Many Hands Make Light Work
Derrion Crocklem
Miss Juneteenth 2025
Derrion Crocklem, Miss Juneteenth ($2,500)
Klohi Dicks, 1st Runner-up ($1,750)
Marrisa Chandler, 2nd Runner-up ($1,500)
Savannah Willis, 3rd Runner-up ($1,250)
Mariah Ellison- $1,000
The Pierce County Miss Juneteenth Pageant & Scholarship Program, produced by Community Aunties, is more than a pageant—it’s a powerful celebration of heritage, scholarship, and Black girl brilliance. Held on June 12, 2025 at the Tacoma Art Museum as part of the Threads of Freedom Juneteenth exhibit co-curated by The Chayah Movement, this annual program honors the legacy of June 19, 1865, while cultivating confidence, cultural pride, and leadership in the next generation.
This year, ten remarkable young women participated, representing schools across Pierce County. Through workshops and mentorship, they gained skills in public speaking, talent expression, and personal development. Each contestant received a scholarship award—ensuring every girl was affirmed, celebrated, and supported.
We are deeply grateful to our 2025 Sponsors, whose investment made this transformative experience possible:
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Legacy Level Sponsor: Making A Difference Foundation
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Freedom Level Sponsor: Salal Credit Union
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Crown Level Sponsor: Leaders in Women’s Health & Potential Unleashed
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Unity Level Sponsors: MultiCare, EPIC, Foster & Fashion, & Dr. Tafona Ervin
Special thanks also to our premier annual sponsor Ahndrea Blue, official media partner Elevate Media, emcees T'wina Nobles & Tafona Ervin, and the many volunteers, judges, and Community Aunties who made this event unforgettable.
Together, we are investing in young Black women, celebrating Black freedom, and building a legacy of love, leadership, and liberation.
Video by Elevate Media
Pierce County's Miss Juneteenth Class of 2025
IN THE NEWS
Miss Juneteenth Pageant & Scholarship Program
The Community Aunties have partnered with the Chayah Movement, Juneteenth Festival, and the Tacoma Art Museum for Threads of Freedom!
Join us at the Tacoma Art Museum for a fabulous pageant production to celebrate Juneteenth, affirm our girls and invest in their futures through scholarship awards!
See event flyers below...
Join us for the 2025
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Destiny Bass, Miss Juneteenth 2024
Khamai White, 1st Runner Up
Naomi Wyrick, 2nd Runner Up
Through our BELOVED community and sponsors we were able to provide $13,500 in scholarship funds and stocks options for our 2024 Miss Juneteenth participants! Destiny received $25oo in scholarship funds and our 1st and 2nd place winners won $1,750 & $1,500 respectively. Each young participant received at least a $1,000 in scholarship funds and $500 for stock investement from our one of our favorite 'rich Aunties' Ahndrea Blue, CEO of Making a Difference Foundation. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed!
Way Out Kids partnered with the City of Tacoma/Tacoma Creates, Metro Parks, Tacoma Urban League and other community organizations to host this wonderful Juneteenth festival featuring over fifty vendors from trade associations, local businesses, nonprofits, and finance. The goal of the Juneteenth festival is to create an opportunity for economic growth and set a path for financial stability within the Black community and of course celebrate.
Plans are already underway for Miss Juneteenth 2025! Stay tuned.
IN THE NEWS
Pierce County's Miss Juneteenth 2024 Scholarship Program & Pageant
Community Aunties recently hosted Pierce County’s 2024 Miss Juneteenth Scholarship/Pageant Program Orientation!
The year's contestants rotated between FOUR sessions:
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Panel Interview Prep (with Aunties Atiya & Zakiya)
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Pageant Wardrobe 101 (with Aunties Amanda & Danielle)
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Leadership & Platform Development (with Auntie Denice)
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Talent (with Aunties Nikki, Daisha & Milagros)
Last year we awarded over $10K in scholarship funds raised in community! Looking forward to seeing what we do this year! #representationmatters #realqueensfixeachotherscrowns
Jayde Little, Miss Juneteenth 2023
Imani Hunt, 1st Runner Up
Khamai White, 2nd Runner Up
Way Out Kids partnered with the City of Tacoma/Tacoma Creates, Metro Parks, Tacoma Urban League and other community organizations to host this wonderful Juneteenth festival featuring over fifty vendors from trade associations, local businesses, nonprofits, and finance. The goal of the Juneteenth festival is to create an opportunity for economic growth and set a path for financial stability within the Black community and of course celebrate.
During the planning of the Juneteenth festival, Community Aunties was approached to partner and serve as lead to create and facilitate a Miss Juneteenth program. From the outset, Community Aunties vision was for Miss Juneteenth to be a celebration of Black girls, our sisterhood, scholarship, community, and history! This pageant was designed to celebrate young women unapologetically. Miss Juneteenth is more than a beauty pageant, it is a scholarship program and a "pageant with a purpose" providing youth with an opportunity to learn Black History, gain new skills, make new sister-friends, earn scholarship money and represent their community and unique, Black brilliance.
Pierce County’s Miss Juneteenth Pageant & Scholarship program was a success and well-received by the community. Ahndrea L. Blue, Executive Director, of Making A Difference Foundation read an article about the upcoming pageant in the News Tribune and sponsored each of the participants with a $1000 scholarship! With the money raised through event magazine (link to magazine below) ad sales and donations, each participant earned at least $1,250 in scholarship money and our newly crowned Miss Juneteenth receiving over $2,000 in scholarship funds.
Plans are already underway for Miss Juneteenth 2024! Stay tuned.
Juneteenth Scholarship & Pageant Program
Monday, June 19th
11:50 am 12:50 pm
Stewart Heights Park
Join us!
Location: 5715 Reginald Gutierrez Ln, Tacoma, WA 98404
Miss Juneteenth is a celebration of Black girls, our sisterhood, scholarship, community and history! This pageant was designed to celebrate you unapologetically. Miss Juneteenth is more than a beauty pageant, it is a scholarship program and "pageant with a purpose" that will provide you an opportunity to learn Black History, gain new skills, make new sisterfriends, earn scholarship money and represent your community and your unique, Black brilliance.
Way Out Kids has partnered with the City of Tacoma/Tacoma Creates, Metro Parks, Tacoma Urban League and other community organizations to host a Juneteenth festival featuring over fifty vendors from trade associations, local businesses, nonprofits, and finance. The goal of the Juneteenth festival is to create an opportunity for economic growth and set a path for financial stability within the Black community and of course celebrate. The festival will be held on June 19th from 11am-5pm at Stewart Heights Park in Tacoma and the Miss Juneteenth Pageant/Scholarship Program will take place during the festival.
Miss Juneteenth
June 19, 2023
We are raising funds to ensure EACH participant receives a scholarship. We are looking for local, businesses and groups to purchase ad space in the event/program magazine. Reach out to: communityaunties@gmail.com for the complete sponsor packet!
