LIFEThursday's Miss Wisconsin preliminary eventMiss Badgerland Tianna Vanderhei performs a dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Kenosha Kaitlyn Rhey performs a baton routine in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss La Crosse/Oktoberfest Mattie Mae Krause performs on the flute in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss St. Francis Kayla Knuth performs a gymnastic routine in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Burlington Area Chocolatefest Haylee Bande performs a baton routine in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Wisconsin Rapids Area Ryann Swanson performs a dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss West Allis Erin Canon performs an Irish dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Harbor Cities Alyssa Bohm performs a dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Racine Brynn Weinzirl performs a tap dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Wisconsin Central Malainey Myrin performs a dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Onalaska Erin O'Brien performs the song Wipeout on the ukulele in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinTwenty-six women compete in Thursday's preliminary competition of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinTwenty-six women compete in Thursday's preliminary competition of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Sparta Christina Weaver and Miss Wisconsin Central Malainey Myrin release hands entering the stage at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium for the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinJudges perform a talent on stage entertaining the audience during the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant Thursday, June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinEmcee David Weincek collects the props used by the judges for their talent during the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinContestants of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant congratulates the winners of Thursday's preliminary at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinFormer Miss Wisconsin 1988 Jeanie Pfeiffer Hatfield sings the National Anthem at the start of Thursday's preliminary event of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinWinners of the Thursday night preliminaries of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant were Miss Northern Lights April Haldeman in lifestyle and fitness and Miss Lakeshore Catherine Smith in the talent competitions walking with Miss Wisconsin Courtney Pelot at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium July 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Northern Lights April Haldeman reacts winning Thursday preliminary lifestyle and fitness competition of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Lakeshore Catherine Smith reacts winning Thursday preliminary talent competition of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Northern Lights April Haldeman wins Thursday preliminary lifestyle and fitness competition of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss Lakeshore Catherine Smith wins Thursday preliminary talent competition of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinThe judges of the Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant had their own talent competition on stage at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium on Thursday, June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinMiss New Berlin Morgan Creed performs a dance in the talent portion of Thursday's preliminary Miss Wisconsin scholarship pageant at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 15, 2017.Jeannette Merten/for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin