How to Become Miss America
The Miss America Organization has been around since 1921 and offers a national scholarship competition that is known the world over. Use these steps to learn how to win the local pageants and advance to the Miss America finals.
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Instructions
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Start at the local level, entering small pageants. There are state, county, city and even festival pageants. While festival pageants may not offer much prize money, they will provide you with the experience you need to compete on the next level.
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Find a local sponsor or save some money. The pageant circuit is expensive with the cost of coaches, makeup and hair artists, costumes and travel.
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Get a coach. If you are serious about winning, it's worth the expense. You can bet the girls with trophies lining their walls have coaches. If you don't know where to find one, ask your local pageant director for a recommendation.
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Pick a platform. The Miss America Organization require each contestant to have a platform, or issue, that they are working to promote. Over the years Miss Americas have been spokespersons for homelessness, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, literacy and many other causes.
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Contact someone from a local office for your platform cause. For example, if you choose cancer as your platform, contact your local American Cancer Society office. Some causes will give you information or support your success in exchange for helping them to promote their cause.
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Compete in and win the state title. This is your ticket to the Miss America pageant. You can compete for the state title more than once. However, in most states, you can represent your state only once in the Miss America pageant.
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Tips & Warnings
To become Miss America you must have talent, poise, drive and determination. Compete in local pageants for a couple of years to build your pageant experience and learn the business. You quickly will be able to tell the professionals from the amateurs on the stage.
