Winter Local Director’s Meeting February 21

Greetings Directors,

This is a reminder that we will be having our annual Winter Director’s Meeting on February 21 at 11:00am.

We will be in the same location as last year which is the Carolina Grill in the Stonegate Edition between Zionsville and I-65.

I will send an agenda as we get closer to the date.

Thanks, Aren

MISS COSMOPOLITAN POSTPONED

For the safety of our contestants, judges and everyone planning to
travel to Miss Cosmopolitan 2010, we have decided to postpone Miss
Cosmo. This decision was not easy, as Indiana weather is always
unpredictable. However, a new date will be rescheduled as soon as
possible. Please continue to visit www.misscosmopolitan.org for updates.

MISS SAGAMORE VALLEY AND MISS SOUTH CENTRAL TO BE HELD MARCH 21, 2010 – CURRENTLY SEEKING CONTESTANTS

The Miss Sagamore Valley Scholarship Program and the Miss South Central Scholarship Program, officials announced today that the annual Miss Sagamore Valley and Miss South Central Pageants will be held jointly on March 21, 2009 at 4:00 PM on the campus of Ball State University’s Pruis Hall. 

The Miss Sagamore Valley pageant is a closed pageant to contestants living in: Blackford, Decatur, Delaware, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Hancock, Henry, Jay, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, and Wayne .  The Miss South Central Pageant is open to any young woman in the State of Indiana who meets age and residency requirements.   Contestants competing for the title of Miss Sagamore Valley may also compete for the title of Miss South Central; however, if a contestant competes for both titles she will be required to raise the appropriate local CMN donation for both pageants as well as compete in two separately held pageants on the same date. 

 

For additional information regarding Miss Sagamore Valley you may contact Stephanie Lasley, Co-Director at misssagamorevalley@yahoo.com or (765) 744-4005, website:  http://www.misssagamorevalley.weebly.com

For additional information regarding Miss South Central please contact David White, Executive Director of the Miss South Central Pageant at mscspi@sbcglobal.net or (317) 888-2969, website:  www.misssouthcentral.org

Contestant forms are available for both pageants on their respective websites.

AN OPEN PAGEANT – MISS SOUTH BEND’S OUTSTANDING TEEN HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE CALENDAR FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 14

The Miss South Bend’s Outstanding Teen Pageant has been added to the 2010 Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen calendar.  The pageant will be held in Knox on Sunday, March 14.   The pageant is an OPEN PAGEANT which means any contestant from anywhere in the state who qualities is eligible to compete.  Contact Director Christy Messer at missky2007@gmail.com for information and entry forms.

MISS COSMOPOLITAN 2010 is FEBRUARY 6th!

On February 6, 2010, Indiana’s most talented and successful young women will compete for the title of Miss Cosmopolitan 2010. Cosmo 2010 starts at 7pm at Plainfield High School. MAO system title holders admitted free, and general admission tickets are only $18. Lobby opens at 6pm and auditorium seating starts at 6:30pm. Check out www.misscosmopolitan.org for additional details on Cosmo fundraising coupons for Applebee’s and Max & Erma’s and directions to the high school.

The 2010 Miss America Pageant on TLC Wins Cable’s Saturday Night

Linwood, NJ - Discovery Communications-owned TLC and the Miss America Organization announced today that the Saturday night, Jan. 30 live telecast of the 2010 Miss America pageant drew 4.5 million viewers*, the highest delivery of any Miss America telecast on ad supported cable ever.
Sam Haskell, III, Chairman of the Board for the Miss America Organization stated, After partnering with TLC, as well as Tony Eaton, Lauren Harris and our friends at Tall Pony Productions, for the last three years, we have been able to build our Miss America audience and reach new and younger demographics. We are thrilled with the results, as we have been able to successfully re-brand our Miss America image and continue expanding the reach of our program.

TLC and the 2010 Miss America Pageant was the most-watched show on cable for the night among all key demographics.

Art McMaster, President and CEO of The Miss America Organization stated, We are truly excited with the outcome of our 2010 Pageant telecast. This proves that viewers across America are tuning in to witness the tradition of our Pageant, and it’s new and contemporary twists."

This year, Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron will serve as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Childrens Miracle Network and will work on her personal platform of Real Talk: Aids in America, across the country.

Calling and Service for Joy Robbins

To follow up on my sad announcement from yesterday, please share this info with anyone I may have left off of my list that are friends of Joy. And please keep Jim in your thoughts and prayers during this sad time.

A calling and service have been arranged for Joy Robbins at:

Hinsey-Brown
3406 South Memorial Drive
New Castle, IN

The calling will be on Tuesday, January 26 from 11am-1pm and 3pm-8pm. The service will be on Wednesday, January 27th at 1:30pm.

My condolences,
Aren

Sad News

It is with a very heavy heart that I pass along the sad news of Joy Robbins passing away this morning at 10:00am. It is difficult to put into words the impact the Robbins’ have had on our pageant family. They have touched so many of our hearts and Joy was an amazing and wonderful friend who will be sadly missed.

When I receive more information about funeral arrangements, I will pass it along immediately. As many of you know, I am driving across Texas right now and won’t have access to my computer till tonight so please pass along this sad news to friends of Joy who I may have missed.

My deepest sympathies,
Aren

At the Venetian

2010 MISS AMERICA CONTESTANTS
ENJOY A RELAXING EVENING
ON THE VENETIAN’S GRAND CANAL

With the title of Miss America 2010 on the line, all 53 contestants, took time out of their busy schedules to relax and enjoy a gondola ride down the Grand Canal at The Venetian. The contestants floated through The Grand Canal Shoppes in an authentic gondola ride as they were serenaded by singing gondoliers. Following the ride, the contestants savored a dessert reception on the bridge in Saint Mark’s Square where they treated themselves to delectable desserts.

The 2010 Miss America Pageant will take place Saturday, January 30 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and will be broadcast live on TLC at 8 p.m. ET/ PT tape delayed. For tickets please visit: www.ticketmaster.com.

Miss Southern Heartland is February 27 – Check out the new website!

Check out the new Miss Southern Heartland website and enter this open

pageant which will be held on Saturday, February 27 in Paoli -

www.misssouthernheartland.org