Become a Contestant
You have ideas and plans and goals – so much to offer the world – but how? Each year young women just like you choose to compete in the Miss America system. Did you know that each year, the Miss America Organization makes available more than $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance? This makes Miss America the single largest provider of scholarships for young women in the world.
Whether you want to become a doctor or a dancer, an accountant or an architect, the Miss America Organization has an opportunity that will help bring you closer to achieving your goals. To become Miss America, a contestant must first win a local competition and them compete to represent her state, a process requiring personal commitment, hard work and talent. A woman may compete as a state titleholder only once at the national Miss America Competition. More than twelve thousand young women participate each year in the local and state events, culminating in the selection or 53 national finalists who vie for the Miss America title. Tens of thousands of volunteers organize the local and state preliminary competitions, promoting community involvement throughout the United States and furthering scholarship and achievement among young women in their communities. All you need is commitment, perseverance, talent and ambition.
Becoming A Contestant – Fast Facts
To compete, you must
- Be between 17 and 24.
- Be a United States citizen.
- Meet residency requirements as outlined by the local you are competing in.
- Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization.
- Be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements.
- Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by the local program in which you compete.
If you are interested in receiving more information about becoming a contestant in the Miss America system, contact any local pageant director or call Jennifer Hagman @ 612-432-3034 or David Shepardson @ 612-296-7702.
The road to the Miss America Competition begins in a town near you. Begin your journey today!
