Name: Ribbon Cutting for Miss Florida Scholarship Program
Start: 2026-06-24T16:30:00-04:00
Location: RP Funding Center

Please join us for a Ribbon Cutting for Miss Florida Scholarship Program to celebrate the kickoff of the 2026 Miss Florida and Miss Florida Teen competitions!
The Ribbon Cutting will take place prior to the start of the preliminary competition. Stop by to enjoy hors d'oeuvres, giveaways, a cash bar, and meet the 2025 winners and 2026 candidates! Attendees are also invited to stay to watch the first preliminary competition.
About:
As part of the Miss America Opportunity, the largest scholarship provider to women in America, we are a scholarship competition awarding upwards to 100k in scholarships each year. We will have approximately 70 young women from around the state of Florida competing for the title of Miss Florida 2026 and Miss Florida's Teen 2026, which will advance to compete for the titles of Miss America 2027 and Miss America's Teen 2027. We are proud to have called Lakeland our home for the past 10 years.