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
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