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2008 Representatives are:
Miss Susquehanna Valley, Sarah Timm
Miss York County, Randi Levenduski
Miss White Rose
City, Amanda Sellers
York County's
Outstanding Teen America, Jill Wiley
York County
Scholarship Organization, Inc.
MISS YORK COUNTY
MISS SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
MISS WHITE ROSE CITY
YORK COUNTY'S OUTSTANDING TEEN
AMERICA
Thank you for your interest in the York County Scholarship Organization!
York County Scholarship Organization is an official preliminary to the Miss
Pennsylvania and Miss America Competition.
CELEBRATING our
60th ANNIVERSARY
Our next pageant will
be Saturday, October 25, 2008!
Interested applicants may email us anytime!
yorkcountypageants@comcast.net or
shanagarling@aol.com
Miss
Competition Guidelines
AGE
Contestant must be at least seventeen (17) years of age AND at least
a senior in high school to compete in the current pageant season.
Contestant
can be no older than twenty-four (24) years of age on December 31, 2009.
RESIDENCY/WORK/SCHOOL
Contestant must satisfy at least ONE (1) of the following
requirements~
1. Contestant must prove she is a Pennsylvania resident for the six (6)
month period preceding the local pageant date.
OR
2. Contestant must prove she is a full-time employee in Pennsylvania for the
six (6) month period preceding the local pageant date.
OR
3. Contestant must prove she has successfully completed at least one
semester as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) student and is presently
enrolled and attending classes on a full-time basis at an accredited college
or university in the Pennsylvania. Also no more than six (6) months may have
elapsed between the completion of last full-time semester attended and the
beginning of the next full-time semester to be attended at a college or
university in the Pennsylvania.
JUDGING CONSISTS OF~
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Lifestyle and Fitness in
Swimsuit - 15%
The above scoring, which totals 100%, will result in the determination of
the Top Five contestants. The names of the Top Five WILL NOT BE ANNOUNCED AT
THE PAGEANT. The names of the Top Five will, however, be given to the judges
in competition order. The judges will then rank the Top Five giving 10
points for a 1st place vote, 5 points for a 2nd place vote, 3 points for a
3rd place vote, 2 points for a 4th place vote and 1 point for a 5th place
vote. The resulting totals will determine the pageant winners.
(Information Subject to Change)
IMPORTANT
DATES FOR CONTESTANTS IN THE 2008 YORK COUNTY PAGEANTS
All forms will be available on the website beginning in July. There is a
limit to the number of contestants we accept. If more women apply for
the pageant than we accept, acceptance will be in chronological order of the
applications received and then a waiting list will be formed. In order to
be considered a finalist contestant the Application, Fact Sheet, Critical
Issue Essay, Photo and Verification of Registration to Children's
Miracle Network must have been received.
Private
Interview
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Contestants will wear a dress, business
suit, or pantsuit which would be suitable for a job interview.
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Questions from the judges will be asked
"press conference" style-in no particular order.
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Interviews will be ten (10) minutes in
length.
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No opening statement, 30
second closing statement within the 10 minutes.
Swimsuit
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Contestants may wear a one or two-piece
swimsuit.
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No thongs or string bikinis are
permitted.
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No hose or jewelry may be worn during
the Swimsuit Competitions.
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Contestants may not wear oil on their
legs.
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Contestants will wear shoes or sandals
of their choice.
Talent
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Talent presentations may not exceed 2 minutes in length.
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Only the contestant will be permitted on
stage during her talent presentation. No other person can be part of her
presentation.
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Talent presentations must be performed
live.
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Talent
routines that are prohibited include the use of fire; fireworks; swords,
knives, or machetes; bow and arrow acts; live animals.
Evening Gown
Onstage
Question
PLATFORM
The platform is an issue about which you have strong feelings which you want
to communicate to others. All Miss America contestants are required to have
such a "platform." If not already doing so, begin doing community service work related to the
platform and document it.
Teen
Competition Guidelines
To compete you
must -
- Be a young
lady between the ages of 13 and 17, (contestant cannot be older than 17 on
August 31, 2009) and no more than a junior in
high school.
- 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.
Entry fee-$100 or get $150 in program ad
sponsors.
Competition
Categories - subject to change
Private
Interview
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Contestants will wear a dress, business
suit, or pantsuit which would be suitable for a job interview.
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Questions from the judges will be asked
"press conference" style-in no particular order.
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Interviews will be six(6)
minutes in length, with no opening or closing statements.
Talent
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Talent presentations may not exceed 2 minutes in length. Length could change to 90 seconds - TBA.
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Only the contestant will be permitted on
stage during her talent presentation. No other person can be part of her
presentation.
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Talent presentations must be performed
live.
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Talent routines that are prohibited
include the use of fire; fireworks; swords, knives, or machetes; bow and
arrow acts; live animals.
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Any unusual
presentations or those using props should be discussed with the
Directors well in advance of the pageant. No scenery, microphones, or tech
of any kind may be brought by the contestant. CD’s must be picked
up immediately following the pageant.
Evening Wear
Onstage
Question
CONTESTANT & TITLEHOLDER
CONDUCT FOR ALL CONTESTANTS
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Contestants will conduct themselves at
all times with dignity, grace and good manners.
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During rehearsals, all contestants
will remain in designated areas at all times.
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Contestants will not smoke or consume
alcoholic beverages at any pageant activity.
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A contestant will not participate in
any interview, photo session, press contact or any type of publicity
unless a chaperone is present and the press contact is approved by the
Executive Directors.
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A contestant will not be in the
company of or speak to any judges until after the crowning.
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Contestants must be ready to go at the
times indicated on the schedule.
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All rehearsals are closed rehearsals.
No guests, parents or visitors permitted.
The breaking
of the above policies could result in being dropped as a contestant.
These are general guidelines and are not
intended to serve as a complete list of rules and regulations.
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST - email us at
yorkcountypageants@comcast.net
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