Cash Scholarship Recipients
We would like to thank all of our generous scholarship sponsors for their continued support of the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Competition!
Cash scholarships are paid only to the school or student loan provider(s), not directly to the candidate.
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Grand Total of Cash Scholarships awarded by the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Program for 2023
$39,860
Miss Kentucky 2023
$15,000 Scholarship
Mallory Hudson
First Runner-Up
$5,000 Scholarship
Tayler Plunkett
Second Runner-Up
$3,000 Scholarship
Chapel Tinius
Third Runner-Up
$2,000 Scholarship
Sophia Crowder
Fourth Runner-Up
$1,000 Scholarship
Molly Sullivan
Remaining Top 11 Finalists
$500 Scholarship Each
Adisyn Donk
Daryn Polzin
Erin Baughman
Karrington True
Lillian Moseley
Morgan Moses
Rylie Castle
Preliminary Talent Awards
$500 Scholarship Each
Chapel Tinius
Sophia Crowder
Preliminary Evening Gown Award
$500 Scholarship Each
Mallory Hudson
Adisyn Donk
Non-Finalist Interview Award
$500 Scholarship
Ankita Nair
Olivia Andrews
Non-Finalist Talent/HERStory™ Awards
$300 Scholarship Each
Olivia Andrews
Sarah Downs
#RuleYourWorld Scholarship sponsored by be MediSpa
$1,000 Scholarship
Morgan Moses
Spirit of Miss Kentucky Award
$300 Scholarship
Adisyn Donk
Miss Congeniality
$300 Scholarship Each
Molly Sullivan
Olivia Andrews
Newcomer Award
$300 Scholarship
Adisyn Donk
Quality of Life Award underwritten by Kentucky Farm Bureau
$1,000 Scholarship
Mallory Hudson
First Runner-Up
$500 Scholarship
Chapel Tinius
Second Runner-Up
$500 Scholarship
Molly Sullivan
Marketing Award (Highest Ad Sales)
$360 (10% of total ad sales)
Molly Sullivan
Non-finalist Participation Award
$200 Scholarship Each
Ankita Nair
Ashley Shae Benton
Bella Butler
Gabrielle Winston
Kandice Williams
Karlee Thompson
Kenna Anderson
La’Naiya Coney-Brown
MaKenzie Kelley
Matti Blakeman
Olivia Andrews
Rachel Counts
Sarah Downs
Taylor Henry
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