If you, your daughter, or your granddaughter wants to be the next Faith Blackley, Elise Jackson, or Hanna Mertens, your time to apply has come.
The Miss Door County Scholarship Organization has opened the application window for its Miss Door County, Miss Door County Teen, and Miss Cherryland competitions. Each title carries its own eligibility requirements, which are listed below. Last year, contestants for the three titles brought home more than $17,000 in college scholarships, bringing the total to over $275,000 since the Miss Door County Scholarship Program was founded in 1997.
After competing in the Miss Door County Scholarship Competition on February 7th, 2026, at the Southern Door Auditorium, the new titleholders will participate in the Miss Wisconsin and Miss Wisconsin’s Teen competitions June 17th-20th, 2026, in New Berlin.
This summer, Jackson was named the third runner-up in the Miss Wisconsin Teen competition, and fellow Door County native Orphelia Linnan finished in the Top 5 as Miss Fond du Lac. It was the second straight year a Miss Door County Scholarship Competition winner finished in the Top 5 at the state contests, after 2024 Miss Door County Kylie Duessler finished as the fourth runner-up.
You can click on this link for the application.
ELGIBILITY
To be eligible to compete for the titles of Miss Door County / Miss Door County’s Teen, a woman must:
- Must live, work, or go to school full-time in Door County, Algoma, or Luxemburg-Casco
- Miss contestants must be no younger than 18 by September 1, 2026, and be no older than 28 by September 30, 2026
- Teen contestants must be no younger than 14 by September 1, 2026, and be no older than 18 by September 30, 2026
- Note: 18-year-olds have the option to choose if they would like to be a Miss or a Teen contestant
To be eligible to compete for the title of Miss Cherryland, a woman must:
- Must live, work, or go to school full-time in the following counties: Kewaunee, Brown, Outagamie, Waupaca, Shawano, Menominee, Oconto, Marinette, Langlade, Forest, and Florence
- Be no younger than 18 by September 1, 2026, and be no older than 28 by September 30, 2026
To be eligible for our “Little Sister Program” called our Cherry Blossoms, which is a non-competitive mentorship program with the opportunity to perform on stage, a girl must:
- Must live or go to school full-time in Door County, Algoma, or Luxemburg-Casco
- Cherry Blossoms must be between the ages of 5 – 13 at the time of the show on February 7th, 2026
