1. Each Teen entrant must be
a minimum of 14 years of age and no older than 18 years of age by the date of
the National Pageant and must not be a college student prior to the
2007 national pageant.
Each Jr. Teen entrant must be a minimum of 11 years of age by October 8, 2007,
and no older than 13 on June 30, 2007.
2. Entrants must be born
female, single, never married, nor given birth to a child.
3. Entrants must be of good
health and moral character.
4. All decisions as to the
eligibility shall be determined by The Continental Miss Teen America Scholarship
Program, Inc.
5. All decisions of the
judges are final and irrevocable.
6. Any contestant and/or
family member or guest showing unsportsmanlike behavior will lead to the
disqualification of the contestant. No refunds will be given.
7. If for any reason a winner
is disqualified, or elects not to participate, her title and all awards
including crown and banner, trophy and prizes will be returned to the National
Office and given to the next choice of the judges. I understand that the
contestant whose title is relinquished or who is disqualified shall be
responsible for any and all court costs, and attorney's fees incurred by The
Continental Miss Teen America Scholarship Program in an effort to have the
aforementioned property returned to the state or national pageant.
8. Entrants hereby agree to
release unconditionally and forever, any claim against The Continental Miss Teen
America Scholarship Program, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, agents,
subsidiaries, which they may have, by virtue of their participation in this
pageant or any use of their name, likeness, voice and/or biography in connection
with this pageant, including use in promotional and advertising material.
9. The Continental Miss Teen
America Scholarship Program, Inc. reserves the right to change the date and
location of the National pageant.
10. Employees of the
Continental Miss Teen America Scholarship Program, Inc. and members of their
immediate families are not eligible to participate in the competition.
11. Entrants agree that if
they enter a state preliminary and succeed to a state level title, or to the
title of Miss Teen America 2007 or Miss Jr. Teen America 2007 they will not
participate in any pageants during the time that they hold either of those
titles, unless authorized in writing by The Continental Miss Teen America
Scholarship Program, Inc.
12. Contestants and their
parents/guardians agree to hold harmless all persons affiliated with the
Continental Miss Teen America Scholarship Program, Inc., in case of any loss or
injury occurring during, or in travel to and/or from this program.
13. Recipient of the title
Miss Teen America 2007 promises to promote the program by making a minimum of 18
personal appearances; and the recipient of the title of Miss Jr. Teen America
2007 promises to promote the
program by making a minimum of 12 personal appearances during her reign.
Titleholders further promise to make no personal appearances or appear in any
advertising and/or publications without permission from the National Director.
14. Miss Teen
America 2007 promises to return to the 2008 Teen America National Pageant as Miss Teen
America, in crown and banner, to crown her successor. Miss Jr. Teen America
2007 promises to return
to the 2008 Miss Jr. Teen America National pageant as Miss Jr. Teen America, in
crown and banner, to
crown her successor.
15. State and local
representatives agree that they accept their titles with the understanding that
they will compete at the next level and assume all responsibility for payment of
fees.
16. Crowns and banners remain
the property of The Continental Miss Teen America Scholarship Program until
after the national competition. Any delegate who defaults on her contract must
return all prizes and awards including her crown and banner to the national
office in the condition in which it was received.
17. I understand that I
may withdraw from the competition at any time, however, I in doing so, must
return my crown and banner to the national office. Under no circumstances,
and not for any reason shall I be entitled to a refund in whole or in part of
any fees paid.
All fees paid to Miss Teen America Scholarship, Inc. are NOT REFUNDABLE
and NOT TRANSFERABLE in full or in part under any circumstances. This includes,
but is not limited to entry fees, advertising fees, pageant admission ticket
sales fees, guest meal fees and any other fees paid to Miss Teen America, Inc.
by anyone including, but not limited to, delegates, sponsors, and advertisers.
18. I further
understand that there will be a $25 fee assessed for any returned check.
19. Deadlines are
determined by the number of entries.