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By Bit CoLE Daily Herald Staff Writer Many of the contestants in this year’s Schaumburg Jaycees scholarship pageant, scheduled for Feb. 11, look a lot younger than usual. But that’s by design. For the first time in the pageant’s 17-year history, there’s a Little Miss Schaumburg contest for girls ages 4 through 9 in addi tion to the traditional version for 17- to 24-year-olds. “I’m personally sponsoring that pageant for the younger girls,” said pageant Executive Director Kelli Lotrich. “I think it’s really important to give the girls an opportunity to meet with and bo with positive role mod els.” She added that the older contes tants in the Miss Schaumburg Scholarship Pageant, as well as those women who make it to the Miss Illinois or Miss America level, are community role models who can have a positive influence on their younger peers. Both pageants will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 11 at Schaumburg’s Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court. In its first year, the Little Miss Schaumburg contest drew 14 con testants — twice as many as the version for their older counter parts. That surprised Lotrich. “Yeah, it did,” she said. “I really thought I would have to go hunt ing for people. But we had so many Calls, I was surprised.” The younger girls will have a five-minute interview with judges, and an on-stage question and answer session with Miss Schaumburg. The winner receives a $100 savings bond. Following are the girls partici pe in the Little Miss Schaub urg contest: Michelle Abraham, 8; Jameson Batz, 7; Nicole Bodenstein, 7; Alyssa Christine Bradley, 7; Caitlin Carlson, 6; Elizabeth Jani ak, 9; Kate Kaszynski, 9; Saman tha Kramer, 9; Colleen Lynch, 6; Danielle Miura, 8; Kaitlyn Sara Reiker, 6; Amanda Lauren Schweinebraten, 5; Christina Lynn Schweinebraten, 5; and Ash ley Wisniewski, 9. All the girls are from Schaum burg, except Batz, who is from Barrington, and Reiker, who is from Arlington Heights. The Miss Schaumburg Scholar ship Pageant contestants, mean while, will be judged on interviews as well as other standards. Scoring will be broken down as follows: Talent counts for 40 per cent, interviews are worth 30 per cent, and evening gown and swim suit portions each are worth 15 percent. As a Miss America qualifier, the contest must have a swimsuit event, organizers said. The winner of the pageant earns the right to go on to the Miss Illinois contest along with a min imum of $900 in scholarship funds and wardrobe allowance money. Nicole Nowak Contestants include: Rachelle Blasasz, 18; Julie Fallon, 17; Christina L. Janiak, 20; Kersten Makda, 19; Nicole Nowak, 20; Monica Surma, 23; and Suzanne Teller, 17. All the Miss Schaumburg con testants hail from Schaumburg with the exception of Surma, who is from Bartlett. The Miss Schaumburg contest was open to young women who live, work or go to school in Schaumburg. Tickets for the pageants are $5 at the door. Judges include Mrs. Illinois, Connie Hoos, Miss North ern Illinois, Cheryl Raczon; and Miss Schaumburg/Miss Illinois 1994, Sara Martin. Michelle Abraham Jameson Batz Nicole Bodenstein Kate Kaszynski Samantha Kramer Christina Lynn Schweinebraten Ashley Wisniewski Colleen Lynch Rachelle Blasasz Alyssa Christine Bradley Danielle Miura Julie Fallon Caitlin Carlson Kaitlyn Sara Reiker Elizabeth Janiak Amanda Schweinebraten Christina L. Janiak aersten Makda Monica Surma Suzanne Tellef
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Tue, Feb 06, 1996
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