Miss Hoosier Heartland and Miss Hoosier Valley
Scholarship Organization, Inc.
Miss, Outstanding Teen, and Princess Pageants – August 14, 2010, Tri-Central High School Auditorium
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 – Miss is 8/2/2010 and Teen is 8/9/2010.
Abby Pitcher, Miss Hoosier Valley Director
As a mom, student and fiance I have a lot on my plate but one of my passions is being apart of the Miss Indiana Organization. I am a former title holder and am now starting to get my feet wet with being a director for the Miss Hoosier Valley pageant. I am passionate about our organization and our girls. I am honored to have the opportunity to help contestants for MHV and MHH prepare for Miss Indiana and their future. I am the mom of a 9 month year old Brielle Elizabeth and fiance to T.J. Granson. Our wedding date is set for July 31st, 2010 and I am enjoying planning our wedding down to every detail! This is my junior year as a sophomore at Indiana University School of Nursing. After I graduate, I plan on working in Kokomo or possibly the Carmel area. I enjoy spending time outside, water skiing, reading and creating Brielle's scrapbook.
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.
