Miss America's Outstanding Teen

Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is a sister company to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens." In order to be eligible to compete, participants must first compete and win at the local level and then win the state title. The competition consists of several parts of competition which consists of a ten minute interview in front of a panel of judges, talent, physical fitness, evening wear, and an on stage question. All competitors must be girls between the ages of 13 and 17 years of age.^[1]

More than $175,000 in scholarship grants were distributed amongst the 52 contestants in the pageant, with a $30,000 scholarship being awarded to the winner. The current titleholder is Olivia McMillan representing Georgia.

Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, First Runner Up-Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006

Crystal Lee, First Runner Up Miss America 2014, Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2008

History

The first competition was held in August 2005 in the Linda Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Meghan Miller, who represented Texas, was the first to win the competition.

Winners

Winners by state

• 2 South Carolina, Florida
• 1 Texas, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Georgia

See also

• Miss America's Outstanding Teen state pageants
• Miss Teen USA
• Miss Teenage America
• Miss Teen America
• America's Junior Miss

References

1. ↑ Miss America's Outstanding Teen

External links

• Official Miss America's Outstanding Teen web site