Local Competitions
In order to compete for the title of Miss Iowa, one must first compete in and
win a local competition. Local pageants are held at different locations around
the state from July through April to qualify for the state competition, which is
always the first full week of June. For more details on each local competition,
please click on the links below. Miss Iowa also accepts a limited number of
Fair/Festival and College Homecoming Queens who meet certain requirements. For
more information about competing with a current Fair/Festival or Homecoming
Queen title, please email
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To compete for Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen, one
should also first compete in and win a local competition. Local
competitions are held at different locations around the state from July through
March to qualify for the state competition, which
is always the first full week of June. Miss Iowa also accepts a limited number
of "At-Large" contestants in the Teen divisions.
Details for competing "At-Large" are released in early spring after all local
competitions have been completed. For more information, please email
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2021 MISS IOWA LOCAL COMPETITIONS
(For contact info, check the clickable links below.)
● Miss Clinton County / River City - August 7, 2021 (DeWitt High School Performing Arts Center)
● Miss Scott County - August 14 2021 (Davenport Junior Theatre)
● Miss Greater Des Moines and Miss Metro- August 21, 2021 (Drake University in Des Moines)
● Miss Burlington - August 28, 2021
● Miss Eastern Iowa - September 11, 2021
● Miss Southeast Iowa / Henry County - September 18, 2021 (Iowa Wesleyan Chapel Theatre in Mount Pleasant)
● Miss Johnson County / Corridor - TBD
● Miss Muscatine - TBD
● Miss Iowa Preliminaries, MIOTeen Competition, and Miss Finals - June 9-11, 2022 (Adler Theatre in Davenport)
Details will be updated as they become available.