For the second year in a row, you saw a Miss Door County Scholarship Program participant finish in the Top 5 at the Miss Wisconsin Competition in New Berlin. Representing Door County at this year’s pageant were Miss Door County Faith Blackley, Miss Cherryland Hanna Mertens, and Miss Door County Teen Elise Jackson. On Friday night, Jackson was named the third runner-up in the Miss Wisconsin Teen competition, finishing behind Miss Capital City Teen Natalie Popp, Miss River City Teen Rubi Marti, and Miss Madison Teen Carly Doome. Door County native Opheila Linnan also finished in the Top 5 of the competition as she competed as Miss Fond du Lac Teen. Jackson and Linnan earned additional scholarship money due to their finish in the top five.
Mertens also earned additional scholarship money thanks to her altruism. The reigning Miss Cherryland earned the Ignite Scholarship, which is awarded to the Miss Wisconsin delegate who raised the most money to support the American Heart Association.
The Miss Wisconsin program issued more than $33,000 in scholarships across its competitions. Blackley, Mertens, and Jackson will continue their reign through early next year as they help plan the 2026 Miss Door County competition.
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