Allie Grace Broadhead was crowned Miss UNA 2027.

Allie Grace Broadhead Crowned Miss UNA 2027

Nov. 14, 2026



Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – University of North Alabama Freshman, Allie Grace Broadhead, has been crowned Miss UNA 2027 at the Miss UNA program Saturday evening in Norton Auditorium on the UNA campus. Allie Grace will now move on to compete for the title of Miss Alabama at an event that will take place in June of next year. Allie Grace is a Criminal Justice and Psychology major and she performed classical ballet on pointe for the talent portion of the program.

Allie Grace is the 52nd student to be crowned with the Miss UNA title, a tradition that began in 1974 when Pam Long was the first student to serve as Miss UNA.

“By moving Miss UNA to the fall, we hope to give our winner as much time as possible to prepare for Miss Alabama.” said Becca Bush, the Miss UNA event organizer and Associate Director, First Year and Retention Initiatives. “Miss UNA has historically been one of the last preliminary competitions before Miss Alabama. As a result, contestants who do not win the Miss UNA title have had limited opportunities to earn another title and qualify for the state competition.”

Fourteen women competed for the title of Miss UNA in five stages, including private interview, on-stage question, health and fitness, talent, and evening gown. In addition to Allie Grace, other winners included:

  • Sofia SanMiguel as the first runner-up;
  • Caroline Smith as second runner-up;
  • Emmie Prater as third runner-up;
  • Venecia Lewis as Miss Congeniality;
  • Sofia SanMiguel as Talent winner;
  • Ava Riley Johnson as the winner of People’s Choice;
  • Madeline McMahan as the Jada Winston Spirit of UNA Award winner; and
  • Emmie Prater as the social media award winner.

Miss UNA will receive a one-year tuition scholarship as well as a Miss UNA Custom Designed Ring, provided by Creative Jewelers, in downtown Florence. Venecia Lewis was the winner of an amethyst pendant necklace courtesy of Creative Jewelers for receiving the most votes for her custom ring design.

The Miss UNA program is an official preliminary for the Miss Alabama and Miss America events. The program provides an opportunity for contestants to compete for scholarship funding and prizes.

About The University of North Alabama

The University of North Alabama, Alabama’s first four-year, state-chartered institution, is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I and United Athletic conference. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: www.una.edu and www.una.edu/unaworks/.