OSU alumna Rossman named Miss Oklahoma 2026
Monday, June 15, 2026
Media Contact: Kay Alexander | Executive Director, Miss Oklahoma Organization | 918-461-9595 | kay@missoklahoma.org
Thirty-six contestants from across the state competed for the title of Miss Oklahoma 2026.
Jaselyn Rossman, Miss Tulsa State Fair and Miss Oklahoma State University 2025-26, was crowned the winner on June 13 at the Rose State Performing Arts Center in Midwest City.
Rossman becomes the 92nd Miss Oklahoma, receives a $30,000 cash scholarship to further her education, and will represent Oklahoma in the Miss America Competition.
Rossman is a graduate of the Spears School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. For the talent competition, she performed a contemporary jazz dance. Her Community Service Initiative, More Than Able, empowers individuals with barriers to employment through training, community, and purpose-driven growth.
The remaining finalists are first runner-up, receiving a $15,000 scholarship, Aubrey Bartmann, Miss Bricktown; second runner-up, receiving a $10,000 scholarship, Mary Elle Marchant, Miss OCU; third runner-up, receiving a $7,000 scholarship, Leah Hughes, Miss Queen of the West; and fourth runner-up, receiving a $5,000 scholarship, Taylor Bishop, Miss Collinsville.
The Miss Oklahoma Organization announced a new partnership with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. Miss Oklahoma will complete specialized training with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and then deliver an official Bureau-backed drug and alcohol avoidance program to schools, community groups and organizations across the state.
The Miss Oklahoma Organization has awarded more than $2,000,000 in scholarships to contestants each year across the state. Throughout the Miss Oklahoma Competition, contestants compete in interview, talent, health and fitness, and evening wear, while demonstrating how they are uniquely qualified for the job of Miss Oklahoma.
The Miss America 2027 contest will take place in September in West Palm Beach, Florida. Six Miss Oklahoma winners have won the title of Miss America. None have been OSU graduates.
The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and one of the world's largest providers of scholarship assistance for young women. Each year, the Miss America Organization provides millions in cash and tuition scholarship assistance. This assistance is not just for the handful of young women who become Miss America but is available to all young women who compete nationwide in state and local competitions. The organization empowers young women across the country to be the best they can be through leadership, talent, communication skills and smarts.