The official state preliminary to the Miss America competition, the Miss Arizona Scholarship Organization is a 501c3 non-profit foundation devoted to empowering the women of Arizona to achieve their personal and professional goals. Since its inception in 1921, the historical and social significance of Miss America has evolved from a boardwalk beauty pageant to one of the world's largest providers of scholarship assistance for young women, awarding more than $45 million each year. Specifically in Arizona, more than $25,000 in cash scholarships and nearly one million dollars in in-kind scholarships are awarded to the participants each year.
The Miss Arizona's Teen program encourages positive achievement by building and nurturing the scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement of our nation's youth. Founded in 2005, Miss America’s Teen has become one of the top scholarship providers for teen girls in the United States. Participants on the local, state and national levels have been the recipients of valuable scholarship assistance upon high school graduation.
The Miss Arizona and Miss Arizona's Teen programs exists to provide unparalleled scholarship and service opportunities to young women in the Grand Canyon State. Approximately 50 young women representing all corners of Arizona compete at the State competition each year to earn more than one million dollars in cash and in-kind scholarships, including yearly scholarships to Arizona State University. By providing a platform for tomorrow’s leaders to express their opinions, talents, character and intelligence, our organization seeks to aid in personal development, better the community and state at large, and display the importance of service before self.