Welcome... to the Miss Northeast Counties Scholarship Program

Miss Program

Whether you want to become a doctor or a dancer, an accountant or an architect, the Miss America Organization has an opportunity that will help bring you closer to achieving your goals. To become Miss America, a contestant must first win a local competition and then compete to represent her state, a process requiring personal commitment, hard work and talent.  A woman may compete as a state titleholder only once at the national Miss America competition.  More than twelve thousand young women participate each year in the local and state events, culminating in the selection of 52 national finalists who vie for the Miss America title in Las Vegas.  Tens of thousands of volunteers organize the local and state preliminary competitions, promoting community involvement throughout the United States and furthering scholarship and achievement among young women in their communities.  It does not cost a cent to compete in the Miss America program - all you need is commitment, perseverance, talent and ambition.

 Areas of Competition - Miss Division

• Talent - 35%
• Interview - 25%
• Evening Wear - 20%
• Swimsuit - 15%
• On-Stage Question - 5%

Contestant Requirments - MIss Division

• Be Between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age.  Must be a high school senior or graduate and no older than 24 years of age on December 31, 2011.
• Be a United States Citizen.
• Meet residency requirement for competing in a certain town or state.
• Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization.
• Be in reasonable good health to meet the job requirements.
• Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by the local prgram in which you compete.