AGE ELIGIBILITY CHANGES EFFECTIVE 2025 - 2026 COMPETITION YEAR
The Pageant is Open to females Ages 13 to 18. .
Contestants may compete at a local
competition at age 13 and can be 13 on the first day of the State Competition.
Contestants Must be no younger than 14 by September 1, 2026 and no older than 18
by September 30, 2026. Teens age 18 can compete as a "Teen" or a "Miss"
Contestant Candidate. (You cannot turn 19 by September 30, 2026).
Entrants must be single, never been married, never given birth to child, of good
moral character, and U.S. citizen.