Miss Ohio 2009: Preliminary Night Three Results

Swimsuit - $400

Katie Camp - Miss Miami Valley

Talent - $700
Jenna Wilson - Miss Lake Erie

With Katie's win, I can say that five out of the six preliminary winners this year at Miss Ohio are currently, or have held, titles I held as a contestant. Four out of six of the prelim winners hail from the greater Northwestern Ohio area. Does that make Jenna the odd woman out in my six degrees of pageant separation? No. She was my last Miss Ohio roommate!

Jenna's win marks the sixth consecutive preliminary award for the Miss Lake Erie program, which I has only been around for seven years! Correct me if I'm wrong, but ED James Grimes' impressive track record goes something like this: 2009: Jenna Wilson - Talent; 2008: Kasey Wilson - Talent, Swimsuit, 3rd RU; 2007: Nanciann Strosnider - Talent, 4th RU; 2006: Leslie Ondrey - Talent, Swimsuit, 4th RU; 2005: Marlia Fontaine - Swimsuit, Miss Ohio; 2004: Amanda Beagle - Talent, Miss Ohio; 2003: Bryn Hough - Top 10.

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Miss America State Academic Award - $1000
Erica Gelhaus - Miss Clayland

Miss America State Community Service Award - $1000
Ellen Bryan - Miss Lake Festival

CMN Award
Ashley Warholic - Miss Heart of Ohio

Connie Sengstock Memorial Award
Jessica Barrett - Miss Greater Cleveland

Americanism Essay Award
1st Place ($300) - Kristen Haas - Miss Ohio Valley
2nd Place ($200) - Becky Minger - Miss Fallen Timbers

Kiwanis Club Community Service Essay Awards
1st Place ($300) - Heather Waterman - Miss Northwestern Ohio
2nd Place ($200) - Whitney Fricke - Miss Cuyahoga County

Commitment to Excellence Award - $500
Emily Pheils - Miss Bay Village

YaYa Sisterhood Award - $500
Amber Bussa - Miss Portsmouth

Mina O'Guinn Award
Heather Waterman - Miss Northwestern Ohio

*Please leave comments with the missing scholarship amounts.

Miss Ohio Hall of Fame
Theresa Ann Wagner