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The Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant is an Official State Preliminary of the Miss America Organization. 

Guided for over forty years by Bob Wheeler of Hot Springs, and currently by his daughter, Kelly Wheeler Bales, the Miss Arkansas Pageant has sent a representative to Miss America  since 1938

Rich in history and social significance, the Miss America Organization is a not-for-profit corporation that has maintained a tradition for many decades of empowering American women to achieve their personal and professional goals, while providing a forum in which to express their opinions, talent and intelligence.

The Miss America competition exists for the purpose of providing personal and professional opportunities for young American women and promoting their voice in culture, politics and the community.

In addition to conducting the annual national competition, the Organization acts year-round as the nation's leading achievement program and largest scholarship fund for young American women.

Each year the Miss America Organization attracts approximately 80,000 contestants for competition and fosters a large network of more than 300,000 volunteers who organize all state and local competitions to further scholarship and achievement among young women in their communities.

The Miss Arkansas Pageant is Co-sponsored by the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation, Inc. ~ The Hot Springs Advertising & Promotion Commission ~ The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce ~ and The City of Hot Springs.  

Treasurer John Smalling