Empower Young Women through Cultivating Queens

It is true that every Miss America started on a local stage.

My name is Sydney Lyn Thomas, and I'm honored to serve as Miss Chandler's Teen 2024-25 under the Miss Arizona Scholarship Organization and official preliminary to Miss America. As I prepare for my journey to Miss Arizona’s Teen this year, I am dedicated to making a lasting impact for girls ages 4-12 through my mentorship program, Cultivating Queens.

I created Cultivating Queens to provide deserving girls with the opportunity to participate in the Arizona Sweethearts Program. I began my pageant journey in this organization in 2019 when I was 12 years old. Not only did I get to meet Miss Arizona and Miss Arizona's Teen that summer, I also met Nia Franklin, the reigning Miss America. Her poise, kindness, talent and confidence impacted me in a way I will never forget. Likewise, as I watched the delegates walk out onto the stage and speak so confidently about their dedication to community service as well as their higher education and entrepreneurial goals, I knew I wanted to be on that stage one day in a beautiful gown, sharing my goals and dreams with the judges and the audience.

The Miss Arizona / Miss America organization is a 5013(c) nonprofit, and the largest provider of college scholarships to young women in the country.

To support this mission, I am raising funds to provide girls ages 4-12 with the opportunity to participate in the Arizona Sweethearts Program this summer.

Your generous donation directly contributes to the success of these girls, helping them take meaningful steps toward achieving their dreams. By investing in them today, you are shaping the next generation of titleholders.

Thank you for your support in preparing great women for the world, and preparing the world for great women!