MISS AMERICA 2.0 STATE COMPETITION GUIDELINES. The Vision of Miss America 2.0

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1 MISS AMERICA 2.0 STATE COMPETITION GUIDELINES The Vision of Miss America 2.0 There she is. Miss neurosurgeon, Miss social activist, Miss jet pilot, Miss artist, Miss investigative journalist, Miss expert coder, Miss CEO. Miss Whatever She Wants to be. And yes, she is beautiful. Beautiful in the way she is smart, principled, and passionate. Stunning in how she leads, commands a room, and makes an impact. Striking in her authenticity, adaptability, fearlessness, genuine, and ability to take her power and use it to change the world. Never guided by what she should but forever driven by what she could do. She has the confidence, the skills, and is empowered to make it happen. There she is. Miss America. No wonder she has a crown she rules. Terminology You are CANDIDATES for the position of Miss Iowa rather than CONTESTANTS. You are competing in a COMPETITION rather than a PAGEANT. You are young WOMEN, not GIRLS. The Miss America Organization and the Miss Iowa Scholarship Program have promoted use of the terms competition and women (rather than Pageant and Girls) for quite some time, but this newer terminology is now being more widely and publicly encouraged as well. Admittedly, the switch from contestant to candidate is a bit harder to get used to, but the intention is to clarify that by competing in this program, you are applying for a job and representative position of Miss Iowa a service role in the community that the winner will fill for the year to come in addition to the opportunity to compete for a promotion Miss America! Important Facts About the Miss America Organization The Miss America Organization, a 501(c)(4), is one of the most recognizable household names in America working to empower young women through education and service. The Miss America Organization is comprised of 51 licensed state organizations, including all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Miss America candidates contribute thousands of community service hours annually and have raised over $18 million for Children s Miracle Network Hospitals and Miss America scholarships since The Miss America

2 Foundation, a 501(c)(3), provides academic, community service, and other scholarships to young women. It is governed by a national Board of Trustees, a President, CEO and staff. Miss America has always been a disruptor beginning in 1921 by businessmen in Atlantic City as a way of extending the summer season. Miss America 2019 was the 98th year of the competition. Miss America is proud of its heritage and the enormous opportunity it provides for some of the most intelligent, outgoing, and accomplished women today. The Miss America Organization offers young women a path to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique national and community-based programs. The young women who compete in the Miss America system are intelligent, articulate, highly motivated, caring, talented, ambitious, and hard working. They are passionate about executing on their social impact initiatives and are major contributors to public service. They exemplify leadership skills, strength of character, and spirit they touch lives. While one woman is chosen for the job of Miss America, 50 others go back to their states to continue a year of service. Previous Miss America and state titleholders have gone on to achieve amazing family, business, and community accomplishments, and they continue to embody what the Miss America Organization represents. Miss America is a paid, 365 day a year job. Once chosen, Miss America s outreach begins traveling an estimated 20,000 miles a month. Miss America is focused on advancing and executing her social impact initiative and works with the Miss America Organization to develop metrics for accountability in her year of service. Simultaneously, she is the national representative for Children s Miracle Network Hospitals. The woman who holds the job of Miss America must be willing to put others before herself, be someone who serves for others, works in a collaborative, team mindset, and sees the job as a launchpad for her future education and career. The mission of the Miss America Organization: Prepare great women for the world, and prepare the world for great women! 2

3 Titleholder Qualities and Attributes Well-spoken, with exceptional communications skills and grammar Intelligent Talented Enthusiastic Charismatic Energetic Approachable Innovative Competent Organized Flexible A team player Professional in her appearance, both casually and on the job Engaging with people of all ages and all backgrounds Wants to be a positive role model Can articulate her job Understands, believes in, and executes on her social impact initiative each day Builds partnerships Understands and uses social media strategically and tactically State Phases of Competition 1. Personal Interview with the Judges (20%; see Composite Score for Finals) Wardrobe: Candidate s Choice Interview Attire (Select wardrobe that represents YOU dress, skirt/top, pants, jumpsuit whatever you feel most comfortable in as you interview for this job.) The personal interview: Allows insight into the candidate s ability to fulfill the responsibilities outlined in the job description and contract. Provides the opportunity to learn as much as possible about the candidate s qualities and attributes to fulfill the titleholder position. Allows insight into the commitment to advance and execute on her social impact initiative and have a year of service - not celebrity. Allows insight into the commitment to continue her education. Allows insight into the ability to express and distinguish her beliefs and have a true knowledge of the world around her. Ability to get a sense of her accomplishments above and beyond the resume. 3

4 2. On-Stage Interview (Preliminary Competition 15%) Wardrobe: Candidate s Choice Interviewing for the Job (Select wardrobe that represents YOU dress, skirt/top, pants, jumpsuit whatever you feel most comfortable in as you continue your interview process on-stage. At Miss America 2019, wardrobe for this phase was considered ramped up interview. You can wear what you wore for interview or different attire, if you d like.) Note: On-Stage Interview is a continuation of the private interview. The judge who asks the FIRST question in your private interview will then, immediately upon conclusion of your interview, write the on-stage question that you will answer in this phase. No other person can write this question. It is intended to be an extension of your interview, although it could possibly address a new topic. The judge may ask the question live during the competition, or it may be read to the candidate by an emcee or host, referencing the judge who wrote the question. Answers will be limited to 20 seconds. Advancing the same criteria as the personal interview, the on-stage interview: Brings the interview to the stage in an interactive energetic way to showcase each candidate s intelligence, personality, charisma, and aptitude for the titleholder job. Allows audiences to truly get to know the candidate. Allows ability to see how these discussions take place in a public forum showcasing the greater ability to communicate., stage presence, commanding presence, and relatability. Allows ability to judge first impression reaction. Allows ability to determine if the candidate cannot simply answer the question asked, but build on a conversation from the personal interview. Allows the ability to see interactivity and discussion. Allows the ability to see if candidate can serve as a role model and is reflective of her generation. On Stage Interview on Final Night (25%) The Final Night on-stage questions will be selected randomly by the candidates drawing questions from a bowl. The question will be on relevant, news worthy topics affecting the country or the state and will be written for equal difficulty. Answers will be limited to 20 seconds. 3. Talent (Preliminary Competition 50%; Finals 30%) Wardrobe: Candidate s Choice commensurate with talent selection The talent competition: Allows insight into the candidate s preparatory and performance skills. Provides a look into the selection of talent presentation, as well as the performance. 4

5 Considers interpretive ability and technical skill level including execution, technique synchronization, and control. Allows insight into stage presence and on-state personality. Allows a look at the totality of the elements; Costume, Props, Music, Voice, Use of the Body, and Choreography. Shows how enjoyable and relatable the performance is. 4. Evening Wear/Social Impact Statement (Preliminary Competition 15%; Finals 20%) Wardrobe: Candidate s Choice Red Carpet Glamour Note: In this phase of competition, the candidate will wear her choice of evening wear and provide her 8-10 second social impact initiative statement her primary message, mantra, goal for her social impact initiative. This is a short statement, which could be tweetable or presented in one sentence. Consider your statement as answering the question what is the ONE message you want everyone to hear from you tonight? It could be your social impact initiative/community service project go to statement. It may be your marketing push, your statistics statement, your call to action. Be brief, be creative, be memorable, but most importantly, be YOU! The evening wear/social impact statement competition: Allows a look into a how the candidate exhibits her own personal style, attitude, personality, grace, presence, and confidence while making her own statement about her mission for the job. Allows a look into composure, confidence, the attention she captures on the stage, her command of the stage, presence, and how she appears in the spotlight. Allows ability to judge first impression reaction. Allows a look at posture and carriage. Cannot exceed 10 seconds. Allows a chance to hear the candidate s presentation of her social impact initiative for social media in a different setting. May be staged with or without an emcee introduction Candidate s presentation of social impact statement (for all candidates) may be live or pre-recorded, which shall be determined by the State Organization and Producer. 5. Final Conversation for the Job/Final Ballot Ranking Only for Top 5 Finalists. The points earned in Finals competition with the composite score determine the Final Ballot s Top 5 Candidates. Wardrobe: Candidate s Choice Dress for Success (At Miss America 2019, wardrobe for this phase was considered evening talk show interview wear. You can wear what you wore for a previous phase of competition, such as interview or on-stage interview, a cocktail dress, or different attire, if you d like.) 5

6 In this portion, each candidate will ask a fellow candidate (selected at random) a personality-type question, which questions will be submitted by ALL state candidates in advance and preapproved by the Producer. Candidates will not know the questions submitted by other candidates. Each candidate will also select a judge s name randomly, and said judge will ask the contestant a question relevant to her goals as Miss Iowa. Answers to questions in this phase shall be limited to 20 seconds each. The final conversation portion: Allows a final, highly energetic, and challenging conversation with fellow candidates and the judges to determine who is the best candidate for the job. Allows a look at the sense of composure in the final moments of decision. Allows a look at interactivity with the judges and the audience. Allows the top candidates to express why each is best for the job of Miss Iowa and what each plans to do with the new job as well as after her year of service. Allows top candidates to talk about career goals and how serving as Miss Iowa will set the stage for becoming a future leader. Final Ballot: Following the Final Conversation, the judges rank the Top Five Candidates, individually, in the placement order which they believe each candidate should place. Judges are to consider all factors of the candidate s overall performance on the final night when ranking the top finalist candidates. Factors include the totality of the qualities and attributes of Miss Iowa and Miss America, and the candidate s ability to perform critical marketing, brand management, and advocacy responsibilities for the State Organization. This ranking is completed without any discussion between the judges. Each judge must place the candidates in the specific order he/she believes they rank in their capacity to be the State Titleholder. First place vote (should be Miss Iowa) is worth 100 points. Second place vote (should be 1 st runner-up) is worth 50 points. Third place vote (should be 2 nd runner-up) is worth 30 points. Fourth place vote (should be 3 rd runner-up) is worth 20 points. Fifth place vote (should be 4 th runner-up) is worth 10 points. The point totals from the Final Ballot alone, determine the outcome. All of the judges Final Ballot points count - high and low scores/points are not dropped in Final Ballot. STATE COMPETITIONS SCORING WITH PRELIMINARIES AND FINALS Preliminary Night competitions are scored on a scale of 1 to 10 using whole numbers only and weighted in the percentages as noted above. Each candidate s high and low scores are dropped from each phase of competition. The scores from the Preliminaries determine the Top 10 candidates who will compete on Finals Night. 6

7 COMPOSITE SCORE: At the conclusion of all Preliminaries, the auditors determine the 10 candidates with the highest scores following preliminary competitions, which candidates are then selected at random for composite scoring. Each judge for each of the top 10 candidates, individually and without any discussion among the judges, considers the candidate s overall performance and assigns the candidate a composite score, using whole numbers between 6 to 10 points. The judge considers the totality of the qualities and attributes of a State Titleholder and the candidate s ability to perform critical marketing, brand management, and advocacy responsibilities for the State Organization. There is no ranking in this scoring. Because each candidate is competing against herself, more than one candidate may receive the same score. Final Night Competition Scoring: On Finals Night, competitions are scored on a scale of 6 to 10 using whole numbers only. Each candidate s high and low scores are dropped from each phase of competition, except in the Final Ballot. Composite Score 25% On-Stage Interview 25% Talent 30% Evening Wear/Social Impact Statement 20% Ranking/Final Ballot: The scores from the Final Night determine the candidates in the Top 5. These Top 5 are then ranked by the judges to determine their competition placement. High and low scores are NOT dropped in Final Ballot scoring. After tallying the Ranking/Final Ballot scores, the candidates finish in the order of the total Final Ballot points received. These points determine the: Winner, 1st Runner-Up, 2nd Runner-Up, 3rd Runner-Up, and 4th Runner-Up. 7