The 78th North Carolina Azalea Festival queen has been crowned, and the party has officially started. Bethany Joy Lenz, who lived and worked in Wilmington for years as a star of the series "One Tree ...

The 'One Tree Hill' star tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that she loves hearing from women who reach out saying how ...

Some of the parade participants will include Queen Azalea LXXVIII Bethany Joy Lenz, marching bands, area dignitaries and ...

Bethany Joy Lenz is the 78th Queen Azalea. Wednesday evening, she was crowned in a stunning pink dress, as Queen Azalea. The coronation kicked off the 2025 North Carolina Azalea Festival - a beloved ...

N.C. Azalea Festival started on Wednesday, and we've got all of the festival coverage you could ever want right here in the StarNews.

For nearly five decades, it was literally unheard of for the North Carolina Azalea Festival to crown a queen with ties to the Wilmington area. Since the first Azalea Festival in 1948, its queens ...

Live performance by multicultural organizations. The Azalea Queen’s Court, the Azalea Festival Princess and reigning Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett. Stay informed: Accessing local journalism ...

Bethany Joy Lenz, is no stranger to Wilmington. Having spent much of her adulthood filming the beloved series One Tree Hill ...

Bethany Joy Lenz, known for her role in "One Tree Hill," was crowned the 78th North Carolina Azalea Festival queen. Lenz, who resided in Wilmington for a decade, expressed her deep connection to ...

The annual North Carolina Azalea Festival parade will be held on Saturday, April 5th in downtown Wilmington. The parade will feature floats, marching bands, and Queen Azalea LXXVIII Bethany Joy Lenz.