Miss Teen Australia :: Judging Criteria

Junior Entry Criteria

- must turn 13 years old before January 1st in the year of the competition;
- must not turn 16 years old before December 31st in the year of the competition;
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident for the past 6 months;
- hold a valid passport or eligible to hold one;
- be a person who enjoys travelling;
- be a person who enjoys pageants
- be able to demonstrate an ability to read, write and speak English
- be a person of good character, possess charm, poise and personality and be fit and healthy;
- be a person who was born female that's not pregnant or has given birth;
- be a person who has never been married or is not engaged to or be married; and
- who has never been through any ceremony either valid or invalid and whether civil, religious or tribal which is recognised as a marriage ceremony in any part of the world;

Judging System

STAGE 1
Preliminary Judging Process (PJP):

- Entrants questionnaire

- Entrants photos

- Entrants online support via social media

STAGE 2
Regional Finals Judging Process (RFJP):

The RFJP (or Preliminary Judging) will be formally judged during a time selected by either the Regional and/or State Manager to select a Regional Representative to compete in the State Finalist that may focus on the following areas:

- Swimwear (16-19yrs) and Sports Wear Section (13-15yrs)

- Evening Gown (16-19yrs) and Casual Wear (13-15yrs)

STAGE 3
Remote Judging Process (RJP):

The RJP system is for official entries that live more than 400km away from the official Venue nominated for Judging and/or are unable to attend the day of Judging for a valid reason:

- Entrants video presentation - Entrants need to demonstrate poise and grace whilst walking

- Entrants phone call interview - This will be the final opportunity for entrants to make the finals where they will be asked random questions to judge their question response, charm, poise, confidence, personality and sense of humour.

STAGE 4
State Finals Judging Process (SFJP):

The SFJP system will be formally judged during a time selected by the State Manager, to select a State Representative to compete in the National Finals that may focus on the following areas:

- Swimwear (16-19yrs) and Sports Wear Section (13-15yrs)

- Evening Gown (16-19yrs) and Formal Wear (13-15yrs)

- Random Question

STAGE 5
Peoples Choice Judging Process (PCJP):

The PCJP system is the last chance for all official entrants to enter that allows them to be given a wildcard entry into the National Finals - where the entrants that receives the most amounts of likes on our FB and/or internet votes via our voting system will receivie an automatic wildcard entry into the National Finals of Miss Teen Australia

STAGE 6
National Finals Judging Process (NFJP):

The NFJP system will be formally judged during a time selected by the National Manager and/or Director of Operations/Production to select a senior National Representative to compete in International events, holding the title of Miss Teen Australia (16-19yrs) and will represent Australia overseas - this National Finals will also select a Junior finalists to be a role model for other Juniors to follow and will hold the title of - Junior Miss Teen Australia (13-15yrs) :

The NFJP may focus on the following areas:

- Punctuation and Attitude

- Personal Presentation and Hygene

- Personal Interviews

- Stage Presentation

- Swimwear (16-19yrs) and Sports Wear Section (13-15yrs)

- Evening Gown (16-19yrs) and Formal Wear (13-15yrs)

- Random Question (Top 10)

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Rules and Conditions of entry
click here for the
Junior Entry Form