The Miss Morganton Pageant is open to young ladies, ages 7-24, who reside in North Carolina. The pageant takes place prior to the Historic Morganton Festival in August, the queens are offically crowned at the festival.

The pageant celebrates strong, committed young women who are willing to represent the community as a goodwill ambassador. Queens also become a role model of today while strengthening our City for tomorrow. The Morganton Festival Queens not only work to promote the Morganton Festival throughout the year, but they also spend time working on their personal community service platforms and embracing the spirit of “giving back” to our community. Our Queens are here as ambassadors to the Morganton community. They represent us for one year mentoring their gracious generosity of giving back.

Age Divisions:

• Little Miss, 7-9 years old
• Junior Miss, 10-13 years old
• Teen Miss, 14-17 years old
• Miss, 18-24 years old
• Ambassador Queen (this title is open to anyone participating in one of the 4 age divisions and has the highest ad sales and is awarded to a non-title winner)

Competition Categories

• *Interview – All Divisions
• Talent – All Divisions
• Casual Wear – All Divisions
• Party Wear – Little & Junior
• Evening Wear – Teen, Miss
• On Stage Question – All Divisions

*Interviews take place prior to the start of the pageant

Applications for the 2022 Pageant are now available. This year’s event is set for Saturday, August 27th at the CoMMA Performing Arts Center.

Click Here for the application