Miss Hastings Scholarship Program Area
The Miss Hastings Scholarship Competition is a closed competition. A candidate must live, work full-time, or attend school within Hastings School District 200 or be a graduate of its high school to be eligible to compete.
Residency Requirements
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Candidates must have established the above residency for a minimum of six months before competing in the Miss Hastings Scholarship Competition. Residency is the primary address where you physically live. Verification of residency includes a driver's license, automobile registration, property mortgage, a lease in your name, or tax document.
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Must be a U.S. citizen
Other Requirements
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Miss Hastings Scholarship Competition Age Requirements
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Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age as of July 31st in the calendar year of the state competition in which she competes.
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Must not be older than twenty-five (25) years of age on December 31st in the calendar year of the state competition in which she competes.
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Young women born between January 1, 1996, and July 31, 2003, meet the age requirements to enter the 2020 Miss Hastings Scholarship Competition.
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Must be a high school graduate or equivalent by July 31st in the calendar year of the state competition in which she competes.
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Young women who earn their high school diploma by July 31, 2021, meet the high school graduation requirement to enter the 2020 Miss Hastings Scholarship Competition.
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Other Requirements Applicable to All Candidates
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Female, not married, and have never had any children.
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Meet character criteria as set forth by MAO.
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Meet time commitment responsibilities as set forth by the Miss Hastings Scholarship Program and the Miss Minnesota Scholarship Organization.
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Attend state competition orientation, typically in April, and state competition week in mid-June during your service year.
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Should you win the Miss Minnesota title, you must:
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Have the ability to take a six-month leave of absence from your job and/or take off the fall semester from school. Frequent appearances and travel make this a necessity.
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Travel to Orlando, FL to attend Miss America's orientation.
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Travel to the Miss America Competition, which is typically a two-week trip.
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These requirements are consistent with those established for Miss candidates of the Miss Minnesota Scholarship Program.
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Social Impact Initiative Requirements
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Each candidate is required to choose the Social Impact Initiative (SII) of her choice to advocate during her year as Miss Hastings.
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Candidates must raise a minimum of $100 for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the national platform of the Miss America Organization and Miss America's Outstanding Teen, before the day of her local competition.
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Each candidate may raise her Children's Miracle Network contribution through her CMN website with cash donations/gifts or the sale of items she has created specifically to promote her platform.
More Information
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Miss Hastings Outstanding Teen
We anticipate receiving information for this competition from the state committee in January. We will post it or an update at that time.