The  Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Pageant will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Hershey Area Playhouse at Country Meadows in Hershey.

 

 

 

2010 Miss MidState Scholarship Pageant Application Materials and Information

 

Eligibility Requirements (as of September 2010) Age: Contestant must be at least thirteen (13) years of age AND  cannot yet be a senior in high school to compete in the current pageant season. Contestant can be no older than seventeen (17) years of age 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. Entry Fee The entry fee for the pageant is $100. For contestants also wishing to enter the Miss Central Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen Pageant which will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2010 the fee for BOTH pageants is $150. The $150 must be paid prior to the Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Pageant. Should you win a title at the Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Pageant, your extra $50 will be refunded to you. Entry fees are refundable only if the pageant is cancelled. The only exceptions are as noted above or if you win another local pageant leading to the 2010 Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America Pageant before your participation in the Miss MidState or Miss Central Pennsylvanaia Pageant     Judging Consists of: (Information Subject to Change) Interview On-Stage Question Talent Evening Wear Lifestyle and Fitness in Active Wear   Important Dates for Contestants in the 2010 Miss MidState Scholarship Pageant Applications, Fact Sheets, Talent Request Forms and General Information will be available starting on October 12, 2009. All forms will be available on the website, by email or by regular mail. If you wish to have the forms sent by email or regular mail please contact us. Please keep in mind that we will accept no more than 25 contestants. If more than 25 women apply for the pageant, additional contestants will need to be put on a "Waiting List." In order to be considered a contestant the Application, Fact Sheet, Critical Issue Essay, Photo, Birth Certificate and Entry Fee must have been received.   Entry Applications Available - October 12, 2009 Deadline for Entry Applications - December 15, 2009 (See Note Above Regarding More Contestants than can be Accepted) Entry Fee - December 15, 2009  Fact Sheets - December 15, 2009 Photos Due - December 15, 2009 Critical Issue Essays Due - December 15, 2009 Talent Request Form Due - December 15, 2009 Program Book Information Form Due - December 15, 2009 Performance CD's or Tapes Due - January 17, 2010 Rehearsal - Morning and Early Afternoon of Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Hershey Area Playhouse at Country Meadows in Hershey (See Directions Below) Interviews - Morning and Early Afternoon of Sunday, January 17, 2010 at a place to be determined. Pageant - Sunday, January 17, 2010 in the Late Afternoon at the Hershey Area Playhouse at Country Meadows in Hershey     Contestant Forms for the 2010 Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Pageant Forms now Available! The forms listed below are available as both Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat files. To download the Microsoft Word files to your computer, left click on the name of the file and select either "Save" or "Open." You may also right click on the name of the file and select "Save Target As." A dialog box will appear. Save the file to your computer. Remember the folder to which you have saved the file so you can open the file later. If you click on one of the Adobe Acrobat files it will open in either Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader provided you have one of them installed on your computer. If you do not have either installed, Adobe Reader is a free download by clicking the link below the files. After your downloads are complete, you may then open the files in Microsoft Word and complete and edit the form or print the Adobe Acrobat form and complete it on a typewriter. You are not permitted to alter the spacing of the Fact Sheet. You may, however, add extra lines between the lines you were given on the forms in order to increase the amount of information you provide. Please note the instructions contained in the Fact Sheet Instruction file below. After you have completed the forms, send them to the pageant. This may be done as email attachments or by U.S. mail. Download the 2010 Letter to Prospective Contestants (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 Letter to Prospective Contestants (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 General Information for Contestants (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 General Information for Contestants (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 Pageant Application (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 Pageant Application (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 Fact Sheet Instructions (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 Fact Sheet Instructions (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 Fact Sheet (Microsoft Word) Download the 2009 Fact Sheet (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 Critical Issue Essay Instructions (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 Critical Issue Essay Instructions (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 Talent Request Form (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 Talent Request Form (Adobe Acrobat) Download the 2010 Program Book Information Form (Microsoft Word) Download the 2010 Program Book Information Form (Adobe Acrobat)

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM MISS AMERICA REGARDING TALENT PRESENTATIONS (EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 7, 2005) "In recent years, many contestants have taken advantage of the rule which allows for BACKGROUND vocals, instrumentation, etc. That "taking advantage" includes instrumentalists and tap dancers using the instrument they play as well as tap dancers using additional taps on their accompaniment tape to enhance their performance. Regardless of the talent performed, the background tape cannot have voices, instruments, or other noises which mimic the talent of the contestant. (Example: A vocalist may have background vocals with "oohs and aahs" or other background lyrics, but cannot have a tape with a voice singing the melody line for the contestant to sing along with. The same would be said for instrumentalists, dancers, and any other talent which could provide for an unfair advantage if a judge could not delineate from the talent on the track versus the live performance of the contestant.)"