The Miss Wichita Asian Festival Scholarship Pageant
Miss Wichita Asian Festival Scholarship Pageant
This scholarship pageant celebrates cultural pride, talent, and leadership among young women in our community. Participants have the opportunity to represent their heritage while developing confidence, leadership skills, and community involvement. The following titles and accompanying scholarships are available.
Miss Wichita Asian Festival
Miss Wichita Asian Association
Miss Peoples Choice
Miss Interview
Miss Talent
Miss Congeniality
Miss Cultural Board
Miss Photogenic
Miss Community
Our Current Title Holders
We are proud of our titleholders for their ongoing dedication to the Wichita community. As ambassadors of our organization, these remarkable young women exemplify leadership, service, and cultural pride. We are especially excited to support them as they compete for the titles of Miss Kansas and Miss Kansas Teen 2026, and we look forward to seeing them inspire and mentor the next generation of Miss Wichita Asian Festival contestants.
Ananya Gandikota
Anaya is a Senior at Wichita East High School. She will be competing in the Miss Kansas Teen Scholarship Pageant!
Support by Anaya for Miss People’s Choice by clicking the link below:
Miss Wichita Asian Festival 2025
Abby is a Senior at Wichita State University studying. She will be competing in the Miss Kansas Scholarship Pageant!
Support by Abby for Miss People’s Choice by clicking the link below:
Miss Wichita Asian Association 2025Abby Rexford
Important Pageant Dates!
Take a look at what our contestants have coming up:
October 3 — Private Interview Day + Stage Presence Workshop - Barton Business School - Steve Clark YMCA 8 AM - 12:30 PM lunch provided 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM YMCA
October 17 — Festival & Pageant Day
August 8 — Mental & Physical Health Workshop - Orange Theory Fitness
August 29 — Media Day - Shocker Studios 1 PM - 3:30 PM
September 19 — Private Interview Workshop - Barton Business School 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Sisterhood
The history of our past titleholders. The women who has helped shape this organization
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2025 — Ananya Gandikota (Miss India)
2024 — Amelia Boor (Miss Samoa)
2023 — Lakshmishree Sivakumar (Miss India)
2022 — Michelle Tong (Miss Vietnam)
2021 — Via Bayani (Miss Philippines)
2019–2020 — Deanna Nguyen (Miss Vietnam)
2018 — Danielle Taylor (Miss Laos)
2017 — Shiley Gomes (Miss Sri Lanka)
2016 — Gresshma Reddy (Miss India)
2015 — Quan Huynh (Miss Vietnam)
2014 — Anaya Arora (Miss India)
2013 — Megha Gangahar (Miss India)
2012 — Phetmany Bounsana (Miss Laos)
2011 — Emily Abay (Miss Philippines)
2010 — Ashma Battachan (Miss Nepal)
2009 — Karine Khow (Miss Malaysia)
2008 — Sarah Yun (Miss Korea)
2007 — Navia Khan (Miss Bangladesh)
2006 — Krystle Javier (Miss Philippines)
2005 — Joyce Wong (Miss China)
2004 — Kunj Sheth (Miss India)
2003 — Unita B M Kham (Miss Nepal)
2002 — Peachy Taduran (Miss Philippines)
2001 — Margaret Kobawoo (Miss Korea)
2000 — Fatima Nasreen (Miss Bangladesh)
1999 — Farhana Nanith Ahmed (Miss Bangladesh)
1998 — Alice Ann Thomas (Miss Philippines)
1997 — Kathy Liu (Miss China)
1996 — Ying Chie Chen (Miss China)
1995 — Anisha Raghavan (Miss India)
1994 — Susan Trieu (Miss Vietnam)
1993 — Hang Thu Nguyen (Miss Vietnam)
1992 — Gik-Lean Mar (Miss Malaysia)
1991 — Yvonne Nuñez Iway (Miss Philippines)
1990 — Helen Cheng (Miss China)
1989 — Gloria Cheng (Miss China)
1988 — Nguyen Kim Chi (Miss Vietnam)
1987 — Kristine B Tejano (Miss Philippines)
1986 — Chi X Lao (Miss China)
1985 — Tieu-Lien Nguyen-Thi (Miss Vietnam)
1984 — Aurora Isabell Sibala (Miss Philippines)
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Sign up and pay all required fees to reserve your spot. If plans change, you can cancel up to 14 days before the retreat start to receive a 50% refund.