Rison's Stuckey Top 5 in Miss Arkansas Teen

LITTLE ROCK – Miss Dogwood Peyton Bolling was crowned Miss Arkansas' Teen 2024 Friday evening at the Robinson Center in Little Rock. Mallory Stuckey, of Rison, placed third runner-up in the competition. More than 1,800 people were present to witness the nomination of the Top. 15 semi-finalists and the final competition for the crown. Nearly $86,000 in cash scholarships were awarded to teen contestants during the week of competition. Bolling is the 17-year-old daughter of Colonel Ryan and Patrice Bolling of Rogers. She is a senior at Bentonville High School. Bolling will represent Arkansas at the 2024 Miss America's Teen pageant in Orlando. The other five finalists were: First Runner-up – Teen Bella Crowe from Saline County. She will receive an $8,500 scholarship provided by Jones & Son Diamond and Bridal Fine Jewelry and the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation.Second runner-up – teen Addie Rose Castleberry of Metro. She will receive a $6,500 scholarship provided by Jones & Son Diamond and Bridal Fine Jewelry and the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation. Third runner-up – teenager Mallory Stuckey from Natural State. She will receive a $4,500 scholarship provided by Jones & Son Diamond and Bridal Fine Jewelry and the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation. Mallory is the 16-year-old daughter of Brad and Tracy Stuckey of Rison. She is a junior at Rison High School. She is the granddaughter of Carol Dollar and the late Vernon Dollar of Rison and Judy Stuckey of Woodlawn. Fourth Runner-up – Lights of the Delta Teen Sophie Puckett. She will receive a $2,500 scholarship provided by Jones & Son Diamond and Bridal Fine Jewelry and the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation. Also competing in the competition was recent Woodlawn High School graduate Kaylea Chastain; Cayla Johnson, a senior at Rison High School; and Gracen White, a senior at Rison High School.