Savanna Venegas Crowned Miss La Paz County 2026 at County Fair Pageant

Savanna Venegas, a Parker High School student, was crowned Miss La Paz County for 2026 at the Miss La Paz County Scholarship Pageant on Friday night, March 13, receiving her crown on the Rotary Stage at the La Paz County Fair from Miss Arizona Tiffany Ellington and Miss Arizona's Teen Sydney Thomas.

Venegas competed with a pom dance as her talent and advanced a community service platform titled "Strong Women, Silent Battles- Women's Auto-Immune Disease Awareness." She will receive a $3,000 Presidential Scholarship from Arizona Western College as part of her title.

The same evening brought additional crownings across the county's scholarship pageant system. Gwen Hildebrand was named Miss La Paz County's Teen, receiving her crown from her predecessor Fallon Bowlin alongside Miss Arizona Tiffany Ellington and Miss Arizona's Teen Sydney Thomas. Also crowned Friday night were Alicia Guevara as Miss Parker and Litzy Lugo as Miss Parker's Teen.

Ellington and Thomas made the trip to the La Paz County Fair to preside over all four crownings, lending the Rotary Stage ceremony a connection to the statewide Miss Arizona program under which Venegas will now compete.

Venegas's autoimmune disease awareness initiative signals the advocacy work she intends to carry through her reign as she represents La Paz County in the Miss Arizona system.