Kids & Family

Frankfort Teen Vying to Capture Miss Illinois Title

St. Mary's College at Notre Dame student Caleigh Branigan is competing in the Miss Illinois Pageant.

Press release:

Caleigh Branigan, 18, of Frankfort will compete for the title of Miss Illinois USA 2014 this weekend at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.

Branigan is the daughter of Tim and Cathy Branigan. She attends Saint Mary's College at Notre Dame and her activities and hobbies include going to the Notre Dame football games, water polo, swimming, helping to coach the Prestwick Country Club water polo team, helping with Special Olympics and volunteering at the animal shelter.

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Other interesting information about Caleigh includes her love for music. She loves to sing and also enjoy playing the guitar and the harp.

The Miss Illinois Teen USA and Miss Illinois USA pageants are the official preliminaries to the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe and are a Donald J. Trump and NBCUniversal Media joint venture. The young woman chosen Miss Illinois USA 2014 will go on to represent the state of Illinois in the 2014 Miss USA pageant on NBC television.

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