5th Annual
AGE OF
Discovery
400+
Years of Slavery and Bondage
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Competing Contestants Nationwide
5K+
Volunteer Hours
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Historically Rooted.Powered by Education & Empowerment
Impacting Community Youth Through Education and Personal & Professional Development
Empowering Young Women, Inspiring Change
About Us
The Miss Juneteenth USA Pageant is an educational and scholarship-driven program that focuses on community service, education, and cultural awareness. Juneteenth pageants, in truth, have been held for decades in several states, including Colorado, Oregon, Delaware, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Texas. Many wanted to continue the tradition of celebrating our young women on a national platform, thus, the first National Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant Program (NMJSPP) was held, in 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee, and in 2021, in historic Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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In 2020, the Inaugural National Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant received national recognition from the New York Times, NBC News, Yahoo News, Insider, and MSNBC. These pageants have inspired young women to compete not only for the honor of being “Miss Juneteenth” but for the privilege of representing one’s best self with confidence, humility, and pride.
Meet the Reigning 2023-2024 National Queen
Meet Sunny.
Sunshine Huggins, Sunny, is the 2023-2024 Reigning Queen from Smithfield, Virginia. Sunny prides herself on being her best authentic self. Additionally, Sunny is a self-taught harpist and enjoys working with teens who have mental health concerns. Her platform, Music Therapy, allows for an additional outlet that directly affects today's teens. Learn more about Sunny's Journey and her quest to continue to be our Ancestor's wildest dream.
APPLY FOR DIRECTORSHIP
Are you looking to impact young ladies in your area? If so, we are looking for YOU. Join a team of professionals and a pageant platform unlike no other. We are rooted in historical education while showcasing and empowering the youth on their quest for Greatness. Put your State on the MAP. and Apply Today
Building Legacies and Sisterhoods of a Lifetime
Glimpse into "A Day In The Life" of the contestant's journey to the Crown.
Welcome To The Miss Juneteenth USA 2024 Pageant
Where we empower one another to BE MORE, DO MORE, and walk in unapologetic PURPOSE.
The National Miss Juneteenth USA Scholarship Pageant is designed to encourage and empower young African American women to embrace their diversity and culture while pursuing higher educational goals and is accompanied by lessons in our shared historical legacies. This national platform aims to showcase the beauty, poise, and rich culture of the African American experience, where we strive to preserve, represent and embody what Black Excellence means today.
Meet Miss Sunshine
Double Duty:
2023-2024 Miss Juneteenth USA | 2023 Inaugural Miss Virginia Queen
Meet Sunshine Huggins, who took her place in history as the fourth reigning Queen of the Miss Juneteenth USA Pageant. The Miss Juneteenth USA provides a platform for our youth and magnifies positive ways to interact and engage in urban communities nationwide.
Sunny, hails from Virginia, where the first enslaved were traded in colonial America. She is currently a Senior at Smithfield High and is very in-tuned with the history of our Nation. In her spare time she is active in the community and will soon be heading to college to fulfill her academic goals in Music Therapy. Sunny believes that we as a people have the internal power to control our own destinies. She is also very passionate about the mental health state of her peers and younger teens. Since the Covid lockdown, she has unapologetically been an outlet of calm and resilience for teens facing depression, anxiety, and other forms of mental anguish.
"Sunny says" that music is a universal cure for all people" and plans to use her Harpist skills to help soothe broken spirits. Follow Sunshine's journey on her social media channels to get an insider's view of a "Day in the Life" of a true Juneteenth Queen, role model, and change maker. Congratulations again to our 2023-2024 Miss Juneteenth Queen for a job exceptionally well done.
Pageant Weekend Highlights:
Miss Juneteenth USA 2023
STATE DIRECTORSHIP INTEREST FORM
Please submit your form if you are interested in joining the Miss Juneteenth USA Pageant Pipeline. We welcome all who apply for State or Local Pageant leadership. Specifically, we have vacancies in the following areas:​
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South Carolina
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Georgia
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Alabama
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California
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Maryland
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Louisianna
Join in the evolution of cultivating ways to empower, uplift, and magnify our shared cultural and unparalleled resiliency.
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#LegacyUnleashed
READY TO APPLY?
REPRESENT YOUR HOME STATE IN THE MISS JUNETEENTH USA PIPELINE.
Click on the Link Below To Submit Your Application to the Miss Juneteenth USA Organization. Your State Representation Allows the Message & Spirit of Juneteenth to Radiate Across the Country.
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We look forward to Elevate Excellence Alongside You as we all magnify the Power of Diversity for African-American youth.
Alexa Young, CA
“I love how this organization is combining Black History and Pageantry."
Morgan James, NY
"I think it's a great opportunity for young women to have their voices heard while earning scholarships.
Lisa Driver, MI
“Black Excellence at its BEST."
