Hermona Girmay of Seattle was crowned Miss Washington 2024 on July 6, 2024, at the Capital High School Performing Arts Center in Olympia.

She was sponsored by the Seattle Times newspaper, a practice common in the early days of Miss America pageants.

She was pictured in the paper leaving in a biplane for her cross-country flight to Atlantic City, where she was voted "Prettiest Girl in an Evening Gown.

[1] In 1949 the pageant was a "financial flop" and the winner had to seek community donations to fund her appearance at Miss America.

[2][3][4] From 1961 to 1997 the pageant was hosted by Vancouver, under a number of executive directors before moving to the Tri-Cities under the directorship of Chamber President, Dorothy Schoeppach.