One must be:

• a female between the ages of 17-24

• a high school graduate before July 30, 2010

• no older than 24 years of age before December 31, 2010

• a permanent resident for at least 6 months prior to the date of the pageant and either live, work, fulltime or be a full time student in: Barrow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton,  Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Oconee, Paulding, Polk, Rockdale, Walton, White Counties.

Deadline date to enter the pageant is Saturday August 1, 2009.

PAGEANT DATE

Saturday, AUGUST 22, 2009
7:00 P.M. at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center

ORIENTATION
There will be no formal orientation meeting with contestants this year. All information to be submitted for the pagent needs to be sent to:

Greg Woodlief - Business Manager & Producer
E-mail Greg at bma@mindspring.com or contact him by phone at 770-938-8716

REHEARSAL
The mandatory rehearsal for the pageant will be held on Friday, August 21, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until it is completed at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

REQUIRED FORMS
You must use the required forms listed below. If the contestant is under the age of 18 the forms will need a parents signature. These forms will need to be notarized.

REQUIRED:
1.CONTRACT
2.RESUME
3.PLATFORM ESSAY (1 Page)
4.2010 CONTESTANT APPLICATION
5.CMN CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK

CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
In addition to your own personal platform, there is a National Platform for Miss America:  The Children's Miracle Network.
All contestant's competing in a local preliminary are REQUIRED to complete the Service Requirement of raising $100 for the CMN.  This is a tax deductible donation.  40% goes to the Children's Miracle Network, 30% to the Miss America Scholarship Fund and 30% to the Miss Atlanta Scholarship Fund.  Contestants are not required to handle any money.  All fundraising may be done via the internet and mail.  Please visit the official website at:  www.missamerica4kids.org .  Here you can register and get answers to frequently answered questions.  This is a NEW requirement from Miss America this year.  YOUR DONATION OF $100 MUST BE PAID BEFORE FRIDAY AUGUST 14, 2009 and will be verified by the local Executive Director.

PHOTOGRAPH
We request a clear headshot photograph. It is advisable to be at least a 4x6 or 5x7 for clearer content when printed in the program book. Headshot photo's can be emailed (scan at 150 dpi) to missatlanta2006@aol.com or brought to orientation. We request a color photo.
The above information can be mailed to:
Mark Castleberry
4161 Gladney Drive
Atlanta, GA 30340

Any questions regarding the above information can directed to phone # 770-938-8716 or emailed to bma@mindspring.com

AD SALES
Although there is NO official entry fee we encourage you to have a sponsor. The cost of a full page ad is $100, half page ad is $75 and quarter page ad is $50 and business card size is $25. They will need to be camera ready and can be emailed to missatlanta2006@aol.com

TALENT REQUEST
In case of two requests for the same music, the contestant whose form is received first will be allowed to use the music. MUSIC CD (no tapes;music cannot exceed 90 seconds in time).

JUDGING CRITERIA
The scoring is as follows:
Private Interview 25%, Talent 35%, Swimsuit 15%, OnStage Question 5%, Eveningwear 20%

INTERVIEW
Each Contestant completes a private 10 minute interview with the judge's.  Each Contestant will give a 30 second closing.

TALENT
TIME LENGTH CANNOT EXCEED 90 SECONDS. CD's only...NO TAPES.
Talent will be timed on Friday night at rehearsal. Each cd should have the contestant's name on the CD. A master CD will be developed which contains each talent selection as well as production music. The CD will not be returned until the night after the pageant. You should retain another CD to use for practice.

ON STAGE QUESTION
Contestants will be judged on their response to one question related to her platform.

SWIMSUIT
Swimsuits will be approved prior to competition. This can be done at the Friday night rehearsal. Swimsuit must be in good taste, one or two piece is acceptable-NO THONGS! Contestants may wear shoes or go barefoot.

EVENING WEAR
Contestants may wear an evening wear outfit or her choice. Eveningwear may be pants or an evening gown.