2026 Miss Manatee County Fair Pageant

Pageant Information

November 15, 2025 7:00pm PHS Auditorium

Orientation:

Contestant lineup is determined, walk through of pageant day, and receive tickets for purchase. Get any questions answered in advance!

*required unless approved by Pageant Board of Directors

Competition ages as of the pageant date:

Mini Miss: 7-9
Little Miss: 10-12
Junior Miss: 13-16
Miss: 17-22

Our winners receive:

Miss Winner $1,500 Ellen Meade Memorial Scholarship
All titleholders earn a Manatee County Fair Queen crown, banner sash, trophy & flowers
Runners up in each category receive trophy and flowers

Our contestants receive:

Fair Contestant T-Shirt
2 tickets to the next Manatee County Fair (one for contestant and one for a parent/guardian)

Fair Pageant Information

2026 Official Rules and Regulations

2026 Fair Queen Expectations, Obligations and Responsibilities

Proudly Sponsored By:

Areas of Competition

Judges will select winners from the following criteria (all attire must be no higher than approximate knee length):

Closed Interview (earlier in the day)
Western Wear
On-Stage Questions: During Western Wear
Formal Wear

Location

Palmetto High School Auditorium

2026 Manatee County Fair Pageant Contestant Entry Form

Mini, Little, Junior & Miss Divisions

The judges will use this form to develop questions for your closed interviews. The emcee of the pageant will also use this form to introduce you and ask an on-stage question. Make sure to include enough information about yourself to optimize for interview and onstage experiences.

DEADLINE TO ENTER IS OCTOBER 26, 2025 BY 1 PM

Contestant Name

Competition Division Age as of November 15th, 2025

Date of Birth

Grade in School

Name of School Attending

Contestant Sponsor

Parent/Guardian Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Sign me up for email updates

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postal Code

Phone Number

Phone Number #2

Favorite Subject in School

Awards or Honors at School

Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, Principal's Award

Awards or Honors Outside of School

Fair, Sports, Dance Awards

Group or Organization Membership(s)

Church, Community etc.

Special Lessons or Training

Dance, vocal, martial arts, etc.

Hobbies

Extracurricular Activities/Sports

Ambition for the Future

Fun Interesting Fact About You

Volunteer Work or Community Service Projects or Events

Raised awareness, money or gave time etc.

Contestants will receive a T-shirt for the opening number. Specify a size that will fit the contestant appropriately. Alterations and embellishments to the t-shirt are not permitted. The unaltered T-shirt is required to be worn for the opening number.

Contestant T-Shirt Size

Do you have any prior commitments and/or contracts that would preclude you from being able to commit to the fair queen responsibilities?

If yes, list your commitments and/or contracts.

No
Yes

No

Yes

List your prior Commitments and/or Contracts

Competition Division

REQUIRED TO SELECT ONE:

Mini Miss (Ages 7-9) Registration

Price includes $3.00 processing fee

$53.00

Little Miss (Ages 10-12) Registration

Price includes $3.00 processing fee

$53.00

Junior Miss (Ages 13-16) Registration

Price includes $4.00 processing fee

$64.00

Miss (Ages17-22) Registration

Price includes $6.00 processing fee.

$131.00

I have read and understand the Official Manatee County Fair Queen Pageant Rules Regulations as well as the Fair Queen Expectations, Obligations and Responsibilities.

I agree to the terms and conditions
*

Submit

Current Titleholders

Miss Manatee County Fair
Rebekah Bennett

Junior Miss
Madison Huffman

Little Miss
Chloe Harmon

Mini Miss
Emily Rose Dorics