OCEAN CITY – Ocean City held its annual Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant on the beach at Sixth Street on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Families showcased their pet hermit crabs in elaborately themed dioramas, and the winner earned the coveted Cucumber Rind Cup. Results of the 2023 event were as follows.
Grand Champion: Savannah, Delaware County, PA, Miss Hawaiian Crab
Second Place: Maddie, Wrightstown, NJ, Kentucky Crab Derby
3rd Place: Michael, Franklinville, NJ, SpongeBob
Honorable Mention: Julia, Warrington, PA, Beach Butterfly
The event was followed by the Hermit Crab Races, and Brody from Philadelphia, PA and his crab Jessica took home the win with Jessica the crab completing the race in 19.6 seconds. Second place went to Jack from Woodbury, NJ with his crab Bus and third place was taken by Callahan from Springfield, NJ with his crab Hermy Dos.
This pageant promotes responsible ownership of hermit crabs and features them displayed in finely-detailed dioramas. The winning hermit crab gets to travel down a flowery runway to take its reign.
