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America's Beauty is a competition for American women aged 19 to 29, where contestants showcase their beauty, talent, intelligence, and social projects aimed at making an influence on American society & tackle the country's main problems.

## Format

The competition has been held annually since 2011, and includes 3 main rounds :

* **Round 1 - Lifestyle & Fitness / Talent**

The 53 contestants (from 50 states, plus District Of Columbia, Puerto Rico & The Virgin Islands) are placed in one of 9 groups according to their geographical divisions.

They first compete in **Activewear** to showcase their fitness & athletic lifestyle , then they compete in **Talent** and perform a unique act of theirs.

Each of the 2 categories consist half of the final score . On average, the Top 50% contestants from each round qualify to the next round, totaling 29 contestants, plus a selected **Contestant's Choice**, the losing candidate who received the most votes from her mates

* **Round 2 - Quality Of Life**

The 30 Semi-Finalists compete in one of 4 groups (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) and present their "**Quality of Life**" initiative , in which they create a social project that aims to tackle and serve a social purpose of their choice.

Scores from Round 1 make 20% of the overall score.

A total of 15 contestants qualify to the final round, plus **America's Choice**, a losing candidate that received the most votes from the american public.

* **Round 3 - Coronation Night**

The 16 Finalists start the night by competing in **Swimsuits**, showcasing their attitude, confidence and energy. The 11 finalists with the highest scores move on to the next phase.

The **Top 11** compete in Evening Gowns, to show their poise, grace and elegance. Only the 7 contestants with the highest scores remain.

Finally, the **Top 7** compete one last time in Jury's Q&A, where each has 30 seconds to answer a question asked by one jury member.

The jury then ranks the Top 7 by their Q&A answer, also taking into consideration their entire performance in all three rounds.

The rankings are added together, and America's Beauty is announced, with 2 Runners Up.

## Editions

### Division Winners :

Notes :

**1** Contestant Was Eliminated In Round 2.

**2** Contestant Made It To The Top 13/16.

**3** Contestant Made It To The Top 9/11.

**4** Contestant Made It To The Top 6/7.

**5** Contestant Was A Runner-Up.

**6** Contestant Won Her Year's Competiton.

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