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 a young lady 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.
- Must not be eligible to compete in the Miss America Competition.

If you are interested in receiving more information about becoming a contestant in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, just click here and navigate to the state you are interested in competing in. Once there you will find contact information for the state as well as the link to the state's website where you can find even more information about becoming a contestant in the Miss America system.