About Miss Illinois' Outstanding teen

Meet Andrea Novak
Miss illinois' Outstanding Teen 2009

Andrea Novak was chosen as the 2009 Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen on Sunday evening. She was picked out of 17 other contestants and also won the overall talent award for her dance-twirl routine, the scholastic achievement award, and the scholastic excellence award. In total, Andrea was awarded $1300 in savings bonds to go towards her education as well as a $2500 scholarship by Dolphin Entertainment to participate in an L.A. Experience where she will learn about the entertainment business.

Andrea, from Arlington Heights, is currently a 17 year old Junior in high school where she is in the top 10% of her class and consistently carries a 5.0 GPA. She is a member of the Silver Knights Baton Twirling Team and has won numerous awards for baton twirling. Andrea is a member of her school's orchesis team, poms squad, and she plays flute in the band. She is also a Downhill ski racer and a NASTAR gold winner. Andrea gives much of her free time to volunteering and community service. Andrea is an only child.

Her platform is "Strengthening Teen Values: The Key to Adult Success" in which she focuses on helping teens and pre-teens make good decisions with their life in order to become strong and successful adults. For her talent, she performed a dance-twirl routine to "We're Dancing".

In August, Andrea will compete along with 51 other state titleholders from across the nation at the 2009 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, Florida. Stay tuned for more information on her preparation and appearances for the national pageant.