2026 Southwest Regional Pageant Winners - Beginner Pageant

Hello Texas Twirl Fans! 

With only 2 days until The Twirlies, and only 3 days until the 2026 Texas State Championship entry deadline (not signed up? Visit nbtatexasstatecentx.com to get registered!), it is time to continue meeting our Southwest Regional pageant winners. 

To celebrate our new Regional Pageant title holders, over the next few weeks, we will be recognizing them here on the blog. Congrats to all of these talented twirlers on their success at Southwest Regionals. 

Today we will be recognizing the 2026 Southwest Regional Beginner Pageant Winners!

Senior Beginner Pageant Winner 

Hope Salas

 

Hope is from Henderson, TX, where she is on the twirling line at Henderson High School. She is a member Precision Twirl where she is coached by Paige Keitt, with additional support from Kayli Mickey-McIntosh and Jaidyn Poole. Her favorite memory from Regionals was getting to celebrate her and her teammates' accomplishments during awards. This summer she is excited to go to Nationals and compete with all of the amazing twirlers!

Junior Beginner Pageant Winner  

Jessica Franklin

  

Jessica is from New Braunfels, TX, and is a freshman at Canyon High School. She is a member of the Twirling Sweet Sensations where she is coached by Michele Pangrac. Her favorite memory from regionals is when she had only 3 drops in her solo and then sitting with her teammates to celebrate awards together. She is looking forward to competing at AYOP for the first time and spending time with her teammates doing the TSS traditions like spaghetti meal and ice cream social nights! 

Pre-Teen Beginner Pageant Winner 

Hazel Hull

 

Hazel is from Liberty Hill, TX. She is a member of Twirl ATX, where she is coached by Whitney Coons as well as Ashley Wood & Jassandra Saddler. Her favorite memory from Regionals was hanging out with her friends and teammates in between routines. This summer Hazel is looking forward to experiencing her first AYOP!

Juvenile Beginner Pageant Winner 

Lillian Gledhill

 

Lillian is from Selma, TX. She is a member of the Twirling Sweet Sensations where she is coached by Michele Pangrac. Her favorite moments from regionals weekend were winning her first Regionals pageant and having fun playing games with her TSS teammates at the hotel. This summer Lillian is most excited to attend AYOP for the very first time and watching and competing with girls from all over the United States.

Little Miss Beginner Pageant Winner

Southwest Regional & Super West Regional 

Clara Coons

Clara is from Austin, TX where she is a member of the Twirl ATX Sunbeams. She is coached by Tori Mays Elyea and Lynn Dell Harrell, and also loves working with the coaches at Twirl ATX. Her favorite memories from Regionals were seeing her friends, doing her modeling, and the award ceremony. This summer at AYOP Clara is "excited to do my solo that I’ve been practicing and awards!”

CONGRATS TO ALL OUR REGIONAL BEGINNER PAGEANT WINNERS!

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it.