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 Fort Worth 's & Coppell's Teen

To become Miss Texas' Teen, a contestant must first win a local competition, a process requiring personal commitment, hard work and talent. More than twelve thousand young women participate each year in the local and state events, culminating in the selection of 51 national finalists who vie for the Miss America's Teen title. It only costs you $150 to compete in the Fort Worth 's / Coppell's Teen Competition. All you need is commitment, perseverance, talent and goals!

To compete you must:

Age

Must be 14-27 years of age on the first day of the State Competition. You may be 13 when you compete locally but you must be 14 by June 21, 2025.  

Residency

Must fulfill one of the following:

Must reside in the state of competition

Be successfully enrolled in and physically attending classes on a full-time basis at an accredited public or private school, or home schooled within the state of competition.

Citizenship

Must be a citizen of the United States of America

Must be a Female.

The first thing we need is your entry form. Click Here to open and save this form. Fill in the information and then e-mail it back to me. Mail your Fact Sheet and Community Service Initiative (CSI) Statement and any other paperwork to be received no later than July 24, 2024.  These 3 forms can be e-mailed to me at elliscty@sbcglobal.net

Mail to:

ECSO

Miss Fort Worth Org.

326 Shadowwood Trail

Ovilla, TX 75154

You may e-mail to elliscty@sbcglobal.net

Here is the information with details about registering your candidates through the Miss America Organization. Please read carefully.

2026 Miss America & Miss America's Teen Candidate Registration: 

The 2026 Miss & Teen Candidate Registration Signup is up and running. All candidates competing for either Miss or Teen in the 2025 Season will register for the state they’re interested in.

STEP 1:

Each Candidate (Miss & Teen) will register using the following link: (Please forward the below link to any candidate interested in competing in your local competition).

Click Here:  https://www.missamerica.org/register/

STEP 2:

After a Candidate pays the $39.99 registration fee (Miss or Teen), the Candidate receives a receipt and the State Executive Director receives an email with the interested Candidate’s name and contact information. A candidate only pays the $39.99 registration fee once during the 2026 cycle.  Teens & Miss will pay the $39.99 fee to Miss America and the $150 fee to Ellis County Scholarship Org.