As the newly crowned Miss Teen Volunteer America, Ayzjiahna will represent the Miss Volunteer America pageant system and have the opportunity to continue her community service work. This victory will give her the platform to make a positive impact on the world and inspire other young women to follow in her footsteps.

Ayzjiahna shared images from the pageant on her Instagram page and wrote, “This is so surreal for me, truly it is and I cannot express enough how much your support means to me…I feel so incredibly blessed to be going into this chapter of my life representing such an incredible system. I just can’t express enough the gratitude I have for the people surrounding me and for what is to come. I am filled with love.”

The Miss Volunteer America pageant is a nationwide, service-oriented scholarship program that empowers young women through educational scholarships and extraordinary opportunities. The system encourages its participants to give back to their communities, making a positive impact through volunteer work.

Founder and CEO of the Miss Volunteer America pageant system, Allison DeMarcus, expressed her delight in announcing the new Miss Teen Volunteer America. 

“We are thrilled to have Ayzjiahna Wood as our new Miss Teen Volunteer America. Her unwavering dedication to service and exceptional leadership skills make her an ideal role model for young women everywhere.”

On Jan. 7 this year, Ayzjiahna was crowned Miss Utah Teen Volunteer, which qualified her for the national pageant. Her service platform for the year will be “Creating a culture of Inclusion.” 

The Miss Utah Volunteer organization provides $20,000 in educational scholarships and crowns three titleholders who spend their year leveraging volunteerism in Utah by promoting their S.E.R.V.E. initiatives and integrating service throughout the state. Along with Ayzjiahna, Gentry Rose was crowned Miss Utah Volunteer and Rowan Meagher was named Miss Utah Beehive Princess Volunteer.

“We are excited to have these young ladies work and volunteer in their communities and be examples to those around them of what can be accomplished when one takes the initiative to stand up and serve,” said Kellie Buckale, who serves on the executive board of the Miss Utah Volunteer Organization. “When someone speaks and acts in a way that inspires others, we celebrate them for finding their voice and using it for good. Miss Utah Volunteer strives to be that person. The one who inspires women around the state to stand in their truth without apology and follow their dreams to the end.”

Ayzjiahna is no stranger to pageants. She won Miss Utah Teen in 2021 and was the fourth runner-up in Miss Teen USA. For more information, visit www.missvolunteeramerica.net.

“Our organization is more than just a pageant, more than putting a crown on a young women’s head and handing them scholarship money,” Buckale said. “We are an organization of action, one that puts service at the forefront of our focus, promotes sisterhood to all that wish to join us and in turn creating a rich diversity in culture, attitude, opportunity and talent.”