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Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen
Competition Guidelines 2007
Miss
Iowa’s Outstanding Teen
Platform
Teen contestants are
required to select a platform that has relevance in her community
or society at large and about which she deeply cares She should research
this subject and seek out at least one community
service project and
one not for profit organization with whom she could
work to address or
make an impact on this issue. She will write a one-
page essay about this
issue, the reason she chose it, how she has been involved in making an
impact on the issue and how is has changed or
improved her
community. The essay will be typed and will be included in the Judges’
Books.
Interview
There will be an 8 minute interview with the contestant standing behind
a podium before the panel of judges. There will be a 30 second
opening, 7
minutes of questions from the
judges and a 30 second close. In the
closing statement, the
contestant must cover new ground, clarify a point
made during the
interview or make a concluding remark. It should not be
a memorized statement.
One third of the interview will concern her
platform. The judges
will evaluate her ability to communicate clearly, express her views,
the passion that she uses to discuss her Platform and about the things
that are important to her. The interview accounts for 30% of the total
points.
Talent
The talent
portion of the competition is the performance of music, drama, art,
dance, baton, or acrobatics and is limited to a maximum of two (2)
minutes. Talent accounts for 35% of the total points.
Physical Fitness in Sportswear
The attire for the
physical fitness competition is shorts, school tee shirt
and tennis shoes with
no show socks. She will perform a 64 beat aerobic
routine during this
phase of competition that she will be taught during the
Miss Iowa Youth
rehearsals at the discretion of the producer. The contestant will be
evaluated on how she maintains good physical health.
Also, her energy,
on-stage personality and expression will be considered. This accounts
for 10% of the total points.
Evening Wear
The contestant will model a
formal that could be worn to a school dance or party. She will be
evaluated on her ability to model the dress, how well the
dress suits her
personality, not the dress itself. This accounts for 15% of the total
points.
On-Stage Question
The contestant will be asked
one question. The contestants will be asked to submit three questions
that could be asked on stage concerning these topics: Teen Issues,
general knowledge and current events. The
producer will select the
questions to be put into a container from which the contestant will draw
the question she will be asked. She will be evaluated on her ability to
answer the questions, her charisma and expression. This accounts for 5%
of the total points.
Scholastic Achievement
This new phase of
competition is in keeping with the mission of Miss America’s Outstanding
Teen for scholastic achievement. Each contestant
will submit a report
card for 7th and 8th graders or an official grade
transcript for high school students. This information along with
the contestants resume will be evaluated by an independent panel of educators
and includes not only her grades, but her leadership positions in school
and extracurricular activities. This accounts for 5% of the total
score.
The
contestant with the highest number of total points shall be named Miss Iowa’s Outstanding
Teen.
Contact
information:
Becky Lee Hinton,
Executive Director
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