• Step 1: Download the Journaling Guide to help you with the paperwork (Fill out the form above to download the journal-based workbook)
• Step 2: Pick the Local Competition you’d like to compete in! Click here for a list of locals.
• Step 3: Register with Miss America ($39.99)
• Step 5: Setup your Spotfund Profile to help raise funds for the American Heart Association
• Step 5: Fill out the Paperwork and email it to the local director
• Step 6: Once your registration is confirmed, all you have to do is prepare for the competition!

Consistent with the job responsibilities of Miss Ohio and the Miss America philosophy, the following are some qualities and attributes of a Miss America.

• Role model who cares about her role and other women’s roles in society
• Physically conscientious woman with a confident and commanding presence
• Ambassador and public relations representative of the Miss America Organization
• Talented and intelligent
• An activist on issues she deems important
• Independent and eloquent communicator with the courage of her convictions
• Accomplished individual whose represents the modern American woman
• A leader by virtue of her experiences

The Miss Ohio/Miss America Scholarship Program is a wonderful way for young women to raise scholarship dollars and further develop as strong, confident women.  Below are some of the eligibility requirements to participate.

To compete, you must:

• Be a United States citizen
• Ohio residency status meeting one of the following:
  – Resident of Ohio for 120 Days
  – Full-time employee in Ohio for 120 Days
  – Full-time student in Ohio
  – Full-time student in another state with permanent residence in Ohio
• Single
• No legal dependants
• Please review the Miss America Candidate Agreement included in the candidate paperwork package below for additional eligibility requirements.

For the 2024-2025 Local season leading to Miss Ohio in June 2025…

MISS Contestants must be born between June 19, 1997 and June 18, 2007.
TEEN Contestants must be born between June 19, 2007 and June 18, 2011.

Contestants will need to register with the Miss America Organization and pay a once-per-local season fee of $39.99. 

Registration details are included in the candidate paperwork package below.

Contestants will need to create and promote a Spotfund Profile to raise awareness for Women’s Health and funds for the American Heart Association and Scholarships.

Each contestant is required to raise $30 per local competition they choose to enter.

Click the link below to download a ZIP file containing the documents required for all Miss Ohio Local Programs.  Some locals may have additional requirements, so be sure to check with the Local Executive Director when applying to enter a Local Preliminary.

The paperwork package above contains the following documents:

• Detailed Information and Instructions
• Local Application
• Competition Rules & Guidelines
• Interview Fact Sheet Instructions, Sample & Template
• Community Service Initiative Essay Instructions, Sample & Template
• Links to complete and electronically sign the MAO Contestant Application & Agreement
• Mandatory Events Info
• No Show Rules
• Instructions on setting up a Spotfund profile for the American Heart Association

It doesn’t have to be complicated! We created a guide to help you register. Complete the form above to download the workbook.

There are FIVE(5) Phases of Competition, Private Interview, On-Stage Conversation, Health & Fitness, Talent/HERStory, Evening Gown.

You may enter a Local Competition to win a Local Title and qualify as a Miss Ohio 2025 State Contestant. We will publish information in early January about becoming a Direct Entry contestant to Miss Ohio 2025.

Miss Ohio Locals start June 30, 2024 and end March 31, 2025. These locals lead to the Miss Ohio STATE Competition in June 2025 which then leads to the Miss America National Competition in January 2026.