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Meet our beautiful Royalty!
Frances Grant
2025 Alabama State Tot
Frances Pippin Grant is the 5 years old daugther of Win and Kaylin Grant. She loves to dance, sing, go fishing, and spend time on stage. Frances attends kindergarten and adores Cinderella, and her favorite part of being in the Cinderella family is dancing at parties with her Cinderella sisters. She began her Cinderella journey in May of 2024 and has since earned several honors including Capital City Tot 2024, Alabama Cinderella State Tot Personality 2024, International Best Three-Year-Old Personality 2024, Alabama Cinderella State Tot 2025, and International Most Promising Four-Year-Old Model. Frances is excited to represent Alabama as the State Tot while continuing grow in her love for performing and making lifelong friendships.
Ava Lynne Harrison
2025 Alabama State Miniature Miss
Ava Lynne is the 10 year old daughter of Jeremy and Morgan Harrison of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She has one brother, Maximus, who is 12 years old. Ava Lynne is in the 5th grade at Maxwell Elementary where she is involved in the Gifted program and was a 1st place winner at the talent show. She loves reading and arts and crafts.
Ava Lynne enjoys dance, cheer, tumbling, and softball. She has been a dancer since she was 2 and currently studies jazz, ballet, and lyrical. She was also a member of a competitive cheer team at Ace of Tuscaloosa. Ava Lynne has a passion for community service and has completed numerous service projects including: packaging meals for children in need, collecting and donating pop tops for the Ronald McDonald House, power washing the facility at a local nonprofit, and picking up trash on the roadside, to name a few. Ava Lynne was so honored to be crowned as the 2025 Pam Reid Community Service Winner.
Ava Lynne has participated in the Cinderella Pageant since she was 4 years old with her first crown being for Tot Personality at the West Alabama preliminary. She has earned various titles through the years including Alabama Tot Personality, Alabama Mini Miss Beauty, Alabama Cover Girl, and Alabama Cameo Girl. Ava Lynne has attended Cinderella Internationals twice, earning a Special Award from the Judge’s each time. Being crowned the Alabama Cinderella Miniature Miss is truly a dream come true for Ava Lynne! She encourages all her Cindy Sisters to Dream Big!!
Chamberlain Barnes
2026 International Miniature Miss
Chamberlain is the 9 year old daughter of Brian and Anna Barnes of Hoover, Alabama. She has one brother, Jamison (16) and one fur sister, Missy. Chamberlain is in the third grade at Briarwood Christian School. As a Company Member and soloist at Birmingham Dance Theater, Chamberlain enjoys performing ballet, lyrical, jazz, hip hop and tap. She is also a competitive gymnast and cheers for her school team. In her free time, Chamberlain loves to spend time with family and friends, especially at the lake. Water sports are a favorite hobby for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain has earned several titles in the Cinderella program at the local, state and International levels. She won talent and was 1st runner up at Alabama State in 2004. That summer she placed in the International Mini Miss Top 5, 1st alternate to the Overall Mini Miss International title, and won International Mini Miss Beauty. In 2025, Chamberlain won the Alabama Mini Miss State title and then was blessed to be named the 2025 International Mini Miss! Chamberlain feels honored to have earned this opportunity and cherishes the friendships she has made through the Cinderella program.
In addition to serving in her International Cinderella role, Chamberlain is also a Rising Star to the 2025 Miss Alabama’s Teen, Addison Shoemaker.
Sarah Katherine Schilling
2025 Alabama State Miss
Sarah Katherine is a 12-year-old from Mountain Brook, Alabama, and the proud
daughter of Justin and Mary Beth Schilling. She has a younger brother Harlan (10) and sister Meredith (8), and is currently a seventh grader at Mountain Brook Junior High School.
A passionate dancer, Sarah Katherine is a Level 5 Company Member and Protégé at
Birmingham Dance Theater, where she shines in musical theater, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop. Her love for the stage is matched by her enthusiasm for modeling, spending time with friends, being involved in her church youth group, and making memories with her family.
Sarah Katherine began her Cinderella journey last year and describes the experience as a true blessing. Now, as the reigning Alabama State Miss, she is both honored and thrilled to represent her home state. Her message to her Cinderella sisters: Keep chasing your dreams—because there’s no magic quite like Cinderella magic!
2025 Alabama State Teen
Samantha Leigers
Samantha Leigers is the 17 year old daughter of Wendy Bohannon and Brett Leigers. Samantha graduated a year early from high school while completing dual enrollment classes through the University of Alabama. She is currently a freshman at Liberty University, planning to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business. With her free time, she loves training her dogs and is a youth leader at her church. This was Samantha’s first year apart of the Cinderella program where she received best 17 year old interview at the international pageant. From Florence Alabama, your 2025-2026 Alabama Cinderella Teen, Samantha Leigers.
2025 Alabama State Woman
Savanna Finch
Savanna is the 20 year old daughter of Rick and Sherry Finch of New Hope, AL. She is a junior at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she is earning her BA’s in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education, as well as her Master’s degree in Child Development. Savanna is a part of HASL Women’s Soccer League. She is also working to start a community service initiative called Courage over Compulsion, raising awareness for OCD. Savanna has been a part of Cinderella for 19 years. She has held the Cinderella titles of North West Overall Baby, North Central Overall Tiny Tot, Tot, Mini Miss and Miss, Rocket City Overall Teen and Woman, Alabama Overall Baby, Alabama Teen Talent, Beauty, Cover Girl, Photogenic, Woman Beauty, Cover Girl and multiple Top 5 placements at the state level as well as International Teen Most Potential and International Woman Photogenic 2nd Alt. From New Hope, Alabama your 2025 Alabama Cinderella Woman, Savanna Finch.
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