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The Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union
The University of Mississippi

ALL CONTESTANTS MUST:

  • E-mail completed application to Bradley Baker at tbbaker@olemiss.edu by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 22;
  • Attend the mandatory meeting in the Student Union Office in 210 Lester Hall on Monday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m.;
  • Have picture taken at University Communications on Friday, September 29 (Appointment times will be scheduled at the contestant meeting on September 25);
  • Attend mandatory practices – Wednesday, October 11 at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 12 at 6:00 p.m. Both rehearsals are held at the Ford Center. All mandatory practices are closed practices – meaning no parents, coaches, friends, etc., will be allowed in the Ford Center during the allotted practice time;
  • Report backstage to the Ford Center no LATER than 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 15.  Parents, coaches, friends, etc., will not be allowed backstage once the wardrobe has been dropped off.

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  • Be currently enrolled as a full time student (12 hours or more) at The University of Mississippi at the time of application as well as at the time of the competition;
  • Remain a student at The University of Mississippi through the Miss Mississippi competition in June 2018
    (excludes graduating seniors);
  • Be between the ages of 17 and 24 (you can be no older than twenty-four (24) years of age on December 31, 2018.);
  • Have a minimum of a 2.2 GPA at the end of the 2017 Spring semester;
    *First-year freshmen must have had a 2.2 high school GPA
  • Be in good University standing, both academically and judicially;
  • Raise $100 for the Children’s Miracle Network/Miss America Organization by Thursday, October 12  (before the second Miss University rehearsal); this will be discussed at meeting;
  • Submit all required contracts, sponsorship ad, and additional paperwork to the Director of the Miss University Pageant.  Applications are due on Friday, September 22 by 4:30 p.m.