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Phases of the
competition |
Private Interview
(25% of total
score)
Qualities and attributes of a Miss America; overall first
impression; personal appearance; personality; intelligence;
validated opinions; speech, vocabulary, and grammar; responses
in context; style; and emotional control. |
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Talent
(35% of total score)
Personality; interpretive ability; technical skill level,
execution, technique, synchronization; stage presence; totality
of all elements – including costume, props, voice, use of body,
and choreography. |
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Lifestyle and Fitness in swimsuit
(15% of
total score)
Overall
first impression; statement of physical fitness and health;
overall physique, which is pleasing to her height, weight and
bone structure; sense of attractiveness; technique, including
walk, posture, grace; sense of confidence; and presence. |
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Evening Wear (20% of
total score)
Overall first impression; sense of
confidence; personality and stage presence; technique, including
walk, posture; appropriateness of attire; sense of
attractiveness. |
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On Stage Questions
(5% of
total score)
Responses to two on
stage questions and are designed for the contestant to make a
final statement about her platform and to allow her personality
to be expressed. The contestant is judged on sense of
confidence, personality, stage presence, richness of voice,
expression, vocabulary, and sincerity. |
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