Fees

EPIC Registration Fee: $50

Registration Fee must be paid upon registration submission to be considered.

State Pageant Mandatory Fee: $325 – State Pageant Fee includes:

• Rhinestone T-shirt (picked up at State Check-in)
• All required competitions, including one FREE Optional Competition worth 20% of your overall score.
• Chance to win a state title, state prize package, and represent your state at the United States Emissary National Pageant. 
• Optional Local Title - $100

State Emissary Apprentice Program: $225.00 
For delegates entering for PRACTICE ONLY- they will not compete for the overall state titles/placements. Discounts CANNOT be applied to this division. Includes: Rhinestone T-shirt (picked up at State Check-in).

If selected to represent your state...

State Winner Nationals Package Fee: $975 –

• Official State Title
• Official State Crown
• Official State Sash
• Delegate Training Program
• Required National Competitions, including (1) Optional Competition
• EPIC Exclusive Tour of the destination city
• Tickets to all competition shows for the Delegate
• Awards Gala for the Delegate
• Arrival Party for the Delegate
• EPIC National Swag Bag & Gifts
• Sponsor Gifts & Discounts
• Chaperone Badge for the dressing room
• National Charity Fund contribution
• National Queen's Scholarship Fund contribution
• Full-page Spotlight
• Professional ad page design
• National Yearbook Book
• National Pageant Experience, where you are treated like an EPIC Queen
   

Fees are divided into 3 monthly payments of $325. The first payment is due within 30 days of crowning. All fees are due 45 days before the National Pageant.

WE ALSO OFFER AFTERPAY!

Policies, Rules & Regulations
(Competition age as of January 1)

Upon registration, you are accepting and agreeing that you have read the policies, rules, and regulations below and agree to abide by these rules.  You also understand that by submitting this form, there are NO REFUNDS or transfers, and you are required to attend nationals. 

If, for any reason, you withdraw, you are subject to a $250 withdrawal fee. 

• By completing this form, you are agreeing to represent your state or regional title.  This registration form is a formal commitment to attend the very next EPIC United States National Pageant on the advertised dates at the advertised location. If, for any reason, you withdraw, you may be subject to a $250 withdrawal fee and required to return your state or regional sash and crown to the national office at your own expense.
• Upon registration, you agree to pay your Registration, State-Appointed Title Fee, National Package Fees, and any other fees associated with your registration by the deadlines established by the EPIC US National Pageant. All delegates must make payment plan arrangements upon acceptance. Late payments incur a $75 Late Fee each month they are late. Late Fees are added monthly until brought current. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY 45 DAYS PRIOR TO NATIONALS, OR YOU WILL BE DROPPED WITH NO REFUND. NO EXCEPTIONS!
• All fees, etc., must be paid by Credit Card, Apple Pay, etc. We will not accept personal checks as a form of your entry fee.
• All fees and monies paid to Emissary Pageants International Congress, LLC.,  its vendors, and sponsors are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• EPIC Pageants reserves the right to change the date, location, and competitions at the sole discretion of Emissary Pageants International Congress, LLC.
• Any harassment, bullying, slander, libel, false accusations, inappropriate conduct, disruptive behavior, repeated refund demands from the pageant, vendors, or sponsors, or any actions deemed by the Director and National Staff to be unbecoming of an Emissary Pageants International Congress delegate or queen may result in disqualification from competition and/or dismissal from the system without refund.
• Emissary Pageants International Congress, LLC is not responsible for any gifts/prizes that are forfeited or otherwise not provided by a sponsor.
• If, for any reason, you choose to withdraw from EPIC Pageants, you will not receive any gifts or items that are included in the State/National Package Fee, AND you must return your local/state/regional crown and/or sash at your own expense.
• Delegates/Parents/Guardians agree and understand that all judges' scores and comments are final, and we reserve the right to disqualify any delegate on the grounds of unsportsmanlike behavior.
• Delegates are expected to arrive 15 minutes early and be prepared for every competition and rehearsal, as well as 5 minutes early for all other parties, events, and meetings. All parties, events, and meetings at EPIC Pageants are mandatory for all delegates. Delegates who are late or unprepared more than once will be reported to the judges and receive a score deduction.
• Age divisions are based on age as of January 1 of the competition year.   We reserve the right to require you to submit a copy of the delegate's birth certificate, marriage certificate, state identification, or other documentation to support division eligibility.
• If the delegate is selected to represent EPIC Pageants as a State/National Titleholder, delegates/chaperones will be required to sign the Official EPIC Pageants State/National Contract.  
• Delegates and their parents/guardians give permission to EPIC Pageants to use all photos and videos for promotional use in both print and social media.
• All balances must be paid in full by the deadlines set forth.
• All delegates must be natural-born females.
• All delegates must be a US citizens and reside in the USA.
• All delegates must be of good moral character. They may not have any unadjudicated misdemeanor or felony charges or misdemeanor or felony convictions. Nor may they pose for suggestive or explicit photos without the permission of the National Director. 
• All delegates, Young Miss through Miss, must have never been married or had children and remain so during their entire reign if chosen as a national titleholder.
• Delegates in the Ms. Division must be unmarried/divorced/widowed at the time of registration and remain unmarried/divorced/widowed throughout their reign, and may have children. They must remain unmarried during their entire reign if chosen as a national titleholder.
• Delegates in the Mrs. Division must be married and may have children.
• Delegates in the Elite Division can be of any marital status and may have children.
• All delegates and their parents/guardians agree that Emissary Pageants International Congress, LLC is not liable for any damages or liability and agree not to bring any legal action against the organization, its directors, volunteers, or staff for any claims.
• Delegates and their parents/guardians forever discharge the pageant, its directors, volunteers, and staff from any claims associated with damages, theft, accident, loss, or injury resulting from participation in the EPIC US National Pageant.