Elissa McCracken

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Elissa McCracken
Education Ohio Northern University
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss West Central Ohio 2012
Miss Ohio 2012
Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss America 2013
Website http://www.elissamccracken.com/

Elissa Helene McCracken is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Ada, Ohio who was named Miss Ohio 2012. [1] [2]

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Biography

She won the title of Miss Ohio on June 23, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Ellen Bryan. [3] [4] McCracken's platform is “Stop Cyber Bullying!”, [5] and her competition talent was a piano arrangement of “Cumana.” [6] McCracken is a fourth-year pharmacy student at Ohio Northern University. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Miss Ohio exits early in contest, still makes ONU family proud". limaohio.com. January 12, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  2. "McCracken reflects on Miss America Pageant experience". heraldstandard.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  3. "Waynesburg woman crowned Miss Ohio". heraldstandard.com. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. Whitmire, Lou (June 24, 2012). "New Miss Ohio crowned; Frankfort's Kristen Free is third runner-up". Chillicothe Gazette . Chillicothe, OH. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  5. "Elissa McCracken - Miss Ohio is an Ohio Northern University student". adaicon.com. June 25, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  6. "Former queen achieves another reign". triblive.com. June 26, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  7. "There She Is". Ohio Northern University. June 26, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  8. "Miss Ohio 2012 Elissa McCracken Plays Putt Putt". WMFD-TV . Retrieved 2013-03-21.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Ohio
2012
Succeeded by