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A scholarship pageant that celebrates confidence, character and community
Young women build confidence, learn valuable interview skills, and make new friends during two weeks of summer fun leading up to the competition. Plus, they get to explore our mint heritage on a mint farm tour and are guests of honor in the Grand Mint Parade!
Representing the Mint City
The Mint Queen and her court represent the Mint Festival at special events, parades and community service opportunities throughout their year-long reign. You can spot them soon at an event near you!
Congratulations to our 2025 Royalty!
Mint Queen
Hannah Spencer
1st Runner Up
Olivia Melton
2nd Runner Up
Ava Ballbach
Junior Miss Mint
Rylee White
Little Miss Mint
Arianna Munger
A Treasured Tradition
The first Mint Queen, Elouise Harris, was crowned in 1936! She returned to crown the next Mint Queen during the first official Mint Festival Pageant in 1985. Since then, 40 phenomenal young women have represented the festival as Mint Queen.
The Queen's Court expanded in 1994 with the crowning of the first Little Miss Mint, and again in 2005 when the first Junior Miss Mint was crowned. The portraits of every former Queen's Court are displayed each year at the pageant for a walk down memory lane.
Did you know?
The young woman crowned Mint Queen receives a $1,000 scholarship!
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