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 51 national finalists who compete for the title of Miss America. 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 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

Queen City and Metrolina

Local Director

  • Veronica Badgett and Montez Roman

Competition Date & Location

  • December 6, 2025
  • Cox Mill High School
    • 1355 Cox Mill Rd, Concord, NC 28027

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Queen City
  • Miss Metrolina
  • Miss Queen City’s Teen
  • Miss Metrolina’s Teen

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

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

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

Local Director

  • Amy Brown, Tiffany Jernigan, and Lauren Knight

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

Spivey's Corner and Dunn

Local Director

  • Wayne Edwards

Competition Date & Location

  • February 7, 2026
  • Midway High School
    • 15274 Spiveys Corner Hwy, Newton Grove, NC 28366

Titles Awarded

  • Miss Spivey’s Corner
  • Miss Dunn
  • Miss Spivey’s Corner’s Teen
  • Miss Dunn’s Teen

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

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 2025-2026 competition season.

Titles Awarded

  • TBD

County Eligibility for Miss Titles:

  • At Large Titles – Open to all NC counties
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