The Miss Black US Ambassador and Miss Black Teen US Ambassador Scholarship Pageant's primary role is to encourage, empower, and enlighten girls and young women in their respective communities, state, and nation. The Miss Black US Ambassador and Miss Black Teen US Ambassador Scholarship Pageant's goal is to aid young women with a voice in their community that seek to make a difference, by providing educational forums and events that focus on health disparities, poverty, violence and major issues plaguing the African American community. They are a role models not only to young African American women, but to women around the world. They will partner with key political figures and national initiatives to bring support to their efforts and platforms. These young women are more than a pretty face, and the program is more than a competition. It’s a program that gives 365 days of support and resources to communities in need. The program is a platform for today’s savvy, smart and aware, young women of color to express their viewpoints, talents and accomplishments to the national public, while offering scholarships opportunities to further education.