Kendall Fox Crowned Miss Asheville 2026
The Miss Asheville Pageant crowned Kendall Fox as Miss Asheville and Isabella Mintz as Miss Asheville's Outstanding Teen on Saturday.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Civic
The Miss Asheville Pageant returned Saturday, November 7, 2026, crowning Kendall Fox as Miss Asheville and Isabella Mintz as Miss Asheville's Outstanding Teen. The local preliminary competition for the Miss America Organization featured five Miss Asheville delegates and four Outstanding Teen delegates.
Why it matters
The pageant continues a tradition of more than 100 years in western North Carolina, giving local residents a longstanding community event. The titleholders will represent Asheville in the Miss America Organization system.
The competition featured five Miss Asheville delegates and four Outstanding Teen delegates, based on the pageant's published roster. The tradition in western North Carolina spans more than 100 years, though the source does not detail the judging scores.
The players
Miss Asheville Pageant
A local preliminary competition for the Miss America Organization that has been held in Asheville for more than 100 years.
Kendall Fox
The newly crowned Miss Asheville who competed alongside four other delegates for the title.
Isabella Mintz
The newly crowned Miss Asheville's Outstanding Teen who competed against three other teen delegates.
The details
Autumn Walden, Ameliana McBride, Nevaeh Pereira, Keyaisa Meade, and Kendall Fox competed for Miss Asheville, while Scotland Fisher, Hayleigh Hefner, Caroline Green, and Isabella Mintz competed for Outstanding Teen. News 13 captured the crowning of both titleholders on camera.
Timeline
Saturday, November 7, 2026: Miss Asheville Pageant returns and crowns new titleholders
Roadmap
The Miss Asheville Pageant operates as a local preliminary within the Miss America Organization's state and national competition structure. Its more than 100-year run in western North Carolina places it among the region's longest-running community entertainment traditions.
Residents who want to see the titleholders can follow the Miss Asheville pageant's Facebook page, where delegates were already listed before the crowning. The pageant's local tradition makes it accessible to community members in and around Asheville.
The takeaway
Local pageants like Miss Asheville connect community tradition with national competition structures, offering residents a window into a long-running regional event. Following local outlets and official pageant channels is the best way to track future titleholders.
Further reading
For more local event coverage, explore the Civic section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WLOS.
