The Miss Ocala/Marion County and Miss Silver Springs Scholarship Pageant is a Local Preliminary Pageant in the Miss America Organization.  The young women who are selected as our titleholders will advance to compete in the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant, and the new Miss Florida will advance to compete in the legendary Miss America Pageant. 

The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women.  Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance.  Rich in history and social significance, the Miss America Organization is a not-for-profit organization that has maintained a tradition for many decades of empowering American women to achieve their personal and professional goals, while providing a forum in which to express their opinions, talent and intelligence. 

Participating in the Miss America system not only helps you pay for college and prepare for a career, it also provides an opportunity to gain additional life experience, working on issues of importance to society, enhancing your personal and professional skills and developing your performance- related and other talents.