2026 Reigning Titleholders
Bailey Sheridan
Miss Manatee's Teen
Education: Sophomore at Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School - Musical Theater Major.
Scholastic/Career Ambition: To earn a BFA in Musical Theatre while building a career on Broadway, followed by attending law school and becoming an attorney.
Community Service Initiative: Bailey's Brave Buddies: Brick by Brick. One Lego at a time, supporting hospitalized children through creativity, learning, confidence, and healing.
Talent: Vocal Performance
Scholarships:
Miss Manatee Competition - $750
Alexandra de Roos
Miss Manatee
Education: University of South Florida, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Scholastic/Career Ambition: To become a Neuropsychiatrist; Establish a Concussion Clinic.
Community Service Initiative: The Blue Project: Integrating Neuroscience and the Arts Inc.
Talent: Contemporary Ballet
Scholarships:
Miss Manatee Competition - $3,750
Miss America Organization: $21,470
TOTAL to Date: $25,220
MISS MANATEE SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION
A LOCAL PRELIMINARY COMPETITION FOR MISS FLORIDA & MISS AMERICA
2027 Competition
TBD
Areas of Competition
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Interview
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Talent or HERstory
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On-Stage Question
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Fitness
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Formal Wear
Eligibility
Titles Awarded
Location
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Miss Manatee
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Miss Manatee's Teen
Braden River High School
6545 State Road 70 E, Bradenton, FL
34203
To be eligible to compete in a local competition, Miss Manatee or Miss Manatee’s Teen you must be female, meet the age criteria, be living as a resident or employed full-time in person, or enrolled as a student at an accredited school/college in the following 18 counties: Charlotte, Citrus. Collier, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter.
Miss America - 18 - 28, must be NO OLDER than 28 on September 30, 206 or no YOUNGER than 18 on September 1, 2026.
Miss America's Teen - 14-18, must be no YOUNGER than 14 by September 1, 2026 an no OLDER than 18 on September 30, 2026.
•Miss America allows the option for 18-year-old contestants to have a ‘pivot’ year to decide whether they would like to compete in the Teen or Miss Divisions.
•Once an 18-year-old selects the division she will be competing in, she may not change divisions until the next cycle.