Official State Finalist Packets for Miss New York Teen

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Congratulations!

You have been selected as an official contestant in the 2014 MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant. We have received hundreds of applicants throughout the State of New York and we feel that you have the necessary qualifications based on your photograph, telephone interview and the recommendations of our selection committee to become the new Miss New York Teen USA 2014! The MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant offers area young women a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to advance their personal, professional & humanitarian goals.

We have an incredible weekend planned for you. PRIZES – AWARDS – SCHOLARSHIPS - MODELING - GLAMOUR - EXCITEMENT ... and the crowning of the new Miss New York Teen USA. If you are crowned Miss New York Teen USA, the most thrilling and exciting part of the reign is the opportunity to compete for the prestigious title of Miss Teen USA. Our new Miss New York Teen USA will be the state representative in the 2014 MISS TEEN USA® pageant, viewed by a worldwide web audience! The MISS TEEN USA® pageant is sponsored by some of the most renowned companies in the world, including, Sherri Hill Fashions, New York Film Academy, Farouk Systems, IMAGE Skin Care and Diamond Nexus Labs.

This is truly an exciting and wonderful opportunity for you, but a lot of work must be done before you walk out on stage and meet the spotlights. Each contestant is responsible for raising a sponsorship. This sponsorship will help cover all your expenses during the Pageant weekend, as well as contributing to the cash and prize awards. The only other requirement is a $295.00 non-refundable registration fee. We understand the time and effort involved in raising sponsors, so we urge you to send in your registration fee today.

Once we receive your registration fee, along with the Registration Application and signed Preliminary Agreement, we will then mail you your Official State Finalist packet, and you can get started. Your State Finalist packet will include all the materials you will need to prepare for the 2014 Miss New York Teen USA pageant. You will not be considered a state finalist until you have registered. The sooner your registration fee is in, the sooner you can concentrate on the competition, so start now!

Each State Finalist will be judged in three areas: Swimsuit, Evening Gown and Interview. During the competition, you will be asked to model an evening gown and swimsuit of your choice; a panel of judges will also individually interview you. These areas of competition are equally weighed and designed to help showcase your ability to serve as a role model to your peers. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your stage presence, poise, physical fitness, personality, and communication skills. You will receive more information on wardrobe guidelines and be given detailed information regarding your preparations in your Official State Finalist packet.

Our program is an excellent vehicle for young women who are recognized as the elite of today and tomorrow. These young women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. Many contestants and titleholders have had many new doors open and opportunities come their way just by participating in the pageant. Internships with major news organizations, modeling contracts, humanitarian aides, actresses and spokes models are just a few examples of our contestants’ accomplishments.

The MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® pageants are an NBCUniversal Media, LLC and Donald J. Trump partnership. Miss Teen USA® spends her year building relationships with organizations devoted to education and action, such as Best Buddies, D.A.R.E., Girl Talk, Sparrow Clubs and Project Sunshine. She will spend her year speaking with her peers about issues affecting teens such as peer pressure, bullying, alcohol and drugs, and hopefully a generation will be listening.

PO Box 61064  Potomac, MD 20859  Phone 301.299.3416  Fax 301.299.0335 Official Preliminaries to the MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® pageants. Independently produced by D&D Investments, Inc. under license from Miss Universe L.P., LLLP MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA®, and MISS TEEN USA® and all variants thereof, the "Woman with Stars" Logo and the crown designs are all registered trademarks and copyrights of Miss Universe L.P., LLLP.

Participating in this pageant will be fun and exciting as well as provide an opportunity to develop your interests, interpersonal skills and increase self-esteem. We hope that each young woman will leave with great memories, strong friendships and a defining, enriching experience. You alone can make a difference in the future of many, by giving of your time to those in need. What better way to do this than being an official contestant? We are delighted that you are interested in our program and invite you to join us for this prestigious event.

In order to participate, you will only need:  One (1) Evening Gown  One (1) Swimsuit  One (1) Interview Outfit  One (1) Opening Number Outfit – pink (any shade) cocktail dress with nude, silver or gold heels  A Sponsorship Fee  A Program Book Photo  A $295.00 Registration Fee (*non-refundable)

As an Official State Finalist, you will receive exclusive information and discounts from our pageant sponsors, a complimentary Orientation Seminar, a free copy of an Official State Pageant program book, and a gift bag including MISS TEEN USA® items, and many other fun gifts!

Last summer at the beautiful Atlantis Resort – Paradise Island, before a worldwide web audience, a star- studded panel of judges chose Logan West from Connecticut, as Miss Teen USA 2012. This year, the 2013 MISS TEEN USA® pageant is once again being held at the fabulous Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas on Saturday, August 10, 2013; it will again be streamed LIVE to a worldwide web audience.

The 62nd annual MISS USA® pageant was televised LIVE on NBC from The Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 16, 2013 and was one of the year’s most watched live television events. In front of a worldwide audience our very own Nana Meriwether, Miss USA, crowned Miss Connecticut USA, Erin Brady as Miss USA 2013! Erin is a 25 year-old from East Hampton, Connecticut and is a Financial Accountant for Prudential Retirement in Hartford, CT. She graduated from Central Connecticut University with a degree in Finance and a minor in Criminal Justice. Our own Stacie Juris, Miss Illinois USA 2013 was named second runner-up and our own Kasey Staniszewski, Miss Maryland USA 2013 was a semi-finalist! We are extremely proud of Joanne Nosuchinsky, Miss New York USA 2013 who represented our state so beautifully.

Nikki Orlando, Miss New York Teen USA 2013, is extremely busy making appearances throughout the great state of New York, as well as preparing for her main event, the 2013 MISS TEEN USA® pageant, streaming live on the web from the beautiful Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas on August 10, 2013! You can follow Nikki & Joanne’s exciting adventures throughout their year on Facebook and Twitter; visit our state website for the direct links to their pages. We are excited about the many opportunities that lie ahead for all our titleholders! This year…It Could Be You!

There is more information in the pages to follow, be sure to read it all. If you or your parents have any questions, please give us a call at 301-299-3416 or e-mail us at [email protected]. We are standing by to answer any questions. Again, congratulations on taking the first steps on an incredible journey. We want to make this pageant a lifetime memory for you!

Sincerely,

Deborah N. Miller & Cynthia J. Provost

State Directors – MISS TEEN USA®- MISS USA ®

www.missusa.com  www.missteenusa.com ® ® MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA and MISS NEW YORK USA are independently produced by D&D Investments, Inc. under license from Miss Universe, L.P., LLLP ® MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA and all variants thereof, and the "Woman with Stars" Logo and the crown designs are all registered trademarks and copyrights of Miss Universe L.P., LLLP ® ® ® ® MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA and MISS NEW YORK USA are the official preliminaries to the MISS TEEN USA and MISS USA pageants

Dear Parents:

Joining in the excitement of a major State Pageant can be very rewarding for a young lady. It will enable her to meet new friends, enjoy an atmosphere of glamour and fashion, and develop the poise, confidence, interpersonal and career-enhancing skills, which in later life will be respected and even admired!

We review hundreds of applicants throughout the State of New York and we feel that your daughter has the necessary qualifications based on her photograph, telephone interview and the recommendations of ® our selection committee to become the new MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA 2014!

Our 2014 MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant is the Official Preliminary to the 2014 MISS TEEN USA® pageant. The MISS TEEN USA® and the MISS USA® pageants are a Donald J. Trump and NBCUniversal Media joint venture. Since MISS USA® began in 1952 and MISS TEEN USA® in 1983, tens of thousands of women in the fifty states and the District of Columbia have contributed to making the competition a national tradition. The winner of the 2014 MISS USA® pageant will go on to compete for the prestigious title of MISS UNIVERSE®.

Unlike many pageants, the 2014 MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant does not require a performing talent, a platform, an essay, or proof of community service. Rather, our program is designed to discover the poise, personality and beauty within your daughter. All our participants will be given instruction to enhance their pageant interview skills, and will work in groups and, where requested, one on one with our producers and directors on runway and stage presentation techniques. For many thousands of young women who have participated in the Official Preliminaries of the MISS TEEN USA® and MISS USA® pageants, the experience will be remembered for a lifetime.

The 2014 MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant will be held at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center in Purchase, NY, before a large audience. The contestants will be chaperoned and their meals and lodging will be provided at The Renaissance Westchester Hotel, by the MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant; and we treat our contestants well! If you wish, you and your family and friends may stay at the hotel; we have asked the hotel to make rooms available to you, at a rate reduced from their normal charge. More information will be provided on how to make reservations after your daughter has registered.

Please make sure that you review with your daughter all of the materials you receive from the Pageant and visit our website as well at: www.missnewyorkusa.com, so that you and she will be familiar with our program. Also, if you have any questions, you may feel free to contact us. Our entire staff is dedicated to the tradition of the MISS TEEN USA®, MISS USA®, and MISS UNIVERSE® pageants, and to making this pageant a lifetime memory for your daughter.

Respectfully,

Deborah N. Miller and Cynthia J. Provost State Directors - MISS TEEN USA® - MISS USA®

OFFICIAL ENTRY INFORMATION Venue: Purchase College Performing Arts Center Purchase, NY – January 17, 18 & 19, 2014

Hotel: The Renaissance Westchester West Harrison, New York

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® 2014, who will represent our state at the national 2014 MISS TEEN USA® pageant. The MISS TEEN USA® pageant is viewed by a worldwide web audience!! ______

TO QUALIFY:

 You must be female and a U.S. citizen.  You must have lived in the state of New York for at least 6 months or be a full-time student within the state.  You must be at least 14 years of age but still under 19 on February 1, 2014.  You must never have been married, had a marriage annulled, be a parent or guardian, or have given birth to a child, nor be pregnant.

WARDROBE REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE PAGEANT:

 One (1) floor-length evening gown  One (1) one-piece conservative swimsuit, preferably a solid color  One (1) interview outfit – a nice suit, dress, or other stylish outfit  One (1) opening number outfit– pink (any shade) cocktail dress with nude, silver or gold heels

PRELIMINARY JUDGING IS BASED ON:

 Interview -1/3 of the score  Evening Gown Competition – 1/3 of the score  Swimsuit Competition – 1/3 of the score  There is no performing talent or essay competition!

www.missusa.com  www.missteenusa.com MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® and MISS NEW YORK USA® are independently produced by D&D Investments, Inc. under license from Miss Universe, L.P., LLLP MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® and all variants thereof, and the "Woman with Stars" Logo and the crown designs are all registered trademarks and copyrights of Miss Universe L.P., LLLP MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® and MISS NEW YORK USA® are the official preliminaries to the MISS TEEN USA® and MISS USA® pageants

As a state finalist, you will be our guest and the guest of your sponsors for three big days beginning January 17, 2014. We promise fun…excitement…something of value. You will make new and close friends…receive direction and guidance in runway presentation, speech and stage techniques…work with a show producer, director and choreographer. You will take part in both stage shows – Saturday, January 18th is the Presentation Show and Sunday, January 19th is the actual pageant when we will crown our new Miss New York Teen USA 2014!

REGISTRATION

Now that you have been selected as a contestant, your next step is to register. There is a $295.00 non-refundable registration fee. Once we receive your registration fee, we will mail you your MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® State Finalist Packet. This packet is filled with important information including your sponsor forms so that you can get started. Attached you will find a Registration Application form and Preliminary Agreement included in these materials. You will need to complete and sign these forms and mail them back to us along with your $295.00 registration fee. For your convenience, you may also submit the registration fee online using PayPal or a Credit Card. You will find that feature in the Contestant Corner section of our website. Please remember that in order to complete the registration process, you must also mail the Registration Application and Preliminary Agreement to the pageant office.

Your deadline to return the required paperwork and fee is within 7 days upon the receipt of your e-mail acceptance notification. In producing a show of this caliber, it is essential that our Official State Finalist roster be completed as soon as possible. Please make every effort to meet your deadline. However, if you run into a problem, do not hesitate to contact us at 301.299.3416 or [email protected] so that we may hold your spot.

SPONSORSHIP FEE:

Once you have registered as an Official State Finalist, there is a sponsorship. The sponsorship covers your activities during the entire course of the pageant weekend. This includes a pageant orientation seminar (information to follow), an incredible 3-day/2-night pageant weekend at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel and Purchase College Performing Arts Center, lodging, transportation to and from all pageant weekend rehearsals and events, meals, dance party, production costs, advertising costs, printing costs, prizes and awards, and of course sending our new Miss New York Teen USA 2014 to the national 2014 MISS TEEN USA® pageant!

The sponsorship program is wonderful because you should be able to enter this pageant at little or no cost to yourself or your family, and still be part of an opportunity of a lifetime. The sponsorship is $1500.00 for our State Finalists, and it is not due now. You will receive sponsorship guidelines and your specific due dates in the next packet you will receive from the pageant offices once you’ve finished registering. As an added incentive, if you submit the total amount of your sponsorship on or before your first installment deadline, you will receive a $100 discount off the entire fee, bringing your total amount due down to $1400.

Your sponsorship may come from businesses, civic clubs, family, friends and neighbors. You may sponsor yourself, or have as many sponsors as you wish. As a State Finalist, we will send you a Sponsorship Packet that will include specific details and forms that will help you obtain your sponsorship. Ample time will be provided for you to secure your sponsorship. Sponsorship has never been a problem to a dedicated State Finalist, but you have to work at it. If you want to…you can! It could pay off in ways you’ve never dreamed! GOOD LUCK!

Our office hours are: Monday – Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST Telephone: 301.299.3416  Fax: 301.299.0335 www.missnewyorkusa.com E-mail: [email protected] www.missusa.com www.missteenusa.com

® (For office use only) 2014 MISS NEW YORK USA ® SENT: MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA  Check/Money Order Registration Application  PayPal  DVD

PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NEATLY

First & Last Name: ______

Current Mailing Address: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip Code: ______

Home Phone: (______) ______- ______Cell #: (______) ______- ______

D.O.B.: _____/_____/_____ Current Age: ______Age you will be on February 1, 2014:______

*If you are 18 yrs old on Check one:  MISS NEW YORK USA *Must be at least 18, but under 27 years of age on 2/1/2014 2/1/14 - you may compete  MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA *Must be at least 14, but under 19 years of age on 2/1/2014 in either age division, please check one

We require all contestants to provide a valid e-mail address to receive periodic correspondence. Please list the address that you would like to get future information sent to. You may list a parent’s address if you do not have one of your own. Please print legibly.

E-mail Address: ______

Emergency Contact: ______Phone # (______) ______- ______Relationship to you: ______Type of phone #: Cell Home Work Email : ______Copy this address on ALL future emails? Y/ N

Please list occupation or name of school if student: ______How did you hear about us? ______If you have previously competed in this pageant, please list the last year in which you competed: ______

Preliminary Eligibility Questions Please circle one: a) Have you been and will you continue to be a permanent resident in the state of New York for the full 6 month period prior to the state pageant, from June 17th through January 19th, 2013? YES NO b) If no to the above, are you an out-of-state resident who will complete one entire semester, trimester or summer session at a New York college or university by December 31, 2013 and will continue as full-time after that date? N/A YES NO c) If currently employed, do you work in the state in which you reside? N/A YES NO d) Do you or anyone in your immediate household or family currently work for (paid or volunteer) the state pageant, the Miss Universe Organization, NBC Universal, the Trump Organization or any of its affiliates? YES NO If yes, explain:______e) Have you ever appeared on or applied to any TV show/contest, game, competition or reality show or a motion picture film? YES NO If yes, explain:______f) Have you ever been charged with the admission of a crime, appeared in public or photographed in a state of full or partial nudity, or engaged in any illegal activity that might bring disrepute or scandal to yourself? YES NO Explain:______g) Are there any images of you on any public website or forum? (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Modeling/Acting sites, etc…) If so, please list all web addresses:______YES NO h) Do you have any agency or management contract currently in effect? Expires: ______YES NO

*Answers to any of the above questions may not necessarily lead to disqualification; however, it is important that we are made aware so that your eligibility can be determined.*

To qualify, you must be (1) a female and a citizen of the United States (2) between the ages of 14 and 26 on 2/1/2014 and (3) never have been married, had a marriage annulled, be a parent or guardian, have given birth to a child, nor be pregnant.

PLEASE RETURN THE FOLLOWING Please pay on-line with a Credit Card or PayPal or send a check WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS: or money order payable to MISS NEW YORK USA for the

 Registration fee: $295 Registration Fee. Please complete this Registration Application and read and sign the Preliminary Agreement on the reverse side Check/Money Order Enclosed and return to our office at the following address: Paid On-Line Credit card or PayPal Pageant Headquarters  Completed Application & Signed MISS NEW YORK USA® Preliminary Agreement P.O. BOX 61064 Please call or e-mail for extension if needed! POTOMAC, MD 20859

PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT ® ® MISS NEW YORK USA – MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA An official preliminary to the 2014 MISS USA® pageant and the 2014 MISS TEEN USA® pageant Independently produced by D&D Investments, Inc.

Please Read Very Carefully!

® I hereby apply as an entrant in the 2014 MISS NEW YORK USA or 2014 MISS NEW YORK TEEN 13. I understand and agree that all issues as to my eligibility or that of other contestants shall ® USA pageant (together, the “State Pageants”) and the opportunity to compete in the national finals be determined by the State Pageants and MISS UNIVERSE L.P., LLLP, and I agree to abide ® ® of the MISS USA or MISS TEEN USA pageant, as the case may be, and I represent to and agree by that determination both as to myself and other applicants. Any decision to disqualify any with the State Pageants as follows: contestant or titleholder shall likewise be made by the State Pageants and MISS UNIVERSE

REPRESENTATIONS: L.P., LLLP, and I agree to abide by that determination both as to myself and other applicants.

1. MISS: I will be at least eighteen (18) and under twenty-seven (27) years of age on February 1, 2014. 14. I agree to abide by all the rules of the MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® or the MISS NEW YORK USA® pageant and the MISS USA® or MISS TEEN USA® pageant now in effect or as 2. TEEN: I will be at least fourteen (14) and under nineteen (19) years of age on February 1, 2014. announced from time to time hereafter. 3. I am not married, have never been married, and have never had a marriage annulled. I have 15. I understand and agree that my acceptance as a contestant for the title of MISS NEW never given birth to a child and am not now pregnant nor am I a parent or guardian of any other ® ® YORK TEEN USA or MISS NEW YORK USA and my continued consideration for the title of adult or minor person. These representations and warranties shall remain true through the State ® ® MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA or MISS NEW YORK USA is under the sole and complete Pageant and, if I win the State Pageant, through the 2014 Miss USA Pageant. ® discretion of the State Directors of the MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA or MISS NEW YORK ® 4. I have never participated in a previous national MISS USA® or MISS TEEN USA® pageant. USA pageant.

5. I have not participated and will not participate in any other state’s preliminary pageant to the 2014 16. I agree to permit my photograph, voice recording, and name to be used without charge for MISS USA® pageant or the 2014 MISS TEEN USA® pageant, including District of Columbia. all publicity and commercial purposes and any telecasts of the state and national pageants.

® 6. Prior to the date of this Application and Agreement, I have not been engaged in any activities 17. I agree that, if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA or MISS NEW ® which, if disclosed to the public, would bring or tend to bring myself or the MISS NEW YORK TEEN YORK USA, the terms of this Application and Agreement, including, without limitation, USA® or the MISS NEW YORK USA® pageant into disrepute, ridicule, or contempt. I am in good Sections 17 through 22, inclusive, shall continue to be binding upon me, and that any breach health and of good moral character. thereof shall, in addition to any other right or remedy of the State Pageants (including without limitation my disqualification, loss of title and return of prizes), entitle the State Pageants to 7. I am a female (recognized medically and legally as female in the United States) and a citizen equitable relief and the costs and expenses of obtaining the same, including reasonable of the United States and at least one of the following is true: (a) I now reside and have resided in attorneys’ fees. the State of New York as my permanent and primary residence for a period of at least six (6) months immediately prior to the beginning of the 2014 MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® or the MISS 18. I understand and agree that if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK TEEN ® ® NEW YORK USA® pageant which I have entered (although I may have attended college or USA or MISS NEW YORK USA , as one of my obligations, I will go to and stay in the host city ® ® university elsewhere); or (b) I have resided in the State of New York as a full-time student at a during the time required for me to appear in the MISS USA or MISS TEEN USA pageant. college or university and will complete or have completed one entire semester, trimester or summer ® 19. I understand and agree that if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK USA or session by December 31, 2013 and I will continue to reside in the State as a fulltime student at that ® ® MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA , all decisions concerning my preparation for the MISS USA or same school, college or university through the State Pageant and, if I win, through the 2014 Miss ® MISS TEEN USA pageant shall be made by my State Directors. To this end, and by way of USA Pageant (although I may have spent or be spending the summer in another state). example and not limitation, I agree (i) to utilize exclusively the services of the staff of the MISS ® ® 8. Neither I nor any member of my immediate family or anyone living in my household is currently NEW YORK USA or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA pageant, and each pageant sponsor in ® ® employed by or has been employed within the last two (2) years by, or is a close acquaintance of connection with my preparation for the MISS USA or MISS TEEN USA pageant; (ii) to wear, ® ® anyone employed within the last two (2) years by MISS UNIVERSE L.P., LLLP, any State Director in during the evening gown competition of the MISS USA or MISS TEEN USA pageant, a gown the MISS USA® and/or MISS TEEN USA® pageant system or any company or enterprise that the provided by the pageant sponsor; (iii) not to engage or continue the services of or Director may own or control, the National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Ernst & Young, Mr. Donald J. otherwise consult with (for monetary consideration or otherwise) any person, firm or other Trump, Trump Pageants, Inc., The Trump Organization, or any of the subsidiaries, affiliates or entity providing services in competition with a pageant sponsor; or (iv) not to engage or related companies of the foregoing, including without limitation, NBC Studios, Telemundo Network continue to use or consult with any interview, stage presentation, or other pageant coaches. I Group, Bravo, Style, CNBC, MSNBC, Hulu, E!, A & E and Sci Fi. (IF YOU OR ANY MEMBER OF understand and agree that any waiver of the provisions hereof shall require, in each instance, YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY IS EMPLOYED BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING OR ANY FIRM OR the prior written consent of my State Directors. Any consent given shall be for the specific CORPORATION CONTROLLED OR AFFILIATED WITH ANY OF THEM, THEN YOU MUST NOTIFY instance requested and shall not be deemed consent to any other request or instance. YOUR STATE DIRECTORS IMMEDIATELY IN WRITING, SO THAT YOUR ELIGIBILITY MAY BE DETERMINED.) 20. I represent and agree that, between the date of this Application and Agreement and the ® ® MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA or MISS NEW YORK USA competition, I have not and will not AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL CONTESTANTS: engage in any activities which, if disclosed to the public, would bring or tend to bring, myself or ® ® ® 9. I agree that if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK USA or the MISS NEW YORK the MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA or MISS NEW YORK USA pageant into disrepute, ridicule TEEN USA®, I will participate in the MISS USA® and/or MISS TEEN USA® pageant, as the case or contempt. may be, and abide by all the rules and regulations governing that pageant. If I win the MISS USA® ® 21. I understand and agree that if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK TEEN pageant, then I agree to participate in the MISS UNIVERSE pageant and abide by the rules and ® ® regulations governing that pageant. USA or MISS NEW YORK USA , my failure to comply with any of the terms, provisions, restrictions or obligations hereof shall, at the option of the State Directors of the MISS NEW 10. I understand that the sponsorship requirement is due in full prior to the first day of the state ® ® ® YORK USA or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA pageant, result in all or any of my pageant and agree that I am free to withdraw from the MISS NEW YORK USA or MISS NEW disqualification, loss of title, and my obligation to return immediately any and all prizes awarded. ® ® YORK TEEN USA competition at any time prior to my being crowned as MISS NEW YORK USA ® or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA®, but under no circumstances will I be entitled to a refund or 22. I understand and agree that if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK USA or ® to transfer to another contestant any fee or sponsorship money, either in full or in part, that I MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA , I will not permit the use of my name, photograph, image, or ® ® or my sponsors have paid. Likewise, if for any reason I shall be disqualified from the MISS NEW title as MISS NEW YORK USA or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA by anyone without the prior YORK USA® or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant, under no circumstances will I be entitled written consent of my State Directors. to a refund or to transfer to another contestant any fee or sponsorship money, either in full or in part, that I or my sponsors have paid. RELIANCE BY PAGEANT; EFFECT OF SIGNATURE 11. I agree that if I win or succeed to the title of MISS NEW YORK USA® or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA®, MISS USA® or MISS TEEN USA®, I will not participate in any pageants during the time 23. I understand and agree that the State Pageants are relying upon my representations and that I hold either of those titles unless authorized in writing by the State Pageants and MISS agreements set forth in this Application and Agreement as a material inducement to accepting my Application, and allowing me to compete for the title of MISS NEW YORK USA® or MISS NEW YORK UNIVERSE L.P., LLLP. ® TEEN USA . Any representations which are untrue or false in any respect, both when made and as of 12. I HEREBY RELEASE, UNCONDITIONALLY AND FOREVER, ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE the date of the MISS NEW YORK USA® or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant, or failure to PAGEANTS, MISS UNIVERSE L.P., LLLP, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS AND AFFILIATED OR comply with any agreement hereunder or any rule or regulation of the MISS NEW YORK USA® or RELATED COMPANIES AND OTHER RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, PARTNERS, EMPLOYEES, MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant of which I have had notice, may result in my disqualification AGENTS AND ASSIGNS, WHICH I MAY HAVE BY VIRTUE OF MY PARTICIPATION IN MY STATE from the MISS NEW YORK USA® or MISS NEW YORK TEEN USA® pageant. PAGEANT OR BY ANY USE OF MY NAME, LIKENESS, VOICE, AND/OR BIOGRAPHY IN CONNECTION WITH MY STATE PAGEANT, INCLUDING USE IN PROMOTIONAL AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL.

By my signature below, I, and, with respect to any contestant who is a minor, my parent or guardian, hereby acknowledge that: (i) all information on this application is true and accurate; (ii) I have read and agree to be bound by the eligibility requirements; (iii) even if I meet the eligibility requirements, the State Pageant has no obligation to select me as a contestant; (iv) all decisions by the State Pageant concerning selection of the contestants is final and not subject to challenge or appeal. I understand and agree that my continued participation is contingent upon my meeting the eligibility requirements above as well as those eligibility requirements set forth in any other documents required by the State Pageant. If selected, I agree to execute any waivers, release agreements and/or entry forms required by the State Pageant.

Signature of Applicant: ______Date: ______

Print Applicant Name: ______

Signature of Parent/Guardian: ______Date: ______(Parent /Guardian signature is REQUIRED if applicant is under 18 years of age. Please include registration fee; payable to Miss NY USA.)