Ms. Achievement®
Membership & World Competition
The Ms. Achievement membership is focused on three DWP pillars: community service, education, and mentorship. The annual professional development activities and competition were designed for individuals who have achieved success in these areas^ and wish to continue to make a difference.
Entry into the 2024 Ms. Achievement World Competition - Opens 8/1/2024
World Membership/Entry is $499 US dollar, plus shipping
Virtual World* Competition - Deadline to enter: July 1, 2025. All competition materials by July 1, 2025
Live Virtual Competition Interviews & Crowning on Saturday, July 19, 2025
The Ms. Achievement competition is for women residing internationally or living domestically in the US.
All contestants must be at least 21+ years old as of June 1 of the competition year. Contestants may be married, single, widowed, or divorced. Review application for additional details.
To represent a national/country/heritage title, the individual must have heritage of the country/area of the title application or live/lived in the country/area (deployment or residency on a military installation is acceptable). If selected to represent a nationality/country, individual will receive an appointed title (e.g., Ms. Achievement Mexico), certificate of achievement reflecting title, participation gifts (a premium level title sash - national white center/black trim & font - no rhinestones, 3 1/2" country/national full round DWP custom AB crown, DWP fitted women’s t-shirt and crown pin (pin added 11/18/2023), publicity on the Dr. World ® Productions social media, press release and participation in DWP professional development meetings. If selected, individual agrees to participate virtually** in the competition and abide by all rules and regulations. Please review application for all rules and regulations.
If a national/country title has been awarded for the competition year, an individual may choose to explore a state/province/region option.
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Anyone who is selected for membership and to represent a non-US state/province will receive an appointed title (e.g., Ms. Achievement Alberta), certificate of achievement reflecting title, participation gifts (a premium regional/country/area level title sash - black center/white trim & font - no rhinestones, 3" state crown w/adjustable band, DWP fitted women’s t-shirt and pin (pin added 11/18/2023), and publicity on the Dr. World ® Productions social media, press release and participation in DWP professional development meetings. If selected, contestant agrees to virtually participate in the competition as a state/providence/region representative and abide by all rules and regulations or forfeit appointed title. Please see application for all rules and regulations. If representing a state/providence, the membership fee would be $399 (plus shipping) as is for a US state title in the U.S.A. competition.
*Individuals representing a US state/US region may have the opportunity to complete for the Ms. Achievement U.S.A. title (see below) depending on the number of U.S.A. contestants. However, if 10 or less US state/US region contestants, those individuals will be combined into the World competition. If so, there will only be one title awarded, Ms. Achievement World. If combined into the World competition, US state/US region contestants will not receive any additional membership gifts; so, they would not be required to pay the additional $100.
*International contestants/titleholders/winners are responsible for all customs fees applied/required.
^In addition to various community service and mentoring activities, educational success may include the completion of a professional certificate (e.g., practical nursing), accredited associate, bachelor, master's degree, and/or honorary doctorate (honoris causa )^^. Education may also come in the form of on the job training. Therefore, OJT or entrepreneurship, which resulted in the owning and running of an active business, which is as the primary source of personal income, may be deemed educational success.
^^Individuals with an earned, accredited academic doctorate degree granted by a federally recognized postsecondary academic institution would need to compete in a one of the DWP "Dr." competitions.
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National 3 1/2 ", Full Design
National/Country 3 1/2"
Ms. Achievement®
Membership & National/U.S.A. Title Competition*
Entry into the 2024 Ms. Achievement U.S.A. Competition - Opens 8/1/2024.
Virtual National* Competition - Entry $399** US, plus shipping
Virtual Competition - Deadline to enter: July 1, 2025. All competition materials by July 1, 2025.
Live Virtual Competition Interviews & Crowning on Saturday, July 19, 2025
The Ms. Achievement's national competition is for women ages 21+ living in the United States or on a US military installation. May be married, single, widowed, or divorced.
Anyone who is selected for membership to represent a US state/US region will receive an appointed title (e.g., Ms. Achievement Kentucky), participation gifts (a premium level title sash, country 3" state level AB crown with adjustable band - below, labeled state, DWP fitted women’s t-shirt and crown pin (pin added 11/18/2023), publicity on the Dr. World ® Productions social media and participation in DWP professional development meetings. If selected, contestant agrees to participate virtually* in the competition and abide by all rules and regulations. Please review application for all rules and regulations.
The winner of Ms. Achievement U.S.A. title* receives 3 1/2' DWP custom full round crown (shown below) and a superior satin, double rhinestone banded premium level title sash.**
*Please note: For the 2024 competition, there must be 10 or more contestants for the U.S.A. title for prizes to be awarded. Depending on the number of national U.S.A. contestants, they may be combined into the World competition. If combined into the World competition, they will not receive any additional membership gifts; so, they would not be required to pay the additional $100.
**If residing outside the US, the contestant/titleholder/winner is responsible for all customs fees applied/required.
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Photo credit: Lindsay, self; Lisa, self; Anna, Veeglammed; and Stayc, Perfect Touch Photography.
National/Country 3 1/2", Full Round
National 3 1/2 ", Full Design
State 3 ", Band at back
State 3 ", Band at back
Please Note: For the Dr. competitions - On April 26, 2022, it was proposed and approved by the DWP advisory board, "going forward with the 11/2022-10/2023 competition year, no national-level appointed title* should be held two consecutive years by the same individual. Should there be extenuating circumstances [and the individual could not compete], which are deemed acceptable, the individual should be assigned an alternative title and the individual purchase their replacement sash, etc." However, skipping a competition year is allowed (e.g., 2020 and 2022). The proposal was applied to the Dr. World international/country/national titles as that was the example provided in the proposal. But, the intention of the proposal was for all DWP titles (Ms. Achievement [MA] World/U.S.A. & the Dr. Pageants) to be considered. The proposal and approval were not documented as such. So, this oversight will be corrected on 8/1/2022 MA and 10/23/2022 Dr. Pageants, after the last competition of the 2022 calendar year, and going forward. *This does not include1 1st RU North America title.
The Dr. World ® custom crown design is copyright protected, Ms. Achievevment ® (Reg. No. 7191780) and Because...Smart is Beautiful ® (Reg. No. 7082967) rights belong to the owner of Dr. Productions, LLC.
Photo credit: DeeAnna, Alan Mercer; Lily, Carlos Velez; Esther, unknown; Stayc, Perfect Touch Photography.