Become a Contestant

To become Miss America's Outstanding Teen, a contestant must first win a local competition and then 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:
 

Be between the ages of 13 and 17.

 

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.

 

Not be eligible to compete in the Miss America Competition.


Judging Process


Preliminary Scoring
During competition the weighting of scores awarded per category is distributed as follows:

30% - Interview
10% - Lifestyle and Fitness in Sportswear
35% - Talent
15% - Evening Wear
05% - On-Stage Question
05% - Scholastic Achievement
(judged by a separate panel of educators, based on school transcripts and extracurricular activities [as found on resumes])

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100% - TOTAL

Since we have less than 5 contestants, all 4 will be on the final ballot. The contestant with the most points will be Miss DC's Outstanding Teen.


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