Three local women among semifinalists in Miss Pennsylvania pageants in Pittsburgh

Jessica Billings, of Bloomington, was named Miss Pennsylvania USA, and Ebone Jimerson, of North Wales, was named Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA.

This weekend in Pittsburgh, several local young women were honored during the Miss Pennsylvania USA pageant.

Kaitlyn Lucas, of Emmaus, and Kaitlyn Fritz, of Bethlehem, were semifinalists in the teen contest. Fritz was also named Miss Photogenic.

Stephanie Jacques, of Bethlehem, was a semifinalist for Miss Pennsylvania. She was also voted Miss Congeniality.

Jessica Billings, of Bloomington, was named Miss Pennsylvania USA, and Ebone Jimerson, of North Wales, was named Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA.