South Carolina on this calendar, by the numbers
- Upcoming pageants
- 13
- Date range
- November 8, 2026 to September 26, 2027
- Date TBA
- 3 of 13
- Systems represented
- 7
- Entry fee published
- 3 of 13, $165 to $350 before extras
- Official registration link
- 6 of 13
- Held outside the state
- 1 of 13
Counted from the listings in this build. Data as of October 24, 2026.
State finals and how to enter them
- Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina's Teen 2027: June 15 to 19, 2027, Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC. How to enter, as the source states it: By winning a local title. How the system works.
Which systems hold pageants in South Carolina
- Miss America (Miss South Carolina and Miss North Carolina): 6 of 13 upcoming. The scholarship program for young women and teens. Local titles lead to Miss South Carolina or Miss North Carolina, then to Miss America.
- America's High School Pageant (Elementary through Collegiate America): 2 of 13 upcoming. A family of pageants with divisions by school grade, from preschool to college. One combined SC and NC state pageant is held in Spartanburg.
- Sunburst Beauty Pageant: 1 of 13 upcoming. A long-running beauty system for babies through adults, with no interview. Local pageants lead to a Carolinas state final and then Internationals.
- Miss Ultimate USA: 1 of 13 upcoming. A national system for ages 4 to 27, scored on interview, runway and evening gown. The Carolinas share one state pageant in Fountain Inn.
- National American Miss: 1 of 13 upcoming. A national system for girls and women ages 4 to 39, built around interview, introduction, formal wear and community service. The Carolina state titles are crowned at a regional event in Atlanta.
- Royalty USA: 1 of 13 upcoming. A national system for ages 4 through adult, judged on interview, evening gown and fun fashion. Its 2027 national finals are in Charleston.
- Festival pageants: 1 of 13 upcoming. Hometown queens crowned for a town festival, like the Strawberry Festival in Fort Mill or the Azalea Festival in Wilmington. Some are scholarship pageants.
New to the systems? How pageant systems work in the Carolinas explains the local, state and national ladder, and the first pageant guide covers what to ask a director.
National American Miss South Carolina and North Carolina State Pageant crowns South Carolina titles but is held in Renaissance Waverly Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
This is what we could confirm on public pages, not every pageant in South Carolina. See what the calendar covers, or look at pageants in North Carolina.