Best of Luck to the Miss Lake Festival Program!

Tomorrow night the Celina Field House will be packed, as twelve thousand dollars in scholarships and one glittering crowned are given out!  Miss Lake Festival is a preliminary pageant closed to women of Mercer County; it is held on a Monday so the winner and her court can prepare to reign over this weekends festival.    Both Miss Ohio, Ellen Bryan (a former Miss Lake Festival) and nearby resident Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen, Kelsey Barrett will be on hand!  

The outgoing Miss Lake Festival is the sensational Devon Stansbury!  She first competed at Miss Ohio in 2010 with a Sweeps title, Miss Mohican Valley, before earning her home county crown.  Devon has danced all her life and studies at the University of Cincinnati; learn more at her new BLOG!   

Ellen Bryan will host, with Devon Stansbury and Grace Stammen.  Seven women will compete for Devon's title.  For what it's worth, my money is on Jena Sweigart or former teen contestant Emily Werling!

Allison Dilbone 
Age: 18

Education: St. Henry High School , 2011 grad
Talent: vocal & dance "Not for the Life of Me"

Platform: Forever Young: Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Awareness 

Pageant Past:  former competitor at WCO's Outstanding Teen

 
Ashlyn Jutte
Age: 18

Education: Celina High School, 2011 grad; Ball State University / Music Education
Talent: vocal "Mama Who Bore Me"

Platform: Hope Starts Now! Cancer Awareness 

Pageant Past:  none found

Emily Werling
Age: 18

Education: St. Henry High School, 2011 grad;  Capitol University / Vocal Performance
Talent: vocal "I'm a Star" (video)

Platform:  B-CAUS - Breast Cancer Awareness Using Song

Pageant Past: held the titles Miss Scioto Valley's Outstanding Teen, Miss Maumee Valley's Outstanding Teen & Miss All*American City's Outstanding Teen

Jena Sweigart
Age: 19

Education: Celina High School, grad; St. Marys College / Music Education
Talent: Classical vocal "Nessum Dorma" 

Platform: Taking it to the Bank - Feeding Ohio

Pageant Past: she was consistently a RU last year, including 1st RU at this pageant; competed at Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2010 as Miss Grand Lake's Teen

Kelsea Eblen
Age: 17
Education: Celina High School, senior

Talent: vocal "American Honey" (video) 

Platform: Buddy-up Against Bullying 

Pageant Past: competed in Lake Festival's Outstanding Teen 2009

Kirsten Fennig
Age: 18

Education: Celina High School, 2011 grad; Ohio State University / Human Resources & Psychology
Talent: piano "Maple Leaf Rag"

Platform: American Red Cross 

Pageant Past:  competed in a few Miss locals last year, and Teen locals previously

Lillian Roessner
Age: 18

Education: Coldwater High School, 2011 grad; Dayton School of Medical Massage / Massage Therapy
Talent: vocal "Concrete Angel"

Platform: Fine Arts & a Students GPA 

Pageant Past: none found

The beautiful Grace Stammen represented the Lake Festival and was selected 2nd Runner-up at Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant; she also won the outstanding Interview Award!  Unfortunately she will not be crowning a successor this year.  There are, however, four princesses: Naomi Cervantes, Daelynne Mauch, Lauren Wenning and Alexis Yenser.