All contestants in the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program
must display the following characteristics to be a successful contestant.
Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen Must Be All Of The Following:
- An ambassador of the teen pageant organization.
- Well spoken.
- Attractive, with a confident, comfortable, and commanding presence.
- Talented.
- Intelligent and an eloquent communicator.
- A proven achiever.
- A leader by virtue of her accomplishments.
- A role model who inspires and relates to young people.
- A role model who cares about her community.
- Committed to a platform issue of broad public interest.
- Able to relate to young people.
- Outgoing and approachable.
- Reflective of teens her age.
- Energetic, charismatic, and outgoing.
- Mature enough to handle the responsibilities.
- Manageable and flexible.
- Enthusiastic about working with her pageant family.
- Able to understand that her year is what she makes it.
- Punctual.
- A teen with a sense of gratitude and humility.
- Able to speak with teens from all walks of life and make them feel comfortable around her.
- Able to completely understand her position and how important her actions are to the overall success of the Miss America’s outstanding teen program at the local, state, and national levels.