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Miss Calhoun Scholarship Pageant

About the Miss Calhoun Pageant

The Miss Calhoun Community College Scholarship Competition is an official preliminary to the Miss Alabama and Miss America competitions. This program offers young women the opportunity to advance their education with scholarships. Students involved in the Miss CCC Scholarship Program gain valuable experience and opportunities to enhance their self-confidence, talent, community service, leadership and interviewing skills while building a sisterhood with their fellow contestants. Our mission is to empower these young ladies to lead. More than $5,000 in kind scholarships & gifts are offered to Miss Calhoun Community College and Miss Tennessee River’s Teen.

All Contestants Must Register/Enter With Miss America Here For All Local Preliminaries

To enter this pageant, you must complete all steps. 

Throughout the entire application process, only use ONE EMAIL address.

  • Pay one-time yearly $49.99 fee to register with the Miss America Program.
  • Complete Miss America Contract
  • Set up Spot Fund account

After you have completed these 3 steps, you will scroll farther down this page to the Miss Calhoun Community College link or Miss Tennessee River’s Teen link and fill out the paperwork required. This information goes directly to Dr. April Nunn and must be completed by September 19, 2025.

Miss Calhoun Guidelines and Application

Contestants interested in applying for the Miss Calhoun pageant must be a current Calhoun student and meet the pageant’s guidelines. Be sure to review all of the application forms before applying!

Payment must be received by September 19, 2025, for registration to be completed.

Miss America 18-28: must be NO OLDER than 28 on September 30, 2026, and no younger than 18 on Sept 1, 2026.

A sparkling silver crown above bold blue text reading "Miss Tennessee River's Teen," all enclosed in a thin blue circle.

Miss Tennessee River’s Teen Guidelines and Application

The Miss Tennessee River’s Teen pageant is open to anyone in the general public who meets the pageant’s guidelines. Be sure to review all of the application forms before applying!

Payment must be received by September 19, 2025, for registration to be completed.

Miss America’s Teen 14-18: must be no YOUNGER than 14 by September 1, 2026 and no older than 18 on Sept 30, 2026.

Teen Age Criteria- Additional Notes:

Miss America HQ allows the option for 18-year-old contestants to have a ‘pivot’ year to decide whether they would like to compete in the Teen or Miss divisions.

Additionally, once an 18-year-old decides on the division she may compete in, she may not change divisions until the next cycle.

For more Information

Please contact Director, Dr. April Nunn, at  april.nunn@calhoun.edu.

Become a Donor

Interested in showing your support for the Miss Calhoun Competition? Make a donation to the Calhoun Pageant Fund today!

Miss Calhoun 2025
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