About Miss Indiana

Established in 1927, the Miss Indiana Pageant is the official state preliminary to the Miss America and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageants.

Mailing Address

Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant
PO Box 40775
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Contact Us

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Board of Directors

Aren Straiger, Executive Director
Craig Munk, Executive Producer
Breanne Tisch, Vice President
Michael Nash, Secretary
Steve Straiger, Treasurer
Marietta Hite, Business Manager and Outstanding Teen Co-Director
Karen Munk, Outstanding Teen Producer
Kim Barmes, Field Director
Karen Keck, Ticket Chair
Coleen Bartel, Hostess Chair
Meg Littlejohn, PR/Social Media Chair
Tony Shull, Attorney, Scholarship Chair
Frank Ricketts, Board Member
Alison Shull, Board Member
Pauli Escobedo, Judges Chair

Staff Members

Megan Meadors Roberts, Recruitment
Terry Iden, Historian
Amy Lutz, Teen Judges Chair
James Velez, Candidate Development
Jenna Schmidt, Princess Coordinator
John Wilkins, Parade Coordinator

We are proud to honor individuals in the Miss Indiana family who continually display exceptional service to the Miss America program. Beginning in 2015, the Academy of Honor will recognize volunteers in the Miss Indiana Organization at both the State and Local level for their outstanding dedication. If you would like to make a nomination. click here.

2015 Inductees

Craig and Karen Munk

2016 Inductees

Marietta Hite
Jan Mertl

2017 Inductee

James Robbins

2018 Inductee

Frank Ricketts

2019 Inductee

Tamara Trittschuh

2021 Inductee

Aren Straiger