Miss Butler County will be crowned
Six young women will compete Sunday for the title of Miss Butler County USA. The pageant is set for 7 p.m. at the Kean Theatre on the campus of the St. Barnabas Health System in Gibsonia.
The competition for young women ages 17 to 25 is a preliminary to the Miss Pennsylvania USA Pageant, which leads to the nationally televised Miss USA Pageant, part of the Miss Universe Organization, which is an NBCUniversal Media and Donald Trump joint venture.
Each contestant will appear onstage in an evening gown and one-piece swimsuit following one-on-one interviews with the judges before the pageant.
Judging is based on poise, personality, stage presence and overall appearance.
The master of ceremonies will be J. Eddie Peck of Los Angeles, known for his starring roles in the soap operas “The Young & the Restless” as Cole Howard, “All My Children” as Jake Martin and “Days of Our Lives” as Hawk Hawkins, as well as roles in prime-time television series such as “Cheers,” “Dynasty” and “Dallas.”
The newly crowned pageant winner will be awarded an entry into the 2015 Miss Pennsylvania USA pageant and will receive various goods and services.
Runners-up will receive trophies. Semifinalists will receive plaques. Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality trophies will be awarded.
The new Miss Butler County USA will be crowned by last year’s winner, 19-year-old Alexis Allen, daughter of Fred and Nichole Allen of Slippery Rock.
The pageant executive director is Mrs. Marilyn E. Kane with Miss Marilyn Kane as pageant coordinator.
Tickets to attend cost $15. Tickets are available from the contestants, at the Kane Modeling School, 110 Morgan Center, or by calling 724-287-0576 or 724-287-3576. Tickets also will be sold at the door.
This year’s contestants include:
Alyssa Barnhart, 19, is the daughter of Ralph and Debra Barnhart of Butler. She is a 2014 graduate of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. She is a youth and worship leader at Faith Fellowship Alliance Church.
Kayla Gallagher, 20, is the daughter of Julie Rogers and Richie Staugh of Butler. A 2013 honors graduate of Butler High School, she plans to graduate in May as a Registered Nurse from the Butler County Community College nursing program. She volunteers at the VNA Hospice.
Randa Reges, 18, is the daughter of Randall Reges and Theresa Sherman of East Butler. She is a senior at Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. She volunteers with the Butler County Symphony Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Emily Rowland, 19, is the daughter of Doug and Tracy Rowland of Karns City. She is a 2014 graduate of First Baptist Christian School and a freshman creative writing major at Full Sail University.
MacKenzie Thompson, 18, is the daughter of Doug and Linda Thompson of Volant. She is a senior at Grove City High School where she is captain of the varsity cheerleading squad. She volunteers at her church and with the Candle Inc. Reality Tour for Drug & Alcohol Prevention.
Hope Vitous, 21, of Prospect is the daughter of Robert and Christine Pflugh of Butler. A 2012 graduate of Slippery Rock High School, she is a student at Butler County Community College with plans to transfer to the University of Pittsburgh. She is a volunteer at the Butler County Humane Society, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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