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THE STAR: Thursday, July 20,1978Olympia Fields Girl to Vie For ‘Miss Illinois’ TonightDiana Carson of Olympia Fields, Miss Thornton Township, will compete with 29 other young women for the title of Miss Illinois of 1978 this weekend.The Miss Illinois pageant will be held today, tomorrow and Saturday in Aurora at the newly renovated Paramount Arts center.Illinois’ winner will join the other 49 state winners in Atlantic City in September to compete for the title of Miss America. The national finals will be televised live and in color on September 9 over the NBC-TV network.Each of Illinois’ 30 contestants already has won the local pageant held in her geographic area of the state.THE 1978 contestants are: Judy McDonald, Miss Apple Festival (Murphysboro); Susan Wasilas, Miss Batavia; Jill Ziske, Miss Barrington; Denise Price, Miss Breeze-Stark County (Wyoming); Beckie Harm, Miss Carpeterville; Kyle Larson, Miss Champaign County; Lorre Miller, Miss Charleston-Delta Chi; Frances Skinner, Miss Chicago; Katherine Boyle, Miss Collinsville, Paula Kinney. Miss Elgin, Pamela Graham, Miss Greater Southwestern Illinois (Belleville); Crystal Ackerman, Miss Heart of Illinois; Annette Marroquin, Miss Illinois Valley (Oglesby); Pamela Paap, Miss Iroquois County (Watseka); Cecelia Tucker, Miss Kankakee County; Stacy Hillebrenner, Miss Land of Lincoln (Springfield); Melody Miller, Miss Macomb; Beth Wood, Miss Moline; Natalie Sydor, Miss North Shore(Glenview); Debra Carlson,Miss Ottawa; Cynthia Strum. Miss Quincy; Eileen Crowley, Miss Rockford; Tamara Lusa, Miss Southern Cook County (Calumet City); Julia Burley* son, Miss Southern Illinois (Marion); Jody Shaw, Miss Spoon River (Canton); Bonnie Angello, Miss Streator; Laura Insalaco, Miss Tinley Park; Diana Carlson, Miss Thornton Township (South Holland); Allison Hoadley, Miss Tri-County (Fairbury), and Laurie Catti-nari, Miss York Township (Villa Park).THE MISS America pageant program is the largest college scholarship program for young women in the world. Every year, more than $2 million in scholarships is awarded to the national, state and local contestants. In 1978, the local pageants of Illinois awarded $49,190 in scholarships to their contestants, an average of more than $1,600 per local pageant. At the state pageant, the contestants will compete for more than $8,000 in scholarships, with the winner receiving a $3,000 college scholarship.SUMMER DANCE FEVER5 Top Professionals Teaching the LatestMorningAndEveningClassesFor All AgesOfficial School of the American Dance Center Ballet CoThe 30 Illinois state finalists will be divided into two groups, one group competing in talent tonight and the other group in evening gown and swimsuit. Tomorrow night the groups will reverse competitions. On Saturday night, the top ten contestants will compete in all three divisions, from which the new Miss Illinois will be selected. In the Miss America pageant and all its state and local preliminaries talent counts 50 per cent of all the points a contestant may receive. Evening gown, swimsuit and a private interview with the judges are all equal to one another in points, and together these three competitions are equal to talent in importance.Phone 747-4969American Dance Center4 Schtpol and Prrfonninfg ('.rntrr22413 Governor’s Hwy., Richton ParkUniversity Affiliations Degreed FacultyBECAUSE OF the grouping system, a completely different show is presented each night ofcompetition.Pageant judges are Jack Bushong of Michigan, Suan Davies of Indiana, Barry Richards of Iowa, Don Magness of Texas, and a fifth judge to be named tonight. National rules require that all state pageant judges reside outside Illinois, as a precaution against local influence and prior acquaintanceship with a contestant.Tickets for the pageant are priced at $3.50 per seat for to-nigh* and tomorrow night and $7.50 per OVUi iur Saturday’s finals. A season package ticket is priced at $12. All seats are reserved.DiscoJazzBalletI6 Weeks - $18.00
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Park Forest Star
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Thu, Jul 20, 1978
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