2026 National Competition Lottery

August 30-September 6, 2025

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION ON COMPETITION ORDER


Miss America's Teen State Delegates will be participating in the national competition lottery on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 @ 7:00 pm EST.

The lottery will determine each delegate’s competition number for the Interview and Talent phases. For Miss America’s Teen, the lottery draw will also set the state’s priority order for purchasing competition seating tickets. Additional details will follow.

Preliminary competitions will be conducted in alpha order by State names.


FINAL LOTTERY RANKING

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ALPHA STATE ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY NIGHTS

  1. Alabama

  2. Alaska

  3. Arizona

  4. Arkansas

  5. California

  6. Colorado

  7. Connecticut

  8. Delaware

  9. District of Columbia

  10. Florida

  11. Georgia

  12. Hawaii

  13. Idaho

  14. Illinois

  15. Indiana

  16. Iowa

  17. Kansas

  1. Kentucky

  2. Louisiana

  3. Maine

  4. Maryland

  5. Massachusetts

  6. Michigan

  7. Minnesota

  8. Mississippi

  9. Missouri

  10. Montana

  11. Nebraska

  12. Nevada

  13. New Hampshire

  14. New Jersey

  15. New Mexico

  16. New York

  17. North Carolina

  1. North Dakota

  2. Ohio

  3. Oklahoma

  4. Oregon

  5. Pennsylvania

  6. Puerto Rico

  7. Rhode Island

  8. South Carolina

  9. South Dakota

  10. Tennessee

  11. Texas

  12. Utah

  13. Vermont

  14. Virginia

  15. Washington

  16. West Virginia

  17. Wisconsin

  18. Wyoming