Miss Berks County Scholarship Organization

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MISS BERKS COUNTY AND MISS GREATER READING

Miss Contestant Application and Forms

The forms listed below are available as Microsoft Word and/or Adobe Acrobat files. Complete the forms and email them to Miss Berks Contestant Chair at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

2020 MBCSO Miss Checklist (Word .docx)

2020 MBCSO Miss Checklist (Adobe .pdf)

2020 MBCSO Miss Application for Local Competition (Word .docx)

2020 MBCSO Miss Application for Local Competition (Adobe .pdf)

2020 Children's Miracle Network Information (Word .docx)

2020 Children's Miracle Network Information (Adobe .pdf)

2020 Resume 1 Miss Local Instructions (Word .docx)

2020 Resume 1 Miss Local Instructions (Adobe . pdf)

2020 Resume 2 Miss Local Layout (Word . docx)

2020 Resume 2 Miss Local Layout (Adobe .pdf)

2020 Resume 3 Miss Sample (Word .docx)

2020 Resume 3 Miss Sample (Adobe. pdf)

2020 Candidate Miss State Registration Information (Word .docx)

2020 Candidate Miss State Registration Informtion (Adobe .pdf)

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Entry Qualifications

AGE | Contestant must meet the following requirements:

  1. Must be born on or between January 1, 1995 - December 31, 2002.
  2. Contestant must be at least 17 years of age AND at least a senior in high school to compete in the current pageant season.
  3. Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the first day of the State Competition.
  4. Must not be older than twenty-five (25) years of age as of December 31, 2020.
  5. For avoidance of doubt, 18-year-old high school juniors or sophomores, but not a graduating senior, must compete at MAOTeen.

RESIDENCY/WORK/SCHOOL | Contestant must satify at least one (1) of the following requirements:

  1. Contestant must prove she is a Pennsylvania resident for the six (6) month period preceding the local pageant date OR
  2. Contestant must prove she is a full-time employee in Pennsylvania for the six (6) month period preceding the local pageant date OR 
  3. Contestant must prove she has successfully completed at least on semester as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) student and be presently enrolled and attending classes on a full-time basis at an accredited college or university in Pennyslvania.  Also, no more than six (6) months may have elasped between the completion of the last full-time semester attended and the beginning of the next full-time semester to be attended at a college or university in Pennsylvania.

MISS BERKS COUNTY | Contestants must meet the following requirements:

  1. Contestant must prove she is a Berks County resident OR
  2. Contestant must prove she is a full-time employee in Berks County OR
  3. Contestant must prove she has successfully completed at least one semester as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) student and be  presently enrolled and attending classes on a full-time basis at an accrediated college or university in Berks County.  Also, no more than six (6) months may have elapsed between the completion of the last full-time semester attended and the beginning of the next full-time semester to be attended at a college or university in Berks County.

Judging Categories

Miss Contestants are selected based upon five areas of scoring:

  • Private Interview: 35%
  • Onstage Interview/Social Impact Pitch: 15%
  • Talent: 35%
  • Red Carpet Evening Wear: 15%
  • Entry Fee

There is no entry fee for Miss Contestants.  Miss contestants must simply raise a minimum of $100 for the Children's Miracle Network (CMN).  If a contestant has competed in other local pageants of the 2020 season, $400 makes a contestant eligible for all local pageants for that competition year. Donations are made through the contestant's registration on the MissAmerica4Kids.org website.

Hotel Information

The Crown Plaza Reading is the preferred hotel of the Miss Berks County Scholarship Organization.

Call the hotel directly at Toll Free 1-877-814-2538 to make your reservation today!
Group Name: Miss Berks Pageant

Group Code: BKP
Daily rate: $92.00 +tax, room & tax only
Available dates: March 6-8, 2020

Cutoff / Release Date: February 28, 2020 **Please make your reservations prior to this date to insure availability of rooms and discounted rate.

Guests may also make online booking reservations HERE