Corn Palace Stampede Queen Contest

Official Rules & Regulations

Contestant Eligibility:

*        A contestant must be a citizen of the United States of America & a legal resident of the state of South Dakota.

*        A contestant must not be a parent and/or pregnant, married, engaged, or divorced.

*        A Jr. Princess contestant shall not have reached the age of 10 by the beginning date of the pageant (July 18^th, 2019).

*        A Princess contestant must be at least 10 years of age by the beginning date of the pageant (July 18^th, 2019) and shall not have reached the age of 14 by July 1^st, 2020.

*        A Jr. Queen contestant must be at least 14 years of age by July 1^st, 2020 and shall not have reached the age of 18 by July 1^st, 2020.

*        A Sr. Queen contestant must be at least 18 years of age by July 1^st, 2020 and shall not have reached the age of 24 by January 1^st, 2020.

Entry Procedure:

*        Each contestant must complete an official Corn Palace Stampede Queen Contest application.

*        Each contestant must sign the Waiver of Liability. If the contestant is less than 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must sign the Waiver as well.

*        The registration fee is $30.00 per contestant, which will include (some) meals & beverages throughout the Queen Contest.

*        Your entry fee also includes an official Corn Palace Stampede Queen Contest shirt. Please indicate the shirt size as well – (Child’s M or L) or (Adult S, M, L, or XL)

*        The entry deadline is July 1^st, 2019. There will be an additional charge of $15.00 if your entry is late.

Determination of Winners:

*        The contestant with the highest overall combined total score in each age division will be crowned Jr. Princess, Princess, Jr. Queen, & Queen, respectively.

*        The contestant with second highest overall combined total score in each age division will be crowned First Runner Up.