Thirteen young women are vying to be Miss Monroe County 2025.
This year, a record $50,000 in cash and scholarships will be awarded between the Miss Monroe County and the Miss Monroe County Teen programs.
The 63rd annual Miss Monroe County Scholarship Program will take place at 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at Meyer Theater, La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Road in Monroe. Tickets are $35 each. Elora Russell is Miss Monroe County 2024.
The Miss Monroe County Teen Scholarship Program is Aug. 13. The Mini Miss Monroe Showcase is Aug. 11.
Miss Monroe County contestants can be ages 18-28. Here are the 2025 contestants:
Matti Barnier
Age: 22
Hometown: Maybee
Talent: Color guard routine to “Happy Ending”
Platform: A Purple Mindset: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness
Callie Calvin
Age: 20
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: HerStory: “What Was I Made For”
Platform: Kind-HEARTed: Making Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Known to Everyone
MaKayla Dickinson
Age: 19
Hometown: Ottawa Lake
Talent: Jazz dance to “Cinema Italiano”
Platform: Bigger than Bullying: Reclaim Your Confidence
Marissa Manley
Age: 20
Hometown: Carleton
Talent: Vocal performance to “Stay”
Platform: Igniting Hope, Saving Lives: Suicide Prevention, Awareness, Resources and Knowledge for You
Celeste Milligan
Age: 24
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: HerStory
Platform: Club Heaven
Josephine Nicols
Age: 25
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: Vocal performance to “That’s Life”
Platform: L.A.M.B., Lead, Advocate, Mentor & Bond: A Movement for Animal Welfare
Alyssa Otto
Age: 20
Hometown: Ida
Talent: HerStory: “Life”
Platform: Southern Charm: Little Bit of Country and a Whole Lotta Heart
Aleigha Parrack
Age: 20
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: Tap dance to- “Puttin’ on the Ritz Remix”
Platform: Research for Rita: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Kynzie Riegel
Age: 19
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: Contemporary/ballet dance to “Make You Feel My Love”
Platform: Revive
Dakota Stokes
Age: 19
Hometown: Luna Pier
Talent: Vocal performance to “The Climb”
Platform: Mental Health Awareness
Laynie Tipton
Age: 21
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: Jazz dance to “20th Century Fox Mambo”
Platform: Ray4Hope
McKenzie Valente
Age: 21
Hometown: Monroe
Talent: Lyrical dance to “Something in the Water”
Platform: Mending Minds
Elizabeth Wirth
Age: 24
Hometown: Ida
Talent: Theatrical science demonstration
Platform: M.A.K.E. A Difference: Making Autism Known to Everyone
For tickets or more information, visit Miss Monroe County Scholarship Program on Facebook or online. of call Oerther, executive director, at 734-735-6224.
— Contact reporter Suzanne Nolan Wisler a tswisler@monroenews.com.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: 13 competing Aug.16 for Miss Monroe County 2025 title
Reporting by Suzanne Nolan Wisler, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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