Ashley Amanda Vollrath from Blacksburg was crowned Miss Virginia USA on 22nd October 2017 at the TCC Roper Performing Arts Centre in Norfolk, VA. Her predecessor Jacqueline Carroll, Miss Virginia USA 2017, handed over the crown to Ashley and she will now represent Virginia in Miss USA 2018. She is a 21-year-old senior, studying Multimedia Journalism, at Virginia Tech. She has held seven internship positions, in her three short years, while attending Virginia Tech.