Congratulations to Maya Schuhknecht as Miss Michigan 2023, watch the highlight version of the final night here on the Muskegon Channel.
Scholarship awards are the backbone of the Miss Michigan Scholarship Program. The scholarship fund provides educational opportunities to many young women across the State of Michigan. The opportunity to contribute to the scholarship fund is offered statewide. Here's a list of all the 2023 Miss Scholarship Awards recipients, cash scholarships are awarded to an accredited college of the winners choice upon enrollment.
Miss Michigan | $10,000 | Maya Schuhknecht |
Miss First Runner-Up | $4,000 | Isabel Wallace |
Miss Second Runner-Up | $3,000 | Cecilia Petrush |
Miss Third Runner-Up | $2,000 | Kaitlyn Schleis |
Miss Fourth Runner-Up | $1,500 | Breckyn Bussey |
Miss Semi-Finalists | $1,000 (each) | Indigo Dudley, Lacy Jewell, Lauren Mroczek, Brooklynn Lambert, Hannah Palmer, Riana Hardyniec |
Miss Non-Finalist Candidates | $500 (each) | |
Miss Preliminary Talent Award (Thursday) Sponsored by Miya Rollenhagen in memory of her mother Flo Cassell | $500 | Cecilia Petrush |
Vivian Zhong Preliminary Talent Award (Thursday) | $500 | Breckyn Bussey |
Miss Kirsten Haglund On-Stage Question Award (Thursday) Sponsored by our Local Executive Directors | $250 | Isabel Wallace |
Miss Non-Finalist Talent Award (Saturday) Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Olthoff | $500 | Laurel Hammis |
Miss Non-Finalist Interview Award (Saturday) Sponsored by the McKendry Family in memory of John McKendry Jr. | $250 | Laurel Hammis |
Pam Eldred Community Health Scholarship In Memory of her sister Melanie | $1,000 | Rylee Clairday |
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson Community Service Award In Memory of David Biniecki | $500 | Isabel Wallace |
Miss Congeniality Award Sponsored by Bob Scolnik In memory of Merle Nancy Scolnik | $500 | Mikaela Bannon |
Miss Excellence in Interview Award Sponsored by Miya Rollenhagen in memory of her mother Flo Cassell | $500 | Indigo Dudley |
The Shelley Taylor Lead-With-Your-Heart Award Sponsored by the Local Directors in memory of Shelley Taylor | $500 | Riana Hardyniec |
S.T.E.A.M. Award Sponsored by Kurt Pieczynski–RE/MAX West | $1000 | Lauren Mroczek |