Miss Texas General Information

Ticket Information:

Season Tickets and Individual Night Tickets for the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant to be held in July at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theatre in Fort Worth may be ordered in late April.  The filling of ticket orders will NOT begin until early May. Click here for more detailed ticket information.

Direct all orders and inquiries to:
Central Ticket Office
1007 Commerce
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-335-9000

Contestant Requirements:

A young woman may compete at the local and state level more than once, but may only compete in the national Miss America competition one time. Texas women who are high school graduates, or have completed the academic requirements for entry into a four year college / university degree program by July 30th, are encouraged to participate in a local pageant. In addition, all contestants must be single and never been married, between the ages of 17 - 24 by September 30th, an amateur or professional, and have a competitive spirit.

  Franchise Holder Requirements:

A licensed franchise agreement is required to conduct a local pageant in order to select a candidate to compete in the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant. The franchise fee is $600.00. In addition, a $250.00 minimum cash scholarship, a $250.00 minimum wardrobe allowance, and an official crown must be awarded to the local pageant winner. A local pageant must be held on or before the appropriate deadline to select a candidate to compete in the upcoming State Finals

 

  Webcast:

The final night of competition will be seen via webcast at www.vuher.com. 

 

  How You can Help:

The Miss Texas Organization, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, comprises hundreds of programs, which operate at the state and local levels. Contestants who earn local titles go on to compete in the state competition, and the state titleholder participates in the nationally televised Miss America Pageant in September. Most local and state Miss Texas programs exist as stand-alone not-for-profit organizations. Scholarships are awarded at all levels of the Miss Texas program, both to those who are and are not titleholders.

Cash Contributions and Sponsorships
Cash donations are a major source of scholarship funds for local and state Miss Texas programs. They take several different forms:

• The purchase of advertisements in a local or state pageant program book, sponsorship of the televised state pageant or participation through sponsorship of a titleholder’s year of service.

• Direct monetary donations to a specific Miss Texas program or scholarship fund. Contributors have the option of earmarking their funds for a specific Miss Texas program or purpose, or they can create their own Miss Texas scholarships, naming them after their businesses, themselves, or other organizations and individuals. Funds also can be contributed to help cover local and state Miss Texas programs’ operating costs, such as office and equipment rental, telephone, food service, travel for titleholders and other expenses.

In-Kind Goods & Services
Donations of products, services and time are equally valuable to Miss Texas programs. In fact, most local and state programs fulfill as many needs as possible through in-kind rather than monetary donations from businesses, organizations and private citizens. These types of arrangements can be structured any number of ways. Examples include:

• A print shop that provides free printing of pageant tickets and program books, a tailor who helps alter contestants’ costumes for stage productions, or a local restaurant that provides food for contestants during state competition – all in exchange for acknowledgement in a program book or on stage by the master of ceremonies during a local or state pageant.

• A local theater, high school or performing arts studio that donates its facility for a pageant in exchange for subsequent appearances by Miss Texas or local titleholders (Doing so also draws consumers into your place of business).

• A local real estate or insurance company that donates its office space and phones for a fundraising drive in exchange for a sponsorship credit on all written materials and correspondence.

• A Chamber of Commerce, local business or civic organization that runs a local pageant in exchange for the positive exposure it receives through its association with the Miss Texas program.

In-Kind Scholarships
The Miss Texas Organization maintains active relationships with colleges and universities throughout the state. Many of these institutions provide tuition support to Miss Texas contestants at the local and state level. Supporting the Miss Texas program helps these institutions:

• Attract ideal students

• Recruit students by gaining exposure with contestants’ peers, family members and friends.

• Demonstrate a commitment to the communities served by the college or university.

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