READ
Build the foundation
Celebrate books, imagination, reading confidence, and the joy of discovering new worlds.
MISS BGR AUTUMNREAD. RISE. REIGN. · 2026APPLICATIONS · MISS BGR AUTUMN 2026
Read. Rise. Reign.
Her story. Her future. Her power. Her legacy.
Miss BGR Autumn is a literacy, confidence, leadership, and community-impact experience created to celebrate Black girls during their foundational years.
LiteracyBlack Girl JoyConfidenceGrowthLeadershipEmpowerment
Presented byBlack Girls Read & Rise FoundationEstablished 2011 · Official foundation website ↗
THE AUTUMN STORY
A crown built around reading.
A platform designed to highlight the importance of reading for young Black girls while bringing awareness to growth, identity, confidence, and educational development.
RISE
Grow with confidence
Help each girl recognize that she is smart, capable, enough, and ready to use her voice.
REIGN
Lead with purpose
Develop literacy ambassadors who serve, inspire other readers, and create community impact.
MEET OUR CURRENT QUEENS
Five girls. Five stories. One rising legacy.
Celebrating the current queens representing Black Girls Read & Rise.
Meet all our queens →Aniya Duran
Black Girls Read & Rise Queen
A current Black Girls Read & Rise queen representing literacy, confidence, leadership, and community impact.
Amara
Black Girls Read & Rise Queen
A current Black Girls Read & Rise queen helping young readers believe in their voice and their future.
Lashawnti
Black Girls Read & Rise Queen
A current Black Girls Read & Rise queen celebrating the joy, confidence, and power that grow through reading.
Alyssa Lawson
Black Girls Read & Rise Queen
A current Black Girls Read & Rise queen serving as a literacy ambassador and emerging leader.
Deonna Nichols
Black Girls Read & Rise Queen
A current Black Girls Read & Rise queen inspiring girls to read, rise, lead, and write their own story.
“I am my own story.”READ · RISE · REIGN
MISS BGR AUTUMN 2026
Her next chapter starts here.
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APPLICATIONS
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VOTING
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LEADERBOARD
Clear and transparent
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