The University of Central Arkansas will host the 2027 Miss UCA Scholarship Pageant Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Performance Hall, 223 Beatrice Powell Street, Conway.
The pageant will feature 12 UCA students competing in areas of talent, evening wear, on-stage question and interview. The winner will be crowned Miss UCA 2027 and will represent the university at the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Competition in June 2027.
Admission is $5 with a UCA ID and $10 for general admission.
Contestants for the 2027 Miss UCA Pageant are:
- TaNiyah Bailey of Marion, a sophomore majoring in nursing.
- Cambree Allen of Sherwood, a sophomore majoring in education.
- Carrigan Floyd of Benton, a freshman still deciding major.
- Gabrielle Russell of Van Buren, a junior majoring in accounting.
- Attalie Bardwell of Conway, a senior majoring in middle-level education.
- Riley Carlton of DeQueen, a sophomore majoring in nursing.
- Iralynn Rhodes of Osceola, a sophomore majoring in elementary education.
- Isabella Britton of Conway, a sophomore majoring in journalism.
- Sophie Eble of Little Rock, a junior majoring in biology.
- Ava Walker of Little Rock, a junior majoring in international studies.
- Rylee Smith of Conway, a sophomore majoring in elementary education.
- Jayden Cox of Mena, a freshman majoring in communication sciences and disorders.
Since the university’s first representative competed in 1965 as Miss Arkansas State Teachers College, Miss UCA has been part of a six-decade tradition of scholarship, leadership and service. With the help of generous donors and local businesses, Miss UCA awards scholarships and in-kind gifts in excess of $14,000 each year.
The Miss UCA Pageant is an official local preliminary for the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Competition, part of the Miss America Organization — the nation’s leading provider of scholarships for young women. The Miss Arkansas Organization has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships over the past five years.
More information is available at uca.edu/missuca.