Young women from the east, west, and central parts of Nebraska claimed the titles Sunday at the Miss Alliance/Miss Panhandle’s Outstanding Teen in Alliance.

Mikaela Hastings of Chadron was crowned Miss Alliance’s Outstanding Teen, Shelbe Stroh of Omaha is Miss Panhandle’s Outstanding Teen, and Mariclaire Prill of Holdrege now holds the title of Miss Sandhill’s Outstanding Teen.

The Alliance pageant is part of the Miss America system, so Prill, Stroh, and Hastings now advance to the Miss Nebraska’s Outstanding Teen Pageant this June in North Platte and a chance to move on to the national pageant in Florida later in the summer.

Outstanding Teen contestants are 13 to17 years old and in no more than 11th grade.  Competition categories are the same as for Miss America except that swimwear is replaced by sportswear.

The Alliance pageants also crowned three Little Misses…which is not part of the Miss America system. Little Miss Alliance Teen is Ryley Rolls, Brielle Alwin is Little Miss Panhandle Teen, and Little Miss Sandhills Teen is Jayci Dvorak.