The mark consists of a ribbon forming an incomplete five-pointed star with the ribbon featuring a gradient of the colors purple, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. Partially overlaying to right side of the star are four bronze Chinese characters above seven bronze Chinese characters, above the stylized bronze wording "US STARLIGHT YOUTH", above the stylized bronze wording "TALENT COMPETITION".
The color(s) purple, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and bronze is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "MEIGUO XINGGUANG QINGSHAONIAN CAIYI DASAI" and this means "US STARLIGHT YOUTH TALENT COMPETITION" in English.
"US", "YOUTH", "TALENT COMPETITION", and the non-Latin characters that transliterate to "MEIGUO" and "QINGSHAONIAN CAIYI DASAI"