Malone Pageant

10/14/2026

Important info about gift deliveries for Rayne as she begins Miss NPF weekend TOMORROW!! 🥜

10/11/2026

Congratulations to Linden Kate on a job well done at the Little Miss National Peanut Festival Pageant! While she may not be bringing home the NPF crown, we are so glad we get to have her as our Little Miss Malone for a few more months! 🥜💜👑

10/09/2026

Sweet LK had her interview today for Little Miss NPF!

We are sure the judges loved chatting with her and we can’t wait to cheer our Little Miss Malone on Sunday afternoon! 🥜💖👑

10/09/2026

10/07/2026

As our girls enjoy for their peanut weekends, they will be able to accept deliveries to their hotels! If you would like to send gifts — please follow the guidelines below. All gifts should be labeled with their name, title, and contestant number and must be left with the front desk!

Linden Kate Bigale, Little Miss Malone, #31
Send to Courtyard Marriot in Dothan between Thursday, October 8th and Saturday, October 10th

Eva Rayne Clark, Miss Malone, #41
Send to Springhill Suites in Dothan only on Thursday, October 15th between 10:00AM and 5:00PM

09/28/2026

National Peanut Festival Contestants Donate More Than 150 Meal Kits to Wiregrass Area Food Bank

DOTHAN, Ala. — The 2026 National Peanut Festival Pageant contestants came together to make a difference for families across the Wiregrass, donating more than 150 complete meal kits to the Wiregrass Area Food Bank on Saturday, September 26.

Throughout this year’s pageant season, the 99 contestants competing in the 2026 Little Miss and Miss National Peanut Festival Pageants collected nonperishable food items during their practices at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds. Each meal kit was designed to provide a complete meal for a family of four.

The contestants collected ingredients for several family-friendly meals, including Chicken Pot Pie, Walking Tacos, Chicken and Rice, PB&J, and Spaghetti Supper. By the completion of the project, more than 150 meal kits had been assembled for donation.

Justin McNelley with the Wiregrass Area Food Bank joined the contestants at the Summerford Building at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds on Saturday to meet with them and accept the donated meals.

The food collection was a group service project for this year’s contestants and was completed in addition to each contestant’s individual Community Service Initiative. Through those individual initiatives, contestants identify causes and needs that are meaningful to them and find ways to serve their own communities.

The meal kit project gave all 99 contestants an opportunity to work together toward a common goal. At each practice, contestants were assigned specific ingredients to contribute, allowing them to see firsthand how individual acts of service can come together to make a larger impact.

With more than 150 meal kits designed to feed four people each, the contestants’ collective effort represents the potential to provide more than 600 meals to individuals in need throughout the Wiregrass.

The service project comes just weeks before the contestants take the stage for the 2026 Little Miss and Miss National Peanut Festival Pageants. Community involvement and service remain an important part of the National Peanut Festival Pageant experience, giving contestants opportunities to make an impact that extends beyond the pageant stage.

Photo Credit: W. Jones Photography

09/26/2026

One of the very last peanut events before the pageants took place today! An autograph party for LK and Rayne! 🩷🩵

09/25/2026

What a pretty banner outside of Malone School for Little Miss and Miss Malone! 🥜👑💖

09/24/2026

We hit 1,000 followers overnight, and we’re so excited to share our 2027 Malone Pageant contestant t-shirt — it honors our annual pecan festival, the pride our town has for the Malone Tigers, and the legacy of our pageant!

But here’s the question…

Would you be interested in purchasing a 50th Anniversary Miss Malone Pageant Shirt?

We’re considering opening up public sales, and we’d love to know if you’d like one! Let us know in the comments below!

Thank you for helping us reach 1,000 followers and for being part of this special milestone. Here’s to 50 years of Miss Malone!