Miss MV/ AAC/ FT Results!

Miss Maumee Valley: Heather Wells

Miss All*American City: Meggie Wittman

Miss Fallen Timbers: Alyssa Hanson

1st RU: Jena Sweigart

2nd RU: Tera Hubbard

Interview: Heather Wells

Talent: Heather Wells

Swimsuit: Heather Wells

Maumee Valley Teen: Sarah Eash

All*American City Teen: Emily Tabar

1st RU: Miranda Werling

Best of Luck to the Miss Maumee Valley/ All*American City/ Fallen Timbers Program!!

*** UPDATED ENTRY! ***

Tomorrow night at the Maumee High School Performing Arts Center, the Miss Maumee Valley Scholarship program will be celebrating their three-time local titleholder, Becky Minger, as she goes "On to Las Vegas" as Miss Ohio! Outgoing Miss Maumee Valley, Kristy Moneysmith and outgoing Miss Fallen Timbers Courtney Monk will also be on hand to help crown three ladies!

Here is the current order:

Kirsten Fennig

Education: Celina

High School

Talent: Piano

Platform: The Importance Of The Adam Walsh Act
Pageant Past: two year local MOOT competitor

Erin Marie Ralston

Education: graduate of Ohio State University
Talent: pop vocal

Platform: Cultural Diplomacy through Education, Exchanges and Experiences
Pageant Past: none found

Maria Minnick
Education: University of Toledo
Talent: Dance

Platform: Think Ability before Disability
Pageant Past: has competed for a few years

Alyssa Hanson
Education: Ohio State/Communication & Vocal Performance
Talent: vocal

Platform: Overcoming the Eating Disorder Battle

Pageant Past: has competed at Miss Ohio as Miss Scioto Valley 2009, Miss Miami Valley and Miss Heart of Ohio 2007

Tara Hubbard

Education: graduate of the University of Toledo / Hospitality Management
Talent: modern Tahitian dance
Platform: C.A.T.C.H. Community Achievement Through Community Help
Pageant Past: 2nd RU recently at Miss Monroe County (Michigan)

Alyssa Waldman

Education: Otterbein College / Music

Talent: Vocal

Platform: Conquering Childhood Cancer Now!

Pageant Past: 2nd RU recently at Miss Clayland and Talent at Miss Miami Valley; Non-semifinalist Talent award at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Northwestern Ohio

Danielle Williams

Education: Wayne State University / Special Education
Talent: Tahitian dance
Platform: The Gift of Life: Importance of Organ Donation

Pageant Past: Nonfinalist Talent & Interview winner recently at Miss Monroe County (Michigan)

Jena Sweigart

Education: Celina High School

Talent: vocal

Platform: Taking it to the Bank - Feeding Ohio

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

Allison Goodwin

Education: Ohio University
Talent: lyrical dance

Platform: Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Pageant Past: competed recently at Miss Central Ohio and Miss Clayland; 1st RU this season at Miss GC/CC

Meggie Wittman

Education: Kent State University / Musical Theatre

Talent: vocal

Platform: Make-a-Wish Foundation

Pageant Past: 1st RU recently at Miss Miami Valley and Miss North Coast; Top 10 at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Cuyahoga County

Shayle Welch

Education: Bowling Green State University
Talent: pop vocal & instrumental

Platform: Supporting & Promoting Diabetes Research
Pageant Past: none found

Alyssa Phillips
Education: Bowling Green State University / Fashion Merchandising
Talent: Sign Language / Vocal?
Platform: A "Sign" of the times
Pageant Past: Runner-up at several locals last season

Jessica Nelson

Education: University of Toledo / Pre-Vet & Biology

Talent: dance

Platform: P.E.T.S: Promoting Eduction, Training & Safety

Pageant Past: 2nd RU recently at Miss GC/CC and 4th RU at North Coast

Heather Wells

Education: Kent State University / Broadcast Journalism
Talent: dance

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

Pageant Past: 2nd RU recently at Miami Valley; 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

Teen Contestants

1. Miranda Werling

2. Courtney Moriarty

3. Morgan Nagy

4. Jacquelyn Taylor

5. Bobby Kay McGhee

6. Emily Elisabeth Tabar

7. Sarah Elizabeth Eash

Judges:

Head Judge: Mr. Frank Ricketts – State Executive Director of Miss Indiana

Mr. Doug King – Field Director – Former ED – Michigan

Mr. Rod Cramer – Field Director – Michigan

Mr. Ms. Rebecca Hilleary – ED for the Jackson County Rose pageant – Michigan

Mrs. Jean Wilbur – Former Local Director now Field Director – Michigan

Mr. Jeff McGinnis – Novice Judge - Journalist, Toledo Free Press

Pageant Pictures: Miss Central Ohio

Miss Central Ohio, Sarah Hider!

Above left to right: 1st RU Anna Reis, Miss Ohio Becky Minger, Miss Central Ohio Sarah Hider, outgoing Miss Central Ohio Katie Camp, 2nd RU Amber Bussa

Ross Clark attended Miss Central Ohio and captured the entire competition; CLICK HERE to view over 300 photos. Thanks Ross!

Pageant Photos: Miss Ohio USA

Left to Right:

3rd RU: Kay Potaraju, 1st RU: Agne Pilijvaite, Miss Ohio USA: Ashley Caldwell, 2nd RU: Ayla Eley,
4th RU: Allie Wagner

Pageant press: CLICK HERE!

Miss Central Ohio Results!

Miss Central Ohio: Sarah Hider

1st RU: Anna Reis

2nd RU: Amber Bussa

Interview: Anna Reis
Talent: Amber Bussa

People's Choice: Amber Bussa
Spirit Award: Ashley Bowman

RESULTS: Miss Central Ohio

Miss Central Ohio: Sarah Hider

1st RU: Anna Reis
2nd RU: Amber Bussa

Talent: Amber Bussa
Interview: Anna Reis

People's Choice: Amber Bussa
Spirit Award: Ashley Bowman


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Congrats to Ohio's New USA Winners!

Miss Ohio USA: Ashley Caldwell

1st RU: Agne Pilijvaite

2nd RU: Ayla Eley

3rd RU: Kay Potaraju

4th RU: Allie Wagner

I don't have time to find and list the complete Top 15 right now, but it did include favorites Megan Wise and Tiffany Schramm.

Congeniality: Allie Wagner

Photogenic: Ayla Eley

Miss Ohio Teen USA: Morgan Smigel

1st RU: Kendall Fein

2nd RU: Jenna Diller

3rd RU: Caity Jackson

4th RU: Morgan Lackey

Photogenic: Holli Mauk

*Note, this was copied from another site and I did not double check spelling; sorry for mistakes.

Best of Luck to the Miss Central Ohio Pageant Tonight!

Tonight in the J. Gilbert Reece Center of the OSU-Newark branch campus Katie Camp will give away her final crown in the Miss Ohio system. She has "aged out" and will certainly be missed! Katie is a graduate of Wright State University who danced her way to the Top 10 in Mansfield with all three of her local titles. This summer she was a Talent winner and you voted her the supposed 6th place contestant in the "Nixt Out" Missy Award. In 2009 she was a Swimsuit winner as Miss Miami Valley; her first title was Miss Portsmouth 2008. Best of luck to Katie in her future endeavors!

The pageant begins at 7 p.m. and one of the following seven ladies will be crowned:

Tera Coleman
Education: Ohio State University /
Talent: vocal

Platform: Appalachian Ohio: Improvement Through Awareness

Pageant Past: Top 10 at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Heart of Ohio

Ashley Bowman
Education: Kent State University / Political Science
Talent: vocal
Platform: Get Up Get Out Get Going

Pageant Platform: competed recently at Clayland and for the past couple years

Anna Reis

Education: University of Cincinnati / Marketing & Graphic Design

Talent: Dance

Platform: Girl Scouts of America

Pageant Past: competed recently at Miss Miami Valley; contestant at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Portsmouth

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.

Allison Goodwin

Education: Ohio University
Talent: lyrical dance

Platform: Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Pageant Past: competed recently at Clayland; 1st RU this season at Miss GC/CC

Sarah Hider

Education: Ohio University / Journalism

Talent: vocal

Platform: HIV / AIDS Awareness
Pageant Past: 1st RU and Talent winner recently at Clayland; Miss Ohio Community Service award as Miss North Coast 2009; Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2008

Amber Bussa

Education: Graduate of Ohio State University

Talent: vocal

Platform: Get in Gear to Volunteer
Pageant Past: Top 10 at Miss Ohio as Miss North Central; Non-Semifinalist Talent as Miss Portsmouth in 09

Best of luck to all the ladies! I will tweet the results as soon as I get them. As always, email me with updated contestant information and headshots.

Miss Clayland Results!

Miss Clayland: Ellen Bryan

1st RU: Sarah Hider

2nd RU: Alyssa Waldman

Interview: Ellen Bryan

Talent: Sarah Hider & Alyssa Waldman (tie)

Community Service: Ellen Bryan

Photo above by Pat Burk of the Times Reporter; CLICK HERE for Christine Walsh-Newton's facebook album.

Note, Alyssa Hanson and Kristen Piasecki

did not compete.

Best of Luck to the Miss Clayland Pageant!

Tomorrow night at the Claymont High School in Ulrichville a new Miss Clayland will be crowned! Clayland is the longest running Miss Ohio local and is known for strong scholarships and positive titleholder support. This year Heather Waterman [right] had the honor of being Miss Clayland. She is a vocalist and graduate of Wright State University. I believe she may have aged-out after her third trip to Miss Ohio; does anyone know?

According to the Times Reporter, former Miss Clayland Allie Krucek will co-emcee the pageant, which begins at 7 p.m. The contestants are:

Stephanie Beltz

Eduction: Graduate of Columbia University & Ohio University / Psychology

Talent: piano

Platform: Advocacy for the Elderly
Pageant Past: Academic Award at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Willard

Ashley Bowman
Education: Kent State University / Political Science
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Get Up Get Out Get Going

Pageant Platform: Has competed the past couple years

Ellen Bryan

Education: Ball State University / Telecommunication

Talent: vocal

Platform: Promoting Lightning Awareness
Pageant Past: Top 5 at Miss Ohio as Miss Lake Festival 2008 and Miss Miami Valley 2009

Courtney Crain

Education: Indiana Wesleyan University / Business & Health Care Administration

Talent: vocal

Platform: Preventing Child Abuse

Pageant Past: Miss Ohio International 2010

Allison Goodwin
Education: Ohio University
Talent: lyrical dance

Platform: Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Pageant Past: 1st RU this season at Miss GC/CC

Brandi Herceg
Education: Graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville
Talent: tap dancePlatform: Love Your Heart Learn The Truth
Pageant Past: former Miss Ohio Valley

Sarah Hider

Education: Ohio University / Journalism

Talent: vocal

Platform: HIV / AIDS Awareness

MAO Experience: Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2008; Miss Ohio Community Service award as Miss North Coast 2009

Alyssa Waldman

Education: Otterbein College / Music

Talent: Vocal

Platform: Conquering Childhood Cancer Now!

Pageant Past: Non-semifinalist Talent award at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss Northwestern Ohio; Talent winner recently at Miss Miami Valley

Most fans immediately think Ellen Bryan will take this crown, but there are five other ladies with experience and new contestants have surprised us at a couple other locals this season...! Who is your pick?

Campaign to keep Miss Ohio in Mansfield

Unfortunately I just noticed a MNJ article calling for letters to be presented at this Wednesday's board meeting that are in support of keeping the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program in Mansfield. If you are somehow able to get a letter to the address below in time, I strongly encourage you to do so! Many have expressed that Zanesville is a lateral move and I have to agree! It would be one thing to relocate the pageant to a place with added value; it's just sad to move it somewhere with no benefits at all! None that I can see anyway...

I asked and emails are also being accepted for those of us who can't get letters there in time via snail mail! miller@mansfieldtickets.com

Write letters in support of Miss Ohio staying here
Mansfield News Journal

October 9, 2010

MANSFIELD -- Mansfield city leaders, including Mayor Don Culliver, will represent the city at the MissOhio Board of Directors meeting Wednesday in an attempt to keep the scholarship program here.

Zanesville officials are trying to lure the pageant away from Mansfield, possibly before next year's event.

Residents are asked to write letters of support and deliver them to the Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, OH 44902 c/o Michael Miller.

Pageant Poll: Miss Ohio's Location

Earlier this week the Mansfield News Journal ran three stories stating the Miss Ohio organization is entertaining offers from other cities, mainly Zanesville, to host the pageant. CLICK HERE for the entire articles. For years rumors of a move have circulated, specifically due to John Kunkle's connection with both Miss Ohio and the Seacrest Auditorium in Zanesville.

Many fans also feel the pageant could be more successful if it were moved to a larger city, where there is more exposure, opportunity and possible sponsors. With all it's surrounding cities, Cleveland seems to edge out Columbus and Cincinnati as Ohio's overall largest urban area; Toledo comes in fourth. There are conflicting lists, but according to this site, Mansfield is 21st, by population, with approximately fifty-thousand residents. Zanesville is about half that size.

Of course, population means nothing if the community doesn't support the pageant and the bottom line is always money, money, money!!! Somehow Miss Ohio USA survives in Portsmouth, which is smaller than Zanesville, but it's a less involved, pay-to-play pageant... Initially any move will be difficult, so hopefully the Board of Directors is considering what is best for the program in the long run.

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