Nationals 2026

"Characters Come to Life"

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National Dates are: February 26th, 27th, and 28th 2026

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How to Compete at Nationals 2026

​​Basic Registration

​The Basic Registration that you won at an MCUSA preliminary pageant or received by purchasing an Appointed/Delegate Title allows you to compete at Nationals 2026 with your Basic Entry Fee Waived!!  This includes your Beauty Wear and Celebrations Wear parts of the National competition.

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​DON'T FORGET WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM FIRST AND FOREMOST TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. SO AT NATIONALS, LIKE ANY OTHER PAGEANT WE REQUIRE THAT YOU EITHER BRING 25 NON-PERISHABLE CANNED FOOD ITEMS OR A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO WALMART TO BE DONATED TO THE LOCAL SHELTER/FOOD BANK. 

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​It is important to compete in as many optional competitions as possible. Your overall score for your Divisional National Title is comprised of your Beauty wear score, your Celebrations wear score, AND your one highest optional score. In case of a tie, we will use your next highest scoring optional to determine the winner of the division.

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Those Optional Competitions are:

Valentine's Wear ($55)

Patriotic Wear ($55)

Christmas Wear ($55)

Fun Fashion ($55)

Interview ($75)

Photogenic ($75)

 ( Photogenic is not used as your highest optional score because it can lead to a National Title!) 

Fashionista ($75)

( Fashionista is not used as your highest optional score because it can lead to a National Title!) 

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​    Sponsorships 

(Mandatory)

Each contestant must have at least ONE full page ad in our Official Miss Celebrations USA National Pageant keepsake program book! 

See www.misscelebrationsusa.com/nationalsponsorship

for information and ideas on how to acquire  sponsorships.  

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Awards

All national title winners will receive their national crown, embroidered sash

with stones, and their Royalty gift bag.

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Signature Titles 

(These are National Titles!)

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National Cover Model---The Contestant that collects the MOST Sponsorship Ad Fees

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National Spirit of Celebrations--- The Contestant who brings the MOST non-perishable food items to Nationals to be donated to the Food Bank. We will take into account the quality and quantity of items. Example: A case of water is NOT 24 items, it will be counted as 1 item...etc.   Also, please check the expiration dates!!! We will not accept anything that is expired! We understand that nationals may be further away for some people than others so we want to remind you we do accept gift cards to grocery stores and other places where non-perishable food items can be purchased. 

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Mini National Community Leader --- The MCUSA Mini National Community Leader Title will be chosen by a panel. This panel will consist of the National Directors Team and Judges. We will be watching throughout the year for the special someone within the Baby Miss - Petite Miss divisions who we feel best represents the values of the Miss Celebrations USA program. The Contestant who does the best job of helping those in her community during her reign will be crowned our National Mini Community Leader Title.

 

National Community Leader--- The MCUSA National Community Leader Title will be chosen by a panel. This panel will consist of the National Directors Team and Judges. We will be watching throughout the year for the special someone within the Young Miss - Elite Miss divisions who we feel best represents the values of the Miss Celebrations USA program. The Contestant who does the best job of helping those in her community during her reign will be crowned our National Community Leader Title.

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National Spokesmodel--- The MCUSA National Spokesmodel Title will be chosen by a panel. This panel will consist of the National Directors Team and Judges. We will be watching throughout the year for the special someone who we feel best promotes the Miss Celebrations USA program. The Contestant who does the best job of helping MCUSA grow by appearances, promoting upcoming pageants, and referrals will be crowned our National Spokesmodel.

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​​National Royal Miss--- National Royal Miss is another coveted Title. It cost a lot of money to put together a National Pageant Program! Just the convention space at Nationals runs into the tens of thousands. Royal Miss votes helps us to maintain the high quality that you have come to expect from our National Team! Family and friends have the option of voting for the Royal Miss Title. Votes are $1 each. Individuals may vote as often as they like and may purchase as many votes as they like for their favorite contestant. The page that you can give to your family and friends so that they can vote for Royal Miss is www.misscelebrationsusa.com/nationalroyalmiss

Remember, your contestants Photo will not appear on the National Royal Miss page on the website until that contestant has at least 50 votes!!

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National Scholarship Queen --- Royal Miss competition also helps to fund the scholarships that we give out each year. So, to reward those who work towards the Royal Miss competition we will award all those who have more than $500 in Royal Miss votes (but did not win Royal Miss) the National Scholarship Queen title.  

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​National Hostess--- National Hostess is another Title that is very important to our program. Nationals is about rewarding all contestants who have worked hard all year to help people in need in their local communities. We want everyone who attends Nationals to leave feeling like they have been to one BIG PARTY!  Our National Hostess program helps to achieve that goal. By collecting and donating "gifts and prizes" of all types and bringing them to Nationals helps us to have the "CASH BASH PARTY". If you are interested in this important Title you will need to keep track of  the Retail Value of each item you are donating. Again, this Title will be judged by our panel of judges and the National Directors Team. It will be based on quantity, quality, and usefulness! 

Please note, when determining the Retail Value to use, think about this...We will be using Amazon to check the validity of your Retail Value.  If however, you find a great deal....like you find an item that retails for $10 but it is on closeout for just $1...you get to claim the $10 value!! Please make sure that you are donating NEW and USEFUL items that you would like to BID on at the Cash Bash Party!! 

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National Miss Photogenic--- You have the option, for a fee, to enter 3 photos in our National Photogenic Competition. We will name an overall National photogenic winner. You must enter 3 photos (these are the same photos that you enter for divisional photogenic) however, you can add more photos if you like for a small fee. The tabulator will use your 3 highest scoring photos for your composite score. If you do not submit at least 3 photos you will have an incomplete score.  Contestant must be the only person in the photo. One of the main things judged upon is quality. No AI photos! Photos must be fairly recent and reflect how the contestant currently looks.

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Miss Fashionista ---You will have the opportunity to show off your fashion skills with our t-shirt redesign contest. You will receive a t-shirt a few weeks prior to Nationals, that you decorate and redesign (Must be entered no later than January 15th). The overall highest scoring t-shirt will be crowned 2025 National Miss Fashionista.

 

We will NOT have extra t-shirts so please make sure to order the correct size.

Size Guide:

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Toddler Size     Width      Length  

                                                   2T                 11 in        15in

                                                   3T                 12 in        16 in 

                                                   4T                 13 in        17 in 

           

Shirt Size:                          Chest:  

Youth X-Small (4-6)         25-26 in.

Youth Small (6-8)               26-28 in.

Youth Medium (10-12)    28-30 in.

Youth Large (14-16)           30-32 in.

Youth X-Large (18-20)   32-34 in.

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Adult X-Small     32-34 in.

Adult Small           34-36 in.

Adult Medium   38-40 in.

Adult Large            41-43 in.

Adult X-Large    44-46 in.

Adult 2X                  47-49 in.

Adult 3X              50-53 in.

 

National Supreme Miss--- We will also be crowning 4 National Supreme Titles! These 4 Titles are the 4 highest scoring contestants in the entire competition based off of their scores and divisional placement ....EG. We will award 1 Supreme in the Baby-Tiny divisions, 1 Supreme in the Little-Young divisions, 1 Supreme in the Junior-Miss divisions, and 1 Supreme in the Ms.-Elite Divisions. Each Supreme winner will be awarded a $500 prize. 

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​​​To Complete the Registration for Nationals 2024

​​1.  Click on the following link

www.misscelebrationsusa.com/nationalregistration

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2. Fill out the National registration form

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3.  Pay your $25 non-refundable deposit and submit form 

(Once you have filled out your registration form you can pay with the payment button below the form or be set up on a payment plan. If payment is not received at time of registration you will automatically be set up on a payment plan based upon the areas of competition you wish to compete in. Payments will start on the 1st of month.  Payments not paid by the 7th of the month will result in a $10 late charge added to the next month's payment. ​​If payments are past due by two months we will send one reminder. If there is no response, we will assume that you no longer wish to attend Nationals and remove you from our roster with no refunds given for any previous payments.)

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4.  Make your hotel reservations. The host hotel for the 2026 National pageant is Boardwalk Beach Hotel & Convention Center 

9600 South Thomas Drive

Panama City Beach, Florida 32408

Please call the Reservations team at 1-800-224-4853  to reserve your room.  

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5.  Read the Official National Competition and the  National Policies page by clicking     the links below~

​​www.misscelebrationsusa.com/disclaimer

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Schedule to be announced closer to Nationals​

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Check in for Nationals 2026 will be Thursday, February 26th

Check in TBA

Friday  Main competitions beginning

​Friday Night -- 7 pm Cash Bash Auction

​Saturday  Competitions continue

​Saturday evening Crowning (If scores are  tallied)

 

Schedule subject to change based on number of contestants