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Eligibility

Miss Orlando, Miss City Beautiful, Miss Winter Park and their Teens are statewide titles.  Contestants who live, work, or attend school within the State of Florida are eligible to compete.  

 

Miss Contestants  must have a birth year between 1996 – 2006

Teen Contestants must have a birth year between 2010 – 2006

 

All Contestants Must

  • Be a female

  • Be Single

  • No legal dependents

  • Live, work, or attend school in the State of Florida

  • Be a United States citizen

Phases of Competiton

Private Interview - 30% (Interview Attire)

​Each contestant participates in an individual 10-minute press conference-style interview with our panel of judges. Each Contestant begins the Interview with a 30 second Community Service Initiative opening statement.  Contestants  are questioned on their background as presented on their resume, their educational and career goals, their opinions on current events and social issues, and their interests, hobbies and extracurricular activities, including their Social Impact Initiative. With the final 30 seconds of the interview, candidates are given the opportunity to share a closing statement. 

Scoring is based on overall communication skills, including personality, intelligence, validated opinions, emotional control, overall first impression, and whether the contestant possesses the overall qualities and attributes of a Miss America Contestant.

On Stage Conversation - 10%

Each contestant will be asked a question on-stage before an audience during the pageant. Questions will be different for each contestant and will not necessarily be related to her platform or fact sheet. Questions will be determined by the Miss Orlando Board to be of relatively equal degree of difficulty. As with the private interview, scoring is based on overall communication skills, including personality, intelligence, validated opinions, emotional control, overall first impression, and whether the contestant possesses the overall qualities and attributes of Miss America.

Talent/HERstory - 20%

Contestants perform a 90-second routine of their own choosing. Some possible talents include all types of singing, dancing, gymnastics, instrumental music, dramatic or comedy monologues, spoken word, baton twirling and ventriloquism. Other talents, however unconventional, that can be performed solo on a stage are also possible. E-mail us if you have a question about your talent presentation. Scoring is based on contestant’s skill and personality, interpretive ability, technical skill level, stage presence and the totality of all elements, including costume, props, voice, use of body and choreography.

Health & Fitness​ - 20%

Contestants will dress in athletic wear and demonstrate that they are physically fit, healthy and full of life. Scoring will be based on overall fitness, stage presence, personality and wellness. 

Contestants are required to wear Miss America X Rebel Wear Athletic Outfits.  Competition Wear options for this phase of competition are to be purchased by the competitor from this link: https://rebelathletic.com/collections/curated-styles-for-miss-america-organization

Evening Gown​ - 20%

Contestants will present themselves in evening wear, which could be a gown or something a young woman might wear for a formal evening event. Judges do not judge the contestant's attire, but rather her walk, personality, poise, personal style and fashion sense. 

2024 COMPETITION DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

Accepting
Miss & Teen Contestants
through
February 1st, 2024! 

Deadline to sign up as a Miss or Teen Contestant is February 1st, 2024

The Miss Orlando 2024 Scholarship competition will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center.

 

The interview portion of the competition will be held Saturday, February 10, 2024 (Location to be announced soon, but will be located near the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center - 500 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801).

 

 

Here’s what we need from you to get you signed up…

1. Register online with Miss America.



Click on START HERE: Register.

 

From there, select “Florida” and then choose “Miss Orlando” from the Local Competition dropdown menu, note that fees may apply.

 

2. Complete the Miss Orlando registration Jotform.



 

It asks for the following:

- Your headshot

- Your fact sheet

- Your Community Service Initiative

- Talent information (90 Seconds)
 

 

3. Submit a $150 competition fee to Miss Orlando (Teen & Miss Delegates).

 

Checks may be mailed to:

Blatantly Honest Foundation

500 Winderley Place, Suite 100

Maitland FL 32751

 

or

 

 

 

In the memo, include the following information:

delegate name & Miss Orlando Competition. 

 

4. Other Required Items:

*Photocopy/scan of your Birth Certificate*

*Photocopy/scan of your Driver’s License*

* Photocopy/scan of Proof of Eligibility (lease, utility bill, college enrollment document, W-2, etc.)*

*Photocopy/scan High School Diploma (or equivalency) or sealed College Transcript*

 

Please email anything with an * directly to makaila@missorlando.org

 

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out! We look forward to welcoming you to our program.

 

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$12,500 in Scholarships Awarded 

Miss Orlando, Miss City Beautiful, Miss Winter Park

& Their Teens!

 

Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater

Downtown Orlando, FL
 


 

 

The following scholarships to be awarded

Miss Orlando | $4,000

Miss City Beautiful | $3,500

Miss Winter Park | $3,000

Miss Rising Star | $500

Miss Orlando's Teen | $450

Miss City Beautiful's Teen | $400

Miss Winter Park’s Teen | $375

Teen Rising Star | $275

 

The Orlando Scholarship Organization and the Gracia Livingston Foundation are providing a total of $12,500 in scholarships for our new Miss Orlando, Miss City Beautiful, Miss Winter Park, their Teens and Rising Star for 2024.

 

      The Jean Miller “Rising Star” scholarships are awarded to the Miss and Teen with exceptional potential based on their score and placement in competition.

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