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 
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