Friday, November 2, 2007

Miss Maumee Valley and Miss All*American City Contestants

I still haven't heard if Sunday's pageant will be giving out two, or three crowns, but here are the contestants!

Maria Minnick is a senior at Toledo’s Notre Dame Academy. [This is her first pageant of the season.]

Jillian Dansko is a tap dancing pageant veteran. She is a graduate of John Carroll University who advocates Artisitic Involvement for the Disabled. At Miss Ohio this year she danced to “Ramalama Bang Bang” as Miss Greater Dayton; she was a Swimsuit preliminary winner as Miss North Coast and was in the Top 10 as Miss Buckeye State. [This season: Jillian was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Miami Valley.]




Becky Minger studies Interpersonal Communications at Bowling Green State University. She is a vocalist who advocates Youth Self-esteem with her platform "It's not your booty, it's your inner beauty." She competed at Miss Ohio this summer as Miss Northwestern Ohio and was 1st Runner-up last year as Miss Greater Dayton. [This season: Becky was 2nd Runner-up and Swimsuit winner at Miss Lake Erie/ Northern Ohio.]




Emily Pheils is a Broadcast Journalism major at Bowling Green State University. I am unsure of Emily’s platform or talent, but she was the First Runner-up to Miss Ohio Teen International this spring. [This is her first pageant of the season.]





Jessica Nelson is an active senior at Toledo’s Bowsher High School, who plans to go into veterinary medicine. She is a vocalist and her platform is Living With Dyslexia:Benefits of Early Detection. Jessica has a second blog for her student group DISS: Dyslexic Individuals Supporting Students. [This is her first pageant of the season.]





Jessica Barrett is studying Microbiology at Miami University (of Ohio). She is a Broadway vocalist who advocates Organ Donation. She won a Non-finalist Talent Award this year at Miss Ohio as Miss West Central Ohio and was also a finalist in Fourpoints Magazine’s cover girl contest. [This is her first pageant of the season.]





Kristy Moneysmith is a vocalist who studies Psychology at Wright State University; her platform is Mentoring Through Leadership. [This season: Kristy was 3rd Runner-up at Miss West Central Ohio and won the Talent award at Miss Miami Valley.]





Emily Cousino is a vocalist who advocates Heart Start Education. She studies Art Therapy and Business and Computer Systems at Lourdes College. This year at Miss Ohio as Miss Mansfield she won the Non-finalist Interview award. [This season: Emily was First Runner-up at both Miss Portsmouth/ Scioto Valley and Miss Lake Erie/ Northern Ohio, and won Interview at the later.]




Heather Wells is a dancer majoring in Communications at Youngstown State University. Her platform is "Hey kids, don't sit get fit!" [This season: Heather was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Greater Cleveland/ Open City, she competed at Miss Lake Erie/ Northern Ohio and was 1st Runner-up at Miss North East Ohio.]




April O’Brien is a vocalist who attends Bethany College. Her platform is Body Confidence in Young Women. [This season: April competed at Miss North East Ohio and Miss Clayland.]





Krystle Formosa is a vocalist who studies Fashion Merchandising and Business Management at Kent State University. She has competed in several pageants, yet I don't know her platform. [This season: Krystle competed at Miss North Coast.]





Amy Allen is a vocalist whose platform is Urban Renewal through Habitat for Humanity. She holds a Master in Business Administration from Mount Vernon Nazarene. Amy is no stranger to the pageant system, having won many Spirit awards. [This season: Amy won the Spirit award at Miss Greater Clevelant/ Open City, she competed at Miss Lake Erie/ Northern Ohio and won the Interview award at Miss Clayland.]




Krysten Chambers is a Tahitian dancer who studies Speech Communications and Political Science at Miami University (of Ohio). I believe her platform is Youth Literacy; Kyrsten was Miss West Central Ohio 2005 and a finalist in Fourpoints Magazine’s cover girl contest. [This is her first pageant of the season.]





Ashley Hartman, a lyrical dancer, is a Communications major at the University of Akron. She advocates Internet Safety, so of course she has a website, click here to check it out! [This season: Ashley was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Portsmouth/ Scioto Valley.]

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