REGISTRATION
ELIGIBILITY, DEADLINES & MAO REGISTRATION
Eligibility Requirements
To become a local Contestant competing in the 2026 Miss Alabama local and state competition(s), you must meet the age criteria as shown below.
Miss:
- No younger than 18 on September 1, 2026.
- No older than 28 years of age as of September 30, 2026
Teen:
- No younger than 14 as of September 1, 2026
- No older than 18 on September 30, 2026.
MAO Registration & SpotFund
All Miss & Teen Contestants must register with Miss America here ($49.99 annual membership subscription): club.missamerica.org/ma-membership
- IMPORTANT NOTE: You will fill out your MAO Contract here!
Once Registered, you must also register for our LOCAL pageant here: club.missamerica.org/club-membership
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Once completed, this should take you directly to SpotFund. A personalized SpotFund link will be sent to each contestant AFTER registering at MAO.
- All Miss & Teen Contestants must raise $30 per local preliminary.
- The $30 is considered a donation to the American Heart Association (AHA) and must be in your SpotFund account prior to the local competition.
Important Note: Only a single $30 donation is required for this 2-in-1 local competition
What is the Miss America Opportunity? Learn about it on the Miss America website!
Entry Forms & Competition Info-Deadline is 11/4/25 for ALL Entry Items via the GOOGLE Form Link
We crown 4 titles – Miss West Alabama & Teen and Miss Central Alabama & Teen, – in a single competition
- Only one completed entry is needed to qualify for both titles in your category (Teen or Miss).
- Below are the LOCAL forms needed to securely submit to our competition Director via the Google form!
- The STATE MAO Contract will be signed via the links above and automatically sent to MAO & Miss Alabama.
Scroll below to quickly access the downloadable files and the Google Form link to submit all paperwork for the competition! If you have questions about any portion of the form(s), please email misswestalabama@gmail.com
Downloadable ENTRY FORMS & COMPETITION INFORMATION
Forms & Instructions for the 2026 Competition are below.
All documents are the same for Miss and Teen.
All photos, documents and audio files must be submitted using the Google Form in the link above or directly below this line:
GOOGLE FORM – USE THIS TO ENTER: https://forms.gle/jXtTqUBFyWwtY6XN6
Teen Entry Fee must be sent to Venmo upon request.
Note: You will need Adobe PDF to view & download these files.