Inked Magazine named one of Lynchburg’s own a contender to be its newest cover girl. Sara Grace Sandefur, formerly of Moore County and currently of New York City, is competing for the coveted spot, which also happens to come with a $25,000 cash prize.

She now lives in New York City and works as a barber at Artisan Barber. She self-describes on the contest website as an “animal lover, humanitarian, tattoo collector, and huge supported of doing what you need to do to make yourself happy.”

She says first first tattoo was the crescent moon on her left hip that she got for her mother, Kellie Hope Sandefur of Lynchburg. She says that if she wins the prize she’ll use part of the cash award to support Care.org’s Women Empowerment Fund.

She’s currently #1 in her group. If you’d like to vote for her, click here. Voting will end on Thursday, February 20 at 11 p.m. As winner, Sara Grace would also win an opportunity to work with celebrity photographer Christopher Kolk for the cover shoot. •

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