About Pageant Crown Meet Our Titleholders Pageant Crown NEWZ Pageant Crown Store International Contests America's National Mrs. America's National Miss National 2006 Teen Male Model Competition Mrs. Kentuckiana Miss Kentuckiana Kentuckiana Teen Little Miss and Teen Princess Ms. Pageant Entry Form   PAGEANT CROWN.COM "Where Dreaming . . . Is Living" MISS KENTUCKIANA COMING:  SATURDAY, AUGUST 04, 2007 MISS KENTUCKIANA 2007 *******NEW AND EXCITING NEWZ****** One contestant from the MISS KENTUCKIANA PAGEANT WILL BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE USA AT AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.  From the contestants in the MISS KENTUCKIANA PAGEANT, we will either select the winner of TOP MODEL of the USA or UNITED STATE MISS INTERCONTINENTAL!!!  THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.  THE LAST CONTESTANT THAT COMPETED IN THE MISS KENTUCKIANA PAGEANT that won an International Title was Michelle Banzer, she competed at MISS INTERCONTINENTAL.  Michelle is the current MISS KENTUCKY USA.  Use the following link to download Contestant Information: Contestant_Information_Packet_2007 Use the following link to download Entry Forms: Contestant Entry Forms After you enter the pageant, you will need to download and complete the judges forms: Contestant Miss Judge Forms Pageant and Model Competition For Miss Contestants ages 18 - 26, who live, work or attend school in Kentucky or Indiana MISS KENTUCKIANA 2006 RESULTS MISS KENTUCKIANA 2006 WHITNEY RITTMANN Whitney won the Contestant's Choice Award At the 2006 MISS KENTUCKIANA PAGEANT   Whitney is crowned MISS KENTUCKIANA winning the first pageant she ever entered! As MISS KENTUCKIANA, Whitney won a full paid entry to compete in PageantCrown's AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS Pageant; a $500 cash award; plus the official crown, sash and title of MISS KENTUCKIANA.   The 2006 MISS KENTUCKIANA WINNERS: Pictured from Left to right:  1st Runner-Up, Dominique Jacobs (Miss State of Indiana); Winner, Whitney; 2nd Runner-Up, Christiana Dodge, Miss Bluegrass State; 3rd Runner-Up, Miss Hoosier State, Joclyn Wallace; and 4th Runner-Up, Miss State of Kentucky, Jordin Cooper. The new MISS KENTUCKIANA and all four runners-up each receive full paid entry fees to compete in PageantCrown's AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS Pageant and represented their new title in the pageant.    MISS KENTUCKIANA 2006 CATAGORY AWARD WINNERS Category Winner 2nd 3rd RUNWAY Dominique Jacobs Whitney Rittman Christiana Dodge SWIMSUIT Christiana Dodge Whitney Rittman & Joclyn Wallace GOWN Dominique Jacobs Whitney Rittman & Jordin Cooper MISS KENTUCKIANA 2006 AWARD WINNERS Contestant's Choice:  Whitney Rittmann Director's Choice:  Christiana Dodge Spirit of Pageantry:  Tambra Stewart Miss Congeniality:  Tambra Stewart Citizenship:  Tambra Stewart Miss Photogenic:  Joclyn Wallace The event was held Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the Brownstown Central High School Auditorium in Brownstown, Indiana.  The final result in the MISS KENTUCKIANA 2006 was broke in a tie-breaker with the win going to first time pageant entrant, Whitney Rittman, (who was voted as the CONTESTANT'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER) and the first runner-up to Dominique Jacobs.  WHITNEY'S APPEARANCE SCHEDULE Whitney and AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS, Megan Bailey, were VIP Guests of Rupert as his Tuxes and Tennies Charity Benefit, Hollywood Style! UPCOMING APPEARANCES:   PAST APPEARANCES: JULY 23  Miss Howard County Fair Queen Pageant 29  AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS PAGEANT 30  AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS PAGEANT AUGUST 04  Tuxes and Tennies Night with Survivor Rupert 20  Miss Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant 26  Brownstown Watermelon Festival SEPTEMBER 03  MDA Telethon 08  Artful Affair OCTOBER 07  Seymour Octoberfest Parade 14  Attend PageantCrown's NATIONAL 2006        TEEN Pageant and PageantCrown's America's        National 2007 Mrs. Pageant 15  Co-host PageantCrown's Little Miss Pageant, the        Teen Princess Contest, and the Ms. Kentuckiana        Pageant 21  Ft. Vallonia Days Parade NOVEMBER 05  Attend the MISS INDIANA USA Pageant   GET TO KNOW WHITNEY, MISS KENTUCKIANA 2006 We Asked Whitney: What motivates you and what are you passionate about?  Goals that I set for myself and staying active physically and mentally and trying to be a good role model for my sister and cousins.  What energizes you?  Waking up every morning and knowing that today leads to new steps in my life and seeing hard work pay off. Fill us in on your future:  I plan to obtain a bachelor's degree in Business Management or Biology and go to dental school to hopefully become a DDS and eventually open my own dental practice. Whitney is a graduate of Western High School and a freshman at Indiana University.  She was born in Kokomo, Indiana, and has one younger sister.  She volunteers as a book buddy for Sycamore School's Head Start Program.  In school she was involved with the National honor Society, Student Council, French Club, W-Club and played on the Varsity Tennis and Cross Country teams.  Others describe Whitney as confident, friendly, focused.  Whitney is a three time recipient of the Academic Honors Award, and a two time recipient of the Sycamore School's Outstanding Volunteer Award and was named to the Mid-Indiana All Conference Tennis Award.      Whitney won the Contestant's Choice Award at the 2006 MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant.  At the 2006 AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS Pageant she placed 6th overall and was voted Miss Photogenic 2006.   PAGEANT INFO: The MISS KENTUCKIANA PAGEANT AND MODEL COMPETITION is an exciting and a valuable experience for anyone wanting to start or continue their pageant and or model competition.  The experience that the contestants gain is invaluable. For instance, many of our winners have went on to win teen and miss state titles in the USA system.  PageantCrown is an in dependant system and our competitions are not affiliated with the Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss America or any other pageant or model system.  We independently sponsor and train our winners to compete in other events and competitions.  MISS KENTUCKIANA receives a $500 cash award made payable to her state USA pageant. Three of the past four MISS KENTUCKIANA winners have competed at MISS USA after winning their state USA pageant.  The contestants in the MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant, compete in three phases of competition that include:  Personal Expression in Runway, Physical Fitness in Swimsuit, and Elegance in Evening Gown. (Please note, there is no personal interview and no performing talent competitions.)  RUNWAY FITNESS  GOWN Each phase of competition is weighted equally.  The contestant with the overall highest score is crowned MISS KENTUCKIANA.  The event is non-contractual and the winners do not sign contracts preventing them from participating in other events.  The winner is required to compete at the national pageant.*    The top five finalists each receive a full paid entry to compete in PageantCrown's AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS Pageant Competition. **Any titleholder that can not compete at the national pageant (due to winning another pageant title or personal reasons) is required to forfeit the title, crown, banner and all prizes won. AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS is produced by PageantCrown.com. The national event is geared to propel the competition level of experienced pageant contestants.  Most of the participants in the AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS Contest are runners-up or semi-finalists in their state USA contests.  MISS KENTUCKIANA IS MORE THAN JUST A PAGEANT      PageantCrown is one of only very pageant/modeling organizations to own the license to several International competitions throughout the world.  PageantCrown offer opportunities to our titleholders and contestants who compete in our programs the unique, exciting and the chance of a lifetime opportunity to represent the United States at an International Contest.  The International Circuit is ever changing each year with competition places and dates; therefore, at times the MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant has served as the official preliminary to the International title.  Which means, the contestants who compete in the MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant have the opportunity to be selected to represent the USA at one of these prestigious events.  Pictured above is Ashely Miller.  Ashley was first runner-up in the MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant and was awarded the title TOP MODEL OF THE USA 2005.  She competed in China with more than 60 countries and won the title MISS PHOTOGENIC.  Ashley later competed and was named first runner-up in the MISS KENTUCKY AMERICA Pageant. Michelle Banzer was 4th runner-up in the same MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant as Ashley and was awarded with the United States Title of MISS INTERCONTINENTAL.  Michelle spent three weeks in China representing the USA.  Michelle also competed in and was named first runner-up in the MISS KENTUCKY USA Pageant to former MISS KENTUCKIANA Winner, Kristen Johnson. ~ Congratulations to former MISS KENTUCKIANA WINNERS, Kristen Johnson and Kaitlyn Christopher, on their amazing journey in this past summer's hit TV Show, Treasure Hunters on NBC! photo courtesy of nbc.com 2007 MISS KENTUCKIANA2004 MISS IANA P The 2007 MISS KENTUCKINA COMPETITION will be held in the Spring of 2007.  The event is tentatively begin scheduled to be held at the Brownstown Central High School Auditorium in Brownstown, Indiana. Brownstown is located just off I-65, one hour South of Indianapolis and one hour North of Louisville.   Qualifications for Participation in the 2007 MISS KENTUCKIANA COMPETITION:  Single females who have never been married or had a marriage annulled, or given birth to a child  Must reside, attend school or work in either Indiana or Kentucky At least 18 years old and not over 26 on the day of the state contest Submit a non-refundable 5X7 or 4X6 Black and White or color photograph Provide a non-refundable $200.00 participation fee Bring all competition clothing when you register All Contestants must stay inside the auditorium until the conclusion of the event.  Whitney Rittman by winning the title MISS KENTUCKIANA has evened the score!  Carly, Kristen and Tiffany were the three winners from Kentucky while Whitney, Katilyn and Tashina were all winners from Indiana.  Who is going to be the tie breaker and from which state will she represent?  Will it be YOU?  Try it!  MISS KENTUCKIANA a rich history but such a rich future for those who have won the crown!  ENTER TODAY!! MISS KENTUCKIANA WINNERS Titleholder ST National Placement Went on To Win Katilyn Christopher IN Won Nationals MISS IN USA 2005 Carly Hobbs KY 1st RU Top 10 @ KY USA  Tashina Kastigar IN Won Nationals MISS IN USA 2003 Kristen Johnson KY 1ST RU MISS KY USA 2005 Tiffany Wilson KY Top 10 Will compete in '06 Whitney Rittman IN Top 10, 6th Overall Will compete in '07   FORMER WINNERS MISS KENTUCKIANA 2005 - TIFFANY WILSON Meet 2005 MISS KENTUCKIANA by clicking on her photo above MISS KENTUCKIANA 2005 When Tiffany Won Miss Kentuckiana 2005, she broke a tie, giving Kentucky a 3-2 lead in the history of the Miss Kentuckiana Pageant.  Previous winners of the MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant from Indiana were Tashina Kastigar and Kaitlyn Christopher, both of whom went on to win the MISS INDIANA USA titles and three winners from Kentucky were Carly Hobbs, Kristen Johnson (MISS KENTUCKY USA 2005) and of course Tiffany! Tiffany won all three phases of competition when she was crowned MISS KENTUCKIANA 2005.  It was her 49th pageant crown and title and we are honored to have had reign as our MISS KENTUCKIANA.  Tiffany is a graduate of Murray State University and an elementary school teacher.  She and her fiance plan to marry sometime over the next couple of years.  We will never forget her radiant and beautiful smile! Kaitlyn Christopher won the MISS KENTUCKIANA title on Saturday June 05, 2004.  She won or tied for first in all three phases of competition, runway, swimsuit, and evening gown.  She went on to win the title AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS and also won the following awards:  Best in Runway, Best in Swimsuit, Audience Choice & People's Choice.  She used her $12,000 prize package to prepare, compete and win the title MISS INDIANA USA 2005.  She represented Indiana in the 2005 MISS USA Pageant.  Her past titles include PageantCrown's Teen Indiana 2002, Teen Intercontinental 2003 & Miss Indiana Teen Galaxy 2004.  Kaitlyn was a two-time runner-up in the MISS INDIANA TEEN USA Pageant.  She is a student at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She teamed up with former MISS KENTUCKIANA and MISS KENTUCKY USA, Kristen Johnson, on NBC's new hit television reality show, Treasure Hunters. Carly Hobbs won the the 2003 MISS KENTUCKIANA Pageant and Model Contest on Saturday, June 14, 2003.  Carly won all three phases of competition that included Runway, Swimsuit and Evening Gown.  Carly represented Kentucky in the 2003 AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS Competition and was first runner-up in the national event!  She also won PageantCrown's Teen Kentucky 2001 and advanced to the national competition where she won the preliminary evening gown competition and placed in the top 10.  Carly was 2nd runner-up in the 2003 Miss Kentucky County Fair Queen Pageant and a top 10 semi-finalist in the 2003 MISS KENTUCKY USA Pageant.  Carly is a nursing student at the University of Louisville. Tashina Kastigar won the Miss Model of Indiana Competition (now MISS KENTUCKIANA) and went on to win the national title, Miss Model of the USA.  She received a trip to represent the USA in the International Miss Model of the World Contest, in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a former MISS INDIANA TEEN USA and went on to win MISS INDIANA USA.  She was a top 10 semi-finalist in the MISS USA 2003 PAGEANT.  She is a graduate of IUPUI, is now married and resides in Indianapolis.  Kristen Johnson won the Miss Model of Kentucky Competition (now MISS KENTUCKIANA) and was first runner-up to our Miss Model of Indiana winner, in the Miss Model of the USA Contest.   Kristen is a former MISS KENTUCKY TEEN USA and was 2nd runner-up and the Miss Photogenic winner in the MISS TEEN USA 2000 Pageant.   She was a finalists in Kentucky's Jr Miss Contest and also won the title Miss Madison Regatta.  She was crowned MISS KENTUCKY USA and was 2nd runner-up in the 2005 MISS USA Pageant.  She teamed up with former MISS KENTUCKIANA winner and MISS INDIANA USA 2005, Kaitlyn Christopher, for NBC's hit new television reality show, Treasure Hunters.  Kristen is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, resides in Chicago, where is works as a professional model and spokesperson. PAST PAGEANT RESULTS RESULTS OF MISS KENTUCKIANA 2004 Winner:  Kaitlyn Christopher From L to R:  4th RU, Rachel Hernandez; 2nd RU Tiffany Wilson; Kaitlyn; 1st RU Amber Yoder; and 3rd RU Ashley Miller RUNWAY WINNERS:  Kaitlyn Christopher & Tiffany Wilson FITNESS WINNER: Kaitlyn Christopher EVENING GOWN WINNER: Kaitlyn Christopher & Amber Yoder Remaining Top Ten:  Brannigan Free, Ashley Holder, Rhiannon Noe, Shelly Wilson, and Ra Caiya Thomas. The top three finalists, Kaitlyn, Amber and Tiffany all received paid entry fees to compete in the America's National Miss Pageant. As Miss Kentuckiana, Kaitlyn receives a cash award to sponsor her entry fee into her state USA pageant.   KENTUCKIANA 2004 COURT As Miss Kentuckiana, Kaitlyn receives a cash award to apply to the entry fee to compete in her state USA pageant.  She also receives a full paid entry fee to compete in the 2004 America's National Miss Contest.  At the national event, she won the swimsuit and runway competitions and the national crown and title!!  Congratulations Kaitlyn!!  As America's National Miss, she received a complete training package including wardrobe, training, photos and a full paid entry into her state USA Pageant.  As first runner-up in the Miss Kentuckiana Pageant, Amber Yoder, received a full participation fee and advanced to the America's National Miss Contest.  She won the evening gown competition and was third runner-up in the event! As second runner-up in the Miss Kentuckiana Pageant, Tiffany Wilson, received a full entry fee and advanced to the America's National Miss Pageant, where she won the Audience Choice Award, placed in the top 10 and was second place in the On-line People's Choice Award Contest.     2003 Pageant Results NEWS FLASH:  Our 2004 Miss Kentuckiana winner, Kaitlyn Christopher, won the 2004 AMERICA'S NATIONAL MISS (ANM) PAGEANT, produced by PageantCrown.com.  The goal of the ANM contest is train and groom the winner to win her state USA pageant.  On November 14, 2004, Kaitlyn won the title of MISS INDIANA USA 2005.  She will represent Indiana in the 2005 MISS USA Pageant.  It is our goal to help our titleholders to reach their goals and to win 'major titles;' therefore, Kaitlyn will only make appearances as MISS INDIANA USA.  Our team congratulates yet another one of our titleholders on this fantastic accomplishment! PLEASE NOTE:  Since winning the title of America's National Miss, any and all appearances Kaitlyn would make as Miss Kentuckiana, will now be made as America's National Miss.  Please refer to the America's National Miss for an updated Appearance Schedule. RESULTS OF 2003 MISS KENTUCKIANA 2003 MISS KENTUCKIANA:  Carly Hobbs First Runner-Up:  Amanda Alvey Miss Photogenic:  Brandy Vincent  Pictured is Carly Hobbs, Miss Kentuckiana 2003 first runner-up, Amanda Alvey ~ CONTACT: PageantCrown.Com MISS KENTUCKIANA PAGEANT PO Box 232 Brownstown, IN 47220 (812) 528 - 6170   LOCAL DIRECTOR'S WANTED: We are searching for individuals interested in directing, producing or sponsoring a local pageant in their town, city, county or region. The winner(s) of the local pageant advance to the MISS KENTUCKIANA AND KENTUCKIANA TEEN Pageants (if more than 10 contestants are competing in a local pageant, the director can crown two winners). If you, of if you know of a business, a community, or an organization interested in directing or producing a local pageant, please contact PageantCrown.  Local pageant programs are a great event to raise money for a worthwhile cause. Local pageants are also an awesome avenue to provide valuable and positive experiences for the youth of the community. Call PageantCrown at 1-812-528-6170 or e-mail us at pageantcrowncom@aol.com.
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