you all!
To Chelsea Philpot and all of the Laurel County Homecoming board members, thank you for putting on such a beautiful night! All of the hard work that you all put into this celebration truly does reflect the beauty of the Laurel County Homecoming!
I am so delighted to represent you, Laurel County! I can’t wait to meet all of the lovely people that make this community great!
-with lots of love, Victoria Brashear, your 2025 Miss Laurel County Homecoming💚