Junior Miss contestants come from all walks of life, but they have one common characteristic: the desire to succeed. Each young woman receives valuable life experience through our program - relationship skills, self-confidence, and a sense of achievement. It is our goal to ensure that everyone who participates in our program has an enjoyable and memorable experience.

While we await the first of our contestants, below is a list of last year's contestants for Bakersfield's Junior Miss. Want to participate? Apply now!

Olivia Snider College Preference: Dartmouth College Career Goals: Child Psychology Talent: Monologue (A Midsummer Night's Dream , by William Shakespeare )
Jacqueline Dickson Parents: James & Belinda Dickson College Preference: Cal Ploy San Louis Obispo Career Goals: RN-pediatric oncology Talent: Dance Routine
Breanna Abe Parents: Perry & Melissa Abe College Preference: Hawaii University of Moena Career Goals: fashion Talent: monolouge
Megan Burroughs Parents: Bruce & Paula Burroughs College Preference: UC Davis Career Goals: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Talent: Instrumetal (Waltz in C# minor, by Frederic Chopin)
melissa ellis Parents: Thomas (Tom) & Angela (Angie) Ellis College Preference: University of Nebraska Lincoln Career Goals: Fashion Buyer/Business Owner Talent: Jazz Dance (You Can't Stop the Beat, by from the Broadway Musical "Hairspray" )
Karla Castro Parents: Consuelo Garcia College Preference: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Career Goals: Civil Engineer/ Architect Talent: Instrumental: Flute (The Spinning Wheel)
Sally Wang Parents: Huaqing Wang & Sanyuan Hu College Preference: University of California Los Angeles Career Goals: Health Career or Professional Dancer Talent: Dance: Contemporary Ballet (Title: Driven / Music: Vitamin String Quartet, by Choreography: Kristen Doolittle)
Chelsea Brown Parents: Roland Brown, Jr. & Darla Brown College Preference: UC Berkeley; Fresno State; San Diego State Career Goals: Speech Language Pathologist for Children Talent: Hip-Hop Dance (Dance Mix, by Choreographer: Kim Brown)
Lauren Emerson Parents: Gregory & Wendy Emerson College Preference: UC Santa Barbara Career Goals: Piano performer/composer/graphic artist Talent: instrumental (Rhapsodie #1 , by Brahms)
Anna Fairman Parents: Robert Fairman, Jr. & Cathleen Fairman College Preference: California State University, Long Beach Career Goals: Broadcast Journalist Talent: Irish Tap Dance (Cry of the Celts, by Ronan Hardiman)
Arzel Mierop College Preference: California Insntatue of Arts Career Goals: Actor/Drama Teacher Talent: Shakesperean Monologue (Taming of the Shrew act 1 scene 1 act 1 scene 2, by Shakespeare)
Elizabeth Farr Parents: William & Christine Farr College Preference: Cal State University Long Beach Career Goals: Business with a minor in design Talent: Vocal (Like We Never Loved At All, by Faith Hill)
Caylynn Simonson Parents: Carl & Atania Simonson College Preference: UCLA, California Lutheran University Career Goals: Dermatologist, Dentist Talent: Vocal (Think of Me, from Broadway's Phantom of the Opera, by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Grace Stearns Parents: Stanley Stearns & Lindy Leung College Preference: Columbia University Talent: Instrumental (Badinerie- A movement from Suite in B Minor., by Johan Sebastian Bach)
Adriana Lopez College Preference: Pepperdine, UCLA, Stanford, or B.C. Career Goals: Pediatrician Talent: monologue (The consequences of second hand smoking, by no author mentioned)
Michelle Thompson Parents: Melvin & Kathleen Thompson College Preference: Brigham Young University Career Goals: Religions, Sociology, Fashion Talent: Vocal ("Juke Box Blues" , by June Carter Cash)
Julia Berchtold Bakersfield's Junior Miss Parents: Mark & Beth Berchtold College Preference: Stanford/ USC Career Goals: Astronautical Engineering/ International Relations Talent: Classical Piano (Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy)