Miss America and Miss America’s Teen Competitions in Orlando Start Today, Features Titleholders from Florida
By Beth York, Space Coast Daily // December 31, 2024
competition runs from December 31 -January 5
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – The Miss America Organization is set for a return of the 2025 Miss America and Miss America’s Teen competitions to Orlando’s Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center, running from December 31 – January 5.
Each year, the Miss America program, celebrating over 100 years of Empowering Women to Lead, awards over $5 million in cash scholarships, plus millions more in in-kind scholarships through local, state, and national competitions.
The 2025 Titleholders are Ireland Harkins, Miss Florida’s Teen from Orlando and Casana Fink, Miss Florida from Tampa and Ocala. Fink is the chief operating officer for the “More Transplants More Life” organization in Tampa.
This January, 103 delegates from the United States, District of Columbia, and, returning to the stage for the first time since 2018, Puerto Rico, will vie for the coveted titles of Miss America and Miss America’s Teen.
Following personal interviews and preliminary night competitions showcasing talent, fitness, and eveningwear, two exceptional young women will be crowned during the final shows on January 4 and 5.
The new Miss America will receive a $50,000 tuition scholarship and the chance to travel the world as a brand ambassador and advocate. Likewise, Miss America’s Teen will receive a $50,000 tuition scholarship or a four-year scholarship to the renowned University of Alabama.
The Teen Preliminary competition will be Tuesday Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. The Miss Division Preliminary competition will be Wednesday Jan. 1, at 7 p.m. The Talent Preliminary is Thursday Jan. 2, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. The Teen Finals will be Saturday Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. and the Miss Division Finals will be held Sunday Jan. 5, 7 p.m.
For more information contact Keith Williams, director of Miss Florida, at 352-516-1593.
