Rules and Regulations

Mrs. America, Inc. shall be hereafter referred to as “MAI” or “National”

South Dakota America Pageants shall be hereafter referred to as, "SDAP" or “State Level”

1. Applicant is and always has been a female and is at least 18 years of age as of the date of entry. 

2. Applicant will continue to be a person of good moral character; affirms that she has not committed and will not commit any act inconsistent with the highest standards of public morals and conventions or that will reflect unfavorably on the Pageant, its representatives, sponsors and or/licensees; that during her majority (18years of age or older), she has not willingly appeared in provocative and sexually explicit photographs for any film, video, or publication prior to, during the State Pageant, or during her reign as a State winner or as “Miss For America Strong.”. 

3. Applicant must be a resident of the “State”, or “Military Installation”, in the “State” of entrance into the Pageant. If Applicant seeks to represent the District of Columbia, she must reside in or work within a 50-mile radius, on a full-time basis, thereof. Applicant is only permitted to enter one State Pageant per Pageant year, and must follow rules outlined above. 

4. Applicant agrees to look solely to the State Director with respect to all matters relating to the State Pageant, including her application to enter the State Pageant, the preparation, rehearsal, performance and selection process relating to the State Pageant and all other matters relating to the State Pageant. Mrs. America, Inc. dba Miss for America Strong, its Officers, Directors, Agents and Employees are not liable to Applicant for anything whatsoever in connection with the State Pageant. 

5. Applicant will attend the Miss for America Strong Pageant (sometimes referred to as the “National Pageant”) if selected as the Winner in the State Pageant and further abide by all the required services, rules and regulations governing this National Pageant. Applicant is responsible to both Miss for America and her State Director in the event of non-compliance with the same. 

6. Applicant may have a modeling, personal management and/or agency contract, which contract, however, does not include, authorize, or permit the use of the name of “Miss For America Strong Pageant” or any title designation or reference with respect to the Pageant in any manner. Applicant may not have any commercial tie-up or endorsement agreement or commitment of any kind whatsoever. Applicant agrees to be bound by the rules, regulations and the Contestant Agreement required by Mrs. America, Inc. dba Miss For America Strong. 

7. State Directors, at their discretion, may accept a qualified Contestant, who has competed at the Miss For America Strong Pageant, in non-consecutive years. 

8. A Contestant may not participate as a contestant/director in another pageant while holding a city, county, or State Title in the Miss For America Strong system. 

9. Relative to State matters, the Directors shall have the final approval of wardrobe, appearances, press releases, coaching and hair and make-up providers. 

10. Applicant hereby authorizes the use of any Pageant photos or video reproduction of the Applicant at the State or National Pageants for promotional purposes. 

11. Miss For America Strong (MFA) at its discretion, may conduct separate Pageants or Contests, such as a: “Runner-Up” or “Fabulous Face” Contest and add Delegates to the National Competition. The Winners of the same, or other Delegates, may be placed into the Semi-Final Competition by MFA.

12. As consideration for this agreement, Contestant promises to pay the respective State entry fee, all payments being non-refundable. 

13. Failure of a Contestant to abide by the rules above may result in disqualification and or removal of a State Title at the discretion of the State Director, subject to review by the National Pageant Grievance Committee. 

 To Apply: Download the application below and email your completed application to: office@sdamericapageants.com 

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