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Later Miss Volunteer America 2027
A Texas native who attended the University of North Dakota, Amanda Higginbotham was Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2020 and represented North Dakota at the Miss Teen USA 2020 pageant in Memphis, Tennessee. Amanda is dual majoring in Commercial Aviation and International Studies with an emphasis in Chinese. As an Honors Junior at UND, she is determined to become the vice president of a major airline.
Amanda is a coffee lover, movie addict, and papercut survivor that is passionate about life. She earned her wings at the youngest legal age of 17, joining less than 1% of the U.S. population that holds an FAA Private Pilot License.
To pursue her ambitions, she attends college in North Dakota, dual majoring in Commercial Aviation and International Studies with an emphasis in Chinese. As an Honors Junior at UND, she is determined to become the vice president of a major airline.
She studies piano at a collegiate level, serves as a select officer on SAAC (Student Aviation Advisory Council), participates in Chess Club and Chinese Club, engages as a sister in Pi Beta Phi, and is a member on UND’s Dance Team.
Having over 1,400 documented hours of volunteer service, Amanda incorporated her nonprofit, Reach Out to Outreaches, into a 501(c)(3). She is also proud to not only wear combat boots as a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol but high heels as a New York Fashion Week model.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Amanda’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Amanda’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Aspen Hennessy as Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2021.
Amanda went on to graduate with a Bachelors in Aeronautical Science (Commercial Aviation) and a Bachelors in International Studies (emphasis in International Diplomacy/Business) with Chinese and French language certificates. She works as a First Officer for SkyWest. In June 2026, Amanda was crowned Miss Volunteer America 2027, representing her native Texas.
