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WELCOME to this pictorial album from Miss National Sweetheart! ALBUM: Miss Sweetheart 2004 ALBUM: Miss Sweetheart 2003 ALBUM: Miss Sweetheart 2002 MORE LINKS: Held in Hoopeston, Illinois, near the Indiana border, the pageant is one highlight of the Sweetcorn Festival. When you pull up to the event, it looks like a full-fledged fair--complete with rides, tractor pulls, and of course sweetcorn! But then step inside the Civic Center at McFerren Park and you are transported to a mini-Miss America pageant. Those in the audience wore everything from bib overalls to cocktail dresses, and many young ladies were sporting sparkling crowns. These were festival queens from neighboring county fair, brought to Hoopeston along with hundreds from around America, to see some of the finest talent in the MAO system. Through the years, the pageant became affiliated with the Miss America Pageant system. This, as they began inviting first runners-up from every Miss America state pageant (if the 1st runner-up declines, other finalists may have the opportunity to travel to Hoopeston.) Hence, national attention on the small town in Illinois' Vermilion County. "Sweetheart" now boasts eight contestants whom have gone on to win the Miss America crown. They are Pam Eldred, Rebecca King, Elizabeth Ward, Debbye Turner, Carolyn Sapp, Leanza Cornett, Tara Holland, & Katie Harman, who ironically did not win the title of "Sweetheart," but did make the top ten. 1) Miss Kentucky - MacKenzie Mayes (98 National Sweetheart) 2) Miss Georgia - Andrea Bailey (99 National Sweetheart) 3) Miss Kentucky - MacKenzie Mayes - (00 National Sweetheart) 4) Miss Louisiana - Melissa Clark (01 National Sweetheart) 5) Miss Michigan - Madonna Emond (02 National Sweetheart) 6) Miss Arizona - Corrie Hill 7) Miss Arkansas - Whitney Kirk 8) Miss California - Nicole Lamarche 9) Miss Indiana - Bryn Chapman 10) Miss Massachusetts - Melissa Silva 11) Miss Nevada - Christina O'Neil 12) Miss Tennessee - Jamie Watkins 13) Miss Washington - Fianna Dickson For tickets or general info for Miss Sweetheart, contact the Hoopeston Chamber of Commerce Office at 217-283-7873. You can also contact director Michelle Crabtree at crabtree@soltec.net. |
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WELCOME to this pictorial album from Miss National Sweetheart! ALBUM: Miss Sweetheart 2004 ALBUM: Miss Sweetheart 2003 ALBUM: Miss Sweetheart 2002 MORE LINKS: Held in Hoopeston, Illinois, near the Indiana border, the pageant is one highlight of the Sweetcorn Festival. When you pull up to the event, it looks like a full-fledged fair--complete with rides, tractor pulls, and of course sweetcorn! But then step inside the Civic Center at McFerren Park and you are transported to a mini-Miss America pageant. Those in the audience wore everything from bib overalls to cocktail dresses, and many young ladies were sporting sparkling crowns. These were festival queens from neighboring county fair, brought to Hoopeston along with hundreds from around America, to see some of the finest talent in the MAO system. Through the years, the pageant became affiliated with the Miss America Pageant system. This, as they began inviting first runners-up from every Miss America state pageant (if the 1st runner-up declines, other finalists may have the opportunity to travel to Hoopeston.) Hence, national attention on the small town in Illinois' Vermilion County. "Sweetheart" now boasts eight contestants whom have gone on to win the Miss America crown. They are Pam Eldred, Rebecca King, Elizabeth Ward, Debbye Turner, Carolyn Sapp, Leanza Cornett, Tara Holland, & Katie Harman, who ironically did not win the title of "Sweetheart," but did make the top ten. 1) Miss Kentucky - MacKenzie Mayes (98 National Sweetheart) 2) Miss Georgia - Andrea Bailey (99 National Sweetheart) 3) Miss Kentucky - MacKenzie Mayes - (00 National Sweetheart) 4) Miss Louisiana - Melissa Clark (01 National Sweetheart) 5) Miss Michigan - Madonna Emond (02 National Sweetheart) 6) Miss Arizona - Corrie Hill 7) Miss Arkansas - Whitney Kirk 8) Miss California - Nicole Lamarche 9) Miss Indiana - Bryn Chapman 10) Miss Massachusetts - Melissa Silva 11) Miss Nevada - Christina O'Neil 12) Miss Tennessee - Jamie Watkins 13) Miss Washington - Fianna Dickson For tickets or general info for Miss Sweetheart, contact the Hoopeston Chamber of Commerce Office at 217-283-7873. You can also contact director Michelle Crabtree at crabtree@soltec.net. |
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