Miss Majorette of America is the original and most prestigious pageant of its type. Founded in 1945 by Don Sartell, the annual Miss Majorette of America is a living monument to the beauty, talents, and dedication of majorettes everywhere. It has long reigned as the predominant and most prestigious pageant of its type. Although there have been attempts to imitate this original program, the annual Miss Majorette of America Pageant has remained in a category of its own – distinguished apart from others.

The Miss Majorette of America competition features major-title twirling in six age categories. Miss Majorette of America is selected from young ladies 16 and over who have qualified by winning their respective state or regional pageants. Miss College Majorette of America is selected from those talented majorettes presently attending a university or college. Other divisions are Little Miss Majorette of America (age 0-6), Juvenile Miss Majorette of America (age 7-9), Pre-Teen Miss Majorette of America (age 10-12), and Junior Miss Majorette of America (age 13-15).