scoring & areas of competition for LOCAL COMPETITIONS
Private INTERVIEW - 30%
Allows insight into the delegate’s:
Ability to fulfill the qualifications, responsibilities, duties, and term of the titleholder.
Personal qualities and attributes relevant to the titleholder position.
Commitment to her Community Service Initiative (CSI).
Ability to express her own beliefs in an authentic and relatable manner.
Sense of accomplishment and goals above and beyond the Fact Sheet.
Spontaneity, intelligence, sense of humor, charm and charisma.
Authenticity and ability to answer questions in a conversational, unrehearsed manner.
Ability to serve as a role model and see if she is reflective of her generation.
HEalth & Fitness - 20%
Allows insight into:
The delegate’s comfort and confidence level on stage.
The delegate’s overall impression of health and fitness commitment.
On-stage presentation and energy, comfort in front of an audience, confidence.
The ability to guage the audeince’s impression of the contestant.
The delegate’s spontaneity, and lack of “robotic” stage presence.
Ability to determine if the delegate could serve as a national health/fitness ambassador.
Performing Arts Talent/HERStory - 20%
Allows insight into the delegate’s:
Prepatory, performance and/or storytelling skills.
Overall presentation skills and ability to deliver a captivating presentation.
Interpretative ability and entertainment value relative to the category of performance art.
Stage presence, on-stage personality, and personal connection to her story.
Allows a look at the totality of the performance elements of on-stage presentation.
Ability to capture the attention of an audience while performing on the stage.
Evening Gown - 20%
Allow insight into the delegate’s:
Ability to capture attention on stage, and individual stage presence.
Comfort, confidence and composure.
Overall impression of ability to represent the Miss America or Miss America’s Teen Oreganization at a high-profile event.
Note: Scoring is based on how the delegate carries herself/performs in this phase of competition, not on the actual gown she is wearing or the perceived cost of that gown.
On Stage Conversation - 10%
Allow insight into the delegate’s:
Commitment to the Service point of the crown.
Unique perspective on community service and its local impact.
Desire to create interest in her community service initiatives.
This phase of competition brings the interview to the stage in an interactive, engaging way to showcase each delegate.
Highlights intelligence, personality, charisma, and aptitude for the titleholder opportunity.
Allows a look at the sense of composure in presenting ideas on-stage.
Allows a look at interactivity with the panelist and the audience.
scoring & areas of competition for state COMPETITIONS
Preliminary NightS Scoring Values
Private Interview - 30%
Talent/HERStory - 20%
Health & Fitness - 20%
Evening Gown - 20%
On Stage Conversation - 10%
FINAL NIGHT Scoring Values (Semi-Finalists compete in all phases):
Composite Score - 30%
Talent/HERStory - 20%
Health & Fitness - 20%
Evening Gown - 20%
On Stage Conversation - 10%
final conversation for the job (top 5 finalists ONLY):
Allows a final, highly energetic and challenging conversation with fellow contestants and the judges to determine who is the best contestant for the titleholder role.
Allows a look at the sense of composure in the final moments of decision.
Allows a look at interactivity with the judges and the audience.
Allows the top contestants to express why each is best for the position of Miss Oregon and what each plans to do with the new job as well as after her year of service.
final ballot (top 5 finalists only are on this ballot)
The point totals from the Final Ballot alone determine the outcome of the competition. The points earned prior to the Final Ballot only determine the names of those who will compete in the Final Conversation for the Job. After the Top Five are determined all previous scores earned prior to the Final Ballot are discarded. Panelists are to consider all factors and a delegate’s overall performance when completing the ballot. This includes:
The totality of all of the above qualities and attributes of Miss Oregon/Miss Oregon’s Teen.
Her ability to meet the expectations set as the spokesperson for the brand and advocacy efforts on behalf of the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program.
Each panelist must place the delegates in the specific order they believe the contestants rank in their capacity for the role of Miss Oregon or Miss Oregon’s Teen.