Saturday, August 15th, 2026 at 6 PM
Miss & Jr. Miss Marigold 2026 Applications
Both Miss and Jr. Miss applications are due June 5 no later than 5pm. An independent panel will score them and you will be notified by Monday, June 8 if you have been selected to compete. You did NOT need to attend an informational meeting in order to apply! See contact info in the applications for questions.
Miss Marigold:
To be eligible to compete in the 2026 pageant, you must be aged 16-23 (and entering at least your SENIOR year of high school) and a resident or student in the city of Pekin. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to follow and abide by the expectations set forth by the Marigold Pageant committee.
Junior Miss Marigold:
To be eligible to compete in the 2026 JUNIOR MISS pageant, you must be aged 11-14 as of the day of the pageant (August 15) and a resident or student in the city of Pekin or any of the school districts that feed in to PCHS Dist. 303. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to follow and abide by the expectations set forth by the Marigold Pageant committee.
*Mini Marigold mentoring apps will open June 15.
Emma Donnelly
2025 Miss Marigold
Josie Taylor
2025 Jr. Miss Marigold
Miss Marigold Pageant Scholarship Fund
Money donated to this fund will be used to fund the Miss Marigold and Jr. Miss Marigold scholarships that are awarded each year. The first goal is to be able to award a $5,000 scholarship to the 2026 Miss Marigold Queen, and any additional money that is raised here will be divided up in a manner to be determined by the pageant committee on an annual basis. This is intended to be an ongoing vehicle for donations and future plans do include fund-raising for this, with the eventual hope of making the Miss Marigold pageant scholarships fully self-sustaining.
