• MODEL AGE DIVISIONS, age determined on the date of your competition
  • Ambassador, ages 6 - 9
  • Preteen, ages 10 - 12
  • Junior Teen, ages 13 - 15
  • Teen, ages 16 - 18
  • Miss, ages 18 - 34, married, single, widowed, divorced.
  • Ms., ages 35 and up, married, single, widowed, divorced
  • Mrs., ages 21 and up, must be married

• MODEL ARES OF COMPETITION, age determined on the date of your competition
  • Go See Wear. Model wears a solid black or white tank top shirt, pants, and shoes of choice
  • Runway Wear. Model wears something they would see at the Oscars or Emmy's. 
  • Red Carpet Wear. Think couture, dramatic, and expressive. 
• All wardrobes should be age and family-friendly appropriate.

Models will model in each area of competition for round 1. During the awards, the Top 5 will be announced. All models should wear their Runway outfit for Round 2 of the Awards (finale) and will model those as part of the opening of the awards show.

TALENT COMPETITION

TALENT AGE DIVISIONS

• TALENT 
  • Junior Talent Showcase, enrolled in high school and below
  • Senior Talent Showcase, out of high school and above 

TALENT CATEGORIES, Cost is $75 per entry

• Vocal (maximum of 2 entries)
• Dance (maximum of 2 entries)
• Instrument (maximum of 2 entries)
• Model (maximum of 1 entry, outfit of choice)
• Acting (maximum of 2 entries)

CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

• Vocal and dance entries have a maximum time limit of 2 minutes per entry.
• Music for vocal and dance entries must be emailed by January 25, 2026, as an attachment to Amber@ubuproductions.org or submitted to her email via any submission platform.

• Acting has a maximum time limit of 90 seconds.
  • Props are permitted but set up or breakdown is included in the 90 second performance.
• Competitors in the instrumental category are responsible for bringing their own instruments.
  • Any accompanied music for instrumental entries must be emailed by January 25, 2026, as an attachment to Amber@ubuproductions.org or submitted to her email via any submission platform.

OPTIONAL COMPETITIONS

• Photogenic ($50 per entry, unlimited entries)
  • Photos must be turned in at registration and have your age division and name on them.
• Portfolio ($50 per entry, unlimited entries)
  • Portfolios must be turned in at registration and have your age division and name on them.
  • Portfolios should not have more than 20 photos in them.
  • A black portfolio book is preferred for photos.
• Headshot ($50 per entry, unlimited entries)
  • Headshots must be turned in at registration and have your age division and name on them.
• LIVE Photoshoot ($125, maximum of 1 entry)
  • Our staff will schedule your photoshoot.
  • Attire is outfit of choice
  • Our photographer will select winners.
  • Models must be able to follow directions from the photographer.
  • Outfit must be age appropriate and of good taste.
• Comp Card ($50 per entry, unlimited entries)
  • Card should be approximately 8.5” x 5.5” and on card stock paper.
  • What should be on your comp card? One to four pictures and a mixture of poses, natural head shot and the following measurements: Height, weight, bust, hips, shoe size, dress size, hair and eye color. It should also have your name, address, and phone number. 
• Art (unlimited entries) 
  • Artwork must be original and no larger than 24” tall or wide.
  • Artwork must be turned in at registration and have your age division and name on it.

Deadline for entries is February 1, 2026