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Wauconda Girl, Katrina Nishioka, Crowned Miss of America 2022

(Atlanta, Georgia) - 11/27/2021 - Katrina Nishioka, 22-year-old daughter of Connie Lou-Nishioka and David Nishioka, has been crowned Miss of America 2022. Girls and women, ages 7+, participated in the National Event in Atlanta, Georgia.

As Miss of America 2022, Nishioka will serve as an inclusion ambassador for American Pageants' charitable campaign; Special Olympics' Spread the Word to End the Word. As a titleholder in the American Pageants Organization, she competed for over $1M in scholarships, cash, travel, and prizes in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2021.

The candidates vying for the title of Miss of America competed in seven categories of judging: Scholastic Achievement, Service to School and Community, Personal Development, Personality Poise and Projection in Evening Wear, Personal Introduction, Interview, and General Awareness Test. This pageant is not a beauty pageant, with forty-five percent of judging completed prior to the judges even seeing the young ladies and women. The American Pageants Organization highlights achievement and promotes confidence in the leaders of tomorrow.

About the American Pageants Organization:

The Miss Teen of America Scholarship and Recognition Program was founded in 1983 by Mr. Warren Alexander, a former educator and pageant director, and designed to help America's youth reach their full potential. The scholastically based pageant recognizes young women for their outstanding personal achievements, leadership abilities, and artistic, creative or athletic talents. With no judging focused on beauty or attire, the pageant strives to promote confidence and an Accent on Achievement. In 2017, the Miss Teen of America Organization rebranded as American Pageants to include additional age divisions: Little Miss of America (ages 7-9), Young Miss of America (ages 10-12), Junior Miss of America (ages 13-15), Miss Teen of America (ages 16-18), Miss of America (ages 19-26), and in 2020 added Ms. of America (20+).

To schedule one of our titleholders for an appearance or interview, please contact American Pageants at info@americanpageants.org. For more information, please visit our website: www.americanpageants.org.

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