Some people call her a beauty queen. We call her a scholar.
Miss Heart of the Ozarks 2018 will be held on February 4th, 2018 at Siloam Springs High School Performing Arts Center. Registration is now open. Please email all entries to [email protected].
Congratulations to our 2017 Miss Heart of the Ozarks Royalty
Ashton Yarbrough, was crowned Miss Heart of the Ozarks 2017. Yarbrough was one of three titleholders crowned by Miss Heart of the Ozarks 2016 and Miss America 2017, Savvy Shields. Acceptance of the highly-prized crowns is just the beginning of a journey that will take them to schools, civic organizations and philantrophic events during their year of service as Miss Heart of the Ozarks. They will also act as ambassadors for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals, is the national platform partner of the Miss America Organization.
Yarbrough is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas. During her year as Miss Heart of the Ozarks, she will serve as spokesperson for Volunteering to Make A Difference. Along with the title of Miss Heart of the Ozarks 2017, Yarbrough won over $10,000 in scholarships and prizes. For the talent portion of the competition, Yarbrough performed a vocal performance.
Yarbrough will compete for the title of Miss Arkansas in June. First runner-up in the competition was Regan Wheelis. Wheelis attends the University of Arkansas. Her talent was pinao performance. Second runner-up honors was awarded to Alison Tyler. Tyler attends the University of Central Arkansas and her talent was vocal performance.
Sara Gardner of Fayetteville was crowned Miss Heart of the Ozarks’ Outstanding Teen 2017. Gardner will compete in the Miss Arkansas’ Outstanding Teen Pageant this summer in June. First runner-up was Sydney Allensworth of Rogers. Second runner-up was Shelby Cook of Huntsville.
Ava Marie Masters was crowned Princess Heart of the Ozarks.
Thank you Michelle Roberts with License to Shoot Photography for being our official photographer.
Savvy Saturday
A big thank you to the sponsors who helped make the Fayetteville Homecoming a huge success! Paris Presents Birdeye Printing Fayetteville Public Schools Fayetteville A & P The City of Fayetteville The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Mermaids, Nickki and Todd Golden Hendren Plastics Rick's Bakery The Balloon Closet of Siloam Springs Zuzu's Petals & Gifts KFB Events Kappa Kappa Gamma, Gamma Nu. Everett Chevrolet Brian Haught Kristin Wood Chick Fila, 1369 MLK Blvd Fayetteville Talking Rain Beverage Trey O'Dell Frank Byers Madison Watkins Grub's Bar & Grill, Fayetteville Domestic Housewife Gourmet Cookies
Miss Heart of the Ozarks & Miss America
This video is a look back at Savvy Shields' journey with the Miss Heart of the Ozarks Organization to the Miss America crown.
Learn more about us
The Miss Heart of the Ozarks exists to provide unparalleled scholarship and service opportunities to young women in Northwest Arkansas. By providing a platform for tomorrow’s leaders to express their opinions, talents, character and intelligence, our organization seeks to aid in personal development, better the community and display the importance of service before self.
Miss Heart of the Ozarks was named the 2014 Local Pageant of the Year by the Miss Arkansas Organization and in 2012, Miss Heart of the Ozarks was named the Local Pageant of the Year in the Medium Size Division!
She's a Servant Leader
Our titleholders are community servants. They motivate and educate during their year of service. We are thrilled you are visiting our site to learn more about them.
Beyond their personal platforms, they are also committed to the Children's Miracle Network, Miss America's National Platform. They've volunteered their time to a number of fundraising events since they've been crowned and would love to educate you on the amazing things CMN does right here in the state of Arkansas!
This is the official site of the Miss Heart of the Ozarks Scholarship Association. This organization coordinates one official preliminary of the Miss Arkansas and Miss America Scholarship Pageant.