Local Competitions
In order to compete for the title of Miss Iowa or Miss Iowa’s Teen, one must first compete in and win a local competition.
Local competitions are held at different locations around the state from July through March/April to qualify for the state competition, which is always the first full week of June. In Iowa, all locals are considered “open” competitions, meaning that as long as you qualify to compete in the state of Iowa, you are able to compete at any local, regardless of the city/county in which you live.
Ready to compete in one of the locals listed below? Become a Contestant here.
Questions? Email Andrea at fielddirector@missiowa.com
The dates listed below are for local competitions that qualify for the 2024 Miss and Teen competition. Each local crowns Miss and Teen candidates with the titles below.
+ Miss Greater Des Moines & Miss Metro - October 21, 2023
Hope Church in Des Moines
Anne Maes, Executive Director
Contact: greaterdesmoines@yahoo.com
Website
+ Miss Burlington & Miss Des Moines County - October 29, 2023
Capitol Theatre, Burlington
Rea Springsteen, Executive Director
Contact: soldbyremaxres@gmail.com
Facebook Page
+ Miss Palmer Hills - November 18, 2023
Davenport Junior Theatre
Gabrielle Andresen, Anne Maes, & Brynn Selser
Contact: misspalmerhills@gmail.com
Website
+ Miss Scott County - Competition on hold for 2023-24 season
Davenport Junior Theatre
Phyllis Rathjen, Executive Director
Contact: prathjen@msn.com
+ Miss Black Hawk Valley & Miss Northeast Iowa - TBD
Strayerwood Theater, Cedar Falls
Cheyenne and Cherie Prowant, Co-Executive Directors
Contact: missblackhawkvalley.iowa@gmail.com
Website
Facebook Page
Instagram
+ Miss Polk County & Miss Capital City - TBA
Emily Tinsman and Emily Bemis, Co-Executive Directors
Contact: misspolkcoscholarship@gmail.com
Facebook Page
+ Miss Mount Pleasant - Competition on hold for 2023-24 season
Heatilator Performing Arts Center, Mount Pleasant
Emily Folker, Executive Director
Trey Cooper & Erin Folker, Co-Directors
Contact: MissMTPOrg@gmail.com
Website
Facebook Page
+ Miss Clinton County & Miss River City - TBD
Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw and Emily Thompson, Co-Executive Directors
Facebook Page
+ Miss Muscatine & Miss Pearl City - TBD
Amber Hines Wittmer, Executive Director
+ Miss Eastern Iowa & Miss River Bend - TBD
Brynn Selser and Nicole Young, Co-Executive Directors
Contact: misseasterniowaprogram@gmail.com
Facebook Page
Instagram
+ Miss Northern Iowa & Miss Upper Iowa - TBD
Kathy Hauge-Struecker, Executive Director
+ Miss Cedar Valley & Miss Palisades - TBD
Katie Kelly Meisterling and Kari Sanders, Co-Executive Directors
Contact: misscedarvalley@gmail.com
Facebook Page
+ Miss Southeast Iowa & Miss Henry County - TBD
Kellie Kessell-Siegworth and Paige Grooms, Co-Executive Directors
Facebook Page
+ Miss Iowa Sweeps and/or Statewide Digital Competition - TBA
Contact: fielddirector@missiowa.com
Miss Iowa Sweeps is a competition held at the end of the local competition season.
To qualify, one must have either competed at Miss Iowa last year OR in at least one other local competition of the current season. Multiple titles may be awarded at Sweeps pending minimum candidate numbers.
The Statewide Digital Competition is a great way to compete in a virtual format. Contestants will submit videos of each phase of competition and have a Zoom private interview with the panel of judges.
2024 Miss Iowa and Miss Iowa's Teen Preliminaries and Finals - June 15-16, 2024