Wilmington native Carli Batson was crowned Queen Azalea on Wednesday afternoon at the kick-off of the 76th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival. It's the first time in festival history the Azalea ...

The North Carolina Azalea Festival has named its 77th queen. Sharon Lawrence, a longtime actress of TV, film and stage, was announced Friday as this year's queen in a news release from the Azalea ...

Bethany Joy Lenz, known for her role in "One Tree Hill", has been named the 78th queen of the North Carolina Azalea Festival. The festival, taking place in Wilmington, NC from April 2-6, will feature ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - With less than two weeks left before she’s crowned as the 2019 Azalea Festival queen, Briana Venskus is defending a controversial Instagram post. Last November, the actress and ...