Ohio Contestant Registration

BEFORE you can complete the OHIO Registration form below, you MUST complete the following Miss America Requirements as described at compete.missohio.org

• Register with the Miss America Organization (Recurring Annual Subscription)
• Complete the Delegate Agreement for this season
• Create a Spotfund Campaign for the American Heart Association for this season

AFTER completing the steps above, you may proceed to complete the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program registration process below to be eligible to compete in Ohio.

You only need to complete the Ohio Registration ONCE PER SEASON for local competitions from JULY to MARCH.  You MUST complete these steps before you will be eligible to enter your first competition.

If you are under 18 years of age as of the day you submit this form, a parent or legal guardian must submit this form on behalf of the contestant.

The information submitted will be reviewed, and when approved, you will receive a registration confirmation so you may proceed to enter a local competition.  

If the information is incomplete, you will receive a copy of this form indicating what needs to be corrected so you can RE-SUBMIT the Ohio Registration Form.  

If you have any questions, you may email ContestantHelp@missohio.org 

SCHOLARSHIP RULES & REGULATIONS

Local programs will award scholarships to the new MISS and TEEN Titleholders. In many cases, the local may also award scholarships for runner-up positions, phase-of-competition scholarships, etc.

Contestants are required to complete and electronically sign the online Scholarship Rules and Regulations.

If you, the CONTESTANT, are 18 years or older TODAY, click the following link to complete the scholarship Rules and Regulations yourself.

SCHOLARSHIP RULES & REGULATIONS - Contestants 18 and older

If you, the CONTESTANT, are UNDER 18 years of age TODAY, a parent or legal guardian must complete the online document using this link.

SCHOLARSHIP RULES & REGULATIONS - Parent/Legal Guardian

You will receive an email with a COPY of the signed Scholarship Rules.  Save the document to your computer because you will need to upload it below.

SPOFTUND CAMPAIGN FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Part of the Miss America requirements is to create a Spotfund Campaign to raise $30 for the American Heart Association for each local you enter.  

You MUST create the Spotfund Campaign prior to submitting this form to register to compete in Ohio.  However, you do not need to raise the $30 per local until the morning of the specific local.  

To confirm your Spotfund Campaign has been published correctly and is visible to the public, click the following link.

- TEEN CONTESTANTS - CLICK HERE

- MISS CONTESTANTS - CLICK HERE

The TITLE is directly under the large picture.  You will need to enter the title of your campaign below.  

If you do NOT see your Spotfund Campaign, return to the Miss America Requirements at http://compete.missohio.org for the steps to setup your Spotfund Campaign.

MANDATORY DATES

If you become a Local MISS or TEEN Titleholder, you will be required to attend the following MANDATORY Miss Ohio/Miss Ohio's Teen State Events:

• Spring Forum - Saturday, April 3, 2027
• Miss Ohio Week 2027 - June 12-19, 2027

The following are optional but highly encouraged:

• Golf Outing Fundraiser - Saturday, May 8, 2027
• Camping Retreat Weekend - May 14-16, 2027- Miss Titleholders Only!

Event dates are subject to change.

If you have a school-related event during the Spring Forum, we will require a letter from the school detailing the event and confirming that it is school-related and mandatory for you to attend.

Once the MOSP Board of Directors receives this information, they will vote on whether it can be excused. If this is not excused, it is possible that you will not be eligible to compete at Miss Ohio or Miss Ohio's Teen in June 2027.

If you miss the Spring Forum due to a school-related event, you will need to obtain any and all information that was either distributed or discussed from your local director or an appointed MOSP person to review what was presented.

NO SHOW RULES

If a contestant submits the Entry Form for a local competition and does not show up for two of them in one competition year, July to March, she will be ineligible to compete within the Miss Ohio System for a full calendar year from the date of the second unexcused absence.

EXAMPLE: A contestant has an unexcused absence on September 5, 2026 and a second unexcused absence on November 15, 2026. That contestant is ineligible to compete until November 15, 2027.

• Excuses agreed upon by the local directors (still the local director’s discretion of whether to excuse the contestant or not): death in the family, illness with a doctor’s note / sudden illness under the discretion of the director, work-related with documentation from the employer, school-related with documentation from the school.

• Each local director will notify the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program of the names of contestants who did not show up, along with the reason for their absence and whether they were excused.

• The Miss Ohio Scholarship Program will send out a notification when a contestant is ineligible to compete. This notice will include the date she can compete again.

OHIO REGISTRATION FORM - Once Per Season

MISS AMERICA DELEGATE AGREEMENT VERIFICATION

After you completed the Delegate Agreement online, you would have received an email containing a COPY of the signed document.  You will need to upload the Delegate Agreement below.

The Delegate Agreement required you to provide eligibility documentation to confirm Age, U.S. Citizenship, and Geographical Eligibility by either residing in Ohio, working in Ohio, or attending a college or university in Ohio.  This was indicated on page 18 of the delegate agreement along with the list of acceptable forms of proof for each.  You will need to upload the documents below.