A total of 39 teenagers will compete for the title of Miss Alabama’s Teen this weekend at Thompson High School in Alabaster. (See their names and photos in the gallery above.)

The competition, which is affiliated with Miss Alabama, is set for March 8-9 at the school’s performing arts center, 1921 Warrior Parkway. Preliminaries are set for 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. Finals will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $35 for each preliminary, $45 for the finals, $85 for a package that includes all events. Ali Mims, Miss Alabama’s Teen 2024, will crown her successor on Sunday.

READ: Miss Alabama’s Teen 2024: Ali Mims of Harpersville wins the crown

Here’s a closer look at this year’s candidates for Miss Alabama’s Teen. (Some of the contestants are listed as “at large,” by the Miss Alabama Organization, which means they didn’t win a local preliminary title.)

Covyn Holt, Miss Southeast Alabama

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Benjamin Russell High School.

Hometown: Alexander City.

Talent: Musical theater dance, “Rhythm of the Night.”

Social initiative: The Act of Kindness.

Portia Hollis, Miss Lake Martin Alabama

Age: 16.

Grade: 11.

School: Gulf Shores High School.

Hometown: Gulf Shores.

Talent: Vocal, “Ease on Down the Road.”

Social initiative: Alabama Gives Back.

Peyton Crist

Age: 14.

Grade: 19.

School: Shelby Crossings Christian School.

Hometown: Sylacauga.

Talent: Lyrical dance, “The Show Must Go On.”

Social initiative: A.C.T. Families (Adoption Can Transform Families).

Allie Grace Broadhead, Miss Vestavia Hills

Age: 16.

Grade: 11.

School: Homewood High School.

Hometown: Hoover.

Talent: Ballet en pointe, “Sound of Music Waltz.”

Social initiative: Keeping Kindness: Raising mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Anna-Claire McCarter

Age: 15.

Grade: 9.

School: Bon Secour Academy.

Hometown: Foley.

Talent: Musical theater, “Show Off.”

Social initiative: AC for the Arts.

Belle Casey, Miss Oak Mountain

Age: 17.

Grade: 12.

School: Oak Mountain High School.

Hometown: Indian Springs.

Talent: Vocal, “Tomorrow.”

Social initiative: Twirl Away ALS.

Aria Foster, Miss Tennessee River

Age: 17.

Grade: 12.

School: Madison County Virtual Academy.

Hometown: Harvest.

Talent: Contemporary dance, “Whole.”

Social initiative: Now Not Next: Empowering youth to create change today.

Gracie Harris, Miss North Alabama

Age: 18.

Grade: 12.

School: Jasper High School.

Hometown: Jasper.

Talent: Acoustic guitar/vocal, “Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Memories.”

Social initiative: Voices for Veterans: Honoring and healing our country’s veterans through music.

Brooklyn Cheek, Miss Gardendale Magnolia Festival

Age: 14.

Grade: 8.

School: Bragg Middle School.

Hometown: Gardendale.

Talent: Syncopated clogging, “Cold Hearted.”

Social initiative: Dance to Heal: Healing grief and depression through dance expression.

Avery Gerstman, Miss Cullman County Fair

Age: 18.

Grade: 12.

School: Cold Springs High School.

Hometown: Cullman.

Talent: Interpretive dance/ASL, “Will the Lord Remember Me?”

Social initiative: Shine a Light: Shining a light on mental health in adolescents.

Katherine Grigsby, Miss Hamilton

Age: 18.

Grade: Freshman.

School: University of Alabama.

Hometown: Trussville.

Talent: Piano, “White Water Chopped Sticks”

Social initiative: Sleep in Heavenly Peace: Building beds for kids in need.

Cassie Jo Davis, Miss Hidden River

Age: 18.

Grade: 12.

School: Fairview High School.

Hometown: Cullman.

Talent: Acro dance, “Runaway Baby.”

Social initiative: Crown for Kindness: Standing strong against bullying.

Isabella Kirkland, Miss Trussville

Age: 18.

Grade: 12.

School: Sylacauga High School.

Hometown: Sylacauga.

Talent: Jazz dance, “Sax.”

Social initiative: Bella’s Bins.

Helen Maddox, Miss Birmingham

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Vestavia Hills High School.

Hometown: Vestavia Hills.

Talent: Lyrical dance, “You Will Find Hope.”

Social initiative: Beyond the Curve.

Mariah Smith, Miss Eastern Shore

Age: 17.

Grade: 12.

School: UMS-Wright Preparatory School.

Hometown: Mobile.

Talent: Clarinet, “Footprints.”

Social initiative: Changing the World: One beat at a time.

Eva Litkenhous, Miss Lee County Fair

Age: 14.

Grade: 8.

School: Lee Scott Academy.

Hometown: Auburn.

Talent: Jazz dance, “If My Friends Could See Me Now.”

Social initiative: ABCs of Parkinson’s Disease: Body and mind exercises for active aging.

Grier Feldman, Miss Jefferson County

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Oak Mountain High School.

Hometown: Shelby County.

Talent: Dance/twirl, “At World’s End.”

Social initiative: State of Love: An outreach program for pediatric cancer patients.

Madeline Tapley, Miss Cahaba Valley

Age: 18.

Grade: 12.

School: Homewood High School.

Hometown: Homewood.

Talent: Vocal, “Piece of Sky.”

Social initiative: Make America Wild Again: Saving the monarch butterflies from extinction.

Mattie Wisener, Miss Marshall County

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Arab High School.

Hometown: Arab.

Talent: Jazz dance, “Proud Mary.”

Social initiative: Think F.A.S.T.: Stroke prevention and awareness.

Meri Kayte Flynn, Miss Huntsville

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Addison High School.

Hometown: Addison.

Talent: Vocal, “Desperado.”

Social initiative: Misunderstood: Dyslexia Awareness.

Makenzi Jackson

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Central High School Phenix City.

Hometown: Phenix City.

Talent: Lyrical dance, “The Journey.”

Social initiative: ACT Out Loud.

Brooklyn Grant, Miss North Jefferson Area

Age: 16.

Grade: 11.

School: Hayden High School.

Hometown: Hayden.

Talent: Acrobatic jazz pom dance, “You Can’t Stop the Beat.”

Social initiative: Be the Need: Volunteerism sharing a little kindness.

Kate Hendon, Miss Tennessee Valley

Age: 15.

Grade: 10.

School: Handley High School.

Hometown: Roanoke.

Talent: Contemporary dance, “Heart of Stone.”

Social initiative: Choose Children.

Lyla Gail Smith, Miss Phenix City

Age: 15.

Grade: 10.

School: Slocomb High School.

Hometown: Slocomb.

Talent: Baton, “I’m Still Standing.”

Social initiative: Fostering Hope.

Josie Harrison, Miss Covered Bridge

Age: 14.

Grade: 9.

School: Sylacauga High School.

Hometown: Sylacauga.

Talent: Vocal, “Habanera.”

Social initiative: SAIL: Seniors active in life.

Mattie Graham

Age: 15.

Grade: 10.

School: Mountain Brook High School.

Hometown: Mountain Brook.

Talent: Contemporary dance, “Vienna.”

Social initiative: Motivate Through Motion: Empowering kids with disabilities to stay active and happy.

Chloe Evelyn Harris, Miss Autauga County Fair

Age: 16.

Grade: 11.

School: Prattville High School.

Hometown: Prattville.

Talent: Acro dance, “Defying Gravity.”

Social initiative: Horses, Hope & Healing: The benefits of equine therapy.

Laney Brooke Hall

Age: 14.

Grade: 8.

School: Northside Methodist Academy.

Hometown: Dothan.

Talent: Contemporary dance, “Uninvited.”

Social initiative: See the Able, Not the Label: Celebrating the special needs community.

Charis McHenry, Miss Sylacauga

Age: 16.

Grade: 10.

School: Marbury High School.

Hometown: Deatsville.

Talent: Musical theater en pointe, “Are You Having Any Fun?”

Social initiative: Life Without Limits: Advocating for children and adults with cerebral palsy.

Sydney Hodges, Miss Lake City

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Hayden High School.

Hometown: Hayden.

Talent: Tap dance, “Great Balls of Fire.”

Social initiative: Centerstage: Bringing pediatric cancer into the spotlight.

Charlee Reid, Miss Iron City

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Helena High School.

Hometown: Helena.

Talent: Ballet en pointe, “Can Can.”

Social initiative: Charlee’s Champions: Making the invisible visible.

Lily Walton, Miss Coastal Alabama

Age: 17.

Grade: 12.

School: Baldwin County Virtual School.

Hometown: Fairhope.

Talent: Vocal, “Memory.”

Social initiative: The Power of Difference.

Britain Fuller

Age: 16.

Grade: 10.

School: Satsuma High School.

Hometown: Satsuma.

Talent: Vocal, “Goodness of God.”

Social initiative: What Goes Up, Must Come Down: Balloons don’t go to heaven.

Madelyn Grace Rasco, Miss Shelby County

Age: 17.

Grade: 11.

School: Pelham High School.

Hometown: Pelham.

Talent: Vocal, “Defying Gravity.”

Social initiative: Following Faith: Leaving a legacy of hope with those for spinal cord defects.

Mattie Cook, Miss Mobile Bay

Age: 15.

Grade: 10.

School: Fort Dale Academy.

Hometown: Greenville.

Talent: Lyrical dance, “I Have Nothing.”

Social initiative: What Is Your Reaction?

Christina Ray Norman, Miss Hoover

Age: 17.

Grade: 12.

School: Alabama School of Fine Arts.

Hometown: Hoover.

Talent: Ballet en pointe, “Don Quixote Act III Kitri Variation.”

Social initiative: Lanterns for Landon: Down Syndrome Awareness.

Saniyah Thomas, Miss Leeds Area

Age: 15.

Grade: 9.

School: Sylacauga High School.

Hometown: Sylacauga.

Talent: Baton, “Proud Mary.”

Social initiative: Saniyah’s Self Care.

Greenlee Yeager, Miss Jubilee

Age: 14.

Grade: 9.

School: Satsuma High School.

Hometown: Satsuma.

Talent: Dance, “The Great Showman Medley.”

Social initiative: G’s Bracelets of Hope.

Addison Shoemaker, Miss Historic Springville

Age: 16.

Grade: 10.

School: Briarwood Christian School.

Hometown: Vestavia Hills.

Talent: Lyrical dance, “Humble and Kind.”

Social initiative: Cheering on Children’s: An advocacy campaign serving child life programs at children’s hospitals and the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

More on Miss Alabama’s Teen:

Miss Alabama’s Teen was founded in 2003 as Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen and has crowned 23 winners to date. (The name of the competition was changed in 2023, dropping the word “Outstanding” to make it simpler and more concise.)

The winner of Miss Alabama’s Teen will move on to compete for Miss America’s Teen, the national competition linked to Miss America. Peyton Bolling, who competed as Miss Arkansas, is Miss America’s Teen 2025.

Two Alabama winners, Jessica Baeder and Marcelle LeBlanc, have moved on to become Miss America’s Teen in the past. Ali Mims, Miss Alabama’s Teen 2024, was the first runner-up in the national pageant this year.