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Local Preliminaries to Miss Illinois 2009



Pageants Approved for the 2008 - 2009 Season

Listed by closest date

MORE 2008-2009 LOCAL PAGEANTS & DATES COMING SOON!

Miss Kankakee

November 2, 2008
Venue: TBA
DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Pat Polk
Phone Number: 815-932-1633  Cell: 815-685-9220
E-mail: Pat Polk -
polkntertainment@ameritech.net
E-mail: Gloria Sanders - gsdiva1@comcast.net
E-mail: Scott Billadeau - rsb629@comcast.net
Open Pageant
Teen Pageant - YES (November 1)



Miss River to River

November 8, 2008 at 7:30 pm
(Pre-Teen & Teen Pageants begin at 6:30 pm)
Venue: Marion High School, 1501 S. Carbon, Marion
DEADLINE IS: October 25, 2008
Executive Director or Contact Person: Jane Ann Cruse
Phone: 618-922-2822
E-mail:
janiecruse@aol.com
Open Pageant
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss DuPage County

November 23, 2008
Venue: TBA
DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Christopher Negron
Phone: 773-633-7604
E-mail:
cnegron1983@yahoo.com
Open Pageant
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss John A. Logan Pageant

December 13, 2008
Venue: O'Neill Auditorium, John A. Logan College, Carterville

DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Jo Rana Smith
Phone: 618-993-6015
E-mail:
joranasmith@hotmail.com
Closed Pageant, open only to young women enrolled at John A. Logan College during the current semester
Teen Pageant -
YES



Miss Mississippi Crown Scholarship Program

Date & Time: TBA
Venue: Quad City Music Guild
DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Sara Tucker
Phone: Cell 309-781-9726, Home 309-762-5298
E-mail:
tuckeredout@prodigy.net
Closed Pageant, open only to young women residing, attending school, or working in Rock Island, Mercer, Knox, Henry and Whiteside Counties
(Stacked with Miss Rock River Valley)
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss Rock River Valley Scholarship Program

Date & Time: TBA
Venue: Quad City Music Guild
DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Suzanne Thunstedt
Phone: 309-269-1853
E-mail: missrockrivervalley@yahoo.com
Open Pageant, stacked with Miss Mississippi Crown
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss Chicago

Date & Time: TBA
Venue: TBA
DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Jodi Kurtze
Phone: 773-398-2110
E-mail: jodi.kurtze@gmail.com
Website: www.misschicagoscholarshipprogram.com
Open Pageant



Miss Cook County

January 10, 2009
Location: Oak Park Arms 
Executive Director or Contact Person: Patti Carlini
Phone: 708-655-3079
E-mail:
misscookcounty@live.com
Closed Pageant, open to young women residing, attending school or working in Cook County
Teen Pageant -
YES



Miss Capital City

February 2009
Location: Springfield High School Auditorium
Executive Director or Contact Person: Rachel Johnson
E-mail:
miss_capital_city@yahoo.com
Closed Pageant, open only to young women in area codes 217, 618 and 309
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss Champaign-Urbana

February 21, 2009
Location: Urbana Civic Center
DEADLINE IS: January 30, 2009
Executive Director or Contact Person: Troy Escamilla
Phone: 217-819-6509
E-mail:
misschampaignurbana@yahoo.com
Website: www.misschampaignurbana.org
Open Pageant



Miss Blackhawk Valley

March 2009
The Scottish Rite Cathedral in Moline
DEADLINE IS: TBA
Executive Director or Contact Person: Nancy Lee, Judy Sawkins
Phone Number: Nancy (H) 309-762-0884, (C) 309-235-3218,
Judy (H) 309-792-1291
E-mail: Nancy Lee BlackhawkValley@mchsi.com
E-mail: Judy Sawkins
retiredlady01@msn.com
Closed Pageant, open to young women residing, attending school or working in Rock Island, Henry and Mercer Counties
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss East Central Illinois Pageant

March 13-14, 2009
Venue: The Parkland College Theater, Champaign
Contact Person: Tracie O'Neill
Phone: 217-474-5102
E-mail:
misseci@comcast.net

Website: www.misseci.org

Closed Pageant, open  to those living in, or with ties to: Vermilion, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Cumberland, and Clark counties in east central Illinois
Teen Pageant -
YES



Miss Prairie Central
Pageant

March 13-14, 2009
Venue: The Parkland College Theater, Champaign
Contact Person: Mike O'Neill
Phone: 217-474-5102
E-mail:
misseci@comcast.net

Website: www.misseci.org

Closed Pageant, open  to those living in, or with ties to: Vermilion, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Cumberland, and Clark counties in east central Illinois
Teen Pageant -
NO



Miss Macomb
Scholarship Pageant

March 29, 2009
Venue: MHS Fellheimer Auditorium, S. Maple Avenue, Macomb
Contact Person: Bob or Nancy Foote
Phone Number: 309-833-2898  Fax: 309-836-7199
Cell Phone: 309-255-5202

E-mail:
2footes@macomb.com
Web site: MissMacomb.org
Closed Pageant
Teen Pageant - NO



Miss Quincy

April 4, 2009
Venue: Quincy Community Theater in Oakley-Lindsey Civic Center
Contact Person: Donna Haire
Phone Number: 217-653-1257
E-mail:
wildhaire@comcast.net
Closed Pageant, stacked with Miss Gem City
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss Gem City

April 4, 2009
Venue: Quincy Community Theater in Oakley-Lindsey Civic Center
Contact Person: Lindsey Hess
Phone Number: 217-653-1257
E-mail:
wildhaire@comcast.net
Open Pageant, stacked with Miss Quincy
Teen Pageant - NO



Miss Northern Illinois
(Sweeps)

April 2009
Venue: TBA, Springfield
E-mail:
ilsweeps@gmail.com
Contestant must have competed in a Local Pageant in 2008-09 season
Teen Pageant - NO



Miss Illinois Valley
(Sweeps)

April 2009
Venue: TBA, Springfield
E-mail:
ilsweeps@gmail.com
Contestant must have competed in a Local Pageant in 2008-09 season
Teen Pageant - NO



Miss Metropolis Area
Scholarship Program

Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Baymont Theatre Metropolis
Executive Director or Contact Person: Carrie Neely, Caroline Jones
E-mail Carrie:
gcneely@verizon.net
E-mail Caroline: cjones@metrofncgrp.net
Web site: http://www.missmetropolisarea.homestead.com
Closed Pageant, to those who reside, work, or are full time students in Massac County, Illinois.
Teen Pageant - NO



Miss Southern Illinois

August 9, 2008
Venue: Marion Civic Center Marion
DEADLINE IS: July 25, 2008
Executive Director or Contact Person: Judy Sims
Phone Number: 618.997.2998 or 618.922.4579
E-mail: jsims@marionunit2.org

Open Pageant, stacked with Miss Shawnee
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss Shawnee

August 9, 2008
Venue: Marion Civic Center Marion
DEADLINE IS: July 25, 2008
Executive Director or Contact Person: Jayne Stallings
Phone Number: 618-922-5056
E-mail:
jaynestallings@mchsi.com

Open Pageant, stacked with Miss Southern Illinois
Teen Pageant - YES



Miss Hoopeston

August 2008
Executive Director or Contact Person: Tony Hasbargen
Phone: 217-497-6815 or 217-748-6812
E-mail:
tntjo@verizon.net
Closed Pageant
Teen Pageant -
NO



Note: "Closed" means pageant is available to only those contestants in designated geographic area.
"Open" means pageant is open to any contestant living, working, or going to school in the State of Illinois.


 

Running a Local Preliminary Pageant

If you are interested in running a Local Preliminary Pageant, please contact:

Bob and Nancy Foote
2footes@macomb.com

For more information on signing up for a Local Pageant contact the Local Director of each individual program.

Click here to go to the Local Pageants Contact Directory