Millikin to host Miss America Send-Off Party for Miss Illinois Breana Bagley on Dec. 14
Bagley is originally from Decatur and a Class of 2019 Millikin graduate.
Decatur, Ill. (12/16/2024) — Millikin University will proudly host a Miss American Send-Off Party for 2024 Miss Illinois Breana Bagley on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 2:30-5:00 p.m. in the Bob and Debi Johnston Banquet Rooms on the third floor of the University Commons on Millikin's campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Bagley is a Decatur native and graduated from Millikin in 2019 with a B.A. in Communications. She went on to attend the Southern Illinois University School of Law and is an attorney with Sandberg Phoenix Law Firm.
Bagley was crowned Miss Illinois 2024 last June, competing as Miss Land of Lincoln against 28 other candidates. She has spent the time since winning traveling throughout Illinois, attending special events, and promoting her social community initiative.
The Millikin Send-Off Party will serve as a goodbye for Bagley, who will be off to compete for the crown of 2025 Miss America. The Miss America competition will be held in Orlando, Fla., in the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts from Dec. 31-January 5, 2025. After several days of competition, Miss America 2025 will be crowned on Jan. 5.
Bagley looks to become the sixth Miss Illinois to be crowned Miss America and the first since Urbana's Erika Harold won in 2003.
The Send-Off Party program will give fans the opportunity to see Bagley's Miss America wardrobe, hear guest speakers and performers, and enjoy light refreshments.
If you plan on attending, please RSVP by email with the number of people planning to attend to MissIllinois24@gmail.com.To arrange media coverage, contact Millikin University Public Relations Coordinator Matthew Flaten at 217.420.6636 or mflaten@millikin.edu.
About Millikin University
Millikin University is a private university that provides undergraduate and graduate education to a diverse student body of approximately 1,700 students on a 75-acre residential campus in Decatur, Ill. Millikin's unique approach to education, known as Performance Learning, allows students to perform the work of their future careers through hands-on, real-world experiences starting on day one. Through these experiences, students gain access to a professional network they will carry throughout their careers. This commitment to innovation and excellence propels students to career success, with 99% of Millikin graduates gaining employment or entering graduate school within six months of graduation. Millikin offers over 50 academic programs in its College of Fine Arts, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Professional Studies and Tabor School of Business.
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