Miss Ouachita River Pageant Association

10/18/2026

10/17/2026

10/01/2026

📣 RESCHEDULED! 👑

We are excited to announce that the Miss Southwest Arkansas & Miss Ouachita River Competition has officially been rescheduled!

📅 November 21, 2026
📍 Hempstead Hall | Hope, Arkansas

We cannot thank everyone enough for the understanding, grace, and support you have shown the Pafford family over the past few weeks. We are incredibly grateful for our candidates, families, sponsors, board members, and community.

We are looking forward to an incredible day and cannot wait to welcome everyone to Hope this November! 👑✨

Interested in joining us? There is still time to sign up! Applications remain open!

We would love to have you join us on November 21!

09/13/2026

Out of respect for the Pafford family and the tremendous loss they are currently enduring, we have made the decision to postpone the Miss Southwest Arkansas & Miss Ouachita River Competition scheduled for next weekend.

We appreciate everyone’s understanding and grace during this incredibly difficult time. A new competition date will be announced at a later time.

Above all, we ask that you please keep Jamie, Suzie, and the entire Pafford family in your thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. ❤️

08/31/2026

✨ THE TIME IS NOW! ✨

Have you been thinking about competing? This is your sign to SIGN UP! 👑

The Miss Southwest Arkansas & Miss Ouachita River Competition is just a few weeks away, and we are looking for the next incredible young women who will represent our titles on the Miss Arkansas stage!

📅 September 19, 2026
📍 Hempstead Hall | Hope, Arkansas

👑 MISS OUACHITA RIVER
Open to ALL Arkansas residents!

👑 MISS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
Open to residents of:

Calhoun • Clark • Cleveland • Columbia • Dallas • Grant • Hempstead • Hot Spring • Howard • Lafayette • Little River • Miller • Montgomery • Nevada • Ouachita • Pike • Polk • Sevier • Union

👑 TEEN COMPETITION
Both Miss Southwest Arkansas’ Teen and Miss Ouachita River’s Teen are open to ALL Arkansas residents!

Whether you’ve competed before, have always dreamed about giving it a try, or someone has been telling you “you need to do this!” — your moment could start right here in Hope. ✨

Two Miss titles. Two Teen titles. One incredible opportunity.

Don’t wait — SIGN UP TODAY!

Register at www.MissArkansas.org

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08/12/2026

✨ Your Moment Starts Here! ✨

Your road to Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas' Teen starts in Hope! 👑

Join us September 19, 2026, at Hempstead Hall for the Miss Southwest Arkansas & Miss Ouachita River Competition!

This is a dual competition, giving eligible candidates the opportunity to compete for one of two titles and take the next step toward the Miss Arkansas stage.

👑 MISS OUACHITA RIVER and TEEN
Open to ALL Arkansas residents.

👑 MISS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS and TEEN
Open to residents of the following counties:
Calhoun • Clark • Cleveland • Columbia • Dallas • Grant • Hempstead • Hot Spring • Howard • Lafayette • Little River • Miller • Montgomery • Nevada • Ouachita • Pike • Polk • Sevier • Union

📅 September 19, 2026
📍 Hempstead Hall | Hope, Arkansas

Whether this is your first year competing or returning, we would love to have you join us! 👑✨

Sign Up Today: www.missarkansas.org

06/23/2026

✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨

As one incredible year comes to a close, another is about to begin.

We are so proud of Ava, Bailey, Rylee, and Cadence and the way they have represented our organization, and their communities throughout the past year. Their service, leadership, dedication, and countless hours of hard work have left a lasting impact, and we are so grateful for each of them.

Now, the road to Miss Arkansas begins again!

👑 Miss Southwest Arkansas & Miss Ouachita River Preliminary
📅 September 19, 2026
📍 Hempstead Hall | Hope, Arkansas

Join us as we crown the next Miss Southwest Arkansas & Miss Ouachita River and their Teens and begin another unforgettable year of scholarships, service, leadership, and personal growth.

Whether you're a contestant, sponsor, volunteer, supporter, or pageant fan, mark your calendars now; we'd love to have you with us!

💙 Scholarships. Service. Style. Success.

06/13/2026

Congratulations to Miss Ouachita River’s Teen, Cadence Heath, on placing in the Top 15 at the 2026 Miss Arkansas’ Teen Competition tonight!