Miss Indiana. The sisters, volunteers, and leaders are second to none. I love you all and I love this organization because we are a family. I will never ever forget these moments. 🤎
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The Lord’s plan for your life will not pass you by.
There are nearly hundreds of people I have to thank for their kind words, blessings, & lending hands. If I have not yet said it, thank you! There is no way I’d be standing here without the love & support shared among my family, friends, & community. This week was filled with a lot of opportunistic challenges but also an overwhelming amount of peace & gratitude.
What an incredible opportunity to advocate for change through theatre; an initiative to collaborate with theatres across the state while impacting charities all over the world through live performance. While this is my primary community service, I promise to meet our state at the forefront of all of our needs, whatever it may be.
Indiana, I cannot wait to serve you this year & represent us at MISS AMERICA 2025!!!! 💛
A post to celebrate the new @missamericasteenin , Bella Bauer!!! @bella.bauer_ I cannot wait to take on this year with you. You are such a deserving young lady and I’m so proud of this accomplishment for you! 💜
Introducing your new Miss Indiana 2024 Kalyn Melham!
Kalyn you are the epitome of grace and humility. I have no doubt in my mind that you will serve this state beautifully. The people of Indiana are sure to fall in love with you and I cannot to watch your year unfold. Enjoy your year sister, it will be over in the blink of an eye!
Indiana, I LOVE YOU!
Over the past 379 days I have truly learned the importance of genuineness and authenticity. The job of Miss Indiana is far from easy but taking it on as the truest version of myself and putting GOD FIRST has allowed me to reach and impact people across the nation. To have brought home a second runner up placement at Miss America made my heart so happy. But a placement on that national stage is no match for the joy my sisters across the nation and in Indiana have brought me. The sisterhood held me up this year, it is because of my girls that I felt the need to push through each and every hard day. The Miss Indiana Organization will never get rid of me, I am in love with every piece of it. I may be saying goodbye to the title of Miss Indiana but I will always be around spreading every single good vibe I possibly can!
With that said, it is time for me to pass on this job and this account to the next deserving young women (whom I will officially introduce on this account in a few hours). So, for the last time, with all the love in my heart for this job, I am Cydney Bridges, your forever Miss Indiana 2023!
Last night the ladies completed the third and final night of preliminary competition!
I am so proud of each contestant and I cannot wait to see who the 2024 titleholders are! Time to enter the forever club🤍
Everyone meet my rising stars Chloe and Aubrey!
They are both ten years old with all the personality in the world. I have had a rising star every year that I competed in the Miss Indiana Organization and I am excited to have rising stars as the current Miss Indiana. Dancing with the girls and seeing how excited they are to spend a few days in pageant land makes my heart so happy!
Miss Indiana Preliminary Night Two
Congratulation to our night two preliminary winners! Dyna Martinez won the Mu group talent award and Alexandra Knotts was the Alpha group evening gown award. Congratulations to all the teen and miss contestants for doing an amazing job during night two!
Elks Brunch!
Every summer I look forward to my time at the Elks Lodge 635 in Lebanon, Indiana. The Elks have been supporting the Miss Indiana Organization through scholarships for many years now and their support of our organization does not go unnoticed. We all enjoyed our time eating brunch with everyone today!
Miss Indiana day two!
Today we hosted our Go Red for Women Empowerment lunch. Thank you Amanda, the president and CEO of the Indianapolis American Heart Association for sprinkling all of your wisdom on us. We all learned so much from your impactful conversation. I then spoke to my sisters about the work I have done with my community service initiative throughout my year and shared some pretty cool stories with them. This week has been a blast and I love all of my girls very much!
First day of Miss Indiana is complete!
I am simply overjoyed to spend the entire week with all of my sisters! People have asked me if I am sad to pass on the crown and my answer is not at all. While it is bittersweet, I am so at peace with my year and I am very excited to see which one of my sisters will be crowned Miss Indiana 2024. Today was so much fun and you all do not want to miss the amazing show my Indiana ladies are going to put on Wednesday-Saturday!
Thank you @the_sixpence for hosting our Miss Indiana Opening Reception every year. We are so appreciative of you.
