National Ambassador

Allena Johnson - National Ambassador 2025

This title is unique as it recognizes individuals who not only excel in our judging categories but are also passionate about American Pageants and want to help shape the future of the program. Along with standard national titleholder duties, she will also work alongside American Pageants staff to coordinate a passion project. Candidates who choose to cross-compete for both their divisional title and the Ambassador title will designate which title they would prefer in the case they are the highest scorer for both titles.

Ambassador Judging Criteria

  • Each Ambassador candidate will submit a written statement describing their proposed Ambassador Project. The project can be focused on the future of American Pageants, AP’s charitable alliance with Special Olympics, or the candidate’s own goals. The proposal should answer all questions on the form and should not exceed two typed pages.

  • Ambassador candidates will submit the same three resumes as divisional candidates. The average of those three scores will be used for the Ambassador ballot.

  • Each Ambassador candidate will have a private seven minute interview with a different panel of judges. This interview is separate from the divisional interviews and will take place the day of optional competitions. During the interview, candidates will be asked clarifying questions about their proposals and resumes.

  • Ambassador candidates will compete in Personality Projection & Poise with divisional candidates. If a candidate is competing for both titles, she will only perform one time with that score being used for both ballots.

Eligibility

Any candidate that is 18 years old or older.

Ambassador candidates can compete for both their divisional title and the Ambassador title OR they can compete only for the National Ambassador title.

$300 - Titleholders wanting to cross-compete

$1000 - Candidates who want to compete solely for the National Ambassador title