True To History

Miss American Coed celebrates its history while remaining current

he Miss American Coed Pageant, its delegates vying for a coveted crown, and supporters from across the nation trekked to Orlando, Florida to witness the crowning of the 41st Anniversary Miss American Coed queens. 41 years of successful pageantry reflects a lot of history, and Miss American Coed revels in her history while remaining current in today’s ever changing Glamour Lifestyle Industry.
True to Miss American Coed history, the renowned crowns of Miss American Coed Princess (ages 3-6), Miss America Sweetheart (ages 7-9), Miss American Preteen (ages 10-12), Miss American Junior Teen (ages 13-15), Miss American Teen (ages 16-18), the venerable Miss American Coed (ages 19-24), Ms. American Coed (ages 25-34), Ms. American Woman (ages 35-44), and Ms. American Classic Woman (ages 45+). However, in keeping with the current times as mentioned in previous editions of Pageantry magazine, the Miss American Coed Pageant system offers additional titles at the national level which follow the same age criteria as the preceding titles including Miss American Victory Princess, Miss American Victory Sweetheart, Miss American Victory Preteen, Miss American Victory Junior Teen, Miss American Victory Teen, Miss American Victory Coed, and Ms. American Victory (ages 25+). That’s a total of sixteen national titles that would be awarded at the conclusion of Miss American Coed Pageant week.
What entails the capturing of the crown? Once again true to history, the Miss American Coed delegates compete in the required competitions of Personal Introduction, Personal Interview, and Eveningwear with Miss Victory representatives competing in the required competitions as well as one on-stage presentation (Actress, Modeling, Fashion, Talent, or Speech). Optional categories exist for additional awards and recognitions such as Model, Talent, Actress, Speech, Fashion, and Photogenic.
Nationwide titleholders had come to Miss American Coed with the dream of capturing a national title. They had performed in both required and optional competitions while enjoying the Miss American Coed parties which allowed them the pleasure of relaxing after a day of competition. Who would capture the crowns?
Beginning with the Victory titles, crowns were captured by Miss American Victory Princess Madelyn Colton, Miss American Victory Sweetheart Kendra Vipperman, Miss American Victory Preteen Amara Bullock, Miss American Victory Junior Teen Evangeline Mendonca, Miss American Victory Teen Skyler Pine, Miss American Victory Coed Cailee Blackington, and Ms. American Victory Lori Singewald.
The divisions of Miss American Coed anxiously took to the stage. Responding to cheers of congratulations, the elated queens were welcomed to center stage: Miss American Princess McKenna Becker, Miss American Sweetheart Maisie Nickola, Miss American Preteen Lena Rose D’Annunzio, Miss American Junior Teen Jaime White, Miss American Teen Giada Centofanti, Ms. American Coed Raimey Livingston, Ms. American Woman Melissa Oates, and Ms. American Classic Woman Tonya Lied-Peele.
Only one title remained, the namesake Miss American Coed title and the 41-year historical significance and reverence it entails. As the audience rose to its collective feet, Kylee Long was crowned Miss American Coed 2023 to thunderous applause and screams of approval.

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