$6000 Miss West Virginia 2026 Elizabeth Romanek

$3000 1st runner-up Zoe Burleson Miss Mon Valley

$2500 2nd runner-up Kaitlyn Dice Miss Berkeley County

$2000 3rd runner-up Jalyn Western Miss University City

$1500 4th runner-up Delaney Wells Miss Capital City

$500 Semifinalist Paige Herold Miss Rhododendron

$500 Semifinalist Ellie Yeater Miss Clarksburg Winterfest

$500 Semifinalist Rivers Jenkins Miss Eastern Panhandle

$500 Semifinalist August Ball Miss Tri-State Area

$500 Semifinalist Emma Griffith Miss Ohio Valley

$500 Semifinalist Emily Shannon Miss Apple Valley

$300 All Remaining Contestants

$500 Preliminary Night 1 Talent Award- Elizabeth Romanek Miss Morgantown, presented in memory of Michelle Tallent

$500 Preliminary Night 2 Talent Award- Zoe Burleson Miss Mon Valley, presented in memory of Michelle Tallent

$500 Preliminary Night 1 Evening Gown Award- Kaitlyn Dice Miss Berkeley County

$500 Preliminary Night 2 Evening Gown Award- Paige Herold Miss Rhododendron

$500 Excellence in Academics Award- Dakota Swiger Miss Mountain State

$500 Melanne Pennington Quality of Life Award- Rylea Jennings Miss Kanawha Valley, presented by Miss South Charleston 1981 Elisabeth Conley Bell, in memory of Miss West Virginia 1984 Melanne Pennington

$500 Tomorrow’s Promise Award- Ellie Yeater Miss Clarksburg Winterfest, presented by the West Virginia Elks Association

$250 Mike Simons Excellence In Broadcasting Award- TIE Delaney Wells Miss Capital City & Dakota Swiger Miss Mountain State, presented by Jennifer Cady, Miss West Virginia 1994

$250 “Act Well Your Part” Award- Lexi Proctor Miss Appalachia, presented by Kimberly Wagner, in memory of Carolyn Miller Miss West Virginia 1956

$250 Trailblazer Award- August Ball Miss Tri-State Area, presented by Kathy Shade and family, in honor of Elizabeth Lynch Miss West Virginia 2022

$250 Four Points of the Crown Award- Delaney Wells Miss Capital City, presented by Tiffany Lawrence Miss West Virginia 2006

$250 Women in the 21st Century Award- Jade Thompson Miss Blue Ridge, presented by Talia Markham Baer Miss West Virginia 2009

$250 Elsie Elentri Trendsetter Award- Paige Herold Miss Rhododendron, presented by Danae DeMasi-Lemon Miss West Virginia 2001, in memory of her grandmother Elsie Elentri

$250 Equality for All Award- Kylynn Wagner Miss Shenandoah, presented by Tamia Hardy Miss West Virginia 2017

$250 Excellence in Teaching Award- Alexis Williams Miss Potomac Highlands, presented by Karrington Childress Miss West Virginia 2023

$250 STEM Award- Jalyn Western Miss University City, presented by Allison Williams Wilson Miss West Virginia 2003

$250 Theater Arts Advocacy Award- Annadra Dudley Miss Marshall County, presented by Gary Briggs, in memory of Jerry Johnson, who both served on the 2023 MWVO Judges Panel

$250 Mental Health Advocacy Award- Lydia Rutherford Miss Metro Valley, presented by Kelly Anderson Bohlinger Miss West Virginia 1982

$250 Healthcare Advocacy Award- Angela Gadd Miss Northern Panhandle, presented by Jennifer Reuther Miss West Virginia 2024

$250 All In Award- Ellie Yeater Miss Clarksburg Winterfest, in memory of Shawn Nakia Law

$250 Discovery Award- Emma Griffith Miss Ohio Valley, presented by Sharon Weekley

$250 My Strongest Suit Award- TIE Elizabeth Romanek Miss Morgantown & Delaney Wells Miss Capital City, presented by Larry Green in honor of longtime costume mistress Lisa Green

$250 Crown for the Cause American Heart Association Spotfund Award- Paige Herold Miss Rhododendron, presented by Cathy Funk Amores, MD

$250 People’s Choice Award- Rivers Jenkins Miss Eastern Panhandle, presented by Vanity Aesthetics and Medical Spa LLC

$250 World Changer Award- Dakota Swiger Miss Mountain State

$250 Brand Ambassador Award- Kaitlyn Dice Miss Berkeley County

$250 Wellness Ambassador Award- Elizabeth Romanek Miss Morgantown

$250 “Reel” Time Challenge Award- Lexi Proctor Miss Appalachia

$250 Global Game Changers Award- Lydia Rutherford Miss Metro Valley

$250 Spirit Award- Rylea Jennings Miss Kanawha Valley