September 19 - 6 PM - Louisa Arts Center - Louisa, VA

Miss Hanover County, Miss Louisa County

Miss Hanover County's Teen, Miss Louisa County's Teen

Casey Hollins • (540) 748-9165 • misslouisapageant@gmail.com

September 26 - Arrowhead Elementary School - Virginia Beach

Miss Chesapeake, Miss Coastal Virginia, Miss Virginia Beach

Miss Chesapeake's Teen, Miss Coastal Virginia’s Teen, Miss Virginia Beach's Teen

Michala Cardwell • (703) 864-6194 • michala.sumnick@gmail.com

Jeff Bunn • (757) 647-2701 • cjeffbunn1@gmail.com

October 3 - 4 PM - Southampton High School - Courtland, VA

Miss Greater Hampton Roads, Miss Southeastern Virginia

Miss Greater Hampton Roads' Teen, Miss Southeastern Virginia's Teen

Kashif Carter - (757) 346-8360 - misssoutheasternva@gmail.com

October 10 - 7 PM - Dumas Center - Roanoke, VA

Miss Roanoke Valley

Miss Roanoke Valley's Teen

Donna Horak • (540) 588-7195 • drbhorak@gmail.com

October 17 - TBA

Miss Chesterfield, Miss Greater Richmond

Miss Chesterfield's Teen, Miss Greater Richmond's Teen

Tracy Higgerson Botset - (804) 625-1900 - missric.chesterfield.org@gmail.com

October 24 - TBA

Miss Hill City, Miss Star City

Miss Hill City's Teen, Miss Star City's Teen

Steven Dunn - (434) 907-7289 - info@misshillcityscholarship.org

November 7 - 6 PM - The Wakefield School - The Plains, VA

Miss Commonwealth, Miss Fauquier, Miss Greater Charlottesville

Miss Commonwealth's Teen, Miss Fauquier's Teen, Miss Greater Charlottesville’s Teen

Debbie Brewer • (434) 760-5383 • misscwso@gmail.com

November 14 - 2 PM - TBA

Miss Northern Virginia, Miss Tysons

Miss Northern Virginia's Teen, Miss Tysons' Teen

Ana Marie Austria • (703) 487-8056 • aaustria1@gmail.com

December 5 - 5 PM - Windsor Woods Elementary School - Virginia Beach, VA

Miss Indian River, Miss Pungo

Miss Indian River's Teen, Miss Pungo's Teen

Stephanie Lujan - (602) 341-1430 - misspungova@gmail.com

Kathleen Burgoz - (757) 575-0375 - misspungova@gmail.com

March 6 - TBD - Vinton, VA

Miss Virginia Dogwood

Miss Virginia Dogwood's Teen

Shani O'Neill • (540) 420-6725

March 13 - The Miller Center - Lynchburg, VA

Miss Central Virginia, Miss Lynchburg

Miss Central Virginia's Teen, Miss Lynchburg's Teen

Eddie Delapp • (434) 401-1154 or (435) 384-6291 • delappre@gmail.com

Sweeps Competition - TBA

Miss Blue Ridge, Miss Piedmont Region

Miss Blue Ridge's Teen, Miss Piedmont Region's Teen

Jan Dale - (540) 570-0226 - bvjandale@gmail.com

Pat Uhlig - (434) 981-3927 - misspiedmontregion2023@gmail.com

Why participate? Do it for the…

Applause! Receive recognition for your efforts and your community

Personal Development – Gain valuable experience and develop life skills

Crown & Awards! Winners receive scholarships toward tuition for college/grad school & a crown!

Glamour – Red carpet moments await.

Adventure….. Explore new interests, discover new opportunities

Sisterhood! Make lifelong friends with other like-minded motivated women

Growth…. Foster a positive, self-motivated mindset to achieve your goals

Eligibility:

To be eligible to compete as an at-large, local or state participant for either Miss America or  Miss America’s Teen in September 2026, you must: be a female, meet the age criteria as shown below, be living full-time as a resident of your state, or employed full-time in person, or enrolled full-time as a student at an accredited school/college.

Miss America 18-28: must be NO OLDER than 28 on September 30, 2027, and no younger than 18 on Sept 1, 2027.

Miss America’s Teen 14-18: must be no YOUNGER than 14 by September 1 and no older than 18 on Sept 30, 2027.

Teen Age Criteria- Additional Notes:

Miss America HQ allows the option for 18-year-old contestants to have a ‘pivot’ year to decide whether they would like to compete in the Teen or Miss divisions.

Additionally, once an 18-year-old decides on the division she may compete in, she may not change divisions until the next cycle.