Best of Luck to the Miss Greater Butler County Pageant

** UPDATED WITH CONTESTANTS **

Tomorrow night (yes, a Friday) the Miss Greater Butler County pageant will be held at 7 p.m. in Talawanda Middle school, in Oxford. The outgoing Miss GBC was one of three Non-finalist Talent Award winners at Miss Ohio 2009; Rebekah Zoz is a vocalist. She is a student at the University of Cincinnati and advocate of "Faces without Places."

The evening will also include a Miss Greater Butler County's Outstanding Teen competition and Shannon O'Neill (the reigning Miss Lima Square Fair) will serve as emcee.

Miss Greater Butler County is closed to ladies in the following counties: Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Miami, Montgomery, Premble and Warren. They are:

Kristen Liguori

Education: Graduate Student at the University of Cincinnati / Business Administration & International Business
Talent: vocal
Platform:
Pageant Past: She's competed in a handful of locals over the past few years.

Jane Covel

Education: Cedarville Universal
Talent: Dance
Platform:
Pageant Past: She competed in Delaware.

Hope Smalls

Education: University of Dayton / History & Human Rights

Talent: Piano
Platform:
Pageant Past: 2nd RU and Interview winner at this pageant last year.



Devon Stansbury

Education: University of Cincinnati / Communications

Talent: Dance
Platform: "Positive Values for Positive Results"
Pageant Past: 1st RU at Miami Valley; Swimsuit at Miss WCO and 1st RU here last year.

Emily Valandingham

Education: Graduate of OSU / Law student at Capitol University
Talent: Jazz Dance
Platform:
Pageant Past: 3rd RU at this pageant last year.

Nanciann Strosnider

Education: Graduate of Elon University / Musical Theatre & Broadcast Journalism
Talent: vocal
Platform: Reconnecting the Missing Link
Pageant Past: She's looking for her 6th title, having placed at Miss Ohio five times: 4th RU in '05, Top 10 in '06, 4th RU in '07, Top 12 in '08, prelim Talent winner and 2nd RU in '09.

Nicole Iezzi Blessing

Education: Wright State / Pre-Med & Psychology

Talent: classical vocal

Platform: American's with Disabilities
Pageant Past: 1st RU this year at Portsmouth; former Ohio Junior Miss runner-up.

Thank you Shannon O'Neill for the list!
Hopefully she'll also post the results on Twitter.