Best of Luck to the Miss Maple City Program

Tonight in Norwalk Miss Maple City is celebrating 20 years of scholarship, success, style and service! Many former titleholders will be in attendance for the special occasion along with Miss Ohio Becky Minger and Miss Maple City 2010 Marisa Buchheit. The Chicago native took Ohio by storm, sweeping the talents awards at Miss Ohio and placing 2nd Runner-up. Marisa is an opera singer who studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music; she will be returning to Mansfield again this summer as Miss Greater Cleveland. Visit her WEBSITE for more!

Miss Maple City is fortunate to have excellent connections with the Norwalk Reflector, which always covers the pageant and published the following photos:

Eleven woman are vying for the 20th anniversary title:

Ashley Bowman

Age: 21

Education: Kent State University

Talent: vocal

Platform: Get Up! Get Out! Get Going!

Pageant Past: Competed at Clayland and CO

Amber Bussa

Age: 23

Education: Ohio State University

Talent: vocal

Platform: Get Into Gear to Volunteer

Pageant Past: 2nd RU & T - CO; 1st RU, T & SS - M/NCO; Top 10 at Miss Ohio 2010 as Miss North Central; Non-Semifinalist Talent as Miss Portsmouth in 09

Amber Galloway

Age: 17

Education: Brunswick High School / Cuyahoga Community College

Talent: vocal

Platform: Preventing Child Abuse

Pageant Past: Community teen pageant queen

Nina Haaskivi

Age: 21

Education: Bowling Green State University

Talent: vocal

Platform: Right to Life, Right to Play

Pageant Past: Competed a couple times last season

Maria Minnick

Age: 21

Education: Owens Community College

Talent: jazz dance

Platform: Think Ability, not Disability

Pageant Past: SS – GC/CC; competed - MV/AAC/FT; 2nd RU - Vacationland

Christina Muha

Age: 19

Education: University of Toledo

Talent: vocal
Platform: Heart to Heart: Be Smart
Pageant Past: competed – GC/CC, NC, MV and Vacationland

Jessica Nelson

Age: 21

Education: University of Toledo / Pre-Vet & Biology

Talent: dance
Platform: PETS - Promoting, Education, Training and Safety
Pageant Past: 2nd RU – GC/CC; 4th RU – NC; competed – MV/AAC/FT; 4th RU - NWO; competed - Vacationland

Alyssa Phillips

Age: 19

Education: Bowling Green State University / Fashion Merchandising

Talent: dance
Platform: "Don't Suffer for Love"
Pageant Past: Competed – MV/AAC/FT; 1st RU - NWO; Congeniality - M/NCO; 1st RU Vacationland

Allison Vance

Age: 19

Education: Ashland County West Holmes Career Center

Talent: vocal
Platform: Suicide Prevention Awareness
Pageant Past: competed at Ohio's Junior Miss

Shayle Welch

Age: 20

Education: Bowling Green State University

Talent: vocal
Platform: Supporting and Promoting Diabetes Research
Pageant Past: competed at Miss MV/AAC/FT

Liz Wong

Age: 20

Education: Oberlin College

Talent: vocal
Platform: Cardiac Awareness
Pageant Past: Competed – NC; 3rd RU - NWO; competed - M/NCO; Miss Huron County 2010

Best of luck to all! All of the contestant information was taken from the Norwalk Reflector; email pageantblogger@yahoo.com for updates.