Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Program
The Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Program is typically held each September and is a precursor to the Miss Michigan program.
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Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Program
December 21st, 2025
The 2026 Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Program will be held on Sunday, December 21st, 2025 from 4-8pm at Peterson Auditorium- 501 N. Washington Ave., Ludington. Time is yet to be announced.
Contestants competing for the 2026 crown are:
Makynzie Curtis
Savannah Hanson
Allison Kettler
Aubrey MacIntosh
Ashley McPike
Natalee Urbon was crowned Ms. Ludington Area 2025 which earned her a $1,000 scholarship courtesy of Michael Shonbrun & the Juroe Family. She was also awarded the $500 Community Service Award from the Ludington Optimist Club and the $1,000 Talent Award courtesy of Stacy Palma Collins. Aubrey MacIntosh was the runner up and won a $500 scholarship from West Shore Bank and a $250 scholarship from Safe Harbor Credit Union. Tessa Hendrickson and Lanie Hutchinson also won $200 scholarships courtesy of Safe Harbor Credit Union. Hutchinson was also given the People’s Choice and Miss Congeniality Awards.
About the Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Program
Eligible contestants must be age 18-28 and either work, live, or go to school in Manistee, Mason, Lake, or Oceana Counties. Contestants are judged based on talent, evening wear, on-stage interview, and their social impact initiative pitch. The winner is qualified to enter the Miss Michigan Pageant, a precursor to the Miss America Pageant.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2026 Program.
For more information on the Miss Ludington Area Program, please contact:
(231) 690-3797
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