MRS UNITED STATES STATE PRELIMINARY PAGEANT RULES & REQUIREMENTS
ELIGIBILITY: DELEGATE MUST RESIDE, WORK/VOLUNTEER, GO TO SCHOOL, HAVE ATTENDED SCHOOL OR OWN PROPERTY IN THE STATE SHE WISHES TO ENTER. SHE MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF WORK/EMPLOYMENT OR PROPERTY OWNERSHIP OR SCHOOL RECORDS IF NOT A STATE RESIDENT. ONCE QUALIFIED, HER RESIDENCY WILL HAVE *NO* BEARING ON THE JUDGING OF THE TITLE IF SHE MEETS THE NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS THEY PROVIDE US. SINCE NC & SC ARE HELD TOGETHER, CONTESTANTS WHO DOUBLE-QUALIFY MAY ENTER BOTH AND WIN EITHER.
ENTRY FEE: IS $495 FOR DELAWARE; $595 FOR VIRGINIA, NORTH OR SOUTH CAROLINA. *IF* A LADY DOUBLE-QUALIFIES BY LIVING IN ONE STATE & WORKING, VOLUNTEERING, OWNING PROPERTY OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN ANOTHER, SHE MAY ENTER BOTH NC & SC FOR A COMBINED FEE OF $895 (50% FOR 2ND STATE) AND BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN EITHER TITLE. IF SHE WINS BOTH BY SCORE, SHE WILL BE AWARDED HER FIRST CHOICE OF THE TWO AND THE OTHER STATE TITLE WILL GO TO THE NEXT HIGHEST SCORING DELEGATE WHO ENTERED. JUDGES ARE NOT TOLD WHO DOUBLE QUALIFIES SO IT WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON WHO WILL WIN (SCORE WITHHOLDING OR LOWBALLING)
CONTESTANTS MUST BE A NATURAL-BORN FEMALE MARRIED TO A NATURAL-BORN MALE, MARRIED AS OF THE DAY OF HER APPLICATION AND AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, LIVING WITH HER HUSBAND (EXCEPTIONS GIVEN FOR PROOF OF MILITARY DEPLOYMENT). SHE MUST BE OF GOOD MORALS AND HAVE NOT COMMITTED A VIOLENT FELONY FOR WHICH SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY. SHE MAY NOT HAVE POSED FULLY NUDE INCLUDING ANY MODELING WORK. IF ANY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS COMES INTO QUESTION, SUCH AS WITH CHARGES THAT ARE DROPPED OR SPECIFIC CONCERNS, THE DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONFER WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE AS TO ANY DISQUALIFICATION IF THE CONTESTANT DID NOT DISCLOSE PRIOR.
PAGEANT SCORING: IS BASED AT THE STATE LEVEL ON 50% INTERVIEW, 25% SWIMSUIT AND 25% GOWN. AT THE NATIONAL EVENT INTERVIEW, SWIMSUIT AND GOWN ARE EQUALLY (33%) SCORED. INTERVIEW IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE OUR STATE QUEEN IS A BRAND AMBASSADOR AND HER ABILITY TO MEET/GREET PEOPLE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR SYSTEM IS HER SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT, NOT HOW WELL SHE PLACES AT THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. HOWEVER WE WILL HELP HER PREPARE FOR NATIONALS AND ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, HELP HER MAKE THE MOST OF THAT EXPERIENCE. IN THE CASE OF A TIE AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE HIGHER INTERVIEW SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER. SCORING IS OLYMPIC; HIGHEST SCORE WINS.
OBLIGATIONS: IF SELECTED AS THE WINNER, DELEGATE MAY NOT COMPETE FOR ANY OTHER PAGEANT TITLE OF ANY KIND UNTIL THE CROWNING OF HER SUCCESSOR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ASCENDING TO THE NATIONAL TITLE. IF SO, THE FIRST RUNNER UP WILL ASSUME THE STATE TITLE. STATE CROWN & BANNER WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE RUNNER UP IF SHE ACCEPTS THE PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT. IF THE REIGNING STATE QUEEN WISHES TO COMPETE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HER REIGN ENDING, IN ANOTHER PAGEANT, SHE MUST RECEIVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM HER DIRECTOR AND RETURN TO CROWN HER SUCCESSOR IN THE CAPACITY OF HER TITLE AS A MRS. UNITED STATES STATE QUEEN. THESE WILL BE JUDGED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO RESIGN PRIOR OR LIFETIME TITLES WON BUT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROMOTE THEM DURING HER REIGN. SHE *MAY* CROWN HER SUCCESSOR FOR PREVIOUS PAGEANT TITLES WON AT SUCH EVENTS BUT ONLY IN HER CAPACITY AS A MRS UNITED STATES STATE QUEEN.
THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES IS FINAL. SCORES & COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO DELEGATES 30 DAYS AFTER CONTEST
WINNER WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF 18 APPEARANCES DURING HER YEAR. ATTENDING NATIONALS WILL COUNT AS ONE, AS WILL RETURNING TO CROWN HER SUCCESSOR. THE OTHER 16 ARE AT HER DISCRETION THOUGH MAJESTIC PRODUCTIONS USA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUEST ANY APPEARANCES SCHEDULED BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE. APPEARANCES MAY NOT INVOLVE THE DRINKING OR PHOTO OF HER USING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CROWN & BANNER OR IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS QUEEN. EVENTS ATTENDING WINE FESTIVALS, ETC. ARE FINE HOWEVER.
PLEASE NOTE:: *****ANY UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, BASHING ON VOY OR FORUM BOARDS, OR DEROGATORY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PAGEANT, ITS DIRECTOR, QUEENS OR COMPETITORS, AT THE STATE OR NATIONAL LEVELS, WILL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF TITLE, WHETHER LOCAL OR STATE, AS WELL AS FURTHER SANCTION FROM ENTERING FUTURE EVENTS.***
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ENTRY FEE: IS $495 FOR DELAWARE; $595 FOR VIRGINIA, NORTH OR SOUTH CAROLINA. *IF* A LADY DOUBLE-QUALIFIES BY LIVING IN ONE STATE & WORKING, VOLUNTEERING, OWNING PROPERTY OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN ANOTHER, SHE MAY ENTER BOTH NC & SC FOR A COMBINED FEE OF $895 (50% FOR 2ND STATE) AND BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN EITHER TITLE. IF SHE WINS BOTH BY SCORE, SHE WILL BE AWARDED HER FIRST CHOICE OF THE TWO AND THE OTHER STATE TITLE WILL GO TO THE NEXT HIGHEST SCORING DELEGATE WHO ENTERED. JUDGES ARE NOT TOLD WHO DOUBLE QUALIFIES SO IT WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON WHO WILL WIN (SCORE WITHHOLDING OR LOWBALLING)
CONTESTANTS MUST BE A NATURAL-BORN FEMALE MARRIED TO A NATURAL-BORN MALE, MARRIED AS OF THE DAY OF HER APPLICATION AND AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, LIVING WITH HER HUSBAND (EXCEPTIONS GIVEN FOR PROOF OF MILITARY DEPLOYMENT). SHE MUST BE OF GOOD MORALS AND HAVE NOT COMMITTED A VIOLENT FELONY FOR WHICH SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY. SHE MAY NOT HAVE POSED FULLY NUDE INCLUDING ANY MODELING WORK. IF ANY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS COMES INTO QUESTION, SUCH AS WITH CHARGES THAT ARE DROPPED OR SPECIFIC CONCERNS, THE DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONFER WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE AS TO ANY DISQUALIFICATION IF THE CONTESTANT DID NOT DISCLOSE PRIOR.
PAGEANT SCORING: IS BASED AT THE STATE LEVEL ON 50% INTERVIEW, 25% SWIMSUIT AND 25% GOWN. AT THE NATIONAL EVENT INTERVIEW, SWIMSUIT AND GOWN ARE EQUALLY (33%) SCORED. INTERVIEW IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE OUR STATE QUEEN IS A BRAND AMBASSADOR AND HER ABILITY TO MEET/GREET PEOPLE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR SYSTEM IS HER SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT, NOT HOW WELL SHE PLACES AT THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. HOWEVER WE WILL HELP HER PREPARE FOR NATIONALS AND ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, HELP HER MAKE THE MOST OF THAT EXPERIENCE. IN THE CASE OF A TIE AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE HIGHER INTERVIEW SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER. SCORING IS OLYMPIC; HIGHEST SCORE WINS.
OBLIGATIONS: IF SELECTED AS THE WINNER, DELEGATE MAY NOT COMPETE FOR ANY OTHER PAGEANT TITLE OF ANY KIND UNTIL THE CROWNING OF HER SUCCESSOR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ASCENDING TO THE NATIONAL TITLE. IF SO, THE FIRST RUNNER UP WILL ASSUME THE STATE TITLE. STATE CROWN & BANNER WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE RUNNER UP IF SHE ACCEPTS THE PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT. IF THE REIGNING STATE QUEEN WISHES TO COMPETE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HER REIGN ENDING, IN ANOTHER PAGEANT, SHE MUST RECEIVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM HER DIRECTOR AND RETURN TO CROWN HER SUCCESSOR IN THE CAPACITY OF HER TITLE AS A MRS. UNITED STATES STATE QUEEN. THESE WILL BE JUDGED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO RESIGN PRIOR OR LIFETIME TITLES WON BUT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROMOTE THEM DURING HER REIGN. SHE *MAY* CROWN HER SUCCESSOR FOR PREVIOUS PAGEANT TITLES WON AT SUCH EVENTS BUT ONLY IN HER CAPACITY AS A MRS UNITED STATES STATE QUEEN.
THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES IS FINAL. SCORES & COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO DELEGATES 30 DAYS AFTER CONTEST
WINNER WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF 18 APPEARANCES DURING HER YEAR. ATTENDING NATIONALS WILL COUNT AS ONE, AS WILL RETURNING TO CROWN HER SUCCESSOR. THE OTHER 16 ARE AT HER DISCRETION THOUGH MAJESTIC PRODUCTIONS USA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUEST ANY APPEARANCES SCHEDULED BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE. APPEARANCES MAY NOT INVOLVE THE DRINKING OR PHOTO OF HER USING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CROWN & BANNER OR IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS QUEEN. EVENTS ATTENDING WINE FESTIVALS, ETC. ARE FINE HOWEVER.
PLEASE NOTE:: *****ANY UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, BASHING ON VOY OR FORUM BOARDS, OR DEROGATORY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PAGEANT, ITS DIRECTOR, QUEENS OR COMPETITORS, AT THE STATE OR NATIONAL LEVELS, WILL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF TITLE, WHETHER LOCAL OR STATE, AS WELL AS FURTHER SANCTION FROM ENTERING FUTURE EVENTS.***
Questions? Need more info? Email us at [email protected]