Ashleigh Kaleugher

Vocal “For Good”

Ashley Bowman

Broadway Vocal “Mama Who Bore Me”

Vocal “All That Jazz”


Haley Sims
Vocal “Part of Your World”

Vocal “I Who Have Nothing”


Kayla Miller
Vocal “Cabaret”

Kristen Fennig

Piano “Maple Leaf Rag”

Loren Baker

Vocal “Someone Like You”

Mahogany Fleming

Vocal (Pop) “Ave Marie”

 Vocal “Outside My Window”

Bagpipes

Tahitian Dance

Baton to “You can’t Stop the Beat”

Piano “Symphony of Spring”

Classical Ballet en Pointe “Doll on a Music Box”

Ballet en Pointe “The Dying Swan” 

Tap Dance “Sing,Sing,Sing”

Miss America 1963

Father of Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund

Executive Director of Miss Mansfield / Miss North Central Ohio

former contestant in both Ohio and Michigan

Personal Fitness Trainer / cheerleading and fitness judge

Educator and choral director

Ukraine - If you could trade lives with anyone in history, who would it be and why? (from judge Amilia Vega)  Short answer: Cleopatra.

Phillippines - Would you change your religous beliefs to marry the person I love, why and why not? (from judge Vivica A. Fox)  Short answer: No.

China - Nude beaches are popular in some parts of the world; is public nudity appropriate or inappropriate.  Why or why not? (from judge Isabeli Fontana)  Short anwer: respect each country's culture.

Brazil - What would you do to avoid fighting a war you didin't agree with? (from judge Helio Castroneves) Short answer: Respect.

Angola - Which physical characteristic would you change and why? (from judge Lea Salonga) Short answer: I wouldn't change a thing, I have inner beauty.

Ukraine  *  Phillippines  *  China  *  Brazil  *  Angola

At this point I'm rooting for China or Ukraine... 

Australia  *  Costa Rica  *  France  *  Ukraine  *  Portugal  *  Panama  *  Phillippines  *  Angola  *  China  *  Brazil 

WHAT?!?!  I am so surprised and upset that Miss USA didn't make the cut!  She owned the runway in swimsuit!  :(

France  *  Kosovo  *  Columbia  *  China  *  Angola  *  Australia  *  Puerto Rico  *  Brazil  *  Netherlands  *  USA  *  Ukraine  *  Panama  *  Costa Rica  *  Portugal  *  Phillippines  *  Venezuela 

Fan pick: Portugal

1st Runner-up: Missouri

2nd Runner-up: Massachusetts

3rd Runner-up: Wisconsin

4th Runner-up: Georgia 

Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Florida, Utah

Non-finalist Talent: California

Arkansas

Colorado

Georgia

 Florida 

Massachusetts

Ronda Morris was one of my absolute favorite local executive directors and this year she and her fantastic team will be sharing their skills and love with not just a Miss Miami Valley but also a Miss Montgomery County! The pageant takes place tonight at the Montgomery County Fair, meaning admission is cheaper and elephant ears are available! Best. Pageant. EVER!

The outgoing Miss Miami Valley, Alissa Brumbaugh, took Miss Ohio by storm this summer! Many proclaimed her a breath of fresh air and she was certainly the fresh face of the pageant. Alissa has past pageant experience in other programs, but it was still impressive that she earned a Preliminary Swimsuit award and went straight to First Runner-up at her first try for the Miss Ohio crown! Tonight she has opted to compete instead of play the role of outgoing titleholder; if she is one of the top two scores after the final ballot, she will be crowned Miss Montgomery County. Best of luck to all the contestants; they are (in no particular order):

Mahogany Fleming

Courtney Monk

Allison Vance

Danielle Hather

Abby Daniel

Cayla Hellwarth

Emily Werling

Chelsi Howman

Heather Wells

Lauren Baker

Alissa Brumbaugh
Marie Hassan

This has been an extremely busy summer for me, so I apologize for my lack of blogging, especially with so much going on...

Miss Universe is in full swing in San Paulo Brazil!
The finale is Monday, September 12 on NBC.

Official Website  *  Pageant Update;s galleries  * Global Beauties

Miss Ohio, Ellen Bryan's Bike Tour has kicked off!  Follow everything on the Bike Tour website! This weekend she'll be in Dayton, Troy and Piqua. 

Meggie Wittman is representing Ohio at the National Sweetheart pageant in Hoopston, Il.  Tonight are the prelims with the finale Sunday.