• Miss Illinois pageant returns to Southern Illinois

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• By SHEA LAZANSKY
  Staff Writer

  
  Posted May. 23, 2016 at 10:47 AM 
  
  

  After crowning Miss Southern Illinois and Miss Heartland in January, Miss Illinois 2015 Crystal Davis will return to the Marion Cultural and Civic Center to pass on her crown.

  Davis, an Anna native, was crowned in June of 2015; the first Southern Illinois winner since 2007. She went on to participate in the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, NJ. She was eliminated after placing outside of the Top 15 semi-finalists. As the Illinois representative, Davis received a $3,000 scholarship. Davis’ platform, that she represented throughout her time as Miss Illinois, was “Crystal Clear Driving: Eyes on the Road Ahead.”

  Competing in the pageant will be Miss Southern Illinois Janna Harner, and Miss Heartland Abigail Brown, who were crowned at the Miss Southern Illinois Miss Heartland Scholarship Pageant earlier this year. Harner spoke about the benefits of adoption during the Miss Southern pageant, while Brown focused on the support given to the nation’s veterans.

  Also competing in the pageant will be Miss Southern Illinois Outstanding Teen Christine Bryant, who performed “On My Own” from the musical Les Miserables and who also spoke about her passion for helping veterans during the pageant. The three princesses: Ryan Wildermuth, Kyla Militoni, and Madelyn Holmes, who were crowned at the Miss Southern/Miss Heartland pageant will also be joining the other competitors during the Miss Illinois festivities.

  The pageant will stretch throughout the week of June 12, beginning with the opening ceremony on June 13. The week’s events will also include a Habitat for Humanity build, luncheons, and meet and greet ceremonies for all participants. Some of the events are open to the public, like the opening ceremonies for the Miss Illinois and Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen competitions.

  2016 Local Titleholders

  Miss Blackhawk Valley- Jaryn Franklin


  Miss Capital City- Sophia Schwalbach


  Miss Central Illinois- Samantha Kammerman

  
Miss Chain O’ Lakes- Kelly Franck


  Miss Chicago- Kristen One


  Miss East Central – Breanna Bagley


  Miss Fox Valley- Michela Moe

  
Miss Gem City- Shani Belshaw


  Miss Gold Coast- Isha Jog

  
Miss Heartland- Abigail Brown


  Miss John A. Logan- Christin Ritter


  Miss Kankakee- Annika Strolle


  Miss Land of Lincoln- Erin Hodgson

  
Miss Macomb- Rachel Wirt


  Miss Metropolis- Colby Holman

  
Miss Northern Suburbs- Kaitlyn Dixon

  
Miss Pekin- Courtney Psinas


  Miss Prairie State- Jori Parys

  
Miss Quincy- Angelica Niemann

  
Miss Southern Illinois- Janna Harner

  
Miss Springfield- Amelia Mugavero


  Miss Windy City- Alexandra Kono

  2016 Local Outstanding Teen Titleholders


  Miss Blackhawk Valley’s OTeen- Bailee Jones


  Miss Capital City’s OTeen- Madeline Miller

  
Miss Central Illinois’ OTeen- McKara Caldwell

  Miss Chain O’Lakes OTeen- Paige Schumacher


  Miss Chatham Glenwood’s OTeen- Katrina Jackman


  Miss Chicago’s OTeen- Cassidy Raasch

  
Miss East Central’s OTeen- Alyssa Pfaffe

  
Miss Fox Valley’s OTeen- Nikithia Lakshminarayanan


  Miss Gem City’s Oteen – Liz Dietrich

  
Miss Gold Coast’s OTeen- Maddie Mazzella

  
Miss Heart of Illinois’ OTeen- Kayla Sallenger

  
Miss Heartland’s OTeen- KyLee Sizemore


  Miss Lake County’s OTeen- Sheridan Hurtig


  Miss Land of Lincoln’s OTeen- Victoria Shore

  
Miss Macomb’s OTeen- Alexandra Casey


  Miss Metro East’s OTeen- Anna Nichols

  
Miss Metropolis’ OTeen- Camryn Atkison


  Miss Naperville’s OTeen – Amanda Brockmeier


  Miss Northern Illinois’ OTeen- Annika Churchill

  
Miss Northern Suburbs’ OTeen- Grace Keller

  
Miss Prairie State’s OTeen- Abbey Gustaf


  Miss Quincy’s OTeen- Juliana Fray

  
Miss Southern Illinois’ OTeen- Christine Bryant

  
Miss Springfield’s OTeen- Ailaa Ippensen


  Miss Windy City’s OTeen- Samantha Pokorny

  
  http://www.dailyregister.com/article/20160523/NEWS/160529868