Addison Shoemaker, a Vestavia Hills resident who is a junior at Briarwood Christian School, is in Orlando to compete in the Miss America’s Teen competition this week.

Shoemaker beat out 38 other teens from across the state in the Miss Alabama’s Teen competition in March. She was competing as Miss Historic Springville’s Teen, the preliminary competition she won, and performed a dance routine as her talent.

Shoemaker’s community service initiative is called Cheering on Children’s, which is the name of a nonprofit she created to support child life programs at children’s hospitals and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

The Miss America’s Teen competition is being held at The Walt Disney Theater at The Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts in Orlando. Shoemaker had her interview Monday.

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