2025 Miss PBS WR

Welcome

Welcome to the Miss Phi Beta Sigma Western Region Scholarship Pageant! Congratulations on taking the first step toward earning the title of Miss Phi Beta Sigma, Western Region. Our biennial pageant will be held at San Diego State University. We’re thrilled about your interest in joining us for this special event.

Established in 1973, the Miss Phi Beta Sigma Scholarship Pageant honors the achievements of exceptional collegiate women. This competition celebrates not only beauty but also intelligence and character. As a Fraternity, we deeply value and respect the contributions of women and aim to highlight them in a meaningful and dignified way.

We are currently seeking poised, intelligent, and graceful women who embody scholarship, elegance, and style to represent the Western Region as Miss Phi Beta Sigma 2025-2026. Please take a moment to carefully review this letter and the full contents of the entry packet. We encourage you to bookmark this information—it contains everything you'll need as a contestant, including helpful guidance as you prepare for the competition. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our Pageant Chairman, Bro. Jalen Dudley, at any time.

Participating in the Miss Phi Beta Sigma Western Region Pageant is a truly unique and rewarding experience. You’ll build confidence, sharpen your public speaking and interview skills, develop lifelong friendships, and become part of one of the largest scholarship networks for young women in the world. Our dedicated committee works year-round to make this opportunity and financial support available to you.

By submitting your application, you are committing to participate in the Miss Phi Beta Sigma Western Region Program. Once applications are received, we begin essential preparations—assigning escorts, designing souvenir journals, organizing interview schedules, and preparing judge materials. Please ensure your decision to compete is well-considered before submitting your application.

Yours in Service,

Bro. Sidney Jackson, Jr.
Regional Director | WR
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated
Phone: (310) 563-8752 ext. #9
director@pbswest.org

"Servant Leadership"

Purpose

The purpose of the Miss Phi Beta Sigma Scholarship Pageant is to develop women that will embody principles of self-confidence and self-worth, and to publicly recognize women who have obtained personal, professional and community achievements; to provide unique opportunities for young women to win scholarship awards; to create and maintain a system of competition which will enhance career opportunities and produce role models representing positive values; to utilize the Miss Phi Beta Sigma name to promote issues of concern and to encourage and promote the role of women in all aspects of our society.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• Applicants must not be older than 25 years of age.
• Applicants are expected to attend their local fraternity hosted events
• Applicants must not currently hold any pageant competition title representing any other fraternity.
• If chosen to be a regional contestant, must raise a minimum of $2,500.00 in ads.
• No fire, water or animal acts are permitted.
• Rehearsals are mandatory and all contestants are required to attend.
• In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker question will be asked.
• Please be courteous and professional to all fellow contestants.

This pageant is a non-discriminatory event open to all females regardless of:

• Race and/or National Origin
• Religion
• Undergraduate or graduate classification
• Organization affiliation
• Contestants must not be older than 25 years old

Application Deadline

The pageant application must be submitted by Friday, April, 4, 2025, with both a one page personal biography and a color head shot photo. All photos are the property of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Judging Criteria

The Pageant judging system is designed to promote diversity, individuality and overall achievement among all contestants. Judges score the individual contestants immediately following each phase of the competition. Contestants are scored totally on a 1-100 point scale in whole numbers; within each category (more than one contestant may receive the same score). There is one panel of judges for the entire competition. All judges have been educated about the Miss Phi Beta Sigma Western Region Pageant 2025 Judging System and represent a variety of professional sectors within their communities. Contestants may receive an additional 5-25 fundraising points (maximum 25) for the sale of advertisements in excess of the $2,500 minimum ad sales requirements.

Categories

1. On-Stage Introduction - This portion of the pageant is where the pageant contestants formally introduce themselves to the judges and audience. (Overall first impression, personality, appearance, ability to dialogue in conversation)
   
   The on-stage introduction portion will be worth 25 points.


2. Presentation - (Creativity and personal introduction (overall appearance and demeanor of the contestant).
   
   The on-stage introduction portion will be worth 15 points.


3. Talent Competition - Talents may not exceed seven minutes. Talent presentations must be live on stage and not by use of projection. This does not preclude the utilization of recorded background music as long as you, yourself, are performing live.
   
   NO: Fire batons, sword and/or knife twirling, bow and arrow skills, or any other talent that would constitute danger to anyone. Props that require excessively large stage areas and complicated setting up and striking will not be permitted. Live animals are not permitted.
   
   Depending on the type of movement a contestant has planned and the limitations of the sound system, you should decide upon which type of microphone you will need for your performance (stand microphone, handheld microphone or wireless microphone). You must make these arrangements with the Pageant Event Coordinator well in advance of the day of show.
   
   Recorded accompaniment must be on a usb. Regardless of the type of talent background music cannot have voices, instruments or other noises which mimic the talent of the contestant. (Example: A vocalist may have background vocals with “oohs and aahs” or other background lyrics, but cannot have a tape with a voice singing the melody line for the contestant to sing along with. The same would apply for instrumentalists, dancers and any other talent which could provide for an unfair advantage if a judge could not delineate from the recording and the live performance)
   
   Any props brought on stage must be integral to a contestant's performance. (i.e. No backdrops, banners or other extraneous decorations. Any additional questions should be directed towards the Pageant Event Coordinator)
   
   If technical difficulties prevent you from performing any phase of the competition, fairness dictates you will be allowed to restart. The decision for a restart will be made with consultation of the Pageant Event Coordinator and the judges’ panel.
   
   The talent competition will be worth 20 points.

4. Swimwear Competition - This phase of the competition will highlight posture and physical fitness. Contestants will wear a one-piece bathing suit of personal color choice. Swimsuits should be tasteful and complimentary to the figure. Over exposure of the body will not be tolerated. Each contestant will be responsible for the procurement of her own swimsuit on the university pageant level, however swimsuits will be provided for the regional and national competition.
   
   The Swimwear Competition will be worth 15 points.


5. Evening Gown Competition - For this portion of competition you are allowed to wear a traditional gown. Contestants are responsible for choosing their own gown prior to the date of the pageant; the contestant is also responsible for bringing the evening wear fully pressed and ready for the day of the show. Each contestant will be allowed a maximum of (2) two individuals behind stage to assist with dressing.
   
   The evening wear competition will be worth 20 points.


6. Question and Answer - Contestants will be asked 2-3 questions during the competition. Answers should be brief and to the point. Contestants are strongly encouraged to be up to date on current events and have a basic understanding about the founding and history of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. (Response in context with proper speech, grammar, and emotional control)
   
   The Question and Answer section of the competition will be worth 10 points.

Awards

2nd Runner Up<

• Flowers
• Sash

1st Runner Up

• Trophy
• Flowers
• Sash

Winner

• $1000.00 Scholarship
• Tiara
• Trophy
• Sash
• Flowers
• Sponsorship to attend Conclave Tampa

Obligations

• Partake in the promotion of Regional events
• Represent the Region at Fraternity, Conclave
• Represent regional pageants until 2027