How to Apply

The Miss America Opportunity stands for empowering young women across the country to be the best they can be through leadership, talent, communication skills and smarts.  Each year, thousands of young women participate at the local, state and national levels, culminating in the selection of 51 national finalists who compete for the title of Miss America.  One of them could be you!

Where to Start?


​To become Miss America, a contestant must first win a local competition and then compete to represent her state, a process requiring personal commitment, hard work, and talent.  A woman may compete at the state level more than once but may only compete in the national Miss America competition one time.

To compete in the 2023 Miss Wayne County Scholarship Program, you must*:
  • Be a United States citizen.
  • Be between the ages of 18-28 (born between 1996 - 2006).
  • ​Live or work full-time in Wayne County or physically attend school full-time in Wayne County.
  • Have a talent that can be performed on stage in 90 seconds or less.
  • Satisfy the participation and local registration fees.
  • Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by Miss America.
  • Not be a candidate, titleholder, or representative of a competing program to the Miss America and MAOTeen programs.

*Please review the contestant contract for details on all eligibility requirements.​   

Application deadline extended to Tuesday, August 1!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any eligibility or application questions.  We're here to help!

What Happens Next?


​Visit the Paperwork page and start working on your paperwork - it's due at orientation!