2009 Contestants

MISS


1 Ashley Heuberger
Columbus
Parents: Kim & June Heuberger
Muskingum College
Vocal: Some Days You Gotta Dance
Platform: Silencing Voices: The Struggle for Paranoid Schizophrenics to be Heard
Sponsor: Black Tie Limo, Family & Friends











2 Lindsay Clark
Zanesville
Parents: Jamie & Curt Clark
Zane State College
Vocal: Born to Fly
Platform: Jumpstart/Building Literacy, Language, & Social Skills in Youth
Sponsor: friends of the Miss SEO program











3 Mikaela Adams
Nashport
Parents: Russell & Terri Adams Central Ohio Technical College
Dance: Burnin Love
Platform: Using Talent To Support Charity
Sponsors: Bright Beginnings












4 Crystal Stillion
Zanesville
West Muskingum High School
Vocal: Why Haven't I Heard from You
Platform: Community Outreach through Music Education
Sponsors: B&B Grocery & Tanning Center, Community Bank, Guys & Dolls Hair Designers












5 Kirsten Grandstaff
Zanesville
Ohio University Zanesville
Vocal: Un Moto Di Gioia
Platform: Protecting Sexual Assault Victims
Sponsor: Whitaker Dental












6 Joelle Roberts
Zanesville
Muskingum College
Dance: You Can't Stop the Beat
Platform: Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Sponsor: Ohio Oil Gathering












7 Erica Travis
Zanesville
Mid-East Career & Tech Center
Vocal: Love Song
Platform: Raising Self-Esteem in Teenage Girls
Sponsors: Smeltzers Insurance Agency and Muskingum County Center for Seniors/Terry Dunn, David Grosshandler DDS












8 Olivia Maniaci
Zanesville
Parents: Jim & Brenda Maniaci
West Muskingum High School
Dance: Orange Colored Sky
Platform: Juvenile Diabetes: From Research to Reality
Sponsor: Edge One Racing/Mark Weaver, Valerie Gutridge May Kay Cosmetics, Tatum Petroleum LLC, Melisa Marie School Of Dance, Alissa Maniaci











TEEN


9 Charleigh Lemon
New Concord
Parents: Michael & Wendy Lemon
John Glenn High School
Vocal: Mirror
Platform: Teen Depression - Sponsors: Family & Friends












10 Amanda Lanning
Nashport
Parents: Ronald & Cynthia Lanning
Tri-Valley High School
Vocal: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Platform: The Elderly
Sponsor: Varsity Title Services











11 Miranda Walker
Zanesville
Parents: William & Sandra Walker
John Glenn High School
Vocal/Dance: Rockin Robin
Platform: P.E.A.C.E. - Project/Preventing Child Abuse
Sponsor: Dance Central











12 Dani King
Zanesville
Parents: Marti King
West Muskingum High School
Dance: Carella DeVille
Platform: Never Left Behind in School
Sponsors: Bryan & Snider Funeral Home, Kroger, & Family











13 Megan Whitlow
New Concord
Parents: Tammy Whitlow
John Glenn High School
Vocal: Wind Beneath My Wings
Platform: Preventing Bullying
Sponsor: Aunt Jana Montague











14 Megan Yocum
Zanesville
Parents: David & Denise Yocum
Philo Junior High School
Dance: Baby I'm a Star
Platform: Cancer Awareness
Sponsors: Melissa Marie School of Dance, Wendy's Primary Aim LLC, and Family











15 Sierra Moore
Zanesville
Parents: Doug & Robin Moore
Philo High School
Vocal: Get Happy
Platform: American Red Cross
Sponsors: City Tire, Dutro Ford Lincoln Mercury Nissan











16 Kayla Baker
Newark
Parents: Charles & Sharry Baker
C-TEC / Newark High School
Gymnastics: Techno Mix
Platform: Time For A Drug & Alcohol Free Nation
Sponsor: Russ's Auto Sales