Kali Brooke Whitaker is crowned Miss Central Carolina 2016 Feb. 6 at Finch Auditorium in Thomasville. She will compete for the title of Miss North Carolina in June. Her year as Miss Central Carolina will be spent in service, advocating for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Children’s Miracle Network. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, class of 2015, and Davie High School, class of 2011, and is the daughter of Keith and Lisa Whitaker, and the granddaughter of Jack Whitaker of Mocksville.