This year the Miss Ohio contestants are bringing some fabulously diverse talents to the stage! There is a violinist, harpist, pianist and banjo player; a tappers, 3 jazz dancers, 3 ballerinas and a bollywood dancer, leaving 14 vocalists, 4 of whom are singing classical selections.
Flight 1 - Buckeyes
Talent * Swimsuit * Gown & Question
1. Heather Waterman - Miss North Central Ohio
vocal "There You'll Be"
2. Jessica Nelson - Miss Cuyahoga County
jazz dance "Born This Way"
3. Courtney Monk - Miss Northwestern Ohio
vocal "Astonishing"
4. Chelsi Howman - Miss North Coast
banjo "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
5. Amber Bussa - Miss Maple City
broadway vocal "Roxie"
6. Shannon O'Neill - Miss Crystal Lake
vocal "Blue Skies"
7. Alyssa Waldman - Miss Willard
opera "Mein Herr Marquis"
8. Ellen Bryan - Miss Clayand
vocal "Circle of Life"
Flight 2 - Cardinals
Gown & Question * Talent * Swimsuit
9. Meggie Whittman - Miss All*American City
vocal "At Last"
10. Jane Marie Covel - Miss Greater Butler County
ballet en pointe "I See the Light"
11. Ashley Warholic - Miss Mansfield
ballet en point "Walz from Coppelia"
12. Alyssa Phillips - Miss Ohio River
harp "Wind Beneath my Wings"
13. Alicia Huyghe - Miss Heart of Ohio
tap dance "Hey Pachuco"
14. Alyssa Hanson - Miss Fallen Timbers
vocal "The Prayer"
15. Marisa Buchheit - Miss Greater Cleveland
opera "Quando m'en vo"
16. Elissa McCracken - Miss Lima Square Fair
piano "Cumina"
17. Jenna Fowls - Miss Mohican Valley
vocal "Somewhere"
Flight 3 - Carnations
Swimsuit * Gown & Question * Talent
18. Miss Buckeye State - Ashley Bowman -
vocal "The World Above"
19. Miss Central Ohio - Sarah Hider
vocal "I Told You So"
20. Allison Goodwin - Miss Vacationland
jazz dance "Sparkling Diamonds"
21. Kylie Johnson - Miss Muskingum Valley
violin "Orange Minuet"
22. Alyssa Brumbaugh - Miss Miami Valley
vocal "Nella Fantasia"
23. Heather Wells - Miss Maumee Valley
jazz dance "Baby, I'm a Star"
24. Cayla Hellwarth - Miss West Central Ohio
vocal "Gira Con Me"
25. Devon Stansbury - Miss Lake Festival
ballet en pointe "Home to Me"
26. Pryia Sharma - Miss Huron County
bollywood dance "Aaja Nachle"
Interestingly, of the 13 contestants who competed last year, 10 of them changed their talent songs! Last years selections were as follows:
Shannon O'Neill - "As if we never said goodbye"
Sarah Hider - "You Took Advantage of Me"
Courtney Monk - "Good Morning Baltimore"
Marisa Buchheit - "O mio babbino caro"
Alyssa Waldman - "Someone Like You"
Heather Wells - "We're Gonna Party"
Ellen Bryan - "Journey to the Past"
Devon Stansbury - "Free Fallen'"
Heather Waterman - "I Believe"
Meggie Wittman - "Faraway"
I love that Amber Bussa is sticking with "Roxie;" Cayla Hellwarth kept "Gira con me" and Ashley Warholic is still dancing to "Waltz from Coppelia."
