Melony Tidmore, 17, of Powder Springs, topped a field of 47 contestants to capture the title of Miss Georgia’s Teen 2026 in the finals on June 20 at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus.
The Teen title stayed in Cobb County for the second straight year with Miss Georgia’s Teen 2025 Reagan Moore, 17, of Powder Springs, crowning her successor.
Sophia Wootten, 21, of Peachtree City, captured the title of Miss Georgia to out-distance 52 contestants from across the state. Tidmore and Wootten will represent the Peach State for the titles of Miss America’s Teen and Miss America in the national competition set for Aug. 28 to Sept. 6 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Wootten was crowned by Miss Georgia 2025 Audrey Kittila, who held the title of Miss Cobb County 2024…