2025 BRA-HA-HA® RESULTS ARE IN!

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - The Chesapeake Regional Health Foundation celebrated its 18th annual Bra-ha-ha® Awards Show & Auction tonight, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at the Delta Hotels by Marriott – Chesapeake. Over 450 people attended the inspirational event, where more than 145 decorated bras were displayed and entered in this year’s competition. A $1,000 check was presented to the grand prize winner.

The Bra-ha-ha is a “Seriously Uplifting” event, featuring bras created to raise awareness of breast cancer, to honor those who have won their fight, and to remember those who have lost their battle. Winners are chosen by a panel of local judges and modeled by breast cancer survivors during the final minutes of the evening.

This year’s winners:
•    Grand Prize: The Warrioress– designed by The Pilates Script and Allison Uniatowski
•    Most Creative: Ready, Get Set, Go Gold– designed by Ronaldo Cruz
•    Best Craftsmanship: Bee Good to Yourself Honey– designed by Kathy Crayton
•    Most Inspirational: Art and Paint Pink– designed by Paint Pink, Inc.
•    Best General Entry: Drawing Hope – designed by Stephanie Faleski and Mandy Lewis-Houston
•    Best School Entry – Adult: Piece by Piece – designed by Chesapeake Career Center
•    Best School Entry (14 & above): Blooming Shrooms and Healing Boobs – designed by Madelynn Gordon
•    Best School Entry (13 & under): Mystical Magical – designed by Rayna Sharp
•    Best CRH Staff Entry: Hive of Hope– designed by Erin Thompson
•    Best Golden Glamour Entry: Pretty in Peach – designed by Dollar Tree

Visit the bra art exhibit
The public is invited to view all bras in this year’s competition during an exhibit held at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach from Oct. 6-29, 2025. The inspirational bra art exhibit will be on display in the center court.

Survivors are invited
Breast cancer survivors are invited to attend The Bra-ha-ha Celebration at Lynnhaven Mall Center Court, 701 Lynnhaven Parkway, in Virginia Beach, on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 5-7 p.m. Registration is required for this free event. It is open to the public and meant to celebrate breast cancer survivors and the people who support them. Go to Brahaha.org to register.

Support the Raffle
On Monday, November 10, 2025, there will be a drawing for an Outer Banks Getaway at a spacious beach retreat, Catching Rays, in Corolla’s Ocean Sands community. The drawing is for a week-long stay, March 14-21, 2026, in a seven-bed, five-bath beach house with cozy living spaces, smart TVs, a game room with a pool table, and multiple decks. Winner must be 18 by the date of the drawing. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased here. Proceeds from this raffle support the mission of the Bra-ha-ha®. Every ticket purchased helps save lives through early detection and access to care.

Need a free mammogram?
Since its inception, The Bra-ha-ha® has raised over $2 million. Net proceeds are used to help provide breast health screenings to uninsured and under-insured community members and to fund advanced breast health technology at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. Free mammograms are offered year-round to those who qualify. To make an appointment, call 757-312-6536 or go to ChesapeakeMammo.com for more information. 

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