Teen Finals are complete! A huge congratulations to Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 - Amelia Lisowe. 

Day five at Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas' Teen consisted of Night 2 Preliminary competitions.

Carleigh competed in Fitness and On-Stage Interview. Makayla, Madi and Graceanne competed in Talent.

Today kicked off the first afternoon/evening of Preliminary Competition. 

Carleigh and the contestants in the White Group modeled their evening gowns. Makayla and the members of the Red Group answered their On-Stage Question and competed in the Fitness phase of competition.

Madi Brooke and Graceanne and the rest of the Mu Group also answered their On-Stage Question and competed in Fitness.

Three of our four titleholders completed their first phase of judged competition - Private Interview. This phase is worth 30% of their overall score.

The Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 contestants arrived in Little Rock on Saturday, June 7th! To kick of the week's festivities, the initiating Arrival Ceremony, located at the beautiful Arkansas State Capitol, took place at 2:00 PM. The attending guests were introduced to each of the fabulous contestants as they walked the rotunda in their classy, yet fashionable attire. 

One of the most exciting events leading to the week of Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas' Teen is Lottery Day! This is the process that the titleholders go through to select their competition line-up and phase of competition order.

We love being able to provide insight to our titleholders preparation, and often face curiosity about the inner workings of this process. Keep reading to learn more! 

It is time for us to introduce Miss Arkansas Valley's Diamond, Chloe Garay. Keep reading to learn a few fun facts about Chloe!

One of the unique initiatives that the Miss America Opportunity embraces is the Little Sister mentorship program. In the state of Arkansas, our local preliminary titleholders may adopt up to four Arkansas Diamonds that will spend the week with them at Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas' Teen.  Each Diamond will spend hours rehearsing, performing, and most importantly, bonding with their titleholder and other Diamond's. 

Miss Arkansas Valley's Teen, Makayla Harrell, is blessed with three beautiful and talented young girls that she is mentoring and will grace the stage with her at Miss Arkansas' Teen in June 2025. Read more to get to know a bit more about each of her Diamond's!

Back in December, the Miss Arkansas Valley & Johnson County team met in Rison, AR to spend the day with the WONDERFUL Michelle Roberts and Shawna Hobson. We shared smiles and laughs, and we made many, many memories. Not to mention, the end products turned out absolutely stunning. We are so excited to share the results of their hard work!

Miss Johnson County, Graceanne Morgan, has been a passionate and talented performer for years. She has combined her passion and heart for service to create her Community Service Initiative: Courage Behind the Curtain. You can learn more about her efforts below!

For those that are not active members of the "pageant world," keeping track of the many different national, state, and local systems can be a lot. The Miss Arkansas Valley & Johnson County Organization is a foundational piece of the Miss America Organization. The Miss America system alone has an extensive structure that requires the dedication of hundreds of volunteers across the United States and Puerto Rico. 

One of the long-standing beliefs of the Miss America Organization is that each point of the crown represents a characteristic that a titleholder should embody. Style, scholarship, service and success are the four foundational elements that, in my opinion, make the Miss America Opportunity unique and not your typical "beauty pageant." In more recent years, titleholders across the nation have also started including the "circle" of sisterhood as a fifth element.  

Miss Arkansas Valley has dedicated her entire adulthood to her Community Service Initiative: Project Pack & Stack. Learn more about her efforts below!