Volunteer Tiffany Meadows (Mandy's sister!) and Miss Il board member
Sandy Garrett (Mandy's Mom!)
More fun than should be allowed!
Volunteers Nancy Marchiando & Kim Kubiak
Fallout from parade madness:
Tiffany and Fran
Nancy & Bob Foote
Leroy Brakhane gets his annual reminder of what a dangerous place the IL parade site can be
A thumbs up for Miss America Katie Harman
Illinois' own Kate Shindle was one of the many
former Miss Americas who rode in the parade this year!
Miss America 1929 PAT DONNELLY returns to Atlantic City every year for the pageant.
She is a former actress who played chorus roles in many famous movie musicals.
Miss America 1994 Kim Aiken now resides in Cincinnati. She and her husband had a baby this year, and Kim has also recently started her own pageant consulting business.
Miss America 1981 Susan Powell is a cable TV host for "Home Matters" and is also an accomplished professional opera singer
Miss America 1995 Shawntel Smith has also worked as a TV host for an Oklahoma tourist show.
Shawntel was hosted by Illinois when she judges the 2001 Miss IL Pageant
CBS News correspondent Dr. Debbye Turner was Miss America 1990. She judged Miss Illinois in 1999