Prospective Contestant,

 

The Miss Acadiana Organization is thrilled and honored that you have chosen to participate in this esteemed scholarship competition. The organization is centrally focused on preparing the titleholder to be a future Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen and Miss America Outstanding Teen, promoting the traditions and customs of Acadiana, supporting local businesses and charities, and providing young women with tools and skills that allow them to be positive contributors to society.

 

To become Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, a contestant must first compete to represent her state, a process requiring personal commitment, hard work and talent. To compete in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen program, you need commitment, perseverance, talent and ambition.

To compete you must:

Be a young lady between the ages of 13 and 17 (see the local/state contestant contract for more details)
Be a United States citizen.
Meet residency requirements for competing in a certain town or state.
Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Organization.
Be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements.
Be able to meet the time commitment and responsibilities as set forth by the local program in which you compete.
Must not be eligible to compete in the Miss America Competition.

 

Although additional eligibility rules exist with which contestants must comply, the rules below are designed to assist with determining the eligibility for a contestant to compete in a Miss America’s Outstanding Teen State or Local Competitions, based upon the Age/Education eligibility rules of the Miss America and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen organizations:

Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Contestants:

Must be at least thirteen (13) years of age on the first day of the State Competition in which she competes; and
Must not be older than seventeen (17) years of age as of July 31st in the calendar year of the State Competition in which she competes, unless she is 18 years old and has not graduated from high school as of July 31st in the calendar year of the State Competition in which she competes.
For the avoidance of doubt, 13 to 17 year old high-school graduates, as well as 18 year old non-graduates as of July 31st, must compete at MAOTeen level.

 

Please note, this change is effective for all contestants who will compete in 2019 State Competitions, which includes all Local Competitions that will send titleholders to compete in 2019 State Competitions. If you have any questions, please contact your respective national office.

 

To be eligible to compete and hold the title of Miss Acadiana/Lafayette Outstanding Teen, a contestant must meet the following criteria:

• Meet the age requirements.

• Complete and submit this official contestant application.

• Submit an official platform statement and resume prior to the pageant deadline.

• Submit talent music and a headshot prior to the pageant deadline.

• Submit registration fee of $50.00

• If selected as Miss Acadiana, attend monthly meetings and scheduled events.

• Compete in the Miss Louisiana Outstaning Teen pageant.

• Be available to crown the next Miss Acadiana's Outstanding Teen.

• Meet all required paperwork deadlines.

• Meet residency requirements for competing within the state.

• Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization.

• Be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements.

• Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by the Miss Acadiana Organization.

 

*Please note, all dates that require the attendance of the title holder and/or contestants will be discussed prior to the scheduling of events and programs.*

The Miss Acadiana team is excited about the opportunity to grow the organization and we are prepared to embrace a contestant who is willing to apply for the job. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the Miss Acadiana director, Damian Glover at 337-258-0093 by call or text.

By providing my initials below, I agree that the information I provided above is mine and only mine. If selected as the title holder and the information I have provided is incorrect, I understand that the title of Miss Acadiana and those that may follow it can be revoked from me.

*Reminder, you must turn in a headshot, platform statement and resume in the format set forth by the Miss America and the Miss Louisiana Organization one week prior to the pageant. More instructions will be provided when applications have been submitted.*

Statement of Expectations

I do hereby authorize the Miss Acadiana Organization to utilize the information on this APPLICATION FORM for pageant promotion and permit my photographs to be used for publicity. I will permit the Miss Acadiana Organization, media or licensees to televise the pageant which includes my performances live or by the use of film or videotape any portion or all of the competition. If selected as the queen, I waive any claim now and hereafter against the Miss Acadiana Organization and its Directors, Sponsors or Affiliates from any claims of any kind or nature due to personal injuries suffered by me or my property during travel to and from my home and pageant competition or appearances if I was to be chosen as Miss Acadiana.

I have read the qualifications, requirements, and application; and do hereby agree to abide by them or face disqualification. If selected as queen, I understand that I will be under the management of the Miss Acadiana Organization and its Sponsors. I agree to make the minimum number of appearances and/or performances as defined in my official contract for the duration of my reign.

I agree and understand that my reign may last more/less than a full one year term of service. The Miss Acadiana title holder is guaranteed to be the titleholder until the selection of the next Miss Acadiana but understands and has no objection to giving up her title or crowning if asked to do so with just cause.

I understand that, by submitting the APPLICATION FORM, I have read and agree to the STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS. I also understand that, by submitting the APPLICATION FORM, I have read and agree to the CONTESTANT REQUIREMENTS.

Waiver of Liability

In consideration of my application being accepted, I hereby agree to abide by all the rules and regulations pertaining to the Miss Acadiana Pageant. I assume all liability and responsibility for any loss, accident or injury, whether as to property or person, arising in any way out of the operations or activities of the Miss Acadiana pageant in any event or part of any performance, or while in, on or about the premises of the Miss Acadiana Pageant in Lafayette, Louisiana. As for the consideration aforesaid, I further agree to indemnify the State of Louisiana, the Miss Acadiana Organization and the Miss Acadiana Committee from and against any loss or damage sustained by me for any reason.

Also, I hereby release the right, title, and claim of any photographs or videos that may be taken by the Miss Acadiana personnel and/or the Miss Acadiana Committee for their use.

I certify that I know the rules of the contest and agree to abide by them. The undersigned has read the foregoing release carefully and fully understands the meaning and effect of it.