Miss Monroe Outstanding Teen, Miss Monroe County Princess event Wednesday
Nine young women are competing in the 16th Annual Miss Monroe County Outstanding Teen Program, taking place at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd.
General admission tickets are $15 and will be sold at the door.
Contestants are ages 13-17. The winner will be crowned by Elora Elizabeth Russell, Miss Monroe County Outstanding Teen 2021.
Also taking place Wednesday is the seventh annual Miss Monroe County Princess Program.
Twenty-four girls, ages 4 to 12, are competing in the princess competition.
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Princess program participants
The new 2022 Tiny, Little and Junior Miss Monroe County Princesses will be selected as names are drawn out of a hat during the Outstanding Teen program.
Tiny Miss Monroe County Princess contestants (ages 4-6) are: Elliette Kay-Lynn Sue Blanchett, Caliana-Rose Crockett, Vivienne Anne DeSana, Adalynn Jean Henry, Hayden Eileen Henry, Penelope Leigh Hill, Teagan Skylar Hotaling, Elliana Kay Pierce and Mia Kathryn Sancrainte.
Competing for Little Miss Monroe County Princess (ages 7-9) are: Sophia Lou Adams, Ariona Renee Beason, Presley Renee Carr, Coralee Ann Goda, Peyton Elizabeth Mae Green, Peightynn Alivia Nicole Howard, Anna Elizabeth Ord, Genevieve Elizabeth Perkins and Sayler Olivia Stasko.
Vying for the title Junior Miss Monroe County Princess (ages 10-12) are: Jocelyn Avalee Adams, AnnaGrace Marie Brendel, Giavanna Brooklyn Shai DeSilvis, Vanessa Chyanne Griffin, Laylah Jean Mercedes Howard and Serenity Allura Perkins.
Current Miss Monroe County Princesses 2021 are: Ahlona Jean Beason, Tiny Miss Monroe County Princess 2021; Cheyanne Rose Hipkins, Little Miss Monroe County Princess 2021, and Olivia Presley Haase, Junior Miss Monroe County Princess 2021.
Miss Monroe County Outstanding Teen candidates
MaKayla Lynn Dickinson
Hometown: Ottawa Lake
Age: 16
Education: Whiteford High School
Social impact initiative: Bigger Than Bullying: Reclaim Your Confidence
Scholastic/career ambition: Doctorate degree and become a pediatric brain surgeon
Talent: Theatrical jazz dance to “Life of the Party”
Parents: Zane and Brandy Crawford
Rileigh Briann Grady
Hometown: Petersburg
Age: 14
Education: Summerfield High School
Social impact initiative: Fitting In But Sticking Out
Scholastic/career ambition: Veterinary technician or dental hygienist
Talent: Contemporary dance to “Stone Cold”
Parents: Jared Grady and Kristine Zeipekis
Rachel Ann Ingels
Hometown: Temperance
Age: 15
Education: Bedford Senior High School
Social impact initiative: STEM : The Foundation for Young Girls to Blossom as Tomorrow’s Leaders
Scholastic/career ambition: PhD in biotechnology engineering/biochemical engineer
Talent: Tap dance to “Betty Boop”
Parents: Steven and Michele Ingels
Reese Hindley Johnson
Hometown: Monroe
Age: 16
Education: Monroe County Middle College
Social impact initiative: PRISM: Youth Supporting Youth
Scholastic/career ambition: Bachelor’s degree in sound engineering with a minor in gender studies
Talent: Musical theater vocal performance to “Times Are Hard For Dreamers”
Parents: Patrick and Emily Johnson
JuliAnna Kaye Laird
Hometown: Monroe
Age: 17
Education: Monroe County Middle College
Social impact initiative: Porching Pets – Community Action and Advocating for our Local Shelter
Scholastic/career ambition: Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Talent: Baton twirling to “Astronomia”
Parents: Kenneth and AnnMarie Laird
Kynzie Nicole Riegel
Hometown: Monroe
Age: 16
Education: Ida High School
Social impact initiative: Revive
Scholastic/career ambition: Attend North Point Bible College to minor in psychology and a bachelors of arts in the ministry
Talent: Self-choreographed pointe solo to “Experience”
Parents: Jason and Erika Riegel
Sawyer Elizabeth Seitz
Hometown: Petersburg
Age: 14
Education: Dundee High School
Social impact initiative: The Pop Tab Project
Scholastic/career ambition: Bachelor’s degree and law degree and become a copyright/intellectual property attorney
Talent: Pop vocal to “Never Enough”
Parents: Jeff and Melissa Seitz
Dakota A. Stokes
Hometown: Luna Pier
Age: 16
Education: Monroe High School
Social impact initiative: Mental Health Awareness
Scholastic/career ambition: Become a singer and actress
Talent: Pop vocal to “Someone’s Watching Over Me”
Parents: Crystal Stokes and Joshua Stokes
Hayden Marie Wright
Hometown: Monroe
Age: 14
Education: Monroe County Middle College
Social impact initiative: Hayden’s Helping Heart
Scholastic/career ambition: Nurse Practitioner
Talent: Tahitian dance to “Bora Bora Drum Beats”
Parents: Jeremy and Jamie Wright
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Miss Monroe Outstanding Teen, Princess candidates announced
