Local Competitions

Types of Competitions

Open Competition: You must be a resident, full-time employee, or full-time student at a college or university in Illinois.

Closed Competition: You must be a resident of the specified area, full-time employee in the specified area, or full-time student in a college or university located in the specified area.

College Competition: You must be a full-time student at the listed college or university.
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How to Find Local Competitions

To compete in the Miss Illinois Scholarship Competition, you first must compete and be awarded a local title at one of the many local competitions. There are many opportunities to compete in the official preliminaries for the 2026 Miss Illinois Scholarship Competition. All information is subject to change; contact local competition directors for most up-to-date information. 

Local Competitions

Miss Capital City & Miss Land of Lincoln - October 12, 2025
Rene Shelton
Open Competition
5:00 pm St. Joseph's Catholic School, 1345 N 5th St, Springfield, IL 
Miss Blackhawk Valley -  October 18, 2025
Jaryn Franklin-Dennehey
Miss Blackhawk Valley: Open Competition 
Miss Moline: Closed to 309 & 815 Area Codes
4:00pm Rockridge High School 14110 134th Avenue West, Taylor Ridge, IL
Miss Mississippi Crown - October 25, 2025
Christina King
Miss Mississippi Crown, Western Illinois, Heart of Illinois - Open Competition 
4:00 pm - TBD 
Miss Central Illinois - November 8, 2025

Jeanna Moore

Stephanie Smith
Miss Central Illinois - Open Competition
Kewanee High School, Kewanee, IL
Miss Chicago, Miss Windy City and Miss Cook County - January 11, 2026
Leah Gillan
Miss Chicago/Cook County/Windy City: Open Competition
Irish American Heritage Center - 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Miss Kankakee - TBA
Gloria Sanders & April Minniefield
Miss Kankakee, Miss Iroquois, Miss Will County
Open Competition
4:00pm Kankakee High School 1200 W. Jeffery, Kankakee, IL 60901
Miss Quincy - TBA
Lindsey Hess & Marcy Hess
Closed Competition– Quincy, Adams, Brown, Hancock, McDonough, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler and Scott counties only
7:00 pm 300 Civic Center Plaza Suite 118, Quincy, IL
Miss Southern Illinois & Miss Heartland - TBA
Janna Harner & Annika Kronenwetter
Southern Illinois- Closed Competition- (217) or (618) Area Codes only
Heartland- Open Competition
2:00 pm - Marion High School, 1700 Wildcat Rd, Marion, IL 62959
Miss Northern Suburbs and Miss Lake County - TBA
Robin Ruchti
Northern Suburbs: Open Competition
Lake County: Closed Competition to the counties of Lake, McHenry, Kane, Dupage, and Cook
3:00pm 2500 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion, IL 60099
Miss Metropolis - TBA
Sandy Farmer & Leesa Foster
Venue: Metropolis Community Center – 900 W 10th Street Metropolis, IL
Closed Competition– Must live, work, or attend school or church in Massac, Pope or Johnson County, or attend Shawnee Community College 
4:00 pm 900 W 10th St, Metropolis, IL

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