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Mackenzie Bart crowned Miss Clayland 2013
Mackenzie Bart, 20, of Brockway, Pa., ws crowned Miss Clayland 2013 at Saturday’s 57th Miss Clayland Scholarship Program at Claymont High School in Uhrichsville. She attends Ohio State University. Her platform was “Universal Newborn Screening: State by State, Baby by Baby, One by One.” She received a $4,000 cash scholarship and a $500 scholarship to Kent State University at Tuscarawas. She advances to compete in the Miss Ohio pageant in June.
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2013 Miss Clayland hopes to work with March of Dimes
The 2013 Miss Clayland has a platform that encourages universal newborn screening and hopes to work with the March of Dimes to get legislation passed.
Mackenzie Bart, 20, of Brockway, Pa., was crowned Saturday evening at Claymont High School.
Bart, a student at Ohio State University, received a $4,000 scholarship plus $500 from Kent State University at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia.
There was a tie in the Interview Award, with Bart and Allison Goodwin, 20, of Broadview Heights, each receiving a $250 scholarship.
“I think the Interview phase is my favorite part of the competition,” said Bart. “The judges asked me a lot about my platform and questions dealing with the upcoming election, such as the presidential debate. I did watch it,” she said.
Bart wore a red, two-piece bathing suit for the swimsuit phase and modeled a white strapless gown with a gold overlay on the bodice for evening gown. She sang a contemporary rendition of “Somewhere,” by Barbra Streisand for her talent.
Her platform is “State by State, Baby by Baby, One by One,” which encourages universal newborn screening.
“I am looking forward to working on my platform with the March of Dimes and hopefully getting some kind of legislation,” Bart said.
First runner-up was Goodwin, who also received a $500 scholarship. She performed a tap routine to “Sparkling Diamonds,” from the movie “Moulin Rouge.” She wore a pink, two-piece bathing suit and a black satin, strapless dress with a large bow and silver accents on the bodice.
Second runner-up was local contestant Gabby Bailey, 19, of Dover. Bailey was the recipient of a $350 scholarship and also was the Ray King Talent Award Winner with a $250 scholarship. Bailey wore a two-piece red bathing suit and a red gown with silver sequined accents. Bailey performed a Walt Disney-inspired dance routine.
Bailey is a student at Ohio State University with the platform M.O.V.E. – “Making Opportunities for Volunteer Experience.” She is a former First Town Days Queen and placed in the top 10 at last year’s Miss Ohio Pageant.
Serving as emcee for the event was Cathy Hooker Sciarretti, a former Miss Clay Week. She was also a Miss Ohio top 10 recipient, who once competed in the Miss Canton and Miss Buckeye Trail contests in the mid-1990s. During the evening, Sciarretti brought out the many items she had kept from her memorable pageant days.
“Here’s the lovely swimsuit I was required to wear when I competed,” said Sciarretti, with a laugh. “Of course it’s bright, construction-cone orange and very heavily lined.”
Sciarretti also held up a pink gown with silver accents and large shoulder pads. At one point, when asked to stretch time until the judges could make their decision, she joked, “Don’t make me get out my batons!” which was her talent in the past competitions. Sciarretti’s daughter, Anna, performed an energetic dance number in between phases of the 57th annual program.
Ashley Warholic, Miss Clayland 2012, performed two dances during the evening, including her Miss Ohio talent presentation to “Fabulous Baby” from “Sister Act.” Warholic said she now is working as a mission representative for Ashland University. Dennielle Stull opened the show with the national anthem. The theme for the evening was “Dance the Night Away.”
A total of $7,500 in scholarships was awarded for the night, with those not placing receiving $200. Judges were Christophen Henize, Clara Pearch, Michele Henry, J. R. Bitikofer and Gail Rupert. “We are so grateful to all of our sponsors who make these scholarship donations possible,” said Martha Campbell, a director for the program.
The Miss Clayland Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Ohio and the Miss America Program.
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Miss Clayland Scholarship Pageant 2013
The Miss Clayland Scholarship Program will crown their 57th winner on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Claymont High School.
Applications are available at missohio.org with additional paperwork available at http://missohio.org/miss-ohio/local-preliminaries/. Please scroll down to the Miss Clayland information to get the additional paperwork.
The Miss Clayland Scholarship Program is a preliminary to the Miss Ohio and Miss America Scholarship Programs. Contestants between the ages of 17 and 24 compete in five phases of competition: judges interview, talent, swimsuit, eveningwear and on-stage question.
The Miss Clayland Scholarship Program is for young women who are bright, talented, articulate, accomplished and who take personal pride in physical fitness and health. Each contestant is required to have a personal platform to support and promote a community or social issue. The winner of the 2013 Miss Clayland crown will go on to compete at Miss Ohio in June of 2013.
Miss Clayland 2013 will receive a minimum scholarship of $2,500. The winners of the interview and talent competitions will each receive a $250 scholarship. Each contestant will receive a minimum scholarship of $150.
Deadline for applications is September 15, 2012.
For additional information, please contact Martha Campbell at 330-340-0390 or at martha.jane.campbell@gmail.com.
The Miss Clayland Scholarship Program is sponsored by the Uhrichsville Elks.
Ashley Warholic crowned Miss Clayland 2012
Ashley Warholic is crowned Miss Clayland 2011 by Miss Ohio 2011 Ellen Bryan. Ellen also held the title of Miss Clayland 2011.
UHRICHSVILLE — Ashley Warholic, 22, of Mansfield, was crowned Miss Clayland for 2012 on Saturday evening in the Claymont High School Auditorium. She also was the recipient of awards for community service and best interview.
“I was frantic,” laughed Warholic, while describing her interview with judges earlier in the day. “I was to tell them something that would make them remember me, so I told them that I’m a good cook. I have honed my cooking skills over the summer, and was describing my grandma’s Slovakian recipe for cabbage and noodles. That made them hungry.”
Warholic is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, and her platform is “Creating Strong Leaders for Tomorrow.” For the talent portion of the contest, she performed a ballet to “Waltz to Coppelia.” Her scholarships for the evening totalled $1,900, which includes $500 from Kent State University Tuscarawas.“I’ve been a volunteer with the Miss America pageant since I was 7 years old,” Warholic added. “I was the helper who took the crown and flowers out on stage to be given to the winner. I’ve just worked my way up.”
First runner-up was 20 year-old Cayla Hellwarth, of Celina. She is a student at Ohio State University and performed an operatic number for her talent. She received a scholarship of $300.
Second runner-up and the recipient of $200 was Alicia Huyghe, 23, of Uhrichsville. Huyghe wowed the large crowd with an energetic tap routine. She is a student at Cleveland State University, and her platform was “Get Kids Active! The Fight Against Childhood Obesity!”
Gabrielle Bailey, another local contestant from Dover, received the Ray King Talent Award and a scholarship of $200 for her contemporary dance performance. Bailey is a senior at Dover High School and served as the 2010 First Town Days Queen. Her platform was “Being a Cancer Advocate — SPEAK UP!”
Stealing the show was Ellen Bryan, Miss Clayland 2011 and the current Miss Ohio. Bryan sang three numbers during the pageant” “On My Way,” “The Circle of Life” and “Believe.” Never missing a beat, Bryan told a quick story to fill time during a small glitch in the program and later prodded the crowd to sing “Happy Birthday” to her dad, Ken.
A video depicting Bryan’s 850-mile bike tour across Ohio showed her inner beauty as well, as frame-by frame, Bryan could be seen with children from the various Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. So far, $20,000 has been raised through her tour. Those interested in donating can go to www.missohiobiketour.com.
“Of all the memories I’ve made throughout this past year, these are the memories that will stand out the most,” said Bryan, referring to the children.
Bryan noted that she had learned a lot about cycling and that there were a “few” obstacles along the way.
“There were hills, heat and rain, rain and more rain,” said Bryan, smiling.
Bryan, along with Heather McDonald, Miss Clayland 2001, emceed the program. Judges were Larry Sams, Cathy Hooker Sciarretti, Shane Statler, Wendy Schanz and Willie Grove.
This was the 56th year for Miss Clayland, making it one of the longest-running pageants in the state. The Miss Clayland Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Ohio and Miss America programs.