REGISTRATION:
Pageant registration forms MUST be submitted to the National Youth Conference via the address provided, attention Brother Phillip Wade, by mid-night on June 15th, 2024, with the following necessary information completed: Position competing for, Phone number, Date of birth, Local congregation, Talent to be displayed, Speech topic with all information legible (easy to read).  Please NOTE: Only the Youth Workers of youth competing can submit registration forms. 
 

Letters of Recommendation for all contestants must come from one of the following sources: (1) Minister of their congregation, (2) Church Counselor, (3) Youth Worker, (4) School Counselor or Principal. If the contestant is not in high school, the recommendation letter from his/her place of employer will suffice. If they are not employed, a letter from an Elder of their congregation will be allowed. Whoever writes a letter must identify their position of authority to qualify the letter. Failure to register a contestant by the deadline date could result in their disqualification. ALL LETTERS MUST BE TYPED and Signed with Pen and Ink!
 

NOTE: Bonus Points: Three (3) additional points will be awarded for sending no less than two (2) letters of recommendations; Five (5) points for all three recommendations. Additionally, the following documentation is required to be submitted for each contestant.

 

• A completed NYC Conference registration form and registration fee submitted by May 31, 2024

• A completed Pageant registration form and Pageant Participation fees submitted by June 15, 2024

• A 4x6 or 5x7 good quality head shot photo submitted with Pageant Registration Form

• An essay of 100 words or more stating why they desire the title for which they are competing submitted with Pageant Registration Form  

• A $30.00 Pageant Participation fee submitted with Pageant Registration Form

• A separate letter stating what their talent is going to consist of (please be specific). Talents that are original and spiritual are greatly encouraged. Please refrain from morbid skits such as murder, suicide, and drunkenness, etc. We do not want to glorify something that the Scriptures condone. 

• Failure to submit all documents above could result in disqualification of the contestant.

 

For questions, please contact Director Phillip Wade, I at Phillip.wade@sbcglobal.net or Pageant Coordinator Barbara Davis at Barbara_t_davis@baxter.com. 
 

ONLY ONE YOUTH CAN COMPETE IN EACH DIVISION FROM A STATE

 

1. No youth who won a national title may compete again in the same division. If age of a winner in Division – B changes to qualify youth to move into Division – A, this youth may compete again only in Division – A.

2. All youth must compete and win on the STATE level before competing at the National level. Youth may compete locally and win the state title and proceed to the National Conference to compete. If the youth does not win the title he or she is competing for on the National level in that same year, then that youth must start over again the next year from the state level. A youth must compete locally and win and proceed to the respective National division to represent his or her state in each category.

LOCAL STATE CONFERENCE AND STATE PAGEANT:

To select a representative from a given state, one congregation should be responsible for hosting the program. They should notify the other congregations in the state of their intentions, set a date, and have a program. All contestants will have an equal amount of time to perform before an impartial group of judges, usually made up of a panel of five (5). All contestants should be judged by the same criteria locally as they will be nationally. There should be, if enough contestants compete, four (4) state winners and four (4) runners-up. Trophies and awards should be given as encouragement and incentive. 

REIGN OF WINNERS:

Reign of winners in a division will be for one (1) year. Those who do not win in the National Miss & Mr. National Youth Conference may compete again ONLY IN THIS DIVISION UNTIL HE OR SHE EITHER WINS OR EXCEEDS AGE LIMIT. 

AGES:

A.    The age qualification is from 13 to 20 years of age. There will be two divisions:

• Division “A” (Ages 16 to 20):    Miss National Youth Conference – and – Mr. National Youth Conference

• Division “B” (Ages 13 to 15):    Miss National Congeniality – and – Mr. National Congeniality

B.    Married Youth Are Not Qualified. (Cannot Run).

C.    NO Youth Who Is a Parent of a Child Is Qualified to Run.

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Note: Any individuals desiring to attend the National Youth Conference Pageant that aren’t registered with the conference must pay a $15.00 entry fee. Additionally, due to the COVID19 Pandemic, all individuals attending the pageant not registered with the conference MUST provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID Test within seventy-two (72) hours of attending the pageant.

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All pageant registration documents MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JUNE 15, 2024.  To register for the pageant, mail all NYC Pageant Forms and fees to:

Bro. Phillip Wade
Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ
2431 S. Marsalis Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75216