Best of Luck to Miss Miami Valley!

Tonight Miss Miami Valley will take place at 7 p.m. in Dayton! The pageant is held at the Montgomery County Fair, meaning an admission fee of only $4 grants you access to deep fried delights, questionably constructed spinning rides, adorable baby livestock and a bevy of beauties vying for scholarships and a trip to Miss Ohio!

The outgoing titleholder is vocalist, Ellen Bryan. She is a student at Ball State University and has proven to be a consistent competitor at Miss Ohio. In 2009 she debuted in Mansfield as Miss Lake Festival and was named 4th Runner-up. This summer as Miss Miami Valley Ellen moved up one spot to 3rd Runner-up; she also won the coveted $1,000 Miss America Community Service award for her work with Lightning Awareness! I've been told Miss Ohio, Becky Minger will also be in attendance and perform.

Ellen will crown one of the following 11 lucky ladies:

Erin O'Brien

Education: Upper Arlington High School

Talent: Vocal

Platform:

Pageant Past: Competed in Judy Keyees' Columbus Teen pageant; She is the sister of West Virginia titleholder, April O'Brien.

Heather Wells

Education: Kent State University / Broadcast Journalism & Mass Comm

Talent: Dance

Platform: L.E.A.D. through 4-H

Pageant Past: Non-semifinalist Talent award at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Mansfield; Top 10 in 2009 as Miss Ohio River; competed in 2008 as Miss Maple City

Veronica Wende

Education: Shawnee State University

Talent: Vocal

Platform: Organ & Tissue Donation

Pageant Past: Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2009

Alissa Brumbaugh

Education: Ohio State / University of Akron / Education

Talent: Vocal ?

Platform:
Pageant Past: Member of the 2010 Football Hall of Fame Court; Semifinalist representing Ohio at the National Miss America Coed Pageant, Teen division

Christina Muha

Education: University of Toledo / Nursing

Talent:

Platform: Heart to Heart: Be Smart

Pageant Past: Has competed for a couple years.

Meggie Wittman

Education: Kent State University / Musical Theatre

Talent: Vocal

Platform: Make-a-Wish Foundation

Pageant Past: 1st RU & SS recently at Miss North Coast; Top 10 at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Cuyahoga County

Alyssa Waldman

Education: Otterbein College

Talent: Vocal

Platform: Healthy self-esteem among women of all ages

Pageant Past: Non-semifinalist Talent award at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Northwestern Ohio

Jena Swiegart

Education: incoming senior at Celina High

Talent: Vocal

Platform: Taking it to the Bank - Feeding Ohio

Pageant Past: 2nd RU recently at Miss WCO/LSF/CL; 1st RU & Interview at Miss Lake Festival; competed at Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2010 as Miss Grand Lake's Teen

Anna Reis

Education: University of Cincinnati / Marketing & Graphic Design

Talent: Dance

Platform: Girl Scouts of America

Pageant Past: Competed at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Portsmouth

Courtney Crain

Education: Indiana Wesleyan?

Talent:

Platform:

Pageant Past: Miss Ohio International 2010

Abby Daniel

Education: Wright State

Talent:
Platform:
Pageant Past: National American Miss experience

Best of luck to all the contestants! Please leave a comment with corrections and additional information.