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• Must be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Must be born female, single, never married, have never conceived a child, and be of good character.
• Must be a resident of the State of Texas for the past six (6) months or a student of an accredited Texas college or University for at least one (1) full semester enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours or the maximum required for the degree plan chosen.
• Must (a) be at least seventeen (17) years of age at the time of your first appearance in the preliminary round of the local or state competition and (b) be no older than twenty-four (24) years of age on December 31, 2008.
• Must be a High School Senior by the time of your first appearance in preliminary round of the local or state competition and can or will be able to produce a diploma as proof thereof upon request or that you have or will have successfully completed the G.E.D. testing program for high school equivalency and can or will produce proof thereof upon request or have or will have successfully completed the academic requirements for entry into a four year college/degree program.
• If you held a Miss America local title during the 2007 pageant season and either resigned your title or lost your title for some reason, you may not be eligible to compete in a Miss America local pageant again until the 2009 pageant season. Please contact the director prior to entering.
• You may NOT compete in a Miss Texas/Miss America preliminary pageant: If you competed at a local Miss USA pageant for their current pageant year and either won a local USA title or went on to the state USA competition as an "at large" titleholder (paid for the title) for their current pageant year. In this case, you will not be eligible to compete in a local Miss Texas pageant (Miss America) for one (1) complete pageant year.
• Miss America has officially partnered with the Children's Miracle Network to develop a National Platform. The National Platform starts at the local pageant level with the 2008 pageant year. Each contestant must secure a $100.00 donation in her name to the Children’s Miracle Network in order to compete in the local pageant. Click here for more details on the National Platform.

Outstanding Teen Competition

• There is a $100.00 entry fee, payable in advance, sent in with your application. Application deadline December 2, 2007.
• Must be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Must be female, single, never married, have never conceived a child, and be of good character.
• Must be a resident of the State of Texas at least six (6) months prior to the start of the pageant.
• Must be between the ages of thirteen (13) and seventeen (17) years of age by the start of the pageant.
• Must be no more than a Junior classification in high school unless you are a sixteen (16) year old or younger Senior and won't turn seventeen (17) until after the last Miss Texas preliminary is held. In this instance, you are not eligible for the Miss division and can continue as a Teen for one more year.
• Interviews will be six minutes long. There will not be opening or closing statements.