Here are some important dates to remember if you are or are planning to compete for the title of Miss DC 2018:
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. — Free Information Session for Prospective Contestants at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School - 1620 L St NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. RSVP to Jim Lindsay at jglindsay@hotmail.com.  You may also email Jim with any questions. 
  • January 17, 2018– Preliminary Fact Sheet due to Jim Lindsay via e-mail to jglindsay@hotmail.com
  • January 19, 2018 – Prospective contestants notified of workshop talent and interview time slots via e-mail
  • January 27, 2018, approximately 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m.– Preliminary Workshop in Interview and Talent at "Alley Powered by Verizon" 2055 L Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. (You must bring copies of eligibility documents and signed eligibility checklist with you;  individual time slots to be given six days in advance)
  • ​February 10-11, 2018 – Miss DC Finalists’ Orientation Weekend
  • March-June 2018 – Mock Interviews/Opportunities to Perform Talent/Community Service Projects
  • June 11-14, 2018 – Mandatory Pageant Rehearsals in evenings of week leading up to pageant (Monday through Thursday)
  • June 16, 2018 – Contestant Interviews in late morning and afternoon (location to be announced)
  • June 17, 2018 – Final Competition: All-day Rehearsal and Pageant at Arena Stage
  • Two weeks after pageant – Miss DC national paperwork due to Miss America Organization
  • July or August 2018 – Miss DC attends Orientation with other national contestants (exact dates and location to be announced)
  • September 2018– 98th annual Miss America Competition in Atlantic City. N.J. (about two weeks in early-mid-September). Finals televised live on ABC.

​*Note: While attending the info session is not mandatory in order to attend the Preliminary Workshop, attendance is strongly encouraged, even if you have competed in Miss DC before.  Attendance does not obligate one to attend the workshop or compete.  Please come out and learn more about the process for competing for Miss DC 2018!
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*All dates and locations are subject to change.