Four vie for Miss Waterville crown

The 60th Annual Waterville Bullhead Days Celebration will begin with the coronation of Miss Waterville 2025 on Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m at the Waterville Baptist Church. Admission is five dollars for this 68th Miss Waterville and Junior Miss Pageant.

Miss Waterville 2024 Claire Elness and her attendant Ryley Henning will preside over their last pageant.

The candidate who is crowned Miss Waterville, along with the 1st Princess, will represent the community of Waterville by participating in area parades and celebrations, attending area pageants throughout the next 12 months.

The Miss Waterville Royalty will start their reign by participating in the many events throughout the weekend culminating with the Grand Parade Sunday, June 8 at 1 p.m. and the selection of the raffle drawing winners at 3:30 p.m.

Candidates for Miss Waterviile 2025 are as follows:

Kayla Bronk, daughter of Bill and Lily Bronk, is sponsored by Waterville NAPA. She will be singing for her talent.

Abby Crosby, daughter of Kurt Crosby and Nikki Crosby, is sponsored by Make It Waterville. She will be doing an ASL Performance for her talent.

Alenka Jans, daughter of Andy and Anne Jans, is sponsored by Kamp Dels. She will be performing a speaking presentation for her talent.

Jaelyn Wilmes, daughter of Gerard Wilmes and Melissa Buske, is sponsored by Classic’s Pub and Greg Wilmes Roofing and Remodeling. She will be performing a speech for her talent.

The Miss Waterville Pageant will also feature the Junior Miss Waterville pageant. This year there are two girls vying for the title. Royalty will be chosen based on a drawing.

Candidates for Junior Miss Waterville are:

Astrid Hanson, daughter of Anna Hanson and Jeremy Hanson.

Emma Mead, daughter of Jessica Mead and Mike Mead.