The seven young women who are competing in the 2026 Miss Night in Venice fundraising competition have less than one month left to collect as much money as possible for 13 local charities in Cape May and Atlantic Counties.
Nadia Marzano, Madison Richards, Aarlene Sanchez, Noley Schenck, Madison Specht, Bridget Towers and April Wright are also collecting community service hours and the chance to win $1,000 toward a college scholarship or a donation to a local nonprofit.
On Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m. the contestant who collects the highest amount of donations will be crowned Miss Night in Venice 2026 on the stage of The Ocean City Tabernacle.
The queen, her court and contestants are part of Ocean City’s annual Night in Venice Boat Parade and they will ride the lead vessel.
The boat parade is scheduled for Saturday, July 25.
The 13 qualifying charities benefiting from all the contestants’ hard work are: CASA, Case For Smiles, Casting for Recovery, Hero Campaign, Masterworks Choir, OC Ecumenical Council, OC Tabernacle, SJ Field of Dreams, Shore Medical Center, SJ Chapter Quilts of Valor, Sunshine Foundation, Volunteers in Medicine and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
