Anyone who provides any type of training, regardless of whether or not the potential judge is compensated or uncompensated for the training. Anyone under the age of 21 years Anyone who might from working with contestants in any capacity “financially benefit” within the Miss America or Miss Outstanding Teen Programs America’s Examples, but not limited to: Pageant, Interview, Wardrobe, Image Coaches Contestant Hairdresser or Make-Up Artist Pageant Wardrobe Retailer Contestant Fitness Trainer Sponsors and Donors, including their employees or family members - may not judge a pageant they support Business or social connections to a contestant or her family - may not judge that contestant Relatives of a current titleholder or still-eligible Local or State Miss America’s Outstanding Teen or Miss America System contestant Former Miss Outstanding Teen Local or State Titleholders: America’s May not judge until a minimum of 3 years after she aged out, married, or won a state title Can never judge any of her previous competitors Can never judge any former titleholders who held the teen title at the “Teen” same time as the Former Contestant held the title “Miss” Former Miss America System Local or State Titleholders: Can never judge any of her previous competitors Can never judge any former titleholders who held the teen title at the “Teen” same time as the Former Contestant held the title “Miss” Potential Contestants: If a woman is within the age and marital limits or otherwise eligible to compete in the Miss America System, then she cannot judge. Relatives of Local Board Members cannot judge that local pageant Miss Local Pageant Board Members may not judge the Miss Local Pageant in 2 “A” “Z” consecutive years Two judges cannot serve together on a panel “affiliated” judges’ Examples: Couples, Roommates, Co-Workers No one may judge the same pageant in two consecutive years Note: In a shared judging panel, if there is a judging rule difference between Teen and Miss, whichever rule is more restrictive applies. Selection of Judges, Required Report of Judges Selected, Chairperson, Judges’ Judges’ Books Refer to Section 4 of The Local Pageant Reference Guide. One Panel Judging for Double, Triple and Combined Miss & Teen Competitions It is permissible to have the same panel of judges for both an Outstanding Teen and Miss Local competition with no restriction on the total number of contestants. However, there must be a separate set of judging forms and tally sheets for the Outstanding Teen and Miss competition.
Anyone who provides any type of training, regardless of whether or not the potential judge is compensated or uncompensated for the training. Anyone under the age of 21 years Anyone who might “financially benefit” from working with contestants in any capacity within the Miss America or Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Programs Examples, but not limited to: Pageant, Interview, Wardrobe, Image Coaches Contestant Hairdresser or Make-Up Artist Pageant Wardrobe Retailer Contestant Fitness Trainer Sponsors and Donors, including their employees or family members - may not judge a pageant they support Business or social connections to a contestant or her family - may not judge that contestant Relatives of a current titleholder or still-eligible Local or State Miss America’s Outstanding Teen or Miss America System contestant Former Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Local or State Titleholders: May not judge until a minimum of 3 years after she aged out, married, or won a state title Can never judge any of her previous competitors Can never judge any former “Teen” titleholders who held the teen title at the same time as the Former Contestant held the “Miss” title Former Miss America System Local or State Titleholders: Can never judge any of her previous competitors Can never judge any former “Teen” titleholders who held the teen title at the same time as the Former Contestant held the “Miss” title Potential Contestants: If a woman is within the age and marital limits or otherwise eligible to compete in the Miss America System, then she cannot judge. Relatives of Local Board Members cannot judge that local pageant Miss “A” Local Pageant Board Members may not judge the Miss “Z” Local Pageant in 2 consecutive years Two “affiliated” judges cannot serve together on a judges’ panel Examples: Couples, Roommates, Co-Workers No one may judge the same pageant in two consecutive years Note: In a shared judging panel, if there is a judging rule difference between Teen and Miss, whichever rule is more restrictive applies. Selection of Judges, Required Report of Judges Selected, Judges’ Chairperson, Judges’ Books Refer to Section 4 of The Local Pageant Reference Guide. One Panel Judging for Double, Triple and Combined Miss & Teen Competitions It is permissible to have the same panel of judges for both an Outstanding Teen and Miss Local competition with no restriction on the total number of contestants. However, there must be a separate set of judging forms and tally sheets for the Outstanding Teen and Miss competition.