ELIGIBILITY
PLEASE NOTE, ALL WINNERS WILL GO REPRESENT CHICO IN THE MISS AND MISS TEEN CALIFORNIA USA PAGEANT IN 2025. Below is their following criteria that Forever A Queen adheres too.
ALL CONTESTANTS
PAGEANT COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS: Pay Entry Fee, Attend Required/Voluntary Activities. Some Activities may include: Photoshoot, Rehearsal, Etiquette Workshops, Red carpet appearances.
Must reside in Chico or in the outskirts of Chico. She must be of good health and moral character. Must be a citizen of the United States, and at least one of the following must be true:
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She must have resided in her state as her permanent and primary residence for a period of at least 90 consecutive days immediately prior to the start date of the state pageant.
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She must have resided in California as a full-time student at a school, college or university and will have completed one entire semester, trimester or summer session immediately prior to January 1, and will continue to reside in that state as a full-time student at that same school, college or university (although she may have spent or be spending the summer in another state).
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She is a full-time employee (i.e., she works at least 40 hours per week in the state and she qualifies for unemployment benefits provided by her employer) and has maintained such full-time employment physically in that state for a period of at least 90 consecutive days prior to the start date of the state pageant.
MISS CHICO CONTESTANTS -
PLEASE NOTE, ALL WINNERS WILL GO REPRESENT CHICO IN THE MISS AND MISS TEEN CALIFORNIA USA PAGEANT IN 2025. Below are their following criteria that Forever A Queen adheres too.
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Must be at least 19 years old or older as of January 1, 2024.
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Must not be married at the time of competition
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Natural born female (Transgenders please contact us to discuss possible options of placement to participate at State Pageant)
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U.S. citizen
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Be of good moral character
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Never posed nude in print or any other medium; past or present
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Never convicted of a felony
MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA CONTESTANTS
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Ages 15-18 -Ages are as of January 1 of the competition year
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Natural born female
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U.S. citizen
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Be of good moral character
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Never posed nude in print or any other medium; past or present
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Never convicted of a felony
CATEGORIES OF COMPETITION
Each Contestant will compete in three equal phases of preliminary competition: Interview, Physical Fitness and Evening Gown. The results from these preliminary phases of competition are weighted equally, and the contestants with the highest composite scores become semifinalists.
Scoring is based on the following:
INTERVIEW
Pageant judges spend time with each delegate to learn about her successes, talents, goals and ambitions.
Attention is focused on her poise, charm, self – confidence and her ability to communicate, as well as the substance of her answers.
Preliminary interviews are conducted individually in front of the entire judging panel in a private and closed setting. You will have a two to three-minute interview with the panel of 5 or 7 judges.
It’s very comfortable and conversational. Contestants are judged on their communication skills, and personality. They are NOT judged on their opinions or personal beliefs.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Activewear (TEEN & MISS)
Attention is focused on beauty of the face, figure, physical fitness, stage presence and the confidence with which each contestant carries herself. Numerical measurements are not considered in the judging.
There is no perfect body type!
EVENING GOWN
Each contestant wears a gown she has chosen for herself. Attention is focused on each contestant’s overall appearance, self-confidence, and the beauty she brings to the gown of her choice.
She is evaluated on grace, poise, style, stage presence, and overall-impression. Judges are instructed to evaluate the contestant, not the dress she is wearing.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Preliminary results from the private Interview, Activewear (Teen & Miss) & Evening Gown stage presentations are tallied and audited on Saturday night after the preliminary show concludes.
Contestants will answer an on-stage question and then appear on stage for group judging and have a spotlighted “Final Look” when each judge will independently select their winner, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up, 3rd runner-up, and 4th runner-up in each age group. These events lead up to the crowning of the new Miss Chico USA and Miss Chico Teen
All contestants will participate on stage several times during the show. Even if they are not selected as Semi-Finalists, there will be several other honors to award that evening.
The judges are looking for the young ladies to represent Chico and then go on to state finals at Miss California and Miss Teen California USA. as well as nationally and internationally to Miss Universe. The contestant who wins may not have scored the highest in any one particular category but will do well in all events. They will be young women who possess the entire package of poise, personality, intelligence and beauty.
They should understand that, along with the prizes and glamour, there comes a responsibility to the pageant system, sponsors, community, and then on to the state of California if they should win the state title. They automatically and instantly become role models.
It is certain to be a year of personal growth and maturing, and that is why it is so important that all contestants enroll in the Forever A Queen Academy!