North Carolina Yam Festival

Come have a "Yam Good Time!"

2026 – 2027

North Carolina Yam Festival Royal Court of Queens

2026-2027 NC Yam Festival queens Baby Miss through Little Miss on stage with the Yam Man
Left to right: Mary Ellis Strickland, Baby Miss; Georgia Hughes, Mini Miss; Kinley Edwards, Princess; Langley White, Tiny Miss; Brynlie Hedwin, Petite Miss; Ansleigh Lee, Little Miss
2026-2027 NC Yam Festival queens Young Miss through Mrs. on stage with the Yam Man
Left to right: Braylynn Locklear, Young Miss; Madison Rowe, Royal Ambassador; Jennifer Rowe, Ambassador; Timber Hobbs, Junior Miss; Harmony Devane, Queen; Emily Powell, Teen Miss; Tiffany Locklear, Mrs.

2025 – 2026

North Carolina Yam Festival Queens       

2025-2026 Royal Court of Queens

Baby Miss-Teighan Reeves
Mini Miss-Langley White
Tiny Miss-Mallory Fowler
Petite Miss-Ava Lewis
Little Miss-Kinley Edwards
Royal Ambassador-Emily Martin

Ambassador-Shaeleigh Wriglesworth
Junior Miss-Braylynn Locklear
Teen Miss-Keira Ford
Young Miss-Madison Rowe
Queen-Laney Bullard
Mrs. -Jennifer Rowe

The NC Yam Festival Scholarship Pageant Co-Directors are Shauna Cox and Melody Spivey.