Winners were chosen Saturday during the annual pageants at the 39th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest.

2024 GTCC Little Miss Chilli Pepper Pageant Royalty Front Row L-R: Peoples Choice Piper Day of Taylorville; 2nd Runner Up Emmylou Daigh; 2024 Little Miss Chilli Pepper Lainey Morris of Taylorville; 1st Runner Up Brynnlee Halligan of Taylorville; 2023 Little Miss Chilli Pepper Genevieve Beyers; Second Row 2023 Little Mr. Chilli Pepper Kayden McLeod; Third Row; 2023 Jr. Miss Chilli Pepper Charlie Sue Goodin;; 2023 Miss Chilli Pepper Alivia Kent; 2023 Teen Miss Julie Wayman

2024 Jr. Miss Chilli Pepper Royalty Back Row: 2nd Runner Up and Peoples Choice Jada Tyler Hayes of Taylorville; 2023 Miss Chilli Pepper Alivia Kent; 2023 Jr. Miss Chilli Pepper Charlie Sue Goodin; 2023 Teen Miss Chilli Pepper Julie Wayman Front Row Sitting: 2024 Jr. Miss Chilli Pepper Quinn Hancock of Taylorville; 1st Runner Up Raelyn Beveridge of Pana

2024 Miss Chilli Pepper Royalty Back Row: 2024 Teen Miss Chilli Pepper Ava Herpstreith; 2024 2nd Runner Up Taryn Clarke of Morrisonville; 2023 Miss Chilli Proper Alivia Kent; Miss Congeniality Charley Craggs of Taylorville; 1st Runner Up Charlotte Stickel of Stonington;   Front Row: 2024 Jr. Miss Chilli Pepper Quinn Hancock; 2024 Miss Chilli Pepper Alyse Tomasello of Taylorville; 2024 Little Miss Chilli Pepper Lainey Morris; 2024 Little Mr. Chilli Pepper Jay Brentley Shewmaker

2025 Teen Miss Chilli Pepper Royalty Back Row: Miss Congeniality Lola Hackney of Taylorville;  2nd Runner Up Payton Dieterich of Taylorville; 2023 Miss Chilli Pepper Alivia Kent; 1st Runner Up and People’s Choice Lindsay Westenhaver of Taylorville; Sitting:  2024 Teen Miss Chilli Pepper Ava Herpstreith of Taylorville
 

2024 Little Mr. Chilli Pepper Royalty Back Row; 2nd Runner Up Keaton Adams of Morrisonville; People’s Choice Lincoln Foraker of Taylorville; 2023 Miss Chilli Pepper Alivia Kent; 2023 Jr Miss Chilli Pepper Charlie Sue Goodin; 2023 Teen Miss Chilli Pepper Julie Wayman Front Row; 2024 Little Miss Chilli Pepper Lainey Morris; 2024 Little Mister Chilli Pepper Jay Brentley Shewmaker of Moweaqua; 2023 Little Mr. Chilli Pepper Kayden McLeod; 2024 1st Runner Up Gavin Hendrickson of Taylorville