Miss Texas Volunteer won in Fitness and Wellness, and Miss Maine Volunteer won the Talent competition as preliminaries concluded on Day 3 of the Miss Volunteer America Pageant at the Carl Perkins Civic Center, Friday.
Fitness Winner
Amanda Higginbotham, Miss Texas Volunteer
Talent Winner
Taylor Burrell, Miss Maine Volunteer
Lauren Salimbene, Miss Volunteer America 2026, will present the crown to the new Miss Volunteer America when pageant festivities begin at 3:30 p.m., today, Saturday, June 20, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.
Miss Volunteer America 2027 will be awarded a $50,000 scholarship.
(PHOTO: L-R – Preliminary winners from Night Three of the Miss Volunteer America Pageant celebrate at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Miss Texas Volunteer.
Amanda Higginbotham (left), received the Judges’ nod in Fitness & Wellness, earning the Fitness & Wellness Preliminary Award and a $500 scholarship sponsored by Morgan Morgan Fitness, while Miss Maine Volunteer, Taylor Burrell (right), received the Judges’ nod in Talent, earning the Talent Preliminary Award and a $500 scholarship, on Friday, June 19 – Photo by Sheldon Smith Photography for Miss Volunteer America)
