Miss Hoosier Heartland and Miss Hoosier Valley
Scholarship Organization, Inc.
MISS - Must live in, work in or attend school in Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, or Warren County
Outstanding Teen and Princess – Open to any young lady who lives in the state of Indiana and meets the age and/or grade requirements
Deadline to apply – TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Abby Granson, Miss Hoosier Valley Director
A life-time resident of Kokomo, Indiana, Abby currently attends Indiana University School of Nursing; however, she began her college experience at Ball State University. Upon graduation, Abby plans to work locally in an emergency room or in pediatric oncology. In summer of 2006, Abby participated in a mission trip to El Salvador with her church's youth group. That experience of working with under privileged children had a huge influence on her career choice.
Mrs. Granson currently serves as the Miss Hoosier Valley director and as secretary/treasurer for the Miss Hoosier Heartland/Miss Hoosier Valley Scholarship Programs, Inc. In 2005, Abby earned the title of Miss Howard County and has been active in pageants since 2000. Abby thoroughly enjoys being a part of the Miss Indiana organization; and loves donating her time and giving back to her community by assisting young women in developing their talents and helping their dreams come true.
Abby is married to her best friend, T.J. who is a 3rd year generation firefighter for the Kokomo Fire Department. She loves spending time with T.J. and their daughter, Brielle Elizabeth who is 18 months old. In addition to all this activity, she enjoys spending time outside, water skiing, reading, and creating Brielle's scrapbook. Abby is also an active member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Marcy “Astrup” Kistler - Miss Hoosier Heartland Director
Marcy has been involved with the Miss Indiana organization for over 10 years now. Marcy's involvement started in preliminary competition in which she went on to hold the title of Miss Purdue in 2002. While at Purdue, Marcy obtained a Bachelor and Master of Science in Technology. As Miss Purdue Marcy promoted her platform, The Importance of Family Values, and still holds this work near to her heart. She is currently organizing family community events such as "Family Rocks", a family oriented talent show. Marcy went on to volunteer on the committee for the placeCityKokomo Preliminaries in past years. She has most recently become the director for Miss Hoosier Heartland. She plans to promote a fun program that will forward opportunities to enrich the lives of young women. Marcy is currently a stay-at-home mom of her 9 year old step-son, placeCityJackson and her 3 year old daughter, Morgan. In her spare time Marcy enjoys spending time with family and friends, scrapbooking, reading and staying active in her community.
Elise Duncan - Miss Hoosier Heartland Outstanding Teen Director
Elise is a sophomore at Indiana Wesleyan University double majoring in Vocal Performance and Addictions Counseling. Elise was a late bloomer in the pageant scene, but began competing her Sophomore year of High School and fell in love with the Miss America Program. With her large background in theater and music, she felt comfortable competing and placed in each pageant including the Miss Hoosier Heartland Organization and became Miss Ball State Outstanding Teen 2008. She filled her year of service with promoting her platform "Respecting Your Body Through Abstinence" and got to help many teenage girls in daily life issues facing the younger generation of today. Elise quickly found out that she loved being behind the scenes of the pageant world much more than being front and center on stage. Watching other girls' dreams come true and helping them accomplish their goals became her desire. This is Elise's first year as our Teen director and she can't wait for the many more years to come.
