Who can compete in Miss Elkhart County's Outstanding Teen?
To be eligible to compete in Miss Elkhart County's Outstanding Teen, a Miss America's Outstanding Teen preliminary, the young woman must fulfill all of the following requirements:
- For the Teen competition, you must be a young woman of at least 13 years of age on or before July 21, 2007, and no more than 17 years of age as of August 31, 2008. You must be no older than a Junior in high school; you CANNOT be a graduating senior.
- You must be single and never have been married.
- You must be a United States citizen and resident of Elkhart County for at least six months preceding the date of the local pageant; or be enrolled in school having completed a minimum of one grading period before competing in a local preliminary competition.
- You must be of good moral character and never have been pregnant and are not now pregnant. You must not be the adoptive parent of any child.
- You must be free of criminal convictions and do not have any criminal charges pending.
- You must be free of any involvement in any act of moral turpitude.
- You must never have performed any act or engaged in any activity which is or could be characterized as dishonest, immoral, immodest, indecent, or in bad taste.
- You must develop a community service platform based on a social issue that potentially could be sold nationwide; be specific, not general. Develop a passion for your message.