Miss California 2026 - Sharlize True
Miss California's Teen 2026 - Julianne Rocke
Miss California is a licensee under the official Miss America program, Miss America IP INC. One year later, the first Miss California, Fay Lamphier of Oakland, was crowned Miss America 1925. Six Miss California representatives have since been chosen as Miss America. In the early years, Santa Cruz, a resort oriented community similar to Atlantic City, conducted the Miss California Bathing Beauty Contest on the Bandstand at the Santa Cruz Beach. In 1966 all beach bandstand presentations were discontinued and all activities, including the preliminary competition, finals and coronations were staged in the civic auditorium. In 1985 the Miss America Pageant elected to move the state franchise from Santa Cruz to San Diego. Although headquartered in San Diego and goverened primarily by a local Board of Directors, the Miss California Organization field operations are conducted by a Vice-President of Field Operations and five area Field Directors, assigned by geographical location. The Miss California Organization operates within the guidelines of the Miss America Organization while stressing individuality, personal development, communication skills, and physical fitness. The Miss California Organization has no salaried employees. Participants in it's programs are not required to pay entry fees of any kind. The Miss California Organization has passed the $6 million mark in cash and academic scholarships awarded at the state and local level, since the pageant moved it's headquarters to San Diego in 1985. In 2013 Miss California and Miss California Local Pageants awarded over $400,000 in scholarships to our contestants. In June, 2013, 61 local representatives competed in centrally located Fresno, California, to become Miss California 2013. Local franchises are available throughout the state. Interested parties should contact The Miss California Organization at the address below.
