Become a Contestant

Little Tiny Miss: ages 2-4

 Personal Style attire should be age appropriate & professional.

 *No make-up is allowed in the Little Tiny Miss, Tiny Miss, and Princess divisions. Contestants will be disqualified if make-up is worn. 

Contestants in the Little Tiny Miss division may wear a short or long dress.

Each contestant must select at least one personal appearance for her title year. We encourage and support contestant involvement in her community. With this in mind, we request each contestant to select one personal appearance in her local area during her title year. Contestant must submit for approval on the application. 

 Contestant applications require a non-refundable, $50 deposit. The fee for divisions Tiny Miss, Princess, and Preteen are $100. Competition balance is due 11/15/24. 

Tiny Miss: ages 5-7

Princess: ages 8-10

Preteen: ages 11-12

Contestants are encouraged to elaborate with 3-5 sentences on what they want to be when they grow up. Personal Style attire should be age appropriate & professional. 

*No make-up is allowed in the Little Tiny Miss, Tiny Miss, and Princess divisions.  Contestants will be disqualified if make-up is worn.*

Each contestant must select at least one personal appearance for her title year. We encourage and support contestant involvement in her community. With this in mind, we request each contestant to select one personal appearance in her local area during her title year. Contestant must submit for approval on the application. 

 Contestant applications require a non-refundable, $50 deposit. The fee for divisions Tiny Miss, Princess, and Preteen are $100. Competition balance is due 11/15/24. 

Jr. Teen: ages 13-15

Teen: ages 16-18

Miss: ages 19-23

Ms.: ages 24+ (married & unmarried)

 Personal Style attire should be age appropriate & professional.

 Contestants must submit a one-page bio for their on-stage question. The bio must be submitted by 11/15/24 to misstnpearl@gmail.com.

Each contestant must select at least one personal appearance for her title year. We encourage and support contestant involvement in her community. With this in mind, we request each contestant to select one personal appearance in her local area during her title year. Contestant must submit for approval on the application. 

 Contestant applications require a non-refundable, $50 deposit. The fee for divisions Jr. Teen, Teen, Miss, and Ms. is $150. Competition balance is due 11/15/24. 

 Contestants can compete in two Photogenic categories: Natural and Glam. Natural headshots reflect little-to-no make-up and focus on natural beauty. Natural headshots can be in or out of a studio. Glam headshots reflect the glamorous presentation of the contestant. Headshots can be nonprofessional. Contestants can submit more than one headshot. Each submission is $15. There will be one Natural Photogenic winner and one Glam Photogenic winner. Each winner will receive a $50 cash award. Contestants must bring an 8X10 of each submitted headshot to the day of competition.  

 To apply for the Academic Award, the contestant must submit the most recent 2024 unofficial, cumulative, Academic Transcript. The contestant can upload within the application or email to misstnpearl@gmail.com. Must be submitted by 11/15/24. The Academic Award competition fee is $15. The winner of the Academic Award will receive $100 cash. One Academic Award is given to the contestant with the highest overall GPA. 

 To apply for the Community Service Award, the contestant must submit: name of community service organization, description of activity, supervisor name and phone number, and total number of hours volunteered in 2024.  This must be signed and dated by contestant. The contestant can upload within the application or email to misstnpearl@gmail.com. Must be submitted by 11/15/24. The Community Service Award competition fee is $15. The winner of the Community Service Award will receive $100 cash. One Community Service Award is given to the contestant with the highest community service hours.