Miss Kentucky 2008
$8,000 Scholarship
Miss Bowling Green, Emily Cox
First Runner-Up
$4,000 Scholarship
Miss Heartland, Lindsey Reed Sheckles
Sponsored by the Miss Kentucky Organization
and the Miss Kentucky Outstanding Teen Program
Second Runner-Up
$2,000 Scholarship
Miss Cumberland Falls, Sarah Billiter
Sponsored by Wade Wilder in honor of Steven O. Thornton
Third Runner-Up
$1,500 Scholarship
Miss Elizabethtown Area, Janelle Blevins
Sponsored by the Little Miss Kentucky / Pre-Teen Miss Kentucky Program
Fourth Runner-Up
$1,000 Scholarship
Miss Berea Area, Mallory Ervin
Sponsored by Robert Pinson
Remaining Top Ten Finalists
$500 Scholarship (each)
Miss Commonwealth, Kelly Casey
Miss Louisville, Candace Shoemaker
Miss Richmond Area, Ean Whitney Cox
Miss Thoroughbred, Kimberly Horne
Miss University of Louisville, Ashley Miller
Preliminary Talent Awards (2)
$500 Scholarship (each)
Miss Bowling Green, Emily Cox
Miss Heartland, Lindsey Reed Sheckles
Sponsored by Matthew & Kirsten Wiley
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit Awards (2)
$300 Scholarship (each)
Miss Cumberland Falls, Elizabeth Hood
Miss Louisville, Candace Shoemaker
Sponsored by Jimmy Mawyer and the Terri Sallee Memorial fund
Miss America Community Service Award
$1,000 Scholarship
Miss University of Louisville, Ashley Miller
Non-finalist Talent Awards (2)
$300 Scholarship (each)
Miss Heart of the Highlands, Natalie Brown
Miss Jeffersontown, Laura Elizabeth Smith
Sponsored by Billy & Lois Reynolds and Gerald Odom
Nonfinalist Interview Awards (2)
$500 Scholarship (each)
Miss Capital City of the Bluegrass, Kirby O'Donoghue
Miss Southern Kentucky, Natalie Paige Canfield
Sponsored by and Image Improvement Inc. (Jim & Joy Robbins)
Overall Talent Award
$1,000 Scholarship
Miss Bowling Green, Emily Cox
Sponsored by Gail Cook in honor of Chera-Lyn Cook Kennedy
Miss Kentucky Academic Scholarship
$1,000 Scholarship
Miss Elizabethtown Area, Janelle Blevins
Miss Congeniality
$500 Scholarship
Miss Berea Area, Mallory Ervin
Sponsored by Michael, Paula, Lauren & Ben Elder
Best Smile Award
$500 Scholarship
Miss Berea Area, Mallory Ervin
Heather French Henry Quality of Life Award
$1,000 Scholarship
Miss Southeastern Kentucky, Rachael Hunt
Sponsored by Tommy & Charlene Gandolfo
Non-finalist Participation Award (all contestants not receiving a scholarship listed above)
$200 Scholarship
Sponsored by the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization
Program Book Advertising Scholarship Winners:
Miss Richmond Area, Ean Whitney Cox ($600)
Miss Commonwealth, Kelly Casey ($550)
Miss Cumberland Falls, Sarah Billiter ($550)
Miss Thoroughbred, Kimberly Horne ($550)
Miss Ashland Area, Rachel Hannah ($500)
Miss Carter County, Chelsey McGlothin ($500)
$3,250.00 awarded
Program Book Advertising Scholarship Awards to Local Pageants:
Miss Richmond Area ($100)
Miss Commonwealth ($75)
Miss Cumberland Falls ($75)
Miss Thoroughbred ($75)
Miss Ashland Area ($50)
Miss Carter County ($50)
Cash Scholarships Awarded totaled over $36,000!
We would like to give a huge "Thank You" to all of our scholarship sponsors for their continued
support of the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Pageant!