2024 National American Miss Pennsylvania Jr Preteen, Melody Medina

Miss Melody Medina, daughter of Leonardo and Liliana Medina, was crowned 2024 National American Miss Pennsylvania Jr Preteen Queen at the state pageant held on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ.

She received her Official State Crown, Banner and Trophy. She also received a special invitation to compete at the National Pageant held during Thanksgiving Week in Orlando, Florida. At the pageant she also received awards for winning the optional Actress, Runway, Casual Wear, Top Model, and Best Resume contests.

The National American Miss Pageants are dedicated to celebrating America’s greatness and encouraging its future leaders. Each year, the National American Miss Pageants awards 1.5 Million dollars in cash, scholarships, and prizes to recognize and assist the development of young women nationwide. National American Miss is dedicated to developing the success of young women across our nation with a program that is designed to be age-appropriate and family-oriented. Pageants are held in each state for girls ages four to twenty-four in six different age divisions. Makeup is not allowed on contestants 12 and under.

The National American Miss Pageants are for “Today’s Girl” and “Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The pageant program is based on inner beauty, as well as poise, presentation, and offers an “All American Spirit” of fun for family and friends. Emphasis is placed on the importance of gaining self-confidence, learning new skills, learning good attitudes about competition, and setting and achieving personal goals. The pageant seeks to recognize the accomplishments of each girl while encouraging her to set goals for the future!

Miss Melody's activities include acting, dancing, girl scouts, participating in pageants, reading, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends. Her sponsors for the pageant were her parents.

If you would like to follow her journey to the National Pageant and her year of service with her title, follow her on: Instagram @melodydmedina and Tiktok @melodydmedina.