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Katie St. Clair, daughter of Sam and Sara St. Clair of Larwill, is among 71 young women from across the nation competing for the title of Miss Teen of America this week at the 14th annual Miss Teen of America Program in San Diego, Calif.
Preliminary competitions took place Wednesday and Thursday, and the week-long event will end Saturday with the naming of the new national titleholder at the pageant finals in the U.S. Grant Hotel, San Diego.
Miss Teen of America 1997 receives a $10,000 cash scholarship, a trip to Australia, merchandise awards and a variety of public appearances across the country. She also will be honored at the American Academy of Achievement.
The Miss Teen of America Program is not a beauty pageant - candidates are judged on the basis of achievement and service to school and community, personal development of talents and skills, general awareness as determined by a written test, scholastic record, and overall personality.
St. Clair is a student at Whitko High School.
The reigning Miss Teen of America is Chante Griffin, North Hollywood, Calif.
