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Miss Winona Steamboat Days

Miss Winona Steamboat DaysStephen Sheehan

About Miss Winona Steamboat Days:

Miss Winona Steamboat Days is a
non-profit organization that provides scholarships to young women in the Winona area.

The organization is dedicated to empowering young women to achieve their goals and become leaders in their communities.

How to compete:

Write a One Page Essay about Why YOU should be the next OFFICIAL Miss Winona Steamboat Days

Read, download, and sign Miss Winona Steamboat Days Contract 2025

Fill out this DIGITAL APPLICATION

Email misswinonasbd@winonasteamboatdays.com to get access to the Info Session or through the application.

What is Miss Winona Steamboat Days:

The Miss Winona legacy has experienced many changes in it’s 79 years!

The Winona Steamboat Days organization is proud to continue the to be the sponsor of the Miss Winona Steamboat Days scholarship competition!

Focusing on our community and investing in furthering local women’s education is important to both organizations. Because of this new collaborative endeavor the scholarship contributions have increased to over $6,500 a year!

This year’s Miss Winona Steamboat Days will receive a $3500 scholarship in addition to attending several celebrity events during Steamboat Days week including an autograph signing session with both Miss Minnesota and Miss America 2025

She will also have the opportunity to participate in the parade on the Steamboat Days float along with the new Harbor Master and attendants.

This year’s competition is solely focused on putting WINONA at the center of being Miss Winona Steamboat Days.

To compete, all that is required is an essay and an interview with a panel of 5 community members. This new opportunity is open to women ages 17-22 that have graduated from or are currently attending a school within Winona County and currently reside within Winona County.

Essays are due May 9th, 2025!

For more information on how you or your business can make a donation, becoming a volunteer, and all other inquiries, please contact us. Dates, times, events and locations are subject to change without notice.

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  • 2026: June 17th – June 21st 79th Annual

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