Blake Chadwick hosts the 2026 Miss Ultimate USA National Scholarship Pageant Optional Competition in Orlando, featuring Junior Teen, Teen, and Miss contestants. The program opens with casual wear, followed by Spokesmodel speeches about contestants’ community-service initiatives, Junior Teen fitness and Teen and Miss swimsuit presentations, state-themed runway looks, and a talent competition with singing, dance, American Sign Language, flag performance, speed painting, and a comedy act. The host notes that these optional events do not affect the scores determining the next Ultimate Six queens. The broadcast also welcomes the 2025 national titleholders—Junior Princess Willa Kate Lucas, Princess Logan Kent, Pre-Teen Blythe Banks, Junior Teen Blakelee Davis, Teen Reagan Rhodes, and Miss Arianna Matthews—who share reflections on their year of service and travel. No 2026 optional awards or national winners are announced in this program.
