Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility for Miss Black Iowa USA Pageant

 
We invite you to apply to be a contestant in the 2011 - 2012 Miss Black Iowa USA pageant by completing and submitting an application .  Please note the following Eligibility Requirements must be met in order to proceed with the application process. These Eligibility Requirements can also be downloaded.

The deadline for this application is October 18, 2010.
 

A. You must be at least 18 years of age and not older than 25 years of age by the date
  of the national competition in 2011.
   
B. You must be a high school graduate by the date of the national pageant in 2011.
   
C. You must be single, never married.
   
D. You must be born female.
   
E. You must be a United States citizen and live in the United States.
   
F. You must be a resident of state or have educational status or employment
  in the particular state in which you are representing.
   
G. A contestant must have never performed any act or engaged in any activity 
  or employment that is or could reasonably be characterized as dishonest,
  immoral, or indecent.
   
H. A contestant must never have been convicted of any crime and does not have
  any criminal charges pending.
   
I. You must be in excellent physical and mental health and can fully participate
  without limitation in any program activities and must not use or consume any
  illegal controlled dangerous substances or abuse the use of alcohol or other
  dangerous or addictive substances.
   
J. You may not have competed more than twice in the national Miss Black
  USA pageant.
   
K. You may not represent the same state more than once.
   
L. You must provide proof of age (i.e. copy of driver’s license, birth certificate or
  U.S. Passport).
   
M. You must provide proof of residency in the city/state that you will represent.
   
N. You must provide two non-returnable photos, any size, one full length and one
  head shot.  (If submitted electronically, the resolution should be at least 300 dpi
(dots per inch). One or both photos will be used in the pageant souvenir booklet.
   
O. You must be willing to travel at your own expense to the national competition.
   
P. To accept an invitation to be a contestant in the pageant, you must complete
  and timely return all required application items by the stated deadline.
   
 

The deadline for this application is October 18, 2010.

Employee, officers, directors and agents of Miss Black Iowa USA Pageant and / or any of their respective licensees, assigns, parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and the immediate family (spouse, mother, farther, sister, brother, daughter, son, regardless of where they live) or members of their same households (whether related or not) of such employees, officers, directors and agents are not eligible to be contestants in the Miss Black Iowa USA Pageant or participate in this applicant process.
 
Applications will only be considered if they are complete. Complete applications consist of the following:

A. Completed application form (including proof of age and residency). Along with a
  $50.00 application fee by the deadline.  This fee is due October 18, 2010.
   
B. Copy or proof of U.S. Citizenship (i.e. U.S. Passport or social security card)
   
C. Two photos, black and white or color; one head shot and one full-length,
  any size (will not be returned).
   
 

Once your application, nonrefundable $50.00 application fee, and photos are received, you will be accepted to participate in the pageant.  From there, you will be required to sign the State Delegate Year of Service Guide and Social Media Policy and return these document and nonrefundable registration fee of $300.00 payable to Miss Black Iowa USA no later than October 30, 2010.

   
   
   
 

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