Putting together your own Ad Page? Let's get you started!

If you are creating an ad for your daughter or a candidate who is competing for Miss MInnesota's Outstanding Teen, here are a few ideas to get you on the right path.
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DUE DATE FOR AD PAGES: February 19, 2022

Ads from previous years can be viewed at the bottom of this page.


​Types of Ads

There is NO right or wrong way to do this! This is your opportunity to tell more of the candidate's story to the audience.
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  1. Congratulations or Good Luck Ad - Usually 1 - 2 photos of the candidate with or without her sash and/or crown
  2. Social Impact-Related Ad - This type of ad highlights the social impact and the work done - Can be 1 or more photos of the candidate doing service work for her social impact
  3. General Ad to introduce the Candidate and her interests - This type of ad may include many types of photos of the varying interests of the candidate
  4. Ad from a Business  - A business may want to sponsor an ad wishing the candidate good luck.  Note: this might be an ad that the business is paying for, so it would not be submitted here!
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Ad Specs

​Here are the specs how to size and save your ad.
REMEMBER - YOU GET ONE FREE AD in the program book. This link just tells you design specs: TEEN AD SPECS
Do NOT submit your ad page on that link.
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Remember these few key items:
  1. Your Ad is BLACK & WHITE. Please do not submit a color ad, as it may not convert properly to black and white.
  2. Your Ad is 8 1/2" x 11". HOWEVER, you need to submit it as a HIGH QUALITY PDF with printer crop marks and bleed. 
  3. HOW DO I SUBMIT with printer crop marks and bleed? The easiest way is to design it, or upload it to CANVA - canva.com, and save it as a High Quality PDF file with crop marks and bleed.

Canva has many different templates you can use, and you just upload photos and change the text! This is a free web design site.
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How do I submit my FREE ad?

You may submit your FREE ad at this link. Do NOT upload any paid ads you have sold. 
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BE SURE TO LABEL YOUR AD

Your Ad should be labeled with your TITLE first, your LAST NAME, and FREE AD Page. For example, Julia Schumacher would be:

MinnesotaOT Schumacher FREE AD PAGE.pdf

​Be sure to send a high quality PDF, Black and White, with crop marks and bleed for the printer. THANK YOU!

    FREE Outstanding Teen AD PAGE

    Max file size: 20MB

Still Need Help?

We can design your ad for $50. Just let us know!
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SAMPLE ADS

We literally took photos of past programs to show you a host of ideas! Pardon the photography, but we figured you would rather have something to see from the past!

GOOD LUCK!