Hopkins, Calvillo, and Cherry crowned 2026 A.L.A.H. royalty
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2026 MISS A.L.A.H. ROYALTY CROWNED. The 2026 Miss A.L.A.H. pageant was held this past Saturday evening at Penn Station. Pictured is (front row) 2026 Little Miss A.L.A.H. Sydney Cherry and 2025 Little A.L.A.H. Miss Caroline Fleming. (Back row) 2025 Miss A.L.A.H. Maggie Benedict, newly crowned 2026 Miss A.L.A.H. Adyson Hopkins, 2026 Junior Miss A.L.A.H. and Junior Miss Congeniality Brianda Cavillo, 2026 Junior Miss 1st Runner-Up Kyndrie Carter, and 2025 Junior Miss A.L.A.H. Bentley Parsons.
The 2026 Miss A.L.A.H. pageant, sponsored by the Arthur Area Association of Commerce and the Atwood Chamber of Commerce, was held Saturday, Feb. 21 at Penn Station in downtown Arthur.
Winning the title of 2026 Miss A.L.A.H. was Adyson Hopkins. Hopkins is 17 years of age and the daughter of Mike Hopkins and Kimberly Cusick of Arthur. She is a junior at Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School and was sponsored by the Arthur Fire Department.
Other contestants included Brookelynn Peeler, daughter of Jeffery Peeler and Caitlin Schwass of Atwood, sponsored by E & P Concrete Pavement Maintenance and Alyssa Davis, daughter of Craig and Danielle Davis of Arthur, sponsored by Arthur Park District.
Capturing the title of 2026 Junior Miss A.L.A.H. and Junior Miss Congeniality was Brianda Calvillo. She is the daughter of Luzmila Guzman of Arthur, and her sponsor was J.C. Oye Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning.
Kyndrie Carter, daughter of JJ and Erica Carter from Arthur was 1st Runner-Up and was sponsored by Crunchy Cravings.
Other contestants included Elizabeth Plank, daughter of Lamar and Marlaina Plank from Arthur, sponsored by Lamar Plank Farrier Services, Ember Ely, daughter of Chad and Haley Ely of Atwood, sponsored by On Point Storage, and Jaelynn Sanchez, daughter of Tyler and Marchita Sanchez of Arthur, sponsored by G-Bear Drywall.
The title of 2026 Little Miss A.L.A.H. was won by Sydney Cherry. Cherry is the daughter of Ryan and Paige Cherry of Atwood and was sponsored by her family.
Other Little Miss contestants included Alexandria Brackemyre, daughter of Caleb and Sierra Brackemyre of Lovington, sponsored by Snap That Photography, Arabella Ashworth, daughter of Summer Butterick, sponsored by her grandparents, Helena Benner of Atwood, daughter of Cory and Ashley Benner, sponsored by C.H.I. Overhead Doors of Atwood, and Aurora Barnes, daughter of Chris Barnes and Allyssa Gustafson from Atwood, sponsored by Mommy & 3 LLC.
Little Miss contestant Sydney Cherry was the top seller for raffle tickets selling 118 tickets.
Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening was 2020-2021 Miss A.L.A.H. Emma (Lee) McClain.