Miss Utah Teen Volunteer

MUV Teen gives you a setting to rehearse, perform and explain the ideas you care about. The program combines talent preparation, interview, service and time together at pageant-week events.

Talent

Prepare a performance that reflects your abilities. Talent is one quarter of the competition score; use the current participant materials to plan your presentation.

Interview

Practice explaining your experiences, educational goals and the issues you care about in a conversation with the judges.

Service

Connect a cause you care about with an activity that contributes to your community. Your S.E.R.V.E. initiative gives that interest a clear focus.

Haivyn Pitchforth, Miss Utah Teen Volunteer 2025, presented piano as her talent and named her S.E.R.V.E. initiative “The World Around Us.” Her story shows how a participant can bring both an artistic interest and a community focus to her title year.

Miss Utah Volunteer is affiliated with Miss Volunteer America, founded by Allison DeMarcus. The national mission is S.E.R.V.E.: Scholarship, Education, Responsibility, Volunteerism, Empowerment.

The Utah Teen title connects our state with Miss Teen Volunteer America. Ayzjiahna Wood represented Utah before becoming Miss Teen Volunteer America 2023.

The national age rules and the Utah participation requirements below help you assess your fit. Contact MUV if you are unsure how they apply to your title cycle.

Local Teen eligibility is ages 13–18. The national rule measures age at the time of competing, crowning or appointment as a local or state titleholder. Utah also requires that you have not graduated from high school by the first day of the state pageant.

• Full Time Student
• Medical and Legal Female, Never Married, Not a Parent
• Utah Resident or Full Time Employee or Student
• Citizen of the United States of America
• Able to Compete in All Areas of Competition

The national organization describes an eligibility lock-in for age and residency after a qualifying local title win or appointment, through that title cycle and no later than national finals. Ask MUV how this applies to your circumstances.

Deposit

$150

Competition fee

$550

Total participant fees

$700

In addition to participant fees, each contestant has a mandatory $500 ad-sales commitment. Participants receive 50% of ad revenue above $500. For example, $600 in ad sales returns $50 to the participant.

Contact MUV for payment dates, refund terms, included items, any additional expenses and how an ad-sales shortfall is handled.

The 2026 Utah awards recognize the titleholder, runners-up and named achievements in service and preliminary competition. These are competitive awards, not guaranteed payments to every participant.

Miss Utah Teen Volunteer titleholder

$3,600

1st runner-up

$1,600

2nd runner-up

$800

3rd runner-up

$300

4th runner-up

$150

S.E.R.V.E. in Action

$200

Evening Gown — each preliminary

$200

Talent — each preliminary

$200

The titleholder also receives a separate $1,300 stipend.

Ask MUV about award eligibility, permitted uses, claim deadlines and disbursement procedures before making financial plans.

Plan time for talent practice and interview preparation before pageant week. Preparation and service are part of the experience alongside judged competition. Use the instructions sent directly by the program team to plan your participation.

For parents and guardians: review the schedule, fees and separate ad-sales commitment together. Before arranging travel or attendance, ask the team to confirm supervision, transportation, consent, photography and any accessibility needs.

Registration for the 2026 program is closed. Public events are listed below. Registered participants receive their detailed instructions directly from the program team.

Interested in a future season? Tell us which program interests you and what you would like to know about eligibility, preparation or service. The team can help you identify your next step.

The public events are available below. For participant schedules and materials, use your registration confirmation or contact participant support.

Join us for the Hats Off Parade inside Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, preliminary competitions and finals. All times are local Utah time.

Registered participants: use the instructions sent directly by the program team for your personal schedule. Contact participant support if you need help accessing those materials.