Miss Merced County & Miss Merced County’s Outstanding Teen is an official preliminary pageant to the Miss California & Miss California Outstanding Teen pageants. Each year, two winners are chosen to represent Miss Merced County at the Miss California and Miss California Outstanding Teen pageants. They also receive the opportunity to represent the Miss Merced County Organization throughout their home states for the duration of their reign as well as a prize package selected by the Miss Merced County directors.
All contestants for Miss Merced County must participate in four areas of competition: private panel interview with the judges, talent, evening gown and onstage question. Women who live in California and who are older than 17 years of age and younger than 25 years of age are eligible to compete in Miss Merced County. Additionally, contestants must never have been married or given birth to a child.
All contestants for Miss Merced County’s Outstanding Teen must participate in four areas of competition: private panel interview with the judges, talent, evening gown and onstage question. If you live in California and are between the ages of 14 and 17, you may be eligible to compete for Miss Merced County’s Outstanding Teen.