{"id":213648,"date":"2026-04-29T04:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213648\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:07:36","slug":"2026-pembroke-pines-pageant-queens-and-princesses-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213648\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Pembroke Pines pageant: queens and princesses named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parisa-safaei-dPVr46TJbPc-unsplash.jpg\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"The winners of the Pembroke Pines 2026 Royal Court Pageant were recently announced.\" alt=\"The winners of the Pembroke Pines 2026 Royal Court Pageant were recently announced.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        The winners of the Pembroke Pines 2026 Royal Court Pageant were recently announced.<\/p>\n<p>                Parisa Safaei<\/p>\n<p>            Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Dearest gentle reader: Wondering who\u2019s been dubbed Pembroke Pines royalty this year?<\/p>\n<p>City officials announced the winners of the 2026 Royal Court Pageant at the City Hall  coronation ceremony on Thursday, April 23.<\/p>\n<p>The annual pageant drew in girls ages 3 to 16 for one of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokepinesflnews.com\/news\/local\/article315107653.html\">two contests<\/a>: Little Miss Sweetheart (ages 3 to 5) and Miss Pembroke Pines, split into three categories of ages 6-8, 9-12 and 13-16.<\/p>\n<p>All had to be Pembroke Pines residents to qualify, were judged on their \u201cpoise and personality,\u201d and donned their \u201cSunday best,\u201d according to the city\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Only contestants in the Miss Pembroke Pines pageant were required to answer one onstage question.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the queens and princesses who made the 2026 Royal Court:<\/p>\n<p>Little Miss Sweetheart (ages 3-5)<\/p>\n<p>Luna Bahamonde \u2013 Little Miss Sweetheart QueenSybelle Kaufman \u2013 Little Miss Sweetheart Princess<\/p>\n<p>Young Junior Miss Pembroke Pines (ages 6-8)<\/p>\n<p>Giulahnna DiCarlo \u2013 Young Junior Miss Pembroke Pines QueenMahima Rayaprolu \u2013 Young Junior Miss Pembroke Pines Princess<\/p>\n<p>Junior Miss Pembroke Pines (ages 9-12)<\/p>\n<p>Janiah Etienne \u2013 Junior Miss Pembroke Pines QueenMicaela Rivas \u2013 Junior Miss Pembroke Pines Princess<\/p>\n<p>Miss Pembroke Pines (ages 13-16)<\/p>\n<p>Angelina Lemus \u2013 Miss Pembroke Pines QueenMaria Fernandez \u2013 Miss Pembroke Pines PrincessBriana Brewster \u2013 Miss Pembroke Pines Ambassador<\/p>\n<p>Keeping with tradition, this year\u2019s queens and princesses made their first public appearances on Pines Day \u2014 April 25 \u2014 at the city\u2019s 66th birthday celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Missed their debut? Pembroke Pines\u2019 Royal Court is slated for showings at \u201cseveral <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppines.com\/DocumentCenter\/View\/26510\/sweetheart-application-2026-final?bidId=\">city-wide special events<\/a> through the year,\u201d according to the southwest Broward city.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokepinesflnews.com\/profile\/312949762\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Isabel Headshot 1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Isabel Rivera\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokepinesflnews.com\/profile\/312949762\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel Rivera<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Pembroke Pines News<\/p>\n<p>            Isabel Rivera covers the city of Pembroke Pines for the Pembroke Pines News, a sister publication of the Miami Herald. She graduated from Florida International University (go Panthers!), speaks Spanish and was born and raised in Miami-Dade. Her last meal on death row would include a cortadito.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The winners of the Pembroke Pines 2026 Royal Court Pageant were recently announced. 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