Miss Merced County

Cassandra Valdez — a 25-year-old Merced native with a passion for agriculture — has been crowned Miss Merced County 2025. Valdez took the top honor at the 49th annual Miss Merced County Scholarship Program that was held Jan. 11 at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater. “I am beyond honored to represent this amazing community that…

Where can you find community initiatives, classical piano, gymnastics, choreography, and a whole lot of pink? The Miss Merced County competition,…

Ananya Veerapaneni, a political science major at UC Merced, was crowned Miss Merced County 2023 during the annual competition held last weekend at the…

The 47th annual Miss Merced County Scholarship Program is scheduled for Nov. 5 at Buhach Colony High School where five women will be crowned in front of a crowd of family and friends. There are a total of three competitors for Miss Merced County, three for Miss Merced County’s Outstanding Teen and 15 for open competition titles of Miss…

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Kiley Pastori was crowned Miss Merced County in November 2019 when she was 18 years old. She has held the title since. She is now 20 and is preparing to…

Residents from around the Central Valley made their way to the El Capitan High School theater on Saturday for the final competition stages of the pageant to crown the new Miss Merced County, along with Miss Merced County Outstanding Teen, Miss Yosemite Valley, and Miss Sierra Nevada. Throughout the night, dozens of well-rounded…

Miss Merced County and Miss Merced County’s Outstanding Teen will be crowned at the annual competition at 6 p.m. on Nov. 16 at El Capitan High School…

Merced High FFA standout Cassandra Valdez was crowned Miss Merced County earlier this year, but unfortunately she had to bow out of the obligation due to…