National Candidate Headshot

CANDIDATE HEADSHOT for Competition Magazine, etc.

DUE ON OR BEFORE Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

Headshots should be uploaded as a JPEG file and should have a minimum resolution of 1200 x 1500 pixels.

Helpful dos and don’ts to keep in mind as you take your official headshot:

DO

Your headshot photo should be taken on a white background
Your photo should have some “white space” around your head and shoulders in case we need to crop
Have fun, be playful, & let your personality show
Submit your photo in color - MAO will also apply a uniform treatment to all candidate photos for other use

DON’T

We don’t want perfect - this isn’t about "pageant" hair or stage makeup
Don’t wear an evening gown or cocktail dress - Keep wardrobe simple & casual
Don’t be too posed
Don’t be too rigid and formal - we don’t want it to look like a yearbook photo or staged portrait
Don't include crown or sash

Once you have captured the photo you love that matches the criteria provided in the Photoshoot Guidebook , please upload your high-res headshot below.
Also required with the submission of your headshot is the Photographer's Release. This release must be signed by the photographer. Headshot photos cannot be used by MAO until this release is received. Click HERE to download and complete the required Individual/Corporate Photographer’s Agreement.

As a reminder, this picture and any variation of it are confidential, proprietary to the Miss America Organization, and cannot be shared with anyone else and cannot be posted in any form of media.

State Title *

Candidate's Name *

First Name Last Name

Candidate's Email *

Upload your Headshot JPEG/JPG Photo - see below for labeling file *

Upload File & Properly Label

Properly Label File with State Abbreviation & HSP. Example: AK-HSP

Upload the signed Photographer's Agreement (Individual/Corporate) - see below for labeling file *

Upload File & Properly Label

Label with State Abbreviation & HSPR,, i.e. AK-HSPR (only pdf, doc, & docx files are accepted)

I understand, according to my Candidate Agreement, this picture and information are confidential, proprietary to the Miss America Organization, and cannot be shared with anyone else and cannot be posted in any form of media. *

I understand and agree not to share this photo or any variation of it unless MAO gives written instruction and permission.

State Executive Directors Name *

First Name Last Name

State Executive Director's Email *

example@example.com