Career
Early pageants
Garrett began competing in beauty pageants when she was three years old. Her first competition was for Tiny Mission Appomattox in 1996. Vying for Mission Virginia
She competed in the 2011 Mission Virginia pageant with the platform "Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere – Communication and Respect for Everyone" which promoted respect for individuals with handicaps plus a vocal performance of "Over the Rainbow" in the talent portion of the competition.
She competed in the 2012 Mission Virginia pageant with the platform "Defying Disabilities" and a vocal performance of a Martina McBride song in the talent portion of the competition.
She competed in the 2013 Mission Virginia pageant with the platform "Defying Disabilities" and a vocal performance of "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla in the talent portion of the competition. Mission Virginia 2014
On September 28, 2013, Garrett was crowned Mission State Fair of Virginia 2014.
She entered the Mission Virginia pageant at the Roanoke Civic Center in June 2014 as one of 26 qualifiers for the state title. Garrett"s competition talent was a vocal performance of "Parla Più Piano", an Italian language version of the love theme from The Godfather.
Her platform was "Defying Disabilities", focused on understanding the challenges of people with physical challenges.
She earned more than $17,500 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Mission Virginia, her activities include public appearances across the state of Virginia. Garrett earned a $25,000 scholarship prize as first runner-up.
Garrett is a native of Pamplin City, Virginia, and a 2010 graduate of Prince Edward County High School in Farmville, Virginia.
Her father is Steven Garrett, and her mother is Jeanine Garrett. Garrett has two younger brothers, Austin and Ryan.
She and Austin, who has cerebral palsy, appeared together on a Wheaties box commemorating the 2014 Special Olympics World Games. Garrett is a May 2014 graduate of Liberty University.