Required Competitions:

•  Panel Interview - 35%

Contestants will have a 5 minute personal interview with a panel of judges.  This is your opportunity to allow the judges to get to know you and convince them that you are the best candidate for the job.  Questions will be formulated from the contestant's Judges' Interview Form, current events, community service, educational goals, and career ambition.  A nice dress or pantsuit appropriate for a TV host interview is recommended.

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• Swimwear - 25%

This competition is designed to determine how well the participant maintains a figure that reflects good physical fitness and health. Contestants  may choose to wear a one-piece or 2-pc. swimsuit.  No string or thong bikinis allowed as well as inappropriate swimsuits.

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• Scholarship Resume  - 15%

Financial freedom and college affordability is an influential mission of our organization. Therefore, the Scholarship Resume phase of competition provides an opportunity to promote yourself, whether a high school student or a young woman in her professional career. Using the Scholarship Resume, we encourage state contestants to highlight their academic achievements, intern or career accomplishments, community involvement, future goals and more. This phase is worth 15% of the total score.  (The resume form will be provided to contestants.)

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• Evening Gown - 25%

This competition is designed for the contestant to make an on-stage statement of her personality. Select a prom or formal dress that is appropriate for your age and personality.  The color and style are your choice. The gown must be floor-length. You will be judged on confidence, elegance and stage presence, not on the specific price of the gown.

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Sample wardrobe may be found here.

Age Divisions

High School USA: 

Incoming or current High School Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior or Senior. (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades*)

To compete for the title of Miss High School USA, you must also:

• be single, never married, never given birth or be a parent;

• be born and am now still a natural female and a United States citizen or permanent resident;

• embody strong morals;

• live, work, attend school or own property within the state or region in which you are representing.

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Collegiate USA:     

Achieve one of the following,

1. Undergraduate college Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior or Senior; or

2. Graduate student (Masters, Ed, Ph.D); or

3. College graduate with a 2-year degree or higher; or

4. Have attended some college.

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To compete for the title of Miss Collegiate USA, you must also:

• be no older than 29*, single, and embody strong morals;

• be born and am now still a natural female, and a United States citizen or permanent resident;

• live, work, attend school or own property within the state or region in which you are representing.  

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*Status as of Sept 1, 2024, If an incoming Freshman for the upcoming academic year, you are eligible to compete either for the high school or collegiate title.

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