"More Than a Pageant"
Presented by The Maynard 4 Foundation®Congratulations to the
2024 Crowned
Junior Miss Juneteenth America & Teen Miss Juneteenth America
2024 Junior Miss Juneteenth America®
Queen Kamryn Washington
Fayetteville, GA
Kamryn is a sophomore at Sandy Creek High School, where she participates on the step team, flag football, drama club, poetry club and is a patriot singer. She enjoys theater arts, singing and dancing and is a working actor.
How would you serve as a role model as the crowned Junior Miss Juneteenth America?
“I am already a role model to my younger cousins, youth department at my church, and other students at my school and within my community. This is a role I take very seriously because many are influenced by negative social culture. If I am crowned Teen Miss Juneteenth America I would represent my culture by continuing to be the outgoing, open minded, empath that I am. I will share the messages and history of our people to all who will listen and back down from those that challenge our existence.”
2024 Teen Miss Juneteenth America®
Queen Leatha Joyner
Los Angeles, CA
Leatha is a senior at Blue Ridge Academy, where she is involved in music, performing arts and acting. She also participates in Girl Scouts and Top Teens of America.
Why do you want to be crowned Teen Miss Juneteenth America?
“I want to be crowned Miss Juneteenth America to show everyone that they can be whatever they dream to be, and that if they keep on keeping on, their dreams can become a reality. I want be a role model for younger people of all color and share with them about African American history. I want to encourage them and to show them all that we can be. I also want them to know their skin color is more than just a color, but that it is a story of your family, your ancestors and that it is POWER.”
Registration is now open for the 2025 Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program!
The registration deadline is October 31, 2024
Recent News
Our newly crowned 2024 Junior and Teen Miss Juneteenth America Queens very first interview with WKRG 5 News on June 17, 2024!
2024 Junior Miss Juneteenth America, Queen Kamryn Washington and 2024 Teen Miss Juneteenth America,...
In the Shadows of Independence Day: How Juneteenth is Overshadowed by Independence Day Celebration in America Culture
The overshadowing of Juneteenth by the July 4th celebration poses challenges to efforts to promote racial equality, social justice, and historical awareness in American society. By relegating Juneteenth to the margins of cultural visibility, the nation risks continuing a selective and distorted understanding of its true history and identity that erases the experiences and contributions of marginalized communities.
Our 2023 Crowned Junior and Teen Miss America Queens Interview with WKRG before 2024 Pageantry Events
Today, our 2023 queens were able to sit down with WKRG ahead of the 2024 Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program.