(L to R: Kimberly Thomas, ED; Leigh-Taylor Smith, Miss New York/Former Miss Brooklyn 2008; Cherelle Gaines, Miss Brooklyn 2008; and KeyAna Williams - Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen 2008

Congratulations to Leigh-Taylor Smith
Miss New York 2008
Miss Brooklyn 2008

The Miss America Scholarship Program has returned to Brooklyn! Scholarships will be awarded to young women pursuing a higher education who attend college, live or work in New York City's five boroughs. Through the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Program, we are providing young women the opportunity to achieve their educational aspirations by issuing scholarship awards. 

The Miss America scholarship fund is based on a rich scholastic tradition, which has been the cornerstone of the Miss America Organization since 1945. Today, educational advancement, achievement, and public services continue to be the primary objectives for the Miss America Organization, Miss New York Organization, and the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Program in the face of changing roles for women in American society.