AHCA State Queen Pageant

The 2026 State Queen Pageant will be held in conjunction with the 2026 Annual Fall Conference and Business Meeting on October 6th-7th, 2026, in Little Rock, AR.

All facilities are asked to start hosting their facility pageant, to crown a winner who will compete in their district pageant. The seven district winners will compete at the State Queen Pageant in the fall!

AHCA 2026 District Pageants

District One Winner

Carrie McPherson from Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

District Two Winner

Joyce Kirkpatrick from Alma Nursing and Rehab

District Three Winner:

Violet “Bernadine” Reed from Siloam Springs Nursing & Rehab

District Four Pageant:

Date: September 9th at 2:00pm

Independence Hall at the UofA Community College at Batesville

District Five Winner:

Loretta Chandler from The Green House Cottages of Belle Meade

District Six Pageant:

Linda Murphy from Belle View Estates Rehabilitation and Care Center

District Seven Winner

Linda Gerard from St. John’s Place of Arkansas

2024 AHCA State Queen Pageant

Congratulations to AHCA's 2024 State Queen, Lori Ivie from The Blossoms of Newport Rehab & Nursing Center

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