Whitko Graduate Competes For Miss Indiana
Next week in Zionsville, nearly 60 young women from all over the state of Indiana will compete for the titles of Miss Indiana and Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen.
Shana Patel of Pierceton is Miss Kosciusko County and will be competing for the Miss Indiana title. She is 20 years old, a graduate of Whitko High School and a student at IPFW majoring in nursing. Shana’s talent is Bollywood dancing and her platform is “Women’s Health Issues.”
A record-tying number of 32 contestants between the ages of 17 and 24 will compete for the title of Miss Indiana in two preliminary nights of competition (Wednesday, June 19, and Thursday, June 20) and Miss Indiana Saturday night finals. A record high 26 young women between the ages of 13 and 17 will compete for Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen on Friday.
Nine Miss Indiana contestants and six Outstanding Teen contestants live in or attend school in Fort Wayne and other parts of northeastern Indiana.
Miss Indiana is pleased to announce that, for the second year, Indy Laser Hair Removal will be the title sponsor for the 2013 Pageant. Indy Laser has been providing affordable and effective cosmetic laser procedures in Indianapolis and Central Indiana since 2004.
Nine Miss Indiana contestants and six Outstanding Teen contestants live in or attend school in Fort Wayne and other parts of northeastern Indiana.