In February 2013, Malone won the Miss Capital City 2013 title. She competed in the 2013 Miss West Virginia pageant on a platform of "Mental Health Advocacy at its CORE: Community Outreach, Research, and Education" and performed a vocal in the talent portion of the competition.[6][7] She was named was third runner-up for the state title.
On August 3, 2013, Malone won the Miss Northern West Virginia 2014 title.[8] She competed in the 2014 Miss West Virginia pageant on a platform of "Mental Health Advocacy at the CORE: Community Outreach, Research, and Education" and performed a country music vocal in the talent portion of the competition.[9][10]
Miss West Virginia 2015
On July 26, 2014, Malone was crowned Miss Wheeling 2015.[11][12][13] She was one of 21 women who qualified to compete in the 2015 Miss West Virginia pageant at the Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown.[14][15][16][17] Malone's competition talent was a vocal performance. Her platform is "Mental Health Advocacy at the CORE: Community Outreach, Research, and Education".[18]
Malone won the competition on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss West Virginia titleholder Paige Madden.[15][19] She earned several thousand dollars in scholarship money and prizes from the state pageant.[14][20] As Miss West Virginia, her activities include public appearances across the state of West Virginia.[17]
Vying for Miss America 2016
Malone was West Virginia's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[19][18] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed in the Top 15 as a semi-finalist but was eliminated after the swimsuit competition. Malone was awarded a $4,000 scholarship prize.[21][22]
