​ONLY A SINGLE COMPLETED ENTRY PACKET IS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR ALL TITLES IN EACH CATEGORY (OUTSTANDING TEEN OR MISS)!

​The following steps and items are required to compete in this local preliminary competition:
1. EVERY TEEN AND MISS CANDIDATE MUST REGISTER WITH MISS AMERICA HERE
2.  Register with Miss America for Miss Birmingham/Miss Cahaba Valley HERE

3. Download & Print the Required Local & State Paperwork via Buttons Below - READ THE ENTIRE PACKET & Email or Mail Items Listed Below

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Outstanding Teen Entry Fee:  $175

• One Fee Covers ALL THREE  Titles
• Mail with notarized documents to address listed in packet below
  

​Entry Deadlines:

• Email Items - October 29, 2022
• Mailed Items - October 29, 2022
  

​Items to be sent by US Mail ONLY:

OUTSTANDING TEEN: 

• STATE Outstanding Teen Contract Acknowledgement Form (signed & notarized)
  
• Local Contract (initialed, signed & notarized)
  
• Local Scholarship Rules (signed & notarized)
  
• Outstanding Teen Entry Fee 
  
• Ad Fees (where applicable)
  

​MISS: 

• Local Contract (initialed, signed & notarized)
  
• Local Scholarship Rules (signed & notarized)
  
• Candidate Statement of Eligibility (signed & notarized)
• Ad Fees (where applicable)
  

​ALL ITEMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DATE LISTED ABOVE

​​EACH CANDIDATE SHOULD BRING WITH HER TO THE COMPETITION:

• AN OFFICIAL COPY OF HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE
• HARD COPY  OF THE TRAVELING MAO CONTRACT

ORIENTATION FOR MISS BIRMINGHAM & MISS CAHABA VALLEY & OUTSTANDING TEENS WILL BEHELD VIA ONLINE MEETING ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022:

• OUTSTANDING TEEN - 2PM CST
• MISS - 3PM CST
  

Local Orientation via Online Meeting:  

• October 30, 2022
• Outstanding Teen @ 2 PM CST
• Miss @ 3 PM CST
  

Candidates will select their Competition order during this meeting & we will answer any competition day questions

Competition Date:  Sunday November 6, 2022
Competition Times:

• Outstanding Teen @ 1:30 PM CST​
  

• Miss @ 6:30 PM CST

Competition Venue:  Thompson High School

                                           Alabaster, Alabama

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One Competition - 6 Titles: *NEW*

• Miss Birmingham's Outstanding Teen
• Miss Cahaba Valley's Outstanding Teen
  
• Miss Hidden River's Outstanding Teen
• Miss Bir​mingham
  
• Miss Cahaba Valley
  
• Miss Hidden River
  

​​Items to be sent by Email ONLY:

OUTSTANDING TEEN: 

• Headshot photo for Judges & Program Book (high resolution)
• Resume & Social Impact Essay
  
• Eligibility Documents 
  
• STATE Outstanding Teen Contract Acknowledgement Form (scanned copy)
  
• Talent Music (as applicable; MP3 or MP4 format only)
  
• Ads (optional)
  
• Rising Star Headshot (high resolution; where applicable)
  

DO NOT SEND THESE ITEMS BY US MAIL

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​MISS: 

• Headshot photo for Judges & Program Book (high resolution)
• Resume & Social Impact Essay
  
• Talent Music (as applicable; MP3 or MP4 format only)
  
• Birth Certificate (scanned copy)
  
• Eligibility Documents 
  
• Talent Music (as applicable; MP3 or MP4 format)
  
• Full MAO Contract (scanned copy)
  
• Candidate Statement of Eligibility (scanned copy)
  
• Ads (optional) 
  
• Rising Star Headshot (high resolution; where applicable)​

DO NOT SEND THESE ITEMS BY US MAIL