While the Renaissance Theatre, the competition’s typical location, undergoes renovations, family, friends and fans of Miss Ohio and its 2026 contestants flocked to Archer Auditorium at Ashland High School.
Lucabella LaEace
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Kitts Hill native Olivia Fosson crowned Miss Ohio 2025
MANSFIELD — After being crowned Miss Ohio, there was one person Olivia Fosson couldn’t wait to tell. But news had already reached Carl Dickess, lovingly known as Grampsy. Fosson’s mother called home not long after her coronation, but an uncle had beaten them both to the punch. “Pack your bags,” she told him. “We’re going to […]
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Columbus native Stephanie Finoti crowned Miss Ohio
MANSFIELD — Stephanie Finoti cried tears of joy as confetti fluttered down on her and a crowd of spectators at the Renaissance Theater. In the moments after she was crowned Miss Ohio, Finoti faced a packed house cheering her on. But it was the women upstage, her fellow contestants, whose applause moved her the most. […]