Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American
scholarship
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pageant. It is the sister program 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 an eight-minute interview in front of a panel of judges, talent, lifestyle and wellness, evening wear, and an on-stage question. All competitors must be girls between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age.
More than $113,000 in scholarship grants were distributed among the 51 contestants in the pageant along with $29 Million in in-kind tuition with 7 universities, with a $30,000 scholarship being awarded to the winner. The chairwoman for the Miss America's Outstanding Teen program is Miss America CEO, Shantel Krebs.
The current titleholder is Morgan Greco of
Washington
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who was crowned on August 12, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency in
Dallas, Texas
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History
The first competition was held in August 2005 in the
Linda W. Chapin Theater at the
Orange County Convention Center
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in
Orlando, Florida.
Meghan Miller, who represented
Texas
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, was the first to win the competition.
Winners
Winners by state
See also
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Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the M ...
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Miss Teenage America
The Miss Teenage America Pageant was a United States beauty pageant started in 1961 as a pageant for high school girls. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was usually broadcast on the CBS network around November each year.Terrace, VincentTelevision Spe ...
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Miss Teen America
Miss Teen America is an American Beauty Contest, beauty contest that serves as a training ground for many young American girls, many of whom go on to win other titles. Winners have had ongoing columns in Supermodels Unlimited and Pageantry magazine ...
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Distinguished Young Women (formerly America's Junior Miss)
References
External links
Official Miss America's Outstanding Teen web site
{{Miss America
Annual events in Florida
Beauty pageants for youth