The last day for submissions of contestant applications is August 31st.

The Miss Teen Africa® are open to all young women of African heritage in the UK who meet the Age, Residency and Citizenship eligibility requirements. If all these are met then you be able to apply via our online registration form.

First and foremost, congratulations!! Making it to the grand final is a great accomplishment. The next step is to confirm your participation in the competition by paying the sponsorship cost of £160. Alternatively, if it is more convenient for you, you can make a deposit of £60 to ensure your seat and title while you raise the remainder.

Each contestant will be judged in three areas of competition – Traditional, Sport/Activewear and Evening gown. Judging criteria includes character, poise, confidence, and personality. For more detailed information, please read more about our judging criteria described on our judging criteria.

There’s could be a performing talent competition depending on the number of finalists. There are three equally scored categories, including Sports/Activewear, traditional, and evening gown.

Absolutely not! Whether you’re 4 feet or 7 feet tall, it doesn’t matter. There’s usually a wide range of body styles and types for the top 10 finalists each year. The judges look for outgoing, intelligent, confident, and confident young women who are excited to represent Africa on the world stage.

You will have to be 15 to compete at the National level and 16 at the continental level

The number of contestants will vary from year-to-year. However, typically we have between 10 – 20 contestants in each division.

Collecting sponsorship is very important. It takes a time commitment on your part. You start with a list of potential sponsors such as friends and family members, their employers, etc. Plan your strategy and make a plan to succeed! Schedule appointments to collect your sponsorships. When approaching potential sponsors, explain your goals, your desire to improve yourself by participating in the Miss Teen Africa UK® pageant, the charities you believe in, and the scholarship opportunities. Let them know what your experience will entail. This will be extremely beneficial in developing your communication skills. This is an essential characteristic to have if you’re going to be the next Miss Teen Africa®. Our goal is for contestants to collect 100% of the sponsorship fee. This is a tax-deductible advertising expense for those businesses that assist you with sponsorship. If you work hard on collecting sponsorship, it’s possible that you’ll not incur any expenses out of pocket. In addition, hard-working contestants may receive material or service sponsorships, such as a competition gown, tanning, makeup, hair styling, and more.

The sponsorship fee is to pay for your participation in the competition. As you can imagine, organising an event like this incurs many costs – including the venue, staging, staff, prizes and more.

Sponsorship fees help to cover some of the fixed costs of the competition. Some other pageant competitions charge fees up to £600 but we have kept this as low as possible.

We will explain how to obtain sponsorships including a sponsorship letter template you can download and offer many fund-raising ideas to cover competition costs. Your family, friends, and local business leaders will be supportive when you share your goals with them.

Pageant coaches have a proven track record of success in helping contestants to prepare for the pageant. Having a coach is not taken into consideration during the judging of the pageant.

Miss Teen Africa winner, 1st runner Up, 2nd Runner Up, Miss Proactive, Top Model, Miss Congeniality, Miss Social Media, Miss popularity and Miss Eco/Charity.

Not at all! You don’t need to spend a fortune on sportswear, traditional, or an evening gown. It’s most important to find outfits that you’ll feel confident in and that best suit you and your personality. The personal choice of gowns has spanned from simple and elegant to hand-beaded. However, it is never the gown that the judges are scoring; it’s the young women wearing it. Again, several contestants have been able to secure a gown sponsor to assist them.

Deadlines are very important to us to make timely program preparations. However, we realize that unexpected circumstances can arise and that the collection of sponsorship may take longer than expected. Therefore, extensions of due dates are available when needed. If you need an extension, please call or email the pageant office.

On a normal year, formal wear is encouraged for the Miss pageant and cocktail attire for the Teen pageant.

The grand final is a lot of fun with memories lasting a lifetime.  Great friendships are made and finalists grow immensely in confidence and self-esteem. Many of our finalists have used the competition as a way to start in the modelling industry, started their own charities, advanced in their chosen careers and even competed in major pageant™.

Many of our past finalists are now members of the Miss Teen Africa UK Organisation.