State Competition

  • All of our contestants will compete in the eveningwear competition in the gown of their choice. Each contestant will take her walk in a moment in the spotlight showcasing their poise, personality, and confidence on stage. All of our contestants will use a predetermined walking pattern that will be provided in your newsletters leading up to pageant weekend.

  • Just before their interview, our contestants will have the opportunity to present a 30 second introduction. Contestants will be scored on their public speaking ability, poise, grooming, and appearance in their interview outfit. Example introductions and outfit guidelines are included in our paperwork to help you prepare.

  • Contestants will sit down with each of our judges for a one on one personal interview. Our interview questions are age appropriate and not designed to stump you but rather give the judges a glimpse of your true personality, goals, and plans for the role of being a State Queen. Sample interview questions for all ages will be provided to help you practice beforehand.

Age Divisions

Our state pageants feature 9 age divisions: Princess (3-6), Sweetheart (7-9), Preteen (10-12), Junior Teen (13-15), Teen (16-18), Coed (19-24), Ms. (25-34), Woman (35-44), and Classic Woman (45 and up) and our National Victory Competition has 7 age divisions: Princess (3-6), Sweetheart (7-9), Preteen (10-12), Junior Teen (13-15), Teen (16-18), Coed (19-24), and Ms. (25 and up). All ages are determined as of January 1st of competition year. Contestants under the age of 25 that have children, are married, or divorced will be eligible to compete in the Ms. Division

Scoring & Judging

All events are equally weighted. Judges will score independently and will not form any decisions based on consensus. Final results are determined by the total of all scores, no final ranking will be performed. Contestants will not be permitted to discuss the results with the judges but will have the opportunity to request their scores and comments from the national office. Additional guidance, rules, and information will be provided in the State Handbook & Newsletters.

National Title Competition

  • All of our contestants will compete in the eveningwear competition in the gown of their choice. Each contestant will take her walk in a moment in the spotlight showcasing their poise, personality, and confidence on stage. All of our contestants will use a predetermined walking pattern that will be provided in your newsletters leading up to pageant weekend.

  • Just before their interview, our contestants will have the opportunity to present a 30 second introduction. Contestants will be scored on their public speaking ability, poise, grooming, and appearance in their interview outfit. Example introductions and outfit guidelines are included in our paperwork to help you prepare.

  • Contestants will sit down with each of our judges for a one on one personal interview. Our interview questions are age appropriate and not designed to stump you but rather give the judges a glimpse of your true personality, goals, and plans for the role of being a National Queen. Sample interview questions for all ages will be provided to help you practice beforehand.

  • At our exciting pageant finals we'll announce our Top Finalists based on the scores in our preliminary competitions. These finalists will showcase their eveningwear and introduction one last time and receive a final pageant score. This score is added to their total score to determine our National Winner and Queen's Court.

Age Divisions

Our National Queens Competition has 9 age divisions: Princess (3-6), Sweetheart (7-9), Preteen (10-12), Junior Teen (13-15), Teen (16-18), Coed (19-24), Ms. (25-34), Woman (35-44), and Classic Woman (45 and up) and our National Victory Competition has 7 age divisions: Princess (3-6), Sweetheart (7-9), Preteen (10-12), Junior Teen (13-15), Teen (16-18), Coed (19-24), and Ms. (25 and up). All ages are determined as of January 1st of competition year. Contestants under the age of 25 that have children, are married, or divorced will be eligible to compete in the Ms. Division.

Scoring & Judging

Scores from our three required events will form the Preliminary Score and determine our Top Finalists. During the final pageant our Top Finalists will compete one last time in both Eveningwear and Introduction and be given a Final Pageant score. The Final Pageant and Preliminary Scores are added together to determine our Winner and court.​ All events are equally weighted. Judges will score independently and will not form any decisions based on consensus. Final results are determined by the total of all scores, no final ranking will be performed. Contestants will not be permitted to discuss the results with the judges but will have the opportunity to request their scores and comments from the national office. Additional guidance, rules, and information will be provided in the National Handbook & Newsletters

Victory Title Competition

  • All of our contestants will compete in the eveningwear competition in the gown of their choice. Each contestant will take her walk in a moment in the spotlight showcasing their poise, personality, and confidence on stage. All of our contestants will use a predetermined walking pattern that will be provided in your newsletters leading up to pageant weekend.

  • Just before their interview, our contestants will have the opportunity to present a 30 second introduction. Contestants will be scored on their public speaking ability, poise, grooming, and appearance in their interview outfit. Example introductions and outfit guidelines are included in our paperwork to help you prepare.

  • Contestants will sit down with each of our judges for a one on one personal interview. Our interview questions are age appropriate and not designed to stump you but rather give the judges a glimpse of your true personality, goals, and plans for the role of being a National Queen. Sample interview questions for all ages will be provided to help you practice beforehand.

  • Contestants in the Victory competition are required to compete in at least one on stage optional competition. These include: Actress, Modeling, Fashion, Talent, or Speech. The highest score of their live optional competitions will be added to the scores from Preliminary Competitions to calculate their final score. This final score will determine our Winner and Court.

Age Divisions

Our National Miss American Victory age divisions are: Princess (ages 3-6), Sweetheart (ages 7-9), Preteen (ages 10-12), Junior Teen (ages 13-15), Teen (ages 16-18), Coed (ages 19-24), Ms. (ages 25 +)

Scoring and Judging

In the National Victory Competition the total of our three required events and the contestant's highest live optional will be used to determine our winner and court. Contestants may choose to enter Victory Only or participate in both Victory and the National Queens Competition.​ All events are equally weighted. Judges will score independently and will not form any decisions based on consensus. Final results are determined by the total of all scores, no final ranking will be performed. Contestants will not be permitted to discuss the results with the judges but will have the opportunity to request their scores and comments from the national office. Additional guidance, rules, and information will be provided in the National Handbook & Newsletters

Optional Competitions