OVER $192,000 IN TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
(including In-Kind)

Did you know the Miss America Organization is the largest provider of scholarships exclusively for women? It's true!  When you compete within the Miss America Organization umbrella, you not only have the opportunity to win scholarships to further for your education, we guarantee you will make lasting friendships and have memories that last a lifetime in this life-changing experience.
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Competition Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded based on the performance of the competitors and her platform.
2021 Miss Minnesota Competition Awards
Miss Minnesota        $10,000
1st Runner Up                    2,000
2nd Runner Up                  1,300
3rd Runner Up                  1,000
4th runner up                 700
Semi-finalists 7 @ $150 each       $1050
Non-finalists 10 @ $100 each      $1000
Competition Scholarships: $17,050
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Additional Scholarship Awards
Preliminary Talent Winners (2 @ 500) $1,000
Preliminary Evening Wear/Social Impact Winners (2 @ $250) $500
Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff '09 Rookie Talent $250
Dr Glenn Harman Non-Finalist Talent $250
The LOVE of Giving Scholarship (Shelly Bartlett)  $1000  
Jacquie Jenkins & Karla Boettcher - Hostess Spirit Award $1200
Miss Congeniality Award - $250
CMN Fundraising Award - Brooke Kilgarriff '09 and MESFI -  $350
#FightLikeGina STEM Scholarship - Cavanagh Family $500
Shawn Ann Buttschau, Team Buttschau Healthy Living Scholarship & MESFI $500
Service-A-Thon Awards - $2700 Total amount Awarded
Sister to Sister Legacy Award - $250
Sister to Sister Rookie Award - $250

2021 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED  $26,050

In-Kind Scholarships & Awards

Tuition-Free Dale Carnegie Program Scholarship for Miss Minnesota
Each Local Titleholder Receives a MN North Central US Region Dale Carnegie Program Scholarship worth $1995 X 24 - $47,880
*Sherman College of Chiropractic - $119,000
Total In-Kind Scholarships $166,880
*Restrictions apply to receive this award.
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​Total Scholarships (Includes In-Kind) $192,930

Miss Minnesota Awards & Prizes

Sponsor Contributions for Top 5 Winners
​Bouquet of Flowers - sponsored by Bachman's
Miss Minnesota Trophy

Outgoing Miss Minnesota
Bouquet of flowers sponsored by Bachman's

Sponsorship & Scholarship Contributors 

Kwik Trip
Dale Carnegie North Central Region
Sister to Sister – Former Miss Minnesota Titleholders
#Fightlikegina - Cavanagh Family Scholarship​
Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff Scholarships
Dr. Glenn Harman Scholarship
Karla Boettcher & Jacquie Jenkins – Hostess Spirit Award
Jo Bender – Miss Minnesota Scholarship Contributor 
Shelly & Marvin Bartlett –Love For Giving Scholarship Contributor
Lauren (Green) & Ted Nikolis Preliminary Talent Award
McNeil Chestnut Preliminary Talent Award
La'Marella Red Carpet Awards
Anonymous donors

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You must win a local preliminary competition  before you can compete at the Miss Minnesota or Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen pageants. Click the button below that represents your age to learn more about the competition!