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Miss America's Teen

Miss America's Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America opportunity, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens." As of September 6, 2025, Tess Ferm of South Carolina holds the esteemed title. 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 Teen program is Miss America CEO, Robin Fleming.

In January 2023 the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss America's Outstanding Teen to Miss America's Teen.

The current titleholder is Tess Ferm of South Carolina, who was crowned on September 6, 2025, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.

History

The first competition was held in August 2005 in the Linda W. 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

States have yet to win Miss America's Teen

There have been no Miss America's Teen winners from the following states:

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