Casting spotlight on Lydia Reynolds
By Susan Palmes-Dennis ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—Beauty and brains is how best to describe Lydia Inez Reynolds who’s representing Charlotte, North Carolina in the beauty competition sponsored by Fiesta Mo Sa USA 2026 in Florida. Standing 5’5 barefoot, Lydia or Dia to family and friends turned 19 several days ago and she spends most of her time with nature at their farmland at Marshville instead of partying like other growing teenagers do. Lydia, who won as Miss Teen Charlotte, is the daughter of Dexter and Dorena Reynolds. Dexter is from Savannah, Georgia originally while Doreen is from the Philippines. Doreen describes her daughter as ‘like my little mama. She is very helpful assisting her siblings when they were little. She loves babies, is obedient and reliable and loves spending time with family.’ And mom’s description of her daughter rings true as Dia loves babysitting kids in the Filipino-American community. Her favorite hobby is spending quality time wi...