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ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY

Our pageant program is an excellent vehicle for advancing your career and personal goals as a titleholder.

THIS CAN BE YOU

No prior pageant experience is necessary and you will never know how far you can go until you try for a chance at the crown.

BECOME A CONTESTANT

Take your first step towards the crown and become a contestant in the 2023 MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA and MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEEN USA pageants, Official Preliminaries to the 2023 Miss USA® and 2023 Miss TEEN USA® Pageants

RULES & ELIGIBILITY


You must be a U.S. citizen and female (either by birth OR recognized medically and legally as a female in the United States).

You must be a resident of DC; i.e. you live in the District, work in the District; OR are a full-time student in the District. *Additional qualifications apply.


You must have resided in the District for at least 90 consecutive days immediately prior to April 14, 2023 (i.e. since January 14, 2023), the date of the 2023 state pageant.

You must be at least 18 years old and UNDER 28 years of age before January 1, 2023 to qualify for the Miss pageant.


You must not have competed in more than one (1) 2023 Miss USA or Miss Teen USA state pageant. 

*Additional qualifications apply.

You must be at least 14 years old and UNDER 19 years of age before January 1, 2023 to qualify for the Teen pageant.

ELIGIBILITY & RESIDENCY TERMS

Every 2023 State Contestant must sign and agree that:

  • I am a citizen of the United States and will remain a citizen of the United States through the State Pageant and, if I win the State Pageant, through the 2023 Miss USA or 2023 Miss Teen USA Pageant.


  • I represent and warrant that I am a female (either by birth OR recognized medically and legally as a female in the United States). If my gender or sex designated at birth was not female, I represent and warrant that: (a) I have received and can provide (if requested by Miss Universe or the USA State Pageant) legal recognition of my assigned sex as female by the U.S. federal government or the state of my residence (which may include, if required in the state that I am competing in, certification that I have fully completed sex assignment (which can be certified by a physician, if requested by you or Miss Universe). Documents acceptable for such legal recognition include: driver’s license or ID card issued by my state of residence, birth certificate, U.S. Passport or Social Security card.


  • I now reside and have resided in my in my State as my “permanent and primary residence” since at least January 14, 2023, which is at least ninety (90) consecutive days immediately prior to the date of the 2023 State Pageant. "Permanent and primary residence" means my true, fixed and permanent domicile which I intend to make my permanent home. In order to establish my permanent and primary residence in the State, I must satisfy either (a), (b) or (c) regarding “residency” and documentation requirements: (a) I now reside and have resided in my State as my “permanent and primary residence” for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days immediately prior to the date of the State Pageant (although I may have attended school, college or university on a full-time basis elsewhere); (b) I reside in the State and attend school as a full-time student at a school, college or university in the State and will have completed one entire semester, trimester, or summer session immediately prior to the date of the state pageant, and I will continue to reside in the state or attend school as a full-time student at that same school, college or university (although I may have spent, or be spending, the summer in another state); or (c) retain full-time employment in the State (i.e., I work at least forty (40) hours per week in the state and I qualify for employment benefits provided by my employer (as evidenced by Form W-2 and pay stubs only)) and have maintained such full-time employment for a period of at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the State Pageant.


  • I may not compete in another 2023 Miss USA state pageant for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days after the date of the state pageant UNLESS I: (a) reside in the state as a full-time student at a school, college or university and will have competed one entire semester, trimester or summer session immediately prior to December 31, 2022 OR (b) retain full-time employment in the state (i.e. I work at least forty (40) hours per week in the state and I qualify for employment benefits provided by my employer).


NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, JKN UNIVERSE LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE RESIDENCY DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED AND MAY DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION WHETHER A CONTESTANT'S DOCUMENTATION COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.

JUDGING CRITERIA

INTERVIEW

SWIMWEAR (MISS)/ACTIVEWEAR (TEEN)

SWIMWEAR (MISS)/ACTIVEWEAR (TEEN)

EACH CONTESTANT IS EVALUATED ON HER COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SUBSTANCE AND PERSONALITY.

SWIMWEAR (MISS)/ACTIVEWEAR (TEEN)

SWIMWEAR (MISS)/ACTIVEWEAR (TEEN)

SWIMWEAR (MISS)/ACTIVEWEAR (TEEN)

EACH CONTESTANT IS EVALUATED ON HER PHYSICAL FITNESS, STAGE PRESENCE AND OVERALL IMPRESSION.

EVENING GOWN

SWIMWEAR (MISS)/ACTIVEWEAR (TEEN)

EVENING GOWN

EACH CONTESTANT IS EVALUATED ON HER STYLE, GRACE, POISE, STAGE PRESENCE, AND CONFIDENCE.

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SHINE

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APPLY NOW

Please fill out the online form below to begin the 2023 application process

Thank you for your interest in the 2023 MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA & MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEEN USA pageants, official preliminaries to MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® competitions. The winner of MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA® will advance to the nationally televised competition of MISS USA® and the winner of MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEEN USA®  will advance to MISS TEEN USA® competition.For issues with this form, or questions about the application process, please email info@missdcusa.com.


We are accepting applications NOW for the competition this coming year! There is no experience necessary! Anyone ages 14-27 is welcome to apply! Once your preliminary application is received, someone from our team will review your submission and contact you to verify your eligibility to compete. If you are eligible to compete, you will be invited to become an official contestant and register for your regional title!

APPLICATION FOR THE 2023 COMPETITION

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