Miss UCA 2025 Tori Kiser
Photographer: Matthew Sewell Photography
By: Kyra Waller
Office of Media Relations
Tori Kiser, a junior biology pre-medicine major, was crowned Miss University of Central 2025 at Reynolds Performance Hall on Nov. 17.
The scholarship competition included 10 students vying for the title.
In addition to the Miss UCA title, Kiser won an on-stage interview, evening gown, overall dance, and photogenic awards, as well as a total of $6,800 in scholarships and $4,000 in in-kind gifts. Kiser will use her platform to promote her social impact initiative, “Mindful Recovery: Supporting Athlete’s Mental Health.” She will compete in the Miss Arkansas Scholarship pageant in June.
Kiser previously earned the Miss Lake Dardanelle title in 2024.
(from left) Siera Love, fourth runner up; Ana Brandon, second runner up; Miss UCA 2025 Tori Kiser; Abby Bounds, first runner up; Judith Ramirez, third runner up
Photographer: Matthew Sewell Photography
Other scholarship competition contestants included Kierra Collier, a freshman marketing major; Joy Nance, a junior family and consumer science major; Yaren Akbulut, a freshman computer science major; Eriah Garland, a freshman criminology major; and Mackenzie Clark, a freshman political science and nursing double major.
