The Miss East Cascades Scholarship Organization is open to women between the ages of 18-28 in Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant and Kittitas counties who are interested in serving in a leadership role that fosters community service.
If selected as Miss East Cascades or Miss Greater Wenatchee, you will enjoy a busy year of engagements and appearances throughout these five counties meeting with city and state officials, community leaders and a myriad of volunteers who give their time and talents to this organization.
Phases of Competition
As a contestant in the Miss America Opportunity, you will have a social impact initiative of your choice to work with and advocate for in your community and compete for a total score in these four phases of competition:
- Private Interview (30%): You will have a 10 minute private interview with five judges who are looking for the qualities and attributes of Miss America. You should display a commitment to advance and execute a social impact initiative, an ability to express and distinguish beliefs, and communicate knowledge and a sense of your accomplishments.
- Talent (20%): You will perform a talent of your choice during the competition and be judged based on personality, interpretive ability, technical skill level, entertainment value and stage presence.
- Evening Gown (20%): You will be scored on personal style, personality, stage presence, charisma and confidence. The cost of your wardrobe is not a factor, but rather how the evening wear reflects your personality and compliments your overall look.
- Lifestyle and Fitness (20%): This phase of competition is where you can showcase your commitment to health and fitness initiatives in a fitness/athletic outfit. You will be judged on your comfort and confidence on stage, your energy and engagement with the audience and overall impression. You are not judged on the size/shape of your body.
- On-Stage Conversation (10%): The judges will look for intelligence, personality, aptitude for the job, ability to communicate a strong statement about your mission, stage presence, relatability and the ability to build on the conversation from the personal interview.