Miss America HQ is proud to announce we are reinstating the option for 18-year-old contestants to have a ‘pivot’ year to decide whether they would like to compete in the Teen or Miss divisions. Teen contestants must be at least 14 years of age by the first day of the state pageant, or no older than 18 years of age by the first day of the state pageant.
To clarify, the date of determining this age criterion remains the first day of the published state competition schedule. A teen must not be more than 18 years old at the state competition. Additionally, once an 18-year-old decides on the division she may compete in, she may not change divisions until the next cycle, however, this mid-cycle reinstatement will allow for contestants that are 18 and currently registered as ‘Miss’ to elect to compete as Teen.
Please note that contestants must acknowledge that some in-kind scholarship opportunities that specify ‘incoming freshman’ designation may not be available should they currently be enrolled in college.
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