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Could the Miss Ohio Crown go to yet Another Kent State Student?

Two 5X社区 students are competing for the coveted title of .

Veronica Garey, a junior in Kent State鈥檚 College of Communication and Information, and Erin Simonek, a freshman in Kent State鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication, are among 20 contestants in this year鈥檚 pageant.  

The competition kicks off Thursday, June 16, in the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio. It ends Saturday, June 18, with the crowning of Miss Ohio.

Sarah Hider, the reigning Miss Ohio and graduate student in Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, will pass her crown onto this year鈥檚 winner.

Prior to Hider鈥檚 crowning, Heather Wells, a Kent State broadcast journalism graduate, won the competition in 2013.  

The winner of Miss Ohio 2016 will go on to compete in the in Atlantic City in the fall.

Learn more about the , including Garey and Simonek.

Read more about Miss Ohio 2016 in the . 

POSTED: Monday, June 13, 2016 04:45 PM
Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2022 05:26 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Kristin Anderson