As an official local triple preliminary associated with the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant and Miss America Organization from 2009-2019, the Miss Clayton, Miss Cleveland & Miss Capital City Scholarship Pageant was a part of the largest scholarship providing organization for women in the world. Promoting an emphasis on academics and communication skills, the Miss Clayton, Miss Cleveland & Miss Capital City Scholarship Pageant is considered a launching pad for young women to further their academic and career goals. For more information about volunteering or competing, please visit www.missclaytonpageant.org www.missclevelandpageant.org or www.misscapitalcitypageant.org.

From www.missamerica.org:

The Miss America Organization, a 501(c)4 non-profit organization, is the nation’s leading advocate for women’s education and the largest provider of scholarship assistance to young women in the United States, awarding millions of dollars annually in cash awards and in-kind tuition waivers. MAO is comprised of 51 organizations, including all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This assistance is not just for the handful of young women who become Miss America, but is available to the over 12,000 young women who compete in the state and local competitions as well. Miss America contestants contribute tens of thousands of community service hours annually and have raised over $16 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Miss America scholarships since 2007.