Ellie Daniels, a nursing student at College of Eastern Idaho (CEI), will represent the Gem State as Miss Idaho 2026 in the upcoming Miss America Pageant, airing Sunday at 5 p.m. MT on the Miss America YouTube channel.

Ellie is currently enrolled in CEI’s Registered Nursing (RN) program and is a recipient of a CEI Foundation scholarship. She was crowned Miss Idaho earlier this summer and is spending the week in Orlando, Florida, preparing for the national competition and representing Idaho on the national stage.

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