Miss Hoosier Heartland and Miss Hoosier Valley
Scholarship Organization, Inc.
History
How did the Miss Hoosier Heartland Program Begin……..
The Kokomo area has been home to six different Miss America preliminaries, with Miss Kokomo in the 1970s, Miss Kokomo Haynes Apperson in the 1980s to the mid-1990s, Miss City of Firsts into the 21st century, Miss Hoosier Heartland beginning in 2005, in 2008 an additional title was added to the program; Miss White River Valley, and in 2009 the Miss White River Valley title was changed to Miss Hoosier Valley. The name change was voted on by 2009 contestants to help better serve the additional counties that were added to our program. (Benton, Newton and Warren). Both titles encompass twelve counties; Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Tippecanoe, Tipton and Warren. Title-holders of these programs and their awards at the Miss Indiana Scholarship Program have included:
Miss Hoosier Valley:
2010: Katie Rayl - Preliminary swimsuit
2009: Paige Brandt - Top 10, preliminary swimsuit, People's Choice
Miss White River Valley:
2008: Larissa R. Stanfield
Miss Hoosier Heartland:
2010: Diana True - Second Runner-Up, Top 10
2009: Kelli Hoffman - Miss America Community Service award, John Price award
2008: Jacqueline Dobbert - Top 10, Children's Miracle Network award
2007: Nicole Lynn Pollard - first runner-up, preliminary talent, preliminary swimsuit
2006: Caroline Danielle Walker
2005: Brielle Marie Cotterman - third runner-up, preliminary swimsuit
Miss City of Firsts:
2004: Caroline Danielle Walker
2003: Brielle Marie Cotterman - preliminary swimsuit, non-finalist interview, Newcomer award
2002: Bridget Bobel - Top 10, preliminary interview, John Price award, Miss America community service award
1999: Jodi Michelle Ploss - non-finalist interview
1997: Mendi Lynn Armstrong
1996: Jodi Michelle Ploss
Miss Kokomo Haynes Apperson
1994: Cami Lowrance - Top 10
1993: Kristin Brockman - Top 10
1992: Dawn Kjeldsen - second runner-up
1991: Lora Michelle “Chelle” Welke - Top 10
1990: Jennifer Stewart
1989: Brenda Bassett - Miss Indiana, preliminary swimsuit, Quality of Life award
1988: Anne Wyant
1987: Lora Michelle “Chelle” Welke - Top 10
1986: Linda McKean - Top 10
1985: Sara Bassett - first runner-up, preliminary swimsuit, preliminary talent
1984: Jean Gilbert - first runner-up, preliminary swimsuit
1983: Jennifer Miller
Miss Kokomo
1981: Ilona Conway - first runner-up
1980: Ginger Gann
1979: Krishna Das - Top 10
1978: Kolleen Crowder - Top 10
1977: Jo Ellen Berryman - fourth runner-up
Miss Hoosier Heartland 2007, Nicole Pollard becomes Miss Indiana 2009. Congratulations Nicole!
Please join us in 2011 when we celebrate our 30th Anniversary!