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- Areas of Competition
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- Private Interview (25% of total score) - Each contestant participates in an individual 10-minute press-conference-style interview with our panel of judges. Contestants are questioned on their background as presented on their fact sheets; their educational and career goals; their opinions on current events and social issues; and their interests, hobbies and extracurricular activities. Scoring is based on overall communication skills including personality, intelligence, validated opinions, and emotional control. Also considered are overall first impression of personal appearance and whether the contestant possesses the overall qualities and attributes of a Miss America.
- Talent (35% of total score) - Contestants perform a 2-minute routine of their own choosing. Possible talents include all types of singing, dancing, and instrumental music; gymnastics; dramatic or comedy monologues; baton twirling; and ventriloquism. Contact us if you have a question about your talent presentation. Scoring is based on her technical skill and personality; interpretive ability; stage presence; and the totality of all elements, including costume, props, voice, use of body, and choreography. Contestants are not expected to be professional but to possess a degree of skill commensurate with age and training.
- Evening Wear (15% of total score) - Each contestant appears on stage in an outfit of her own choosing, representative of what she would wear to a formal "after five" social event. Pantsuits, cocktail dresses and evening gowns are all appropriate for this phase of the competition. Scoring is based on overall first impression, sense of confidence, personality and stage presence, walk and posture, appropriateness of attire, and sense of attractiveness.
- Swimsuit (20% of total score) - Each contestant briefly appears on stage in a one- or two-piece swimsuit and footwear of her own choosing. Scoring is based on overall first impression; statement of physical fitness and health; overall physique which is pleasing to her height, weight, and bone structure; walk; posture and grace; sense of confidence; and presence on stage.
- Question and Answer (5% of total Score) - Each contestant will be asked a randomly selected question which is usually on current events. The contestant will be judged on how she answers the question. She will not be judged on her opinion, but how she is able to communicate her answer.
- Final Ballot - Once the scores have been totaled, the judges will be given a final ballot listing the contestants with the highest scores. The judges will then rank each contestant according to their preferences. Those rankings have pre-determined score values. The number of contestants that will be on the final ballot is determined prior to Pageant Week and is usually the top four or five depending on the total number of contestants. All prior competition scores for those on the final ballot are discarded; thus, judges may see each of the final contestants "with new eyes" and consider their overall development as they progressed through each element of competition.
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