COMPETITION

Miss Sacramento
Competition Info

Next Orientation

Registration and Orientation information for the 2025 season will open in Fall 2024. Please check back for more information.

Next Competition

February 2025 (Date TBD)
Benvenuti Performing Arts Center
4600 Blackrock Dr
Sacramento, CA 95835

Requirements

Eligibility Requirements

How to Apply

Apply here.

Our 2024 Contestants

And their Social Impact Initiatives

Kina Carr (Teen)

Mission 22

LaNiya Liles (Teen)

Project Avary: Providing Support and Resources to Families of the Incarcerated

Aaliyah Saldivar (Teen)

Kids First

Shri ya Vejendla

Karya Foundation

Taylor Brown

Vote 2 Prospur

Helen Dang

Advocacy & Action for the Housless

Brianna Ashley

Substance Abuse Prevention and Rehab

Allyson Gerlach

Change for C&C

Nicole Vicks

Stomp Out Bullying

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Our 2024 JUDGES

Our official judges for this year’s competition.

MacKenzie Freed

Celebrating her five-year “crowniversary” in 2023 (She was Miss California 2018), she also graduated with honors from Boston University School of Law. Now back in California, she’s passed the Bar Exam and begun her career in complex civil litigation at a global law firm. A self-professed Disney aficionado, MacKenzie relishes being near Disneyland. Together with her husband David, whom she met on the pageant circuit, they share a deep love for Disney, even naming their two dogs after Disney characters. Sacramento holds a special place in her heart as the city where she successfully passed the California Bar Exam.

Brianne Norberg

Bri Norberg, with a decade of entrepreneurship under her belt, is the founder of Women of Sacramento, the leading chapter of Powered by Women. She champions local female entrepreneurs, encouraging networking and empowerment within the community. As a business coach, Bri focuses on aiding online coaches to expand their businesses and assume leadership positions, aiming to impact their communities and attain financial independence. Her dedication lies in empowering women and enhancing her community through her nonprofit initiatives and coaching endeavors.

Parlisha Watts

Parlisha is Owner and Director of Parlisha’s School ofthe Arts. She opened her school in 1997, in Houston, Texas. Parlisha holds a B.A. and A.A. in Theatre from theUniversity of the Pacific, and San Joaquin Delta College. She is passionate about producing Christian based musical plays and pageants. Parlisha’s Schoolof theArts offers Theatre, Etiquette, Praise Dance, and Pageant Training. Parlisha is a 5-time pageant winner. She was the first African American Miss San Joaquin County, and first African American to place 2nd runner up to Miss California which is a preliminary to the Miss America Pageant. She also won the titles of Ms. Black Texas, Ms. Black USA of the Metroplex Pageant System. She was Mrs. United America, and Ms. United America Royal in 2015. She is the Local, State, and National Pageant Director of America’s VirtuousWoman’s Pageant Which she founded in 2019.

Jim Kiniris

Since moving to Sacramento in 1991 for his business major at California State University Sacramento, Jim has built a life deeply embedded in the community. Starting his career as a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual, he’s also a family man, married to Lara with two kids, Peter and Katie. Active in both the Greek and running communities, Jim has contributed as a coach and board member for East Sacramento Little League. He’s currently serving on the Junior Achievement of Sacramento board, advocating for youth workforce readiness and financial literacy, a cause he’s supported since 2002 by volunteering in classrooms. Additionally, Jim invests time in his fraternity as a district advisor, continuing to give back across various facets of his life.

Riley Carroll

Riley, from Roseville, is a familiar face on Fox 40 News in Sacramento. With a B.A. in Journalism and American Studies from California State University Fullerton and an M.A. in Communication Management from the University of Denver, she’s dedicated to her community through her journalism, volunteer efforts, and mentorship. Riley has consistently contributed to the communities she’s been part of across the U.S. She’s especially excited to learn about the service initiatives of young women representing Sacramento County, admiring their unique and meaningful ways of giving back.

Why Enter?

Because you can…

Gain valuable experience and develop life skills (e.g. interview skills, public speaking, interpersonal communication, social interaction, etc.)
Earn quality scholarship funds for college and graduate school, regardless of whether a title is won
Find new interests and discover new opportunities
Make lifelong friendships and relationships
Learn to set goals, follow them through and exceed your expectations
Develop a sense of responsibility for helping others
Foster a positive, self-motivated mindset to achieve your goals
Receive recognition for your efforts in bettering yourself and your community

Where to start

To become a candidate, you must…

Be between the ages of 18 and 28 for the Miss America system
Be between the ages of 13 and 17 for the MAOTeen system
Be a United States citizen
Meet residency requirements for competing in your respective city or state
Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by the local, state and national competition(s) in which you compete
Not be a candidate, titleholder, or representative of a competing program to the Miss America and MAOTeen programs

Online Application
Let’s Go!