To become Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, a candidate must first compete to represent her state, a process requiring personal commitment, hard work and talent. To compete in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen program, you need commitment, perseverance, talent and ambition.

To compete you must:

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• Be a young lady between the ages of 13 and 18 (Born in the years of 2010 - 2005)  

• 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 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.

• At - Large Titles are available, please contact Kay Cagle.

If you are interested in receiving more information about becoming a candidate in the Miss America’s Teen program, please visit the Local Competitions Page to select a Local Competition to compete in.