BECOME A MISS CANDIDATE

The Miss Texas Competition is the state final for the Miss America Competition. Contestants may qualify by:

• winning a local competition, 
• ​representing a college/university title,
• winning a county fair/festival/community competition (or similar judged event).

• How to Enter
• Eligibility
• Paperwork

<

>

There are three ways to qualify:  
1.  COMPETE AT AN OFFICIAL LOCAL COMPETITION. 

NEXT SEASON: To see a list of our local competitions for next season, click HERE.  

2.  REPRESENT A FAIR/FESTIVAL/COMMUNITY COMPETITION (OR A JUDGED EVENT) - If you have won a fair, festival, or community pageant or a judged event, you may represent your title.  We are taking Candidates until March 15th, 2021.
To apply, click here:  FESTIVAL, UNIVERSITY, JUDGED EVENT APPLICATION 

3.  REPRESENT A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TITLE -  To apply, click here:  COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TITLE
We are taking Candidates until March 15, 2021.
Note: When you are an official candidate for the Miss Texas State Competition, you will compete in these categories:
They  include:

• Private Interview with Panel of Judges
• Talent 
• Onstage Interview 
• Red Carpet - Evening Wear
• Social Impact Pitch

Each candidate must also have a social impact initiative (platform) they will advocate during their year of service.

Age Requirements: 

• Be at least 18 years of age as of July 31st in the calendar year of the state competition in which you compete,
• Be a high school graduate or equivalent by July 31st in the calendar year of the state competition in which you compete,
• Must not be older than 25 years of age as of December 31st in the calendar year of the state competition in which you compete,
  
• For the avoidance of doubt, a contestant cannot turn twenty-six (26) years of age at any time during the calendar year in which she will compete at state.
  
  Note: For ages 13 to 17 year old high school graduates, as well as 18 year old non-graduates as of July 31st, these candidates must compete at MAOTeen level.

Residency or Employment Requirements:

• Must have residency in the state in which they compete for thirty (30) days prior to a local competition and ninety (90) days prior to a state competition without locals (or entering as a fair/festival/university/judged event candidate),
• Residency is defined as the primary address where you physically live. Verification of residency includes a driver license, automobile registration, property mortgage or lease in your name, tax filings, etc,
• If qualifying by employment, must have employment for sixty (60) days of continuous full-time employment,
• As shown above, live, work full-time, or attend school full-time in Texas.

​Not a resident of Texas? You might be eligible in your home state...

Education:

• Must be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the GED testing program for high school equivalency or have successfully completed the academic requirements for entry into a college/university degree program by July 30th immediately preceding the National Finals.

Citizenship:

• Must be a citizen of the United States of America at the time you enter your first competition.

Other:

• Be single, never been married,
• Be in reasonably good health,
• Must meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization,
• Be able to meet the time commitment and responsibilities as set forth by the local and state program.

2021 Opportunities to qualify for the June 2021 state competition:

1.  Saturday, March 13th - Virtual Competition 
2.  To qualify with a College/University/Fair/Festival/or Judged Event title, please go to the "How to Enter" tab above for more
      information and application forms.

For the Virtual Competition, the following items are needed from you: 
1.  Interest form -  click HERE  - as soon as we receive this we will be in contact with you!
2.  Paperwork items due by March 6th:

• Resume - click HERE
• Social Impact (Platform) - click HERE
• Local/State fillable Contract - click HERE

3.  You must register at spotfund for your $100 donation.  You can edit the suggested $ that automtically pops up when you register.

• Spotfund link HERE

​
2022 State competition opportunities go to THIS PAGE.