Eley to compete for Miss Ohio USA 2012

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Ayla Eley,19 of Middle Point, Ohio will compete for the title of MISS OHIO USA 2012.  The 2012 MISS OHIO USA competition is slated for October 14-15, 2011 in Portsmouth, Ohio at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on the

Campus of Shawnee State University.  Portsmouth will soon welcome nearly 110 outstanding young women representing every corner and every major city in Ohio. Plans for the state competition are in the final stages.

“We are overwhelmed by the response and caliber of all the participants from Ohio,” Melissa Pitchford, Executive Director with the Miss Universe

Organization said. “There is not a better opportunity for ambitious young women out there today.  The MISS OHIO USA competition offers women in the state of Ohio a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to advance their personal and professional goals.  The MISS OHIO USA and the MISS OHIO TEEN USA Pageants will be offering close to one million dollars in college scholarship to be awarded to the winners, finalists and semi-finalists.

The final competition, which will be held at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at 4:00PM, October 15, 2011, consists of three proportional segments: evening gown, fitness/swimsuit and the final question.

Finally at approximately 6:00PM the crowning moment will arrive.  The winner, MISS OHIO USA 2012, will be announced claiming the title and prize list which includes, travel, wardrobe, college scholarships and most importantly the honor to represent the state of Ohio in the ultimate pageant – MISS USA, which will telecast live in primetime on the networks of NBC.  MISS USA ultimately goes on to represent the United States in the MISS UNIVERSE competition that will air on NBC before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of approximately 1 billion viewers.

The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE, MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA Pageants, is Donald J. Trump and NBC partnership.  MISS OHIO TEEN USA 2012 will also be determined during the same October 15^th event.  MISS OHIO TEEN USA will represent the state of Ohio at the MISS TEEN USA in the summer of 2012.

Miss Eley is sponsored by Boyd’s Theaters and the Van Del Drive In.  In competition last year, Eley finished 2nd Runner-up and was named Most Photogenic.