Miss Competition
The Miss Mission City and Miss Santa Clara competition is open to young women between the ages of 18-26. Winners can compete for the chance to represent their community at Miss California. In addition to preparing for the Miss California competition, the titleholder leads her community through volunteering in various events and advocating for her social impact initiative.
Miss Mission City Organization
Compete for a local title!
Each year, thousands of young women participate at the local, state and national levels, culminating in the selection of 51 national finalists who compete for the title of Miss America. One of them could be you!
To become Miss America, a candidate must first enter and win a local competition, and then compete to represent her state—a process requiring hard work, talent and personal commitment. As a state titleholder, a candidate may only compete once at the national Miss America Competition.
Why Compete?
Why enter? Because you can…
Gain valuable experience and develop life skills (e.g. interview skills, public speaking, interpersonal communication, social interaction, etc.)
Earn quality scholarship funds for college and graduate school, regardless of whether a title is won
Find new interests and discover new opportunities
Make lifelong friendships and relationships
Learn to set goals, follow them through and exceed your expectations
Develop a sense of responsibility for helping others
Foster a positive, self-motivated mindset to achieve your goals
Receive recognition for your efforts in bettering yourself and your community
Where to start
To become a candidate, you must:
Be between the ages of 17 and 26
Be a United States citizen
Meet residency requirements for competing in a certain city or state
Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization
Be in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements
Be able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities as set forth by the local, state and national competition(s) in which you compete