Teen Entry Fee:  $175

  • One Fee Covers ALL THREE Titles
  • Mail with documents 

Entry Deadlines:

  • Email Items - October 29, 2023
  • Mailed Items - October 29, 2023​​

ONLY A SINGLE COMPLETED ENTRY PACKET IS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR ALL TITLES IN EACH CATEGORY (TEEN OR MISS)

**ENTRY DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 28TH**

​​​The following steps and items are required to compete in this local preliminary competition:
1.  EVERY TEEN AND EVERY MISS CONTESTANT MUST REGISTER WITH MISS AMERICA HERE
2.  EVERY Contestant MUST Register with Miss America for Miss Birmingham/Miss Cahaba Valley HERE

3.​Download & Print the Required Local & State Paperwork via Buttons Below - READ THE ENTIRE PACKET -  then Email or Mail Items Listed Below

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​​Local Orientation via Online Meeting (mandatory) 

  • October 29, 2022
  • Teen @ 2 PM CST
  • Miss @ 3 PM CST


Contestants will select their Competition order during this meeting & we will answer any  competition day questions

​​​​​Competition Date: 

        Sunday November 5, 2023
Competition Times: 

  • Teen @ 1:30 PM CST
  • Miss @ 6:30 PM CST

Competition Venue:  Thompson High School

Notarized ​​​​​​Items to be sent by US Mail ONLY - all required documents are contained in the links above:


OUTSTANDING TEEN:

  • STATE Teen Contract Acknowledgement Form (signed & notarized)
  • Miss Birmingham-Cahaba Valley-Hidden River Teen Local Contract (initialed, signed & notarized)
  • Outstanding Teen Entry Fee (made payable to Miss Birmingham)
  • Ad Fees (where applicable)
  • Rising Star Fees (where applicable)

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MISS:

  • Miss Birmingham-Cahaba Valley-Hidden River Local Contract (initialed, signed & notarized)
  • Miss Birmingham-Cahaba Valley-Hidden River Local Scholarship Rules (signed & notarized)
  • STATE Contestant Statement of Eligibility (signed & notarized)
  • Ad Fees (where applicable)
  • ​Rising Star Fees (where applicable)


ALL ITEMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DATE LISTED ABOVE


EACH CANDIDATE MUST BRING WITH HER TO THE COMPETITION:

  • AN OFFICIAL COPY OF HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE
  • HARD COPY OF THE TRAVELING MAO or MALOT CONTRACT (signed, initialed & with supporting documents included)


ORIENTATION FOR MISS BIRMINGHAM & MISS CAHABA VALLEY & TEENS WILL BE HELD VIA ONLINE MEETING ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023:

  • TEEN - 2 PM CST
  • MISS - 3 PM CST

One Competition - 6 Titles*NEW*

  • Miss Birmingham's Teen
  • Miss Cahaba Valley's Teen
  • Miss Hidden River's Teen
  • Miss Birmingham
  • Miss Cahaba Valley
  • Miss Hidden River

Mandatory Items to be sent by Email ONLY - all required documents are contained in the links above:


TEEN

  • Headshot photo for Judges & Program (high resolution)
  • Resume & Service Initiative Essay (DO NOT SEND BY MAIL!)
  • Eligibility Documents (details in Candidate packet)
  • STATE Teen Contract Acknowledgement Form (scanned copy)
  • STATE Teen Traveling Contract (scanned copy)
  • Talent Music (as applicable; MP3 or MP4 format only)
  • Ads (optional)
  • ​Rising Star Headshot (high resolution; where applicable)


DO NOT SEND THESE ITEMS BY US MAIL


MISS

  • Headshot photo for Judges & Program (high resolution)
  • Resume & Service Initiative Essay (DO NOT SEND BY MAIL!)
  • Talent Music (as applicable; MP3 or MP4 format only)
  • Birth Certificate (scanned copy or photo)
  • Eligibility Documents (scanned copy or photo)
  • Talent Music (as applicable; MP3 or MP4 format only)
  • Full MAO Traveling Contract (scanned copy)
  • Contestant Statement of Eligibility (scanned copy)
  • Ads (optional) 
  • Rising Star Headshot (high resolution; where applicable)


DO NOT SEND THESE ITEMS BY US MAIL