Application for Miss Chillicothe Scholarship Program Underway

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Registration is open for the 2026 Miss Chillicothe Scholarship Program. The pageant will be held at Zane Trace High School on February 15th.

Zane Trace’s Ali Payton was crowned Miss Ohio’s Teen in 2025.

Titles to be decided include Miss Chillicothe, Miss Chillicothe’s Teen, Miss South Central Ohio and Miss South Central Ohio Teen. The Miss Chillicothe Scholarship Program is an official Miss America preliminary to Miss Ohio & Miss Ohio’s Teen, taking place this June.

Miss candidates are aged 18-28 and Teen candidates are 14-18.

To enter a Miss America/Miss Ohio Local Competition, contestants may not be a current titleholder of another pageant system. However, if the contestant is a Fair or Festival holder, it may be possible for them to participate as a direct entry contestant to the state competition in June, with the approval of Fair or Festival Board.  For more information, please email ContestantHelp@missohio.org

To view requirements and apply, CLICK HERE.