About Our Pageant
Celebrating confidence, spirit, and community involvement, the Miss Blueberry Pageant is one of the most cherished traditions of the Lexington Blueberry Festival. Held August 8, 2026 at Heartland Church, contestants compete across six divisions throughout the day before final crowning during festival week.
2026 Miss Blueberry Pageantfestival tradition & family experience
The Miss Blueberry Pageant celebrates confidence, personality, and community pride across six age divisions. Find your age division below, then start your application when you’re ready. Held at Heartland Church in Lexington, Ohio, the pageant is one of the festival’s most cherished traditions. Contestants participate in a structured, family-friendly experience that includes check-in, stage introductions, judging, and a crowning ceremony during festival week.
Smooth Check-In & Flow
Clear division times, structured staging, and simple check-in make the day easy to follow from arrival through awards.
Photos & Stage Moments
Every contestant gets their moment on stage with recognition, photos, and a supportive audience experience.
Family-Focused Atmosphere
Designed for real families, encouraging, organized, and welcoming for both first-time and returning contestants.
Choose your next move
Move through the page the way a real family would: find the category, understand the process, then go straight into the application.
Official Age Divisionsour six age categories
Start by finding your age category. Each division is structured to feel age-appropriate, supportive, and easy to follow, with a schedule that moves through the day from Baby Miss to Miss Teen.
The youngest division of the Miss Blueberry Pageant, designed as a gentle, low-pressure first stage moment. Contestants take a short walk across the stage with a parent or guardian and are recognized for their personality, smiles, and the simple joy of being part of pageant day. Every Baby Miss contestant receives a participation ribbon and a professional photo as a keepsake.
A fun, encouraging division focused on building stage confidence in our youngest independent contestants. Each Wee Miss walks the stage solo for a brief introduction while parents cheer from the audience. Judges look for personality, comfort on stage, and natural presentation, with no memorized lines, no formal interview, just a friendly moment in the spotlight.
The Little Miss division introduces a slightly more structured format while keeping everything age-appropriate and supportive. Contestants give their name, age, and hometown on stage and walk a short routine before the judging panel. Judging emphasizes personality, appearance, and confidence in a low-pressure environment built around encouragement.
A confidence-building division focused on poise, personality, and connecting with the audience. Jr. Miss contestants give a polished on-stage introduction and walk the stage with growing self-assurance. Judges look for natural presence, eye contact with the audience, and the kind of warmth that represents the festival well during community appearances throughout the year.
The featured Miss Blueberry division highlights communication, confidence, and overall presentation. Contestants give an on-stage introduction and respond to a brief question from the judging panel, with judging based on poise (34%), personality (33%), and community spirit (33%). The Miss Blueberry winner serves as one of the festival's primary ambassadors through community events and appearances.
The senior division of the pageant, emphasizing communication, leadership, and strong representation of the festival in the community. Miss Teen contestants give a longer on-stage introduction, field a question from the judges, and demonstrate the kind of public-speaking presence expected of a senior title holder. Winners serve as a leading face of the festival throughout the year at public appearances and community events.
Our Title Holderssix titles, one shared spotlight
Meet this year’s current title holders. Each division highlights our current winner who represents the festival with confidence, poise, and community pride throughout the season and in activities across all of Ohio.
Elowyn enjoys Camping, swimming, riding horses. She loves eating tomatoes from the garden and loves her dogs, Koda, Bindi, and Mason!
Jayda spends every day dressing up like a princess. She loves spending time with her family and friends. Most of all, she loves Jesus.
Carina will attend Kindergarten at St. Peter's this fall. Her favorite thing to do is play outside, including biking, swimming, and going on walks. Carina loves being a big sister. She's always ready to make new friends and show you her dance moves!
Seven-year-old Juliet is from Mansfield. In her free time, Juliet enjoys watching the Cleveland Guardians and playing the drums.
Claire attends Lexington Elementary, and is entering the 5th grade. In her free time, Claire enjoys tumbling, dance, and art. She has 3 older brothers and a dog named Nash.
Sophia attends Ontario High School and is in the grade nine. In her free time, Sophia enjoys Cheer-leading, baking, acting, singing and dancing.
The Crowning Ceremony
Winners from each division are recognized and crowned at Heartland Church on Thursday, August 20. The crownings run in two sessions: 6:30 PM for Baby Miss Blueberry, Wee Miss Blueberry and Little Miss Blueberry, and 7:00 PM for Jr. Miss Blueberry, Miss Blueberry and Miss Teen Blueberry. This moment celebrates each contestant’s effort, confidence, and achievement.
