The Miss Spirit of the State Scholarship Pageant

Congratulations, Brooke Buikema - Miss Spirit 2009!

Preliminary Talent Award

Top Ten Semi-Finalist

at The 2009 Miss Michigan Pageant!

Miss Spirit of the State 2009

BROOKE BUIKEMA

Miss Spirit of the State’s Outstanding Teen 2009

ALYSSA VELIQUETTE

Runners-Up - Miss and Teen,

Miss Spirit of the State, and Miss Spirit’s Outstanding Teen

L-R: Fourth Runner-Up (Miss) - Amber Haywood, Third Runner-Up (Miss) - Kelsey Dufendach, Second Runner-Up (Miss) - Katie LaRoche, First Runner-Up (Miss) - Missy Brown, First Runner-Up (Teen) - Alison Warchol, Second Runner-Up (Teen) - Mollie Smith, Third Runner-Up (Teen) - Michelle McCowan. Front - L-R: Brooke Buikema - Miss Spirit of the State 2009, Alyssa Veliquette - Miss Spirit of the State’s Outstanding Teen 2009.

The Miss Spirit of the State Scholarship Program is proud to be a competition that boasts Three Top Ten Semi-Finalists, Two Top Five Finalists, Three Back-to-Back Preliminary Talent Winners, One Preliminary Swimsuit Winner, and a Miss Michigan... over the course of just six years.

Grounded in sisterhood, family, and values, while pushing the envelope to be cutting-edge and creative, Spirit is an organization that is about more than just success. It’s about life. Living. Learning. Laughing.

All 2009 competition and onstage photos on this site are courtesy of Kayla Cousino and Gary Kaberle.

Official photographs of Brooke Buikema and Alyssa Veliquette by Amy Wenzel Photography.

All 2008 competition and backstage photos on this site are courtesy of Taylor Gleason and Gary Kaberle.

Miss Michigan 2008 Competition Photos by Brooke Brennan, Miss Wayne County Program.