Over $13,000 in Scholarships!
Miss America qualified judges will select winners on the following criteria:
• Private Interview (30% of Score)
• Talent / HERStory™ (20% of Score)
• Health & Fitness (20% of Score)
• Evening Gown (20% of Score)
• On Stage Conversation (10% of Score)
The winners and runners-up will receive:
• Miss South Florida Fair:
- $5,000 Scholarship to her College of choice
- $1,000 Cash Award
- $5,000 Scholarship to Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Entry into the Miss Florida 2024 Competition
- Official Miss America Crown and Sash
• Miss Palm Beach County:
- $2,500 Scholarship to her College of choice
- $ 500 Cash Award
- Entry into the Miss Florida 2024 Competition
- Official Miss America Crown and Sash
• Over $3,500 in Scholarships, Cash, and other prizes for the runners-up.
How to Become a Candidate:
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!
To become Miss America, a Candidate must first enter and win a local Competition, like the Miss South Florida Fair / Miss Palm Beach County Scholarship Competition. She then competes in the Miss Florida Competition and, if she wins, will represent Florida at the Miss America Competition. This process requires hard work, talent, and personal commitment. As a State titleholder, a Candidate may only compete once at the National Miss America Competition.
We will be awarding over $13,000 in Scholarships and Cash at our Local Competition which will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the 2024 South Florida Fair.
MISS AMERICA "MISS PROGRAM" ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be born any year between 1996 and 2006
- Must be a resident or enrolled as a full-time student (full-time student status as determined by the school) at an accredited college or university or employed on a full-time basis, within one of the following Counties: Broward, Hendry, Martin, Okeechobee or Palm Beach
- Must be a citizen of the United States of America
- Required to pay a one-time $39.99 Participation Fee on the MAO Registration Website once accepted into the MSFF / MPBC Program
- Required to obtain a sponsor as a Candidate in the MSFF / MPBC Program
- Must be able to commit to a minimum of six (6) rehearsals between Saturday, December 30, 2023 and Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Must be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements
- Must be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by the local, state and national competition(s) in which you compete
- Must have a performing arts talent and be an amateur and not under contract with any talent agency or professional agent
- Must never have been married or had a marriage annulled, or get married during the Year of Service, never have been pregnant, and cannot be the adoptive parent of any child
We look forward to having you as part of our Program!