Age/Education Eligibility

This Age/Education Eligibility Chart is for 2013 Local and State Pageants that lead up to the crowning of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2014 that will be held in August 2013. This Age/Education Eligibility Chart will be updated annually for the following year’s competition, no later than September 30^th.

Although additional eligibility rules exist with which contestants must comply, the table below is designed to assist with determining the eligibility for a contestant to compete in a Miss America’s Outstanding Teen State or Local Pageant, based upon the Age/Education eligibility rules of the Miss America and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen organizations:

Age/Education Chart for Eligibility to Compete in 2013 MAOTeen State/Local Pageants ⁽²⁾
Age as of MM/DD/YYYY ⁽³⁾	Age as of the End of the School Year – Spring 2013	School Classification – Spring 2013	Age as of July 31, 2013	Eligible for 2013 Miss State’s Outstanding Teen Pageant	Eligible for 2013 Miss State Local “Miss” Scholarship Pageant at Age 17
12	12	N/A	12 ⁽¹⁾	No ⁽¹⁾	N/A
12	12	N/A	13 ⁽¹⁾	Yes ⁽¹⁾	No
17	17	Junior	17	Yes	No
16	17	Junior	17	Yes	No
16	16	Senior ⁽⁴⁾	16	Yes	No
16	16	Senior ⁽⁴⁾	17	Yes	No
17	17	Senior ⁽⁵⁾	18	No	Yes
17	17	Senior ⁽⁵⁾	17	No	Yes
17	18	Junior	18	No	No
18	18	Junior	18	No	No

⁽¹⁾ Eligible if the contestant reaches 13 years of age by the first day of the 2013 Miss State’s Outstanding Teen competition.

⁽²⁾ This chart represents eligibility based on a potential contestant’s Age and Education. There are other eligibility requirements and rules including: Residency, Citizenship, Other Personal Characteristics, Contractual and Other Obligations, and any special requirements of the Local or State Organization. Refer to the current MAOTeen Application and Contract for Local and State Pageants for more detailed requirements.

⁽³⁾ The last day that a local Miss pageant may be conducted in the State.

⁽⁴⁾ In this case the contestant could also be a high school graduate or have received her G.E.D.

⁽⁵⁾ In this case the contestant must graduate from high school or receive her G.E.D. by the end of the Spring 2013 school year.

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