Miss Sweetheart of Arkansas Ava Weeks won the Preliminary Talent Award and Miss UCA Kennedy Holland captured the Preliminary Evening Gown Award. Miss White River Camille Cathey won the Preliminary On-Stage Interview Award and Miss Dogwood Bella Bauer won the Preliminary Health and Fitness Award on Tuesday, the opening night of the 86th Annual Miss Arkansas Competition at Robinson Center in Little Rock.
For winning Talent, Miss Sweetheart of Arkansas Ava Weeks will receive a $2,000 scholarship provided by the Miss Arkansas Crown Club. She performed a vocal to “I Dreamed a Dream.”
Miss UCA Kennedy Holland will receive a $1000 scholarship for winning Evening Gown provided by The Royal We.
Miss Dogwood Bella Bauer will receive a $500 scholarship for winning Health and Fitness provided by Innovative Claim Services.
Miss White River Camille Cathey will receive a $1000 scholarship for winning On-Stage Interview provided by Traci Lewellen in honor of Miss Arkansas 2019/2020 Dr. Darynne Dahlem.
For more information on our preliminary winners please visit missarkansas.org.
Emcees for this year’s Miss Arkansas Competition are Chris Kane and Miss Arkansas 2009 Sarah Slocum Collins. KARK Morning Show Anchor DJ Williams emceed the On Stage Interview portion of the competition.
Ashton Campbell Gill was the emcee for the Miss Arkansas’ Teen Pageant held during the afternoon. She was Miss Arkansas 2014 and 2nd Runner Up to Miss America, as well as Miss Arkansas’ Outstanding Teen 2011. Miss Arkansas 2019/ 2020 Dr. Darynne Dahlem emceed the On Stage Interview portion of the competition.
Miss Arkansas 2023 Cori Keller and Miss Arkansas Teen 2023 Allie Bell were on hand to present the awards. Keller was a Top 11 Semi-Finalist at the Miss America Pageant this past January.
Preliminary Awards given in this afternoon’s Teen Competition were:
· Preliminary Talent Award - $500 scholarship provided by The Parker Family – Lights of the Delta’s Teen Sophie Puckett. She performed a tap dance to “Blue Suede Shoes” for her talent.
· Preliminary Evening Gown Award -$500 scholarship sponsored by The Royal We: White River’s Teen Kennedy Johnson
· Preliminary Health & Fitness Award - $500 scholarship sponsored by the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation – Dogwood’s Teen Peyton Bolling
Additional Miss Arkansas Scholarship Winners announced were:
Alpha Talent Award, in the amount of $500, given by the Miss Arkansas Executive Directors Association – Sweetheart of Arkansas Ava Weeks
Alpha Evening Gown Award, in the amount of $500, given by The Royal We – South Arkansas Stevie St. John
Alpha On Stage Interview Award, in the amount of $500, given by Danielle Diemer – Greater Hot Springs Graceanne Morgan
Alpha Private Health and Fitness Award, in the amount of the $500, given by Baptist Health – Dogwood Bella Bauer
Alpha Private Interview for the ALPHA Group, in the amount of $1500, given by Kendra Scott at Promenade at Chenal – Ozark Highlands Kassidy Bell
Confidently You Award, in the amount of $500, given by MAGS Trucking – Greater Little Rock Jada Simpson
Alpha Arrival Award, in the amount of $500 given by Faces by Stephanie – South Arkansas Stevie St. John
Healthy Lifestyle Platform Award, in the amount of $500, given by Sharon Turrentine – Saline County Sophe Sligh
Service Above Self Award for ALPHA Group, in the amount of $500 given by the Miss Arkansas Executive Directors Association – Ouachita Baptist University Bailey Gibson
Hardin Bale Inspirational Male Scholarship, in the amount of $1000 scholarship, selected by the reigning Miss Arkansas and given by the Miss Arkansas Organization – Brayden Stamper
Additional Miss Arkansas Teen Awards given this afternoon were:
STAR Award in Memory of Muriel Cathey – $500 scholarship given by Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen 2018 Camille Cathey and selected by the reigning Miss Arkansas Teen: Carissa Joy Callicott
Alpha Arrival Award – $500 scholarship given by MAGS Trucking– Dogwood’s Teen Peyton Bolling
Alpha Fitness & Health Award – $500 scholarship sponsored by the Miss Arkansas Executive Directors Organization – Dogwood’s Teen Peyton Bolling
Alpha Evening Gown Award – $500 scholarship sponsored by The Royal We: Ozark Highland’s Teen Makayla Harrell
Alpha Talent Award – $500 scholarship sponsored by the Miss Arkansas Executive Directors Association – Greater Little Rock’s Teen Presley Bennett. For her talent she performed a tap dance to a Michael Jackson mix.
Additional information on the Teen and Miss contestants can be found at missarkansas.org.
This year’s Miss Arkansas Scholarship Competition celebrates the 86th Year of the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Competition. The show features 45 Miss Contestants and 36 Teen contestants from around the state who are competing for over $290,000 in scholarships. Competition continues with preliminaries on Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Arkansas’ Teen preliminaries begin at 3:00 p.m. and Miss begins at 7:00 p.m.
The crowning for the new Miss Arkansas Teen will be Friday, June 14th. The crowning for Miss Arkansas 2024 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 15th live on KARK / KNWA.
For ticket information please visit www.ticketmaster.com or the Robinson Center box office. For those who can’t attend the 2024 Miss Arkansas competition you can watch each preliminary competition using the link at www.missarkansas.org.
MISS ARKANSAS AND MISS ARKANSAS TEEN PHOTO CREDIT - DANNY BARGER PHOTOGRAPHY
Tuesday Teen Preliminary Winner Photo – L to R – Johnson (Gown), Puckett (Talent), Bolling (Health & Fitness)
Tuesday Miss Preliminary Winner Photo – L to R – Cathey (On Stage Interview), Weeks (Talent), Holland (Gown), Bauer (Fitness)
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