The Observer, April 1, 2005
Volume XXXVII, Issue 23
Miss Case raises $1000 for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
A fee of $5 was the ticket to an evening full of good humor, prizes, and even having cookies launched into the audience by the hosts. Delta Kappa Epsilon's annual Miss Case pageant March 18 raised $1000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International.
"JDRF is our charity partner. The philanthropy chair before me had a couple of friends who suffered with juvenile diabetes so these events mean a lot to him," said Chris Dorr, the DKE philanthropy current chair.
The event was sponsored by many restaurants and shops around Cleveland, including The Loft, Laura Lee Salon, McNulty's, Starbucks and Chipotle, who each provided items for the raffles conducted between the rounds of the contest. The hosts of the show, Fred Brace and Christian Richter, presented the prizes.
Eleven contestants were entered into the competition, which kicked off with the ladies gracing the stage in their glamorous evening wear. While the substantial crowd cheered on, each contestant was led on by one of the brothers and given a chance to show off her beautiful dress. Subsequent rounds included costumes, vacation wear, and a talent competition.
During the talent round, Kelly Goris, who proceeded to the final round, did a '70s dance routine with back-up dancers, and the winner, Lindsey Stahl, constructed her own science experi-ment. Contestant Angela Buckley announced that her talents were shop-ping and cooking, and baked a cake for judge Prof. Ignacio "Doc Oc".
Goris, Stahl, and Ashley Lowry advanced to the final round, after which Ignacio and fellow judges Dean Julie Amon and Prof. Chris Butler announced the winners. Kyia Mountain won Miss Congeniality, Stephanie Davis won Miss Photogenic, Lowry received runner-up, and Stahl was awarded the title of Miss Case. The former Miss Case, Alia Majid, presented her with flowers and the crown.
"This is only the second year running of Miss Case, but it proved to be a success so we hope it becomes a long-standing tradition," Dorr said.
