Rules & Regulations
Eligibility & Acceptance
Miss U.S. International
Never married, never given birth to a child, as of the start date of the state pageant event.
Must be 18-28 years of age as of October 1st of the competition year. Delegates may be 17 years of age provided that they reach their 18th birthday by October 1st of the competition year.
Gender: Entrant must be a naturally born genetic female.
Scoring
Miss U.S. International
Miss U.S. International National Pageant™ is a traditional beauty pageant for women of the U.S. who are ages 18-28. Areas of competition include: Interview, Swimsuit, and Evening Gown. Finalists will be interviewed on-stage for their interview score.
PRELIMINARY SHOW
The Miss U.S. International National Preliminary Pageant™ may hold semi-final competition. This semi-final competition will consist of a Swimsuit competition segment which will be weighted at 50% and an Evening Gown competition segment which will be weighted at 50%
Swimsuit (50%).
Miss U.S. International™ must exemplify a lifestyle of good physical, emotional and intellectual health.
- Winner should be physically fit, with good muscle tone and body proportion.
- Delegates can model a 1-piece or 2-piece swimsuit.
- Swimsuit may have cut-outs, mesh, and/or embellishments
- Swimsuit must be in good taste.
- No thongs or rios allowed.
- A solid color swimsuit is recommended, but not required.
- High heels (e.g., acrylic, taupe, skin-tone) are recommended but not required.
- Judging criteria: fitness, modeling, personality, beauty, grooming and fashion sense
Evening Gown (50%).
Miss U.S. International™ must carry herself with dignity, grace, poise and elegance. Judges will not be evaluating the cost or designer label of the gown, but rather how well it suits the delegate (e.g., fit, color, style) as well as delegate’s on-stage presentation.
- Evening gown must be floor length.
- Judging criteria: modeling, personality, beauty, grooming and fashion sense.
FINAL SHOW
The Miss U.S. International National Final Pageant™ will consist of an Opening Number segment (not judged), Interview competition segment which will be weighted at 10%, a Swimsuit competition segment which will be weighted at 45% and an Evening Gown competition segment which will be weighted at 45%
Swimsuit (45%)
- Miss U.S. International™ must exemplify a lifestyle of good physical, emotional and intellectual health.
- Winner should be physically fit, with good muscle tone and body proportion.
- Delegates can model a 1-piece or 2-piece swimsuit.
- Swimsuit may have cut-outs, mesh, and/or embellishments
- Swimsuit must be in good taste.
- No thongs or rios allowed.
- A solid color swimsuit is recommended, but not required.
- High heels (e.g., acrylic, taupe, skin-tone) are recommended but not required.
- Judging criteria: fitness, modeling, personality, beauty, grooming and fashion sense
Evening Gown (45%)
Miss U.S. International™ must carry herself with dignity, grace, poise and elegance. Judges will not be evaluating the cost or designer label of the gown, but rather how well it suits the delegate (e.g., fit, color, style) as well as delegate’s on-stage presentation.
- Evening gown must be floor length.
- Judging criteria: modeling, personality, beauty, grooming and fashion sense.
Interview (10%)
Miss U.S. International™ must be able to express herself with confidence. In person interviews will be provided to all delegates. Finalists may be asked a series of questions on-stage. The questions will be taken from information listed on the delegate’s fact sheet.
Judging criteria: Articulation, Quality of Response, Beauty, Personality
JUDGING
A minimum of 3 judges will evaluate delegates in the areas of competition
Harrison Productions, L.L.C. has sole discretion and complete authority to select judges.
Reasonable efforts are made to secure a culturally and professionally diverse panel of judges.
Judges’ names are not released to delegates prior to arrival at the pageant.
Delegates may not approach the judges or engage in conversation with judges prior to or during the competition. Delegates who are observed approaching a judge or engage in conversation with a judge beyond a brief greeting risk immediate disqualification at the discretion of Harrison Productions, L.L.C.
Judges are provided with training and instruction regarding scoring procedures prior to the competition.
The decision of the judges is final and not contestable for any reason.
SCORING
Scoring is conducted on a 10-point scale:
9-10 = Excellent
7-8 = Very Good
5-6 = Good
3-4 = Average
1-2 = Below Average
BREAKING TIES
The following procedure is used to break ties:
Each judge will assign the Top 5 finalists a ranking from 1 to 5 (1 = “Winner”, 5 = “4th Runner-Up”.) A ranking of 1st = 5 pts, 2nd = 4 pts, 3rd = 3 pts, 4th = 2 pts, 5th = 1 pt. Points earned from rankings are added to the delegates’ scores.
If the rankings do not resolve the tie(s), the higher individual competition score will determine the higher placement in this order: Onstage Interview, Evening Gown and Swimsuit.
If there are ties for Semi-Finalists positions, then the higher of the Onstage Interview, Evening Gown and Swimsuit will be used to break the tie.