How to Apply
The Miss America Competition has a 98-year history of looking ahead! Miss America was the first competition to offer a talent category and soon after scholarship awards for young women to be able to go to college and further their education. The organization stands for empowering young women across the country to be the best they can be through leadership, talent, communication skills and smarts.
Where to Start?
To become Miss America, a candidate 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 2020 competition, you must*:
To compete in the 2020 competition, you must*:
- Be a United States citizen
- Be between the ages of 17-25 and cannot be older than 25 years of age as of December 31, 2021
- Be a high school graduate or equivalent by July 31, 2021
- Live or work full-time in Wayne County or physically attend school full-time in Wayne County
- Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization
- Be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements
- Have a talent that can be performed on stage in 90 seconds or less
- Satisfy the minimum $100 Children's Miracle Network (CMN) required donation
Check back in June after Miss Michigan for the 2020 competition application!
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!
