A Memorable Start to 2025

Miss Arkansas Valley 2025, Madison Brooke Garay and Miss America’s Teen 2025, Payton Bolling

The Miss Arkansas Valley & Johnson County Org is fortunate to have attended the 2025 Miss America and Miss America’s Teen competition. Arkansas is now home to Payton Bolling, Miss America’s Teen 2025. Fun fact: She is the first Miss Arkansas’ Teen to win the title!

This was our first time attending Miss America or Miss America’s Teen, and you may be wondering, why now?

When Camille and Payton were crowned in June as our state titleholders, their genuineness and friendliness impacted everyone around them. Their talent and grace on-stage left us awe struck.

We got to meet and talk to them more at our local preliminary competition in July, and Camille has visited Johnson County multiple times since then. She even came to participate in the Greased Pig Chase and visit at the 2024 Johnson County Peach Festival. All of their visits to our home community mean the world to us!

Both, Payton and Camille’s, hard work and presence was the biggest motivator for us to attend and cheer them on! It was amazing to see so many people and friends from Arkansas there to do the same. The memories from this trip will last a lifetime!