The Miss Clayland Pageant is scheduled for Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at Claymont High School, where 12 contestants will vie for the Miss Clayland 2027 title and a $2,750 scholarship, according to the Mercer County Outlook.
Among those with local ties, Paige Kuehne has taken part in the Miss Lake Festival Pageant. Maleah Lee was the 2025 Miss Lake Festival Queen and received two awards at the Miss Ohio Contest, according to the report.
The Outlook also noted that the pageant has benefited Mercer County residents. In 2011, Celina’s Ellen Bryan was Miss Clayland and later won Miss Ohio in Mansfield.
A reference in the source to 2009 and St. Henry’s Erica Gelhaus is incomplete and does not clearly state her role or result, so this brief does not include that as a factual claim. The source does not list the full field or provide results; the event had not taken place as of the draft date.