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
Karen Munk, Associate Produce
Kim Barmes, Field Director
Karen Keck, Ticket Chair
Coleen Bartel, Hostess Chair
Brianna Stenger, PR/Social Media Chair
Tony Shull, Attorney, Scholarship Chair
Frank Ricketts, Alumnae Chair
Alison Shull, Rising Star Chair
Pauli Escobedo, Judges Chair
Staff Members
Terry Iden, Historian
Jenna Schmidt, Rising Star 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.
2015 – Craig and Karen Munk
2016 – Marietta Hite, Jan Mertl
2017 – James Robbins
2018 – Frank Ricketts
2019 – Tamara Trittschuh
2021 – Aren Straiger
2022 – Lee Ann Happ
2023 – Michael Nash
2024 – Jean Putnam