Preliminary
Pageants
These are the preliminary pageants for the 2026 Miss Kentucky Bluegrass State Finals pageant!
Competition and scoring for preliminary pageants are designed to mimic our state event, which provides an excellent way to prepare. If you are selected as a preliminary winner, you also have the additional support of your preliminary directors to guide you along your journey to Miss Kentucky Bluegrass.
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Winners of preliminary pageants are to submit their required ad page and $150 ad fee within 30 days of being crowned. State paperwork, entry fees, and photogenic is due by April 1, 2026- any other balances may be paid at the pageant. Details and forms found on the STATE PAGEANT page of this site.
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To register for the State pageant, please contact
Dianne Turner
(859) 625-8490
or click the State Finals tab above!
Couldn't attend a preliminary pageant but you still want to compete at state?
Apply for the 2026 Miss Kentucky Bluegrass State pageant at-large now!
August 10, 2025
Miss Richmond
(Bourbon Jam Pageant)
Richmond Mall, Richmond KY
September 7, 2025
Miss Hazard
(Black Gold Pageant)
Hal Rogers Forum, Hazard KY
September 14, 2025
Miss Southeast Kentucky
(Spoonbread Pageant)
Berea Community Gym, Berea KY
September 21, 2025
Miss Laurel County
(World Chicken Festival Pageant)
London Laurel Optimist Complex, London KY
October 5, 2025
Miss Tri County
(Fall Fest Pageant)
Richmond Mall, Richmond KY



