Megan Myrehn

Bailey Hoover

The finalists were first runner-up Emily Hart of Fort Wayne, second runner-up Morgan Abel of North Vernon, third runner-up Nicole Pollard of Lafayette and fourth runner-up Whitney Hatter of Whitestown.

The semi-finalists were: Yuna Chen of New Albany, Kate Raaen of Fishers, Andrea McCullum of New Albany, Alexis Young of Indianapolis, Sylvia Crowder of Cayuga, Christina DeVoe of Carmel, Rohma Siddiqui of Fort Wayne, Brooke Becchino of Munster, Bailey Hoover of Star City and Katie Fox of Fort Wayne.

Hoover, 25, a registered nurse who is employed as the corporate nurse at the Braun Corporation, Winamac, was crowned Miss Pulaski County 2005 at the county fair that summer, and the following month won the title of Miss Indiana State Fair 2006. She is the daughter of Larry and Holly Hoover of Star City.

Myrehn was named Miss Photogenic, and Courtney Walsh of Carmel was voted Miss Congeniality. Thirty-three contestants from across Indiana participated in the pageant.

The new queen, who was crowned by Jillian Wunderlich, the 2011 Miss Indiana USA, is the daughter of Bruce and Kim Myrehn of Carmel. Her future plans include receiving an MBA and someday owning her own business. She was the first undergraduate marketing intern at Eli Lilly and Company this past spring. The social cause Megan is most invested in is literacy. She believes that everyone should be given a chance to be a productive member of society. Megan believes her strongest talent is her ability to accept and utilize constructive criticism. Her favorites hobbies include running, reading and swimming. Megan describes herself as adventurous, perceptive and conscientious.