3rd Annual
2024
More Than A Pageant
Welcome to the 3rd Annual
Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program™
The Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program is more than a pageant. It is a transformative and empowering experience designed for young ladies nationwide between the ages of 13 and 18. Unlike traditional pageants, this program surpasses superficial beauty and talent showcases by breaking stereotypes, fostering personal growth, and strengthening the participants’ sense of cultural awareness. Through various learning opportunities, such as historical lectures, cultural performances, and community engagement, participants develop a deeper understanding of African and African American history, heritage, and honorable achievements.
2024 Junior Miss Juneteenth® America Participants
Ms. Kyla Barnett
Semmes, Alabama
Ms. Alisyn Bonney
Mobile, Alabama
Ms. Daisha Corbin
Theodore, Alabama
Ms. Vaughn July
Mobile, Alabama
Ms. Brooklyn Mitchell
Daphne, Alabama
Ms. Morgan Phillips
Mobile, Alabama
Ms. Kamryn Washington
Fayetteville, Georgia
Ms. Alana Williams
Mobile, Alabama
Ms. Kaidyn Williams
Daphne, Alabama
2024 Teen Miss Juneteenth® America Participants
Ms. Jaelyn Brown
Mobile, Alabama
Ms. Leatha Joyner
Los Angeles, California
Ms. Aashirya Tate
Mobile, Alabama
Ms. Braylee-Joi Thomas
Montgomery, Alabama
Congratulations to the
2023 Crowned
Junior Miss Juneteenth America & Teen Miss Juneteenth America
2023 Junior Miss Juneteenth America
Mariah Smith of Mobile, Alabama
Mariah is a junior at UMS-Wright Preparatory School, where she is an exceptional student.
Her favorite quote is:
“Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had.” – Angela Bassett
2023 Teen Miss Juneteenth America
Karrington Bourgeois-Wilkins of Los Angeles, CA
Karrington is a junior at St. Mary’s Academy in Inglewood, California, where she maintains honor roll while being involved in both the activism club and the book club.
Her favorite quote is:
“When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree, beside the river of truth and knowledge and tell the whole world–“No you move” – Steve Rodgers, Captain America (Amazing Spiderman #537)
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