Brooke Ray, the newly crowned Miss Historic Batesville, joined Brandon and Kelly to talk about her pageant journey, from the A-State Red Wolves Dancers to becoming Miss A-State 2025 and Miss Greater Jonesboro 2026. What has Brooke learned from competing at Miss Arkansas the past two years? How has she learned to be vulnerable and turn life’s challenges into strengths? And what will she do differently in 2027?
Brooke also talks about her community service initiative, “M.O.M.S. – Making Our Moms Stronger,” and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the pageant world. What’s the toughest question she’s ever been asked by a judge? What’s her favorite and least favorite part of competing? And what advice does she have for young girls in Northeast Arkansas thinking about entering their first pageant?