The 2027 Miss Rome, Miss Northwest Georgia and Teen Competitions will be held Saturday night, July 25th at the Rome City Auditorium.  The show will begin at 7:00 pm; doors open at 6:30pm.  Tickets are $20 at the door and are general admission.  All proceeds support the cash scholarships given at the competition.  

Four young women will be crowned. The two Teen contestants receiving the highest scores will be crowned Miss Rome’s Teen and Miss Northwest Georgia’s Teen. The two Miss contestants receiving the highest scores will be crowned Miss Rome and Miss Northwest Georgia. 

The Miss Rome Board of Directors is pleased to announce a special guest at the pageant: Miss Northwest Georgia 2026 and now Miss Georgia 2026, Sophia Wootten (pictured). Sophia will represent Georgia at the Miss America Competition in September at the Palm Beaches, Florida. The show will also feature Miss Rome 2025, Anna Kate Robinson, who was a Preliminary Talent Winner, the pageant’s Overall Talent Winner, and placed 2nd runner Up to Miss Georgia.

The Miss Rome, Miss Northwest Georgia, and Teen Competitions are open preliminaries in the Miss America Organization.  Young ladies between the ages of 18 to 28 (as of September 2027) who live, work or attend school in the state of Georgia are eligible for Miss Rome and Miss Northwest Georgia.  Young ladies between the ages of 14 and 18 (as of September 2027) are eligible for Miss Rome’s Teen and Miss Northwest Georgia’s Teen.  The winners of each competition will represent Rome and Northwest Georgia in the Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia’s Teen competitions that will be held in June 2027 in Columbus, Georgia.

The Miss America Competition is the largest provider of scholarships for young women in the world. The Miss Rome Board of Directors is pleased to announce that a total of $5,800 in cash scholarships will be awarded to the winners and runners up.  This includes the Frances Frazier Memorial Talent Award presented annually to the contestant with the highest overall talent score.  The Award is given in honor and memory of Frances Frazier, Miss Rome 1984 and Miss Georgia 1988.   

This year’s delegates are:

Miss Rome’s Teen & Miss Northwest Georgia’s Teen Candidates:

  1. Katheryn Kozee  – 15 years old.  Talent: Dance.  Community Service Initiative: Mind Your Kindness.
  1. Lorelei Rodgers  – 16 years old.  Talent: Violin.  Community Service Initiative: Hope After Healing – Supporting Families Who Have Lived Through Abuse.
  1. Jocelyn Herndon  – 15 years old.  Talent: HERStory.  Community Service Initiative: Hear for Hope.
  1. Emma-Charles Townsend – 14 years old.  Talent: Vocal.  Community Service Initiative: Starts with a Story.
  1. Caroline Surratt  – 14 years old.  Talent: Cheer Routine.  Community Service Initiative: Canines Have Crowns.
  1. Carrington Hayes – 14 years old.  Talent: Magic. Community Service Initiative: Heart Smiles.
  1. Ava Blackburn – 15 years old.  Talent: Lyrical Dance.  Community Service Initiative: Type One Talk.
  1. Lily Greeson – 17 years old. Talent: jazz Dance. Community Service Initiative: Flames of Awareness – Fire Safety and Prevention.
  1. Scout Hall – 16 years old. Talent: Musical Theater Jazz Dance. Community Service Initiative: 4-H Beyond Ready – Building a Ready Generation in a World of Change.
  1.  Maggie Miller – 14 years old. Talent: Tap Dance. Community Service Initiative: #GiveLife – American Red Cross.

Miss Rome & Miss Northwest Georgia Candidates:

  1.  Chavon Brown –24 years old. Talent: Vocal.  Community Service Initiative: HerStory Matters – From Victims to Survivors.
  1.  Ansleigh Toomer – 22 years old.  Talent: Dance.  Community Service Initiative: Nourished Naturally.
  1.  Samantha de Haan – 20 years old. Talent: HERStory.  Community Service Initiative: Junior Achievement of Georgia.
  1.  Alexis Limon – 18 years old. Talent: Jazz Acrobatic Routine. Community Service Initiative: Rewards of Giving Back.
  1.  Amelia Bell – 18 years old. Talent: Lyrical Dance. Community Service Initiative: Roots to Roses – The Importance of Youth Mentorship.
  1.  Hannah Shaw – 18 years old. Talent: Vocal. Community Service Initiative: The Power of One.
  1.  Kessler Kunkel – 18 years old. Talent: Marimba. Community Service Initiative: People First – Creating Connections Across All Abilities.
  1.  Jordan Kulah – 21 years old. Talent: Dance. Community Service Initiative: Lead the Read – Providing Literacy Support and Training.
  1. Carys Feldman – 21 years old. Talent: Ballet en Pointe. Community Service Initiative: Pledge to Be Stigma Free.
  1.  Emily Emmons – 24 years old. Talent: Vocal. Community Service Initiative: Your Mind Is Your Business – Keep It Healthy.