Miss Ohio 2009: Cardinals Flight

Wednesday: Evening Gown and Onstage Question
Thursday: Talent: Shannon O'Neill, winner
Friday: Swimsuit: Katie Camp, winner

#9. Miss Miami Valley, Katie Camp

Education: Wright State/ Business Marketing
Talent: tap dance "Big Time"
Platform: Choose Children Volunteer
Pageant Past: Top 12 in '08





#10. Miss Buckeye State,
Courtney Monk

Education: Anderson University/ Music Education
Talent: vocal "Someone Like You"
from the musical Jekyll and Hyde
Platform: Importance of Music in Education
Pageant Past: first time Miss Ohio contestant



#11. Miss Maumee Valley,
Shannon O'Neill

Education: Fordham University/ Communication & Middle East Studies
Talent: vocal "As if we never said goodbye"
from the musical Sunset Boulevard
Platform: T.O.N.E. our Children: teaching about obesity, nutrition & exercise
Pageant Past: Top 12 in '08, Interview award


#12. Miss Lake Festival, Ellen Bryan

Education: Ball State/Telecommunications
Talent: vocal "I want to go to Hollywood"
from the musical Grand Hotel
Platform: Lightning Awareness
Pageant Past: first time Miss Ohio contestant

#13. Dropped out

#14. Miss Scioto Valley, Alyssa Hanson

Education: Ohio State/Communication & Vocal Performance
Talent: vocal "Til there was you"
from the musical The Music Man
Platform: Promoting Positive Self Esteem in Young Women
Pageant Past: competed in '07 and '08


#15. Miss All*American City,
Katie Bowen

Education: Ohio Northern/ Clinical Laboratory Science
Talent: flute "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
Platform: Special Olympics: Disability Doesn't Mean Inability
Pageant Past: first time Miss Ohio contestant


#16. Miss Ohio Valley, Kristen Haas

Education: Bowling Green/ Exercise Science & Dance Performance
Talent: jazz dance "Diamonds are a girls best friend"
Platform: Preventing Heart Disease in Women
Pageant Past: competed in '06 and '07, Top 12 in '08