Miss Woodstock 2026
June 11, 2026
On Friday night attendees at the Woodstock Opera House saw the crowing of the 2025 Miss, and Little Miss, Woodstock at the Miss Woodstock Scholarship Pageant. Miss Woodstock 2025, Kiera Merrell, and Little Miss Woodstock 2025, Myla McAdow, were chosen on the night to represent Woodstock and wear the crowns throughout the next year. Images […]
By Morgen Neuhauser news@thewoodstockindependent.com After a night of speeches, performances, and pageant walks, Maggie Adams was named Miss Woodstock 2023 at the 74th annual Miss Woodstock Scholarship Pageant last week at the Opera House. The seventh annual Little Miss Woodstock Scholarship Pageant was won by McKenna McAdow, who also won Little Miss Photogenic and the […]
McHenry County College student Maggie Griffin is 2022 Miss Woodstock. Jordan Cheng won the title of Little Miss Woodstock during the 73rd annual Miss Woodstock scholarship pageant June 23 at the Opera House. Five contestants were in the running for Miss Woodstock and five for Little Miss Woodstock. Griffin is a lifelong Woodstock resident and […]
Volunteer extraordinaire Jackie Speciale was most deservedly named Woman of the Year 2021 by Woodstock’s Professional & Business Women. Her many activities in Woodstock certainly are, as the club recognized, “committed to make our community a better place for all to live.” But her work with the American Red Cross has also contributed to disaster relief for […]
Ashlynn Drach, this year’s Miss Woodstock, was crowned Thursday night at the Woodstock Opera House at the 72nd annual Miss Woodstock scholarship pageant. Drach, 20, also won the Talent Award. Annie Gibbs was crowned this year’s Little Miss Woodstock at the fifth annual Little Miss Woodstock scholarship pageant. She also won the Director’s Award. Drach […]
For the second year in a row, the contestant sponsored by Hispanic Connections has been named Miss Woodstock. 2018 Miss Woodstock Alonda Flores crowned her successor, Areli Ortiz, during the annual scholarship pageant May 31 at the Woodstock Opera House. First Runner-up was Ashlynn Drach, sponsored by Kim Keefe’s Team Open Doors, and second runner-up […]
A Hispanic business group is hosting a fundraiser to raise money for the Miss Woodstock Scholarship Pageant, and the public is invited. Hispanic Connections Woodstock will hold its first-ever Salsa Night with Hispanic Connections from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Flores Banquets, 240 N. Throop St. The $5 admission charge will go […]
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