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A Message from Natalie
Hello everyone! My name is Natalie Berg and I’m so honored to be your 2026 Miss Moorhead! I am originally from the Twin Cities, but I am now a local Moorhead resident, attending Minnesota State University. My major is Digital Media Management. My dream job would be to work for an NFL team in a marketing and social media position.
I have been working on my talent as an Irish Dancer from a very young age. I love dancing and sharing my heritage with many audiences.
My Community Service Initiative is called "Little Readers, Big Dreamers." I have set a goal to get as many books as possible into the hands of children. I have started literacy programs, books drives, and open free libraries all over the Minneapolis area. Now, I am busy, working to bring all my literacy experience to distribute books to Moorhead's children!
I look forward to being present in the Moorhead community, excited to share my enthusiasm about the Miss America opportunity and to serve as your Miss Moorhead 2026. I am honored to be your representative from the Moorhead community at Treasure Island Resort and Casino next June on the Miss Minnesota competition stage!
Who is Miss Moorhead? The Miss Moorhead Pageant is an organization to encourage positive achievement by helping to build the scholastic achievement, creative accomplishments, healthy living and community involvement of our young professional women. This competition is intended to encourage and reward the talent, communication skills, community service, and academic achievements of women.
Miss Moorhead may be called upon to appear at a variety of functions throughout the community of Moorhead, where she will be asked to speak, possibly perform her talent, and interact with people of all ages. At all of these appearances, she must be gracious, well spoken, attractive and well groomed, approachable and friendly in order to meet the public’s expectation of a titleholder. She must also set an example of someone who has passion and initiative regarding her chosen Community Social initiative Issue.
Miss Moorhead must also conscientiously prepare to compete for the State title of Miss Minnesota. She should consider her preparation her duty to represent all the young women in her state to the absolute best of her ability. She must make the time in her busy life to hone her skills in Interview, Talent, and Evening Wear presentations, as well as keep up a healthy lifestyle and fitness program. She should be sure her State paperwork is thoroughly and correctly completed, and submitted on time. She must be able to undertake all of these responsibilities while she continues to maintain her scholastic and/or professional commitments. while making time to enjoy her family and friends.
A Miss Moorhead’s Year of Service should be an exciting, busy, and important year in her life. She is an exceptional, charismatic young professional woman who leaves an inspiring and enduring impression on everyone she meets.
Eligibility Requirements Miss Age Requirements* Miss America: Delegates must be no older than 28 years of age as of September 30, 2026 and no younger than 18 on September 1, 2026.
MISS Candidates must be high school graduates or have passed the high school equivalency examination (G.E.D.) by the date of the finals of the State Pageant of the year in which they would be eligible to compete in the National Finals of the Miss America Pageant.
Residence Rules for Residency 1) Reducing the six-month residency requirement to thirty (30) days prior to a local competition and ninety (90) days prior to a state competition without locals; 2) Eliminating the requirement to complete at least one semester and allowing college/university acceptance and enrollment to physically attend classes; and 3) Reducing the twenty-six weeks of full-time employment to sixty (60) days of continuous full-time employment.
Citizenship Must be a citizen of the United States of America at the time she enters her first competition.
Education Must be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the GED testing program for high school equivalency or have successfully completed the academic requirements for entry into a college/university degree program by July 30th immediately preceding the National Finals.
