Local Preliminary Application

2026-2027 Local Preliminary Application

DO NOT BEGIN TO ADVERTISE YOUR LOCAL COMPETITION UNTIL YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. APPROVAL WILL COME FROM THE MISS ILLINOIS STATE ORGANIZATION.
Please answer all fields. If there is a question that does not apply to you, please enter N/A. All locals MUST provide 2 contacts for the local preliminary.
- You must have already applied to Miss America for your local license and paid your Miss America Fee.
- Not more than 1 local will be approved for each date.
- All locals must be completed by January 31, 2027.
- This application must be submitted no later than 30 days prior to your competition, and not later than August 30, 2026.
- Locals will be assigned dates based on completing this application with all fields completed and not the same date listed 3 times.
- Assignments will begin July 1, 2026, and processed as submitted on a weekly basis.
- All Crowns and Sashes will be preordered by the state and will be brought to your local by a Field Director. You will need to select the titles from the drop down list on this application.
- There will be no more than 30 titles for 2027
- The Insurance/registration of $200 and $75 per sash/title, must be paid at the time of your registration.
- Remainder of fees due 30 days after competition.
- Scholarship funds must be confirmed 2 weeks prior to competition. If your funds are are SICF, then SICF will confirm for you. If you keep your scholarship funds seperate they must be in a separate checking account from your operating funds and you must submit a bank statement showing how much is unclaimed from your previous award cycle and how much is available to award this year.
- Judges must be submitted for approval 1 month in advance.
- All locals must include 1 hour of on-line video judge training, prior to the date of the competition.
- All emcees, volunteers and judges must be approved by the state organization, must be at least 29 years old, must be 3 years post the eligibility requirements to compete at Miss America, and sign an affidavit 2 weeks prior to competition.
- A local judge cannot have judged more than 1 local in the current competition cycle, or the Miss Illinois state competition within the past 3 competition cycles.
- As communicated previously, Miss America and its affiliated organizations do not participate in, endorse, or associate with the Miss USA, Miss Universe, or any similar competing program. No titleholder, contestant, state organization, staff member, volunteer, or representative is authroized to engage in joint photo opportunities, stage acknowledgements, cross-promotional activity, or other public-facing collaboration with those organizations.
- All locals will be required to use the state local registration form. This is a requirement for tracking AHA fundraising requirements. You may have your competitors also complete another form, but this must be the first form they complete. As a local director, you will get an email everytime someone registers.
Signature

Your signature is required to confirm that you understand the basics rules to host a Miss Illinois local.
Local Program Title
Local Program Title
Local Director

First NameLast Name
Co - Local Director

First NameLast Name
Contact Information
Primary Contact

First NameLast Name
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
E-mail
Home Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Cell Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Secondary Contact

First NameLast Name
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
1st E-mail
2nd E-mail
Home Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Cell Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Tertiary Contact

First NameLast Name
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
E-mail
Home Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Cell Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Program Information

Do not submit the same date 3 times.
Pageant Date - 1st Choice

MonthDayYear
Pageant Date - 2nd Choice

MonthDayYear
Pageant Date - 3rd Choice

MonthDayYear
Venue
City
Pageant Type
Territory (if Closed)
Students of (if College)
Title Name(s)
Estimated Scholarship to be Awarded (minimum $200 for your primary Miss title and $100 for your primary Teen title)
What is your preferred choice for Step and Repeat. We will do our best to bring that one with us
A minimum of 3 delegates must be present to award one title.

A minimum of 6 delegates must be present to award two titles.

A minimum of 9 delegates must be present to award three titles.

In the event that less than 6 are present, only one title may be awarded.
Will you be having an Teen Program?
If so, when and where?
Please explain your plan for fundraising for scholarship, venue costs, etc.
This is an application to hold a program whose winner(s) will compete for the title of Miss Illinois 2027.

All competitors must raise $30 for the American Heart Association through Spotfund for each local competition that they participate in.

For all programs, a non-refundable $200 deposit will be required prior to approval of your program and date.

Click here to pay deposit: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/74C5EZTE2E38Q

Resignation of a local title in order to become eligible except as stated above must be in accordance with rules and regulations of MISO.

** Any registered delegate who decides not to compete in the local competition must notify the local executive director in writing, but if less than 48 hours before the local competition delegate must notify the local executive director by phone.

ALL LOCAL COMPETITIONS MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31st 2027.

The MISO Board of Directors must approve all local competitions for 2026-2027. The contacts listed above will make up the local program mailing list.

Miss Illinois Office Address:

Miss Illinois Scholarship Organization
P.O. Box 1772
Marion, IL 62959

618-997-3700
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2026-2027 Local Preliminary Application

Contact Information

Program Information