Yelena Arishina of Centerburg, Greater Knox County’s Junior Miss, left, was crowned 2009 Ohio’s Junior Miss on Saturday night at the Memorial Theater. Behind her, from left, are Atley Thompson, first runner-up; Stephanie Sparks, second runner-up; and Erika Blake and Kate Dowrey, program finalists.
For the first time since 1987, a Knox County Junior Miss has been named Ohio's Junior Miss. Yelena Arishina of Centerburg, Greater Knox County's Junior Miss, will represent Ohio throughout 2009 and in the America's Junior Miss competition in Mobile, Ala., in June.
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