Pageant Eligibility
Miss AFRICA USAŽ
• Must be at least 18 and under 27 years of age as of February 1, 2006.
• Must not be married, never have been married, and never have had a marriage
annulled. Must never have given birth to a child, can not be pregnant or be a parent.
• Must be of good health and moral character.
• Must be a female African or descendant of an African country and at least
one of the following must be true:
1) Must now reside in their state as their permanent and primary residence for a period
of at least six (6) months immediately prior to the beginning of their state pageant (although they may have attended college
or University elsewhere); or
2) Must have resided in their state as a full-time student at a college or university
for one entire semester immediately prior to the beginning of their state pageant, and they are continuing to reside in their
state as a full-time student (although they may have spent or be spending the summer in another state).
• Must agree, that if selected to represent their state in the Miss AFRICA USAŽ Pageant, they will participate in that pageant, and will abide by all the rules and
regulations governing that pageant. If they win the Miss AFRICA USAŽ, they
must agree to participate in the Miss AFRICA WORLDŽ,, and to abide by the
rules and regulations governing that pageant.
• No contestant or any member of their immediate family can be employed by Desbey
Inc, FOX, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliated or related companies. (If contestant or any member of their immediate
family is employed by any of the foregoing or any firm or corporation controlled or affiliated with any of them, then they
must notify the state director immediately, in writing, so that their eligibility may be determined.
• Must be willing to release, unconditionally and forever, any claim against
Miss AFRICA USAŽ,, Its parent and affiliated or related companies and their respective
officers, directors, partners, employees, agents and assigns, which they may have by virtue of their participation in their
state pageant, or by any use of their name, likeness, voice, and/or biography in connection with their state pageant, including
use in promotional and advertising material.
• Must understand and agree that all issues as to eligibility shall be determined
by Miss AFRICA USAŽ,, and they must agree to abide by that determination both as to
themselves and other applicants.