The Miss Iowa Scholarship Management Program is proud to sponsor the Miss Iowa Youth program that is designed to help the participants grow and develop.  The program promotes:

• Scholastic excellence
• Performance distinction
• Healthy living
• Community service

There are three separate titles awarded during the Miss Iowa Youth competition.

• Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen
• Junior Miss Iowa
• Li’l Miss Iowa

• A citizen of the United States
• Reside or go to school in Iowa
• Meet the age requirements for the level of competition.
  • Li'l Miss must be between the ages of 6 and 9 by June 1 of the year of competition.
  • Junior Miss must be between the ages of 10 and 12 by June 1 of the year of competition.
  • Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen must be between the ages of 13 and 17 by June 1 of the year of competition.  The seventeen year old must still be a junior in high school and not eligible to compete for Miss Iowa.
• Some Local Pageants have certain residency requirements.  Ask the contact person of the Local that interests you.

It’s Easy to Join the Competition!  There are two types of opportunities to become a contestant.

1. You may enter and win a Local Miss Iowa Youth competition to automatically become a contestant
2. You may choose to enter as an At Large contestant.  Simply contact Becky Lee Hinton, the Executive Director of Miss Iowa Youth This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   and request an entry form and sponsor sheet.

Local Miss Iowa Youth Pageants
(See Miss Iowa Local Pageants for contact information)