Areas of Competition & Judging

The competition has the same general criteria as the Miss New Hampshire and Miss America competitions. There is, however, no swimsuit competition in the Outstanding Teen program. A five-member panel of judges will judge all contestants in each area of competition. No Judge may serve on the panel if they are related to a contestant, has served as a teacher or mentor to a contestant, or has more than a passing acquaintanceship with any contestant. During the Preliminary Night Competitions, each Judge evaluates each contestant independently and marks his or her score sheet based on each competition, scoring from 1 - 10 points. The high and low scores for each competition are discarded. The top ten contestants with the most points move on to the final night of competition. The same process is used until the judges arrive at the top five. The Judges will be handed a ballot with those five contestants who have acquired the most points. Each judge will then independently rank the five in order of how they believe the five should finish in the competition. The winner will receive at least a $1000 scholarship, and the right to compete in the fourth annual Miss America's Outstanding Teen. /p>