Eligibility

Dream it and you can achieve it! You may apply to become a contestant in the Miss Black USA Pageant, by winning a state pageant in the state where you live, work or attend school. If there is not a state pageant held there, you may apply directly to the Miss Black USA Pageant as a Delegate-At-Large. If you meet the minimum eligibility requirements below, you may begin the At-Large-Delegate application process here. It’s as simple as 1, 2, and 3.

STEP ONE: Submit the Preliminary At-Large Delegate Application here

STEP TWO: Email a Recent Snapshot (This will not be returned and does not need to be a professional photo)

STEP THREE: Pay $50.00 Non-refundable Application Fee here. To begin the application process, and see states available, click here.

• You must be at least 17 years of age and not older than 27 years of age by the date of the national competition for which you compete.
• You must be a high school graduate or in your senior year of high school.
• You must be single; not married.
• You must be a natural born female.
• You must be a United States citizen and live in the United States.
• You must be in excellent physical and mental health.
• You may not have competed more than twice in the national Miss Black USA pageant and may not represent the same state more than once.

Employees, officers, directors and agents of Miss Black USA Pageant and/or of any of their respective licensees, assigns, parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, regardless of where they live) or members of their same households (whether related or not) of such employees, officers, directors and agents are not eligible to be contestants in the MISS BLACK USA PAGEANT or participate in this application process.

Once we receive your At-Large-Delegate Application, snapshot and fee, your application will be reviewed by the Miss Black USA National Recruitment Team and you will be contacted within two weeks by a member of the National Recruitment Team. All decisions will be made by September 1, 2011.

Thanks again for your interest!