Pictured from left are Christmas Belles Ella Hardee and Jillian Coleman, Miss Merry Christmas Maddie Gorum and Belles Anna Elizabeth Weaver and Sienna Henderson.
The 69th Miss Merry Christmas was crowned, and the 2025 Natchitoches Christmas Belles were announced Saturday, Sept. 20. Nine young women competed for the title of Miss Merry Christmas and the distinction of being chosen as a Christmas Belle.
Maddie Gorum was crowned Miss Merry Christmas 2025. Maddie is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School. She is the daughter of Casey Gorum.
