Miss America's
Outstanding Teen Program Key Facts & Figures
The Miss America Organization, the nation’s leading achievement program and
the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for women, has
extended its trusted and celebrated 84-year-old brand to include a national
teen program for the first time ever!
The mission of the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen organization is to
promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and
community involvement for America’s teens.
Miss America's Outstanding Teen is a scholarship based program. Through the
efforts of thousands of volunteers across the country, the organization
offers to accomplished teens the opportunity to win college scholarship
funds.
The competition is open to young ladies 13-17 years of age who must meet the
following criteria:
Be a United States citizen.
Meet residency requirements for competing in a certain town or state.
Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization
Be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements
Be able to meet the time commitment and responsibilities as set forth by the local program in which you compete
Must not be eligible to compete in the Miss America Competition.
Community Service is required on the local level. A national platform is
required on the state and national level. However, contestants can still
pursue a secondary community service.