North Carolina Local Organizations & Competition Schedule

Thank you for your interest in the Miss North Carolina Organization and the local competitions that form the candidate base for the Miss North Carolina and Miss North Carolina’s Teen competitions. Below are the current local competitions with the dates and contact information. Please contact the Local Director for any competition you are interested in. Note that all Teen candidates are open to competing for any local title, as there are no residency requirements for local Teen competitions. County restrictions are only in place for Miss candidates and can reflect your home or school address.

Step 1 - Register for the Current Competition Season

Each year, thousands of young women participate at the local, state and national levels, culminating in the selection of 53 national finalists who compete for the title of Miss America and Miss America's Teen. One of them could be you! Registering for the Miss America program will grant you access to exclusive members-only benefits including access to competing in North Carolina local Miss/Teen Competitions. Membership is valid for 1 competition season.
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Step 2 - Find a Local Competition and contact the Local Director

Local Competitions - Class of 2026

Class of 2027
(June 2027 State Competition)

July 2026 Update: 2027 Local License Agreements are being submitted, and local competitions will be posted here as information becomes available. 

Local Directors – The submission form for this page is located in the LD Resource Portal. 

September 2026

Miss Orange County & Miss Chapel Hill Organization

Local Director

  • Kim Roberts

Competition Date & Location

  • September 19, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
  • East Chapel Hill High School
    • 500 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  • Paperwork deadline: September 4, 2026

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Orange County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Chapel Hill
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Orange County’s Teen
  • Miss Chapel Hill’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Kim Roberts

Special Notes:

Both Teen winners will receive a $250 Wardrobe Award toward preparation for the state competition.

Miss Moore County and Miss Sandhills Scholarship Association

Local Director

  • Kaye Fritz

Competition Date & Location

  • September 26, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
  • Sandhills Community College – Bradshaw Performing Arts Center
    • 3395 Airport Rd, Pinehurst, NC 28374
  • Paperwork deadline: September 10, 2026
  • Interest meetings:
    • August 23rd, 2026 2-4 pm @ Sandhills Community College
    • July 26th, 2026 2-4 pm @ Sandhills Community College

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Moore County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Sandhills
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Moore County’s Teen
  • Miss Sandhills’ Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Kaye Fritz & Tiffany Willis

October 2026

Thomasville, Central Carolina, and Davidson County

Local Director

  • Patsy Wainright & Paige Wainright Morin

Competition Date & Location

  • October 3, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
  • T Austin Finch Auditorium
    • 406 Unity St, Thomasville, NC 27360
  • Paperwork deadline: September 20, 2026

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Thomasville
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Central Carolina
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Davidson County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Thomasville’s Teen
  • Miss Central Carolina’s Teen
  • Miss Davidson County’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Meredith Morales

Special Notes:

Fill out this interest form to receive information about participating (Miss, Teen, or Carolina Star).

Miss Randolph County Organization

Local Director

  • Sharon Gross & Tori Gross Kazimierczyk

Competition Date & Location

  • October 10, 2026 @ 5:30 PM
  • Eastern Randolph High School
    • 390 Eastern Randolph Rd, Ramseur, NC 27316
  • Paperwork deadline: September 27, 2026
  • Interest meetings:
    • August 8th, 2026 1-3 pm @ On Stage School of Dance (3745 Admiral Dr, High Point, NC 27265)

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Randolph County
  • Miss Randolph County’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Sharon Gross

Miss Statesville Organization

Local Director

  • Tennille Kilby-Sherrill 

Competition Date & Location

  • October 10, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
  • North Iredell High School
    • 156 Raider Rd, Olin, NC 28660
  • Paperwork deadline: September 26, 2026

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Statesville
  • Miss Statesville’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • Miss Statesville – Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Davie, Yadkin, Wilkes, Alexander, Union, Stanly, Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, Cleveland and Gaston

Carolina Star Contact:

Melissa Davis

Special Notes:

Fill out this interest form to receive information about competing as a Miss or Teen or participating as a Carolina Star.

Zebulon and Wendell

Local Director

  • Tracy Alford

Competition Date & Location

  • October 17, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
  • Zebulon Magnet Middle School
    • 1000 Shepard School Road Zebulon, NC 27597
  • Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Zebulon
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Wendell
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Zebulon’s Teen
  • Miss Wendell’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Tracy Alford

Special Notes:

State entry fees and opening number outfit costs will be paid by the Miss Zebulon/Wendell organization for each of the Teen winners.

The Miss Zebulon/Wendell organization will support all four titleholders by making the minimum American Heart Association – Go Red for Women donation to qualify for the state competition.

November 2026

Asheville

Local Director

  • Kahlani Jackson

Competition Date & Location

  • November 7, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
  • Asheville High School
    • 419 McDowell St, Asheville, NC 28803
  • Paperwork deadline: October 24, 2026

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Asheville
  • Miss Asheville’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Kahlani Jackson

Miss Garner Scholarship Pageant Association

Local Director

  • Amanda Watson Bailey and Mary Catherine Berube

Competition Date & Location

  • November 7, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
  • Garner Performing Arts Center
    • 742 W Garner Rd, Garner, NC 27529
  • Paperwork deadline:
    • October 24, 2026

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Garner
    • $1,250 scholarship
  • Miss Wake County
    • $1,250 scholarship
  • Miss Garner’s Teen
  • Miss Wake County’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Ashtin Gregory

Miss Johnston County Organization

Local Director

  • Cora J. Godwin

Competition Date & Location

  • November 28, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
  • Cleveland High School
    • 1892 Polenta Rd, Clayton, NC 27520
  • Paperwork deadline: November 12, 2026
  • Interest meetings:
    • October 25, 2026

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Johnston County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Cleveland
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Smithfield
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Johnston County’s Teen
  • Miss Cleveland’s Teen
  • Miss Smithfield’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Cora J. Godwin

Special Notes:

The Miss Johnston County Organization will pay the state entry fees for each of the Teen winners.

January 2027

Gastonia, Gaston County, and Mount Holly

Local Director

  • Regina Freeman and Delores Cox

Competition Date & Location

  • January 30, 2027 @ 6:00 PM
  • Gaston Day School
    • 2001 Gaston Day School Rd, Gastonia, NC 28056
  • Paperwork deadline: January 20, 2027

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Gastonia
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Gaston County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Mount Holly
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Gastonia’s Teen
  • Miss Gaston County’s Teen
  • Miss Mount Holly’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Carolina Star Contact:

Kristi Miller

Special Notes:

The Miss Greater Gaston Organization will pay $250 toward the state entry fees for each of the Teen winners.

February 2027

At Large

Local Director

  • N/A

Competition Date & Location

  • A limited number of At Large titles will be made available at the end of the 2026-2027 competition season.

Titles Awarded

  • TBD

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • At Large Titles – Open to all NC counties

March 2027

Work Weekend 2027

  • All Class of 2027 local titleholders will attend Work Weekend in Cary the weekend of March 19-21, 2027.

Class of 2026
(June 2026 State Competition)

September 2025

Moore County and Sandhills

Local Director

  • Kaye Fritz

Competition Date & Location

  • September 27, 2025
  • Sandhills Community College – BPAC
    • 3395 Airport Rd, Pinehurst, NC 28374

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Moore County
  • Miss Sandhills
  • Miss Moore County’s Teen
    • $250 scholarship
  • Miss Sandhills’ Teen
    • $250 scholarship

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

October 2025

Statesville

Local Director

  • Tennille Kilby Sherrill 

Competition Date & Location

  • October 11, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
  • North Iredell High School
    • 156 Raider Rd, Olin, NC 28660
  • Tickets are $20 at the door
  • Paperwork deadline: September 28, 2025

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Statesville
  • Miss Statesville’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • Miss Statesville – Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Wilkes, Yadkin

Zebulon and Wendell

Local Director

  • Tracy Alford

Competition Date & Location

  • October 18, 2025
  • Zebulon Magnet Middle School
    • 1000 Shepard School Road Zebulon, NC 27597
  • Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Zebulon
  • Miss Wendell
  • Miss Zebulon’s Teen
  • Miss Wendell’s Teen

Orange County and Chapel Hill

Local Director

  • Dorothy O’Neil & Kim Roberts

Competition Date & Location

  • October 25, 2025
  • A.L. Stanback Middle School
    • 3700 NC-86, Hillsborough, NC 27278
  • Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Orange County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Chapel Hill
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Orange County’s Teen
    • $250 award
  • Miss Chapel Hill’s Teen
    • $250 award

Fayetteville

Local Director

  • Erica Cook

Competition Date & Location

  • October 25, 2025
  • Seabrook Auditorium – Fayetteville State University
    • Martin Luther King Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28301

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Fayetteville
  • Miss Fayetteville’s Teen

November 2025

Morganton, Caldwell County, Catawba Valley, and Carolina Foothills

Local Director

  • Michelle Gregory and Corey Moore

Competition Date & Location

  • November 8, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
  • RL Patton High School Auditorium
    • 701 Enola Rd, Morganton, NC 28655
  • Paperwork deadline: November 1, 2025

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Morganton
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Caldwell County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Carolina Foothills
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Morganton’s Teen
  • Miss Caldwell County’s Teen
  • Miss Catawba Valley’s Teen
  • Miss Carolina Foothills’ Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Special Notes:

Every participant in this local competition will be awarded a $2,000 in-kind scholarship at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC.

Garner and Wake County

Local Director

  • Amanda Watson Bailey and Mary Catherine Berube

Competition Date & Location

  • November 8, 2025
  • Garner Performing Arts Center
    • 742 W Garner Rd, Garner, NC 27529

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Garner
  • Miss Garner’s Teen
  • Miss Wake County
  • Miss Wake County’s Teen

Thomasville and Central Carolina

Local Director

  • Patsy Wainright & Paige Wainright Morin

Competition Date & Location

  • November 15, 2025
  • T Austin Finch Auditorium
    • 406 Unity St, Thomasville, NC 27360
  • Tickets are $20 at the door

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Thomasville
  • Miss Central Carolina
  • Miss Thomasville’s Teen
  • Miss Central Carolina’s Teen

High Point

Local Director

  • Mary Hines

Competition Date & Location

  • November 22, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
  • Westchester Country Day School – Rives Auditorium
    • 2045 N. Old Greensboro Road, High Point, NC 27265
      • (Use Cascade Drive Entrance)

Titles Awarded

  • Miss High Point
  • Miss High Point’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • Miss High Point – Alamance, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Harnett, Iredell, Johnston, Lee, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Wake, Yadkin

Goldsboro

Local Director

  • Treva Howell

Competition Date & Location

  • November 22, 2025
  • Paramount Theatre
    • 139 S Center St, Goldsboro, NC 27530

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Goldsboro
  • Miss Goldsboro’s Teen

December 2025

Stanly County and Lake Tillery

Local Director

  • Kim Page and Starla Whitley

Competition Date & Location

  • December 13, 2025
  • West Stanly High School
    • 306 E Red Cross Road, Oakboro, NC, 28129

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Stanly County
  • Miss Lake Tillery
  • Miss Stanly County’s Teen
  • Miss Lake Tillery’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

January 2026

Wilmington

Competition Date & Location

  • January 10, 2026
  • Wilmington Scottish Rite Center
    • 1415 S 17th St, Wilmington, NC 28401

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Wilmington
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Wilmington’s Teen
    • $1,000 scholarship

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Ballantyne, Lake Norman, Cabarrus County, and Charlotte

Local Director

  • Harold and Kimberlee Blackwelder

Competition Date & Location

  • January 17, 2026
  • Cox Mill High School
    • 1355 Cox Mill Rd, Concord, NC 28027

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Ballantyne
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Lake Norman
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Cabarrus County
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Charlotte
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Ballantyne’s Teen
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Lake Norman’s Teen
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Cabarrus County’s Teen
    • $2,500 scholarship
  • Miss Charlotte’s Teen
    • $2,500 scholarship

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Johnston County, Cleveland, and Smithfield

Local Director

  • Cora Godwin

Competition Date & Location

  • January 30, 2026 
  • Cleveland High School
    • 1892 Polenta Rd, Clayton, NC 27520

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Johnston County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Cleveland
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Smithfield
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Johnston County’s Teen
  • Miss Cleveland’s Teen
  • Miss Smithfield’s Teen

February 2026

Catawba Valley

Local Director

  • Michelle Gregory and Corey Moore

Competition Date & Location

  • February 8, 2026 @ 3:00 PM
  • RL Patton High School Auditorium
    • 701 Enola Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Catawba Valley
    • $1,000 scholarship

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • All titles at this local – Open to all NC counties

Special Notes:

Every participant in this local competition will be awarded a $2,000 in-kind scholarship at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC.

Gastonia, Gaston County, and Mount Holly

Local Director

  • Regina Freeman and Delores Cox

Competition Date & Location

  • February 15, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
  • Gaston Day School
    • 2001 Gaston Day School Rd, Gastonia, NC 28056

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Gastonia
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Gaston County
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Mount Holly
    • $1,000 scholarship
  • Miss Gastonia’s Teen
  • Miss Gaston County’s Teen
  • Miss Mount Holly’s Teen
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