Miss Czech-Slovak WI State Queens Past & Present
Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2023-2024
Trinity Pesko
2023-2024
Trinity Pesko
Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Princess
Miss CS-WI State Representative to Miss CS-USA
2022-2023
Amanda Kadlecek
Miss CS-WI State Representative to Miss CS-USA
2022-2023
Amanda Kadlecek
Winner of the following Miss Czech-Slovak US Awards:
* Grand Talent award.
* Gruntorad-Stastny Heritage Involvement Award. (This award recognizes the contestant who exhibits outstanding involvement as presented on her application.)
* Božena Award inaugural winner. (Awarded to the contestant who strives to make the world a better place, aids those around her and inspires others to do the same.)
* Grand Talent award.
* Gruntorad-Stastny Heritage Involvement Award. (This award recognizes the contestant who exhibits outstanding involvement as presented on her application.)
* Božena Award inaugural winner. (Awarded to the contestant who strives to make the world a better place, aids those around her and inspires others to do the same.)
Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2022-2023
Melanie Miller
2022-2023
Melanie Miller
Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2019-2022
Megan Klaver
2019-2022
Megan Klaver
Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2018-19
Miss Czech-Slovak US, 2nd Runner Up, 2019-2021
Acacia Angelo
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2017-18
Annika Angelo
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2016-17
Abigail Kaliska
2016-17
Abigail Kaliska
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2015-16
Melissa Klimowski
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2016 and The Heritage Award.
2015-16
Melissa Klimowski
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2016 and The Heritage Award.
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2014-15
Angela Kochan
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2015 and won Miss Congeniality.
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2013-2014
Alanna Jade Burkart
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2012-2013
Sheila Uhren
Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2012-2013
Sheila Uhren
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Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin State Queen
2011-2012
Queen Elizabeth Kaliska
2011-2012
Queen Elizabeth Kaliska
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2010-2011
Queen Ameris Grapa
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2009
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Ameris Grapa, an art educator and a certified fair judge, teaches art in Three Lakes, Wisconsin and works as a freelance artist. She majored in art education at Concordia University Wisconsin, which included studying art in Italy. For over eight years, she has judged fine arts, crafts, photography and other mediums at county fairs. She teaches seventh through twelfth grade art classes including graphic design, painting, drawing, three-dimensional sculpture, airbrushing, and ceramics. During the summer, she creates commissioned drawings in graphite, colored pencil, pastels, and watercolors. As a native Northwoods resident and Czech-Slovak descendant, she appreciates the opportunity to capture the beauty of nature and to encourage others to explore their creative abilities. (April 2015)
Ameris Grapa, an art educator and a certified fair judge, teaches art in Three Lakes, Wisconsin and works as a freelance artist. She majored in art education at Concordia University Wisconsin, which included studying art in Italy. For over eight years, she has judged fine arts, crafts, photography and other mediums at county fairs. She teaches seventh through twelfth grade art classes including graphic design, painting, drawing, three-dimensional sculpture, airbrushing, and ceramics. During the summer, she creates commissioned drawings in graphite, colored pencil, pastels, and watercolors. As a native Northwoods resident and Czech-Slovak descendant, she appreciates the opportunity to capture the beauty of nature and to encourage others to explore their creative abilities. (April 2015)
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2009-2010
Queen Stephanie Krubsack
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2010 and won second runner up.
2009-2010
Queen Stephanie Krubsack
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2010 and won second runner up.
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2008-2009
Kristy Kleinhans
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2009.
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2008-2009
Kristy Kleinhans
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2009.
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2007-2008
Sarah Nutt
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2008 and won the Spirit Award.
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2007-2008
Sarah Nutt
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2008 and won the Spirit Award.
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Sarah is 18 years old and lives in Price County. She is involved in numerous 4-H projects and church-related activities and plans to attend
Northwestern College this fall to pursue a career in elementary education. For her talent competition she performed "Music and Memories of Slovakia," a narrative and flute solo with piano accompaniment and she competed in the American division of the kroj contest. (Updated Aug 2008)
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2006-2007
Amanda Johanek
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2007 and won Miss Congeniality.
Sarah is 18 years old and lives in Price County. She is involved in numerous 4-H projects and church-related activities and plans to attend
Northwestern College this fall to pursue a career in elementary education. For her talent competition she performed "Music and Memories of Slovakia," a narrative and flute solo with piano accompaniment and she competed in the American division of the kroj contest. (Updated Aug 2008)
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2006-2007
Amanda Johanek
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2007 and won Miss Congeniality.
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2005-2006
Krista Johanek
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2006 and won second place for talent
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2005-2006
Krista Johanek
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2006 and won second place for talent
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2005
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2005 and won best American Kroj
Ailena Baum, 2004 Princess
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2005
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2005 and won best American Kroj
Ailena Baum, 2004 Princess
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I am a fourth year veterinary student at the UW-Madison and looking forward to graduating in May 2011 after which I hope to spend a summer
volunteering in India. After that I would love to take my family's 14 racing Alaskan Husky sled dogs and travel with them to Alaska for a winter. I still enjoy art, photography, music, horseback riding, canoeing, and camping. (Aug 2010)
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2004-05
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2004
Amanda Lind
I am a fourth year veterinary student at the UW-Madison and looking forward to graduating in May 2011 after which I hope to spend a summer
volunteering in India. After that I would love to take my family's 14 racing Alaskan Husky sled dogs and travel with them to Alaska for a winter. I still enjoy art, photography, music, horseback riding, canoeing, and camping. (Aug 2010)
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2004-05
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2004
Amanda Lind
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Amanda (Lind) Zbacnik is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Superior with a major in Music. She is currently a teacher at Proctor High School (MN) and working on a doctoral degree (EdD) in Educational Leadership. She is also the assistant director/choreographer for the middle school dram club and coach JV volleyball at Proctor High School. (April 2011)
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2003-04
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2003
Amanda Porubsky
Amanda (Lind) Zbacnik is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Superior with a major in Music. She is currently a teacher at Proctor High School (MN) and working on a doctoral degree (EdD) in Educational Leadership. She is also the assistant director/choreographer for the middle school dram club and coach JV volleyball at Proctor High School. (April 2011)
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2003-04
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2003
Amanda Porubsky
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I am in school and plan on becoming a high school math teacher. I work 2 jobs, which I enjoy. I have a 3 year old son named Ethan. In my free time, I like to do photography and enjoy spending time with my family. (Note from Amanda July 2010-[email protected])
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2002-03 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2002
Katie Mueller
I am in school and plan on becoming a high school math teacher. I work 2 jobs, which I enjoy. I have a 3 year old son named Ethan. In my free time, I like to do photography and enjoy spending time with my family. (Note from Amanda July 2010-[email protected])
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2002-03 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2002
Katie Mueller
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Katie (Mueller) Esterle is the daughter of Robert and Kathleen Mueller. She is an accountant for a large non-profit in Milwaukee. Katie is a graudate of Marquette University, where she studied Accounting and Human Resources. Katie is very active in the Slovak community. She is on the National Board of Directors for the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, a fraternal insurance company. She is serving as their National Auditor during her four-year term, beginning in 2012. Katie is also the Secretary for her local FCSLA Branch 23. Katie volunteers at many Slovak events. [email protected]
(Updated 20 September 2012)
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2001-02 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2001
Melissa Stanek
Katie (Mueller) Esterle is the daughter of Robert and Kathleen Mueller. She is an accountant for a large non-profit in Milwaukee. Katie is a graudate of Marquette University, where she studied Accounting and Human Resources. Katie is very active in the Slovak community. She is on the National Board of Directors for the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, a fraternal insurance company. She is serving as their National Auditor during her four-year term, beginning in 2012. Katie is also the Secretary for her local FCSLA Branch 23. Katie volunteers at many Slovak events. [email protected]
(Updated 20 September 2012)
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2001-02 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2001
Melissa Stanek
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My passion for photography started when I was a young girl. I loved photographing my friends, family, and even my pets as a hobby. With a driving passion for photography, I turned my serious hobby into a thriving, creative, and well rounded service for all to enjoy. I graduated with an Associates Degree in Applied Arts Photography from Madison Wisconsin. "To create art today is to share the beauty of it with someone special forever."
(From her web site: July 2010) Millenium Memories Photography ([email protected])
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2000-01 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2000
Amanda Ault
My passion for photography started when I was a young girl. I loved photographing my friends, family, and even my pets as a hobby. With a driving passion for photography, I turned my serious hobby into a thriving, creative, and well rounded service for all to enjoy. I graduated with an Associates Degree in Applied Arts Photography from Madison Wisconsin. "To create art today is to share the beauty of it with someone special forever."
(From her web site: July 2010) Millenium Memories Photography ([email protected])
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2000-01 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 2000
Amanda Ault
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Amanda (Mandy) Jane Ault, Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin 2000-01, has remained busy since her the end of her reign. After graduating from Marquette
University in 2003, with an Honors Bachelors of Arts, cum laude and with Alpha Sigma Nu honors, Amanda toured Slovakia with Moja Vlast Floklorny Subor (a Milwaukee-based Czech-Slovak Dance group) and was able to meet her relatives in Modra, Slovakia. She went on to attend Marquette University Law
School, where she received two CALI Awards (for earning the highest grade in a class) before graduating in 2006. After earning her Juris Doctor degree
in 2006, Amanda was admitted and sworn-in to both the Wisconsin and Illinois State Bars that same year. Amanda currently practices law with the firm Dystrup, Hoster & Jarot, in Illinois, where she focuses her practice on Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate Law, Real Estate law, Adoption, and Guardianship. She also serves as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem. Amanda is a member of numerous state and local Bar Associations, as well as serving as Secretary for the Will County Council for Working Women. In her spare time, Amanda is an avid scuba diver, and is a PADI certified Dive
Master with a Master Diver rating. She remains active in various ministries at Moraine Valley Church, as well as volunteering with the Glass
Slipper Project, participating in the Chicago Young Republicans organization, and taking part in Marquette University Alumni club activities. Amanda
also takes great joy in continuing to represent her Slovak heritage by dancing in the Chicago-based Slovak folk ensemble, Veselica.
As always, Amanda hopes to continue to encourage others to learn about and actively support their cultural heritage. Email address: [email protected] (Updated: 12 Oct 2009)
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1999-2000 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1999 and also competed in the Nationals in 2000. In 2000 she was the 2nd runner up.
Sonia Riecan
Amanda (Mandy) Jane Ault, Miss Czech-Slovak Wisconsin 2000-01, has remained busy since her the end of her reign. After graduating from Marquette
University in 2003, with an Honors Bachelors of Arts, cum laude and with Alpha Sigma Nu honors, Amanda toured Slovakia with Moja Vlast Floklorny Subor (a Milwaukee-based Czech-Slovak Dance group) and was able to meet her relatives in Modra, Slovakia. She went on to attend Marquette University Law
School, where she received two CALI Awards (for earning the highest grade in a class) before graduating in 2006. After earning her Juris Doctor degree
in 2006, Amanda was admitted and sworn-in to both the Wisconsin and Illinois State Bars that same year. Amanda currently practices law with the firm Dystrup, Hoster & Jarot, in Illinois, where she focuses her practice on Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate Law, Real Estate law, Adoption, and Guardianship. She also serves as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem. Amanda is a member of numerous state and local Bar Associations, as well as serving as Secretary for the Will County Council for Working Women. In her spare time, Amanda is an avid scuba diver, and is a PADI certified Dive
Master with a Master Diver rating. She remains active in various ministries at Moraine Valley Church, as well as volunteering with the Glass
Slipper Project, participating in the Chicago Young Republicans organization, and taking part in Marquette University Alumni club activities. Amanda
also takes great joy in continuing to represent her Slovak heritage by dancing in the Chicago-based Slovak folk ensemble, Veselica.
As always, Amanda hopes to continue to encourage others to learn about and actively support their cultural heritage. Email address: [email protected] (Updated: 12 Oct 2009)
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1999-2000 Winner
Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1999 and also competed in the Nationals in 2000. In 2000 she was the 2nd runner up.
Sonia Riecan
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1998-1999 Winner
Northern Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1998
Allison Onchuck
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1998-1999 Winner
Northern Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1998
Allison Onchuck
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Allison Onchuck was the queen sponsored by the Phillips Czechoslovakian Community Festival in 1998 before we became the official site for the pageant. She represented Northern Wisconsin and was sponsored by the Phillips Czechoslovakian Community Festival. The following messages was received from Allison's mother: Allison is the mother of 3 boys. They live in China and plan to stay there as long as the door is open. Their youngest was born there. Her husband teaches conversational English at one of the universities in their city. They speak enough Chinese to function and are continuing to study the language, Thankfully they are young and bright, but Chinese is a difficult language and is very challenging. Allison's six year old has been attending a Chinese school the past three years and speaks Chinese very well. Her four-year-old is attending a Chinese pre-school and is also learning Chinese very quickly. Their school will go most of the summer. Allison is very happy and loves her life. I have been to China four times and each visit has gotten easier for me. Hopefully, one of these days their stateside visits will coincide with the fest. Take care and God Bless, Sandy
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1998-1999 Winner
Southern Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1998
Erin Pyrek
Allison Onchuck was the queen sponsored by the Phillips Czechoslovakian Community Festival in 1998 before we became the official site for the pageant. She represented Northern Wisconsin and was sponsored by the Phillips Czechoslovakian Community Festival. The following messages was received from Allison's mother: Allison is the mother of 3 boys. They live in China and plan to stay there as long as the door is open. Their youngest was born there. Her husband teaches conversational English at one of the universities in their city. They speak enough Chinese to function and are continuing to study the language, Thankfully they are young and bright, but Chinese is a difficult language and is very challenging. Allison's six year old has been attending a Chinese school the past three years and speaks Chinese very well. Her four-year-old is attending a Chinese pre-school and is also learning Chinese very quickly. Their school will go most of the summer. Allison is very happy and loves her life. I have been to China four times and each visit has gotten easier for me. Hopefully, one of these days their stateside visits will coincide with the fest. Take care and God Bless, Sandy
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1998-1999 Winner
Southern Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1998
Erin Pyrek
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Erin Pyrek represented the southern part of the state. Erin graduated from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls in the Honors Program, with a degree in Business Administration. She currently resides in Lexington, KY and is employed at the University of Kentucky. Erin works in the Department of
Chemical and Materials Engineering where she coordinates an undergraduate and graduate research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. At the University of Kentucky’s Make the Difference 2009 Employee Suggestion Awards Program, she was presented by President Lee Todd an award for her idea that auto-generated e-mails from the human resources jobs website have customized subject lines. Over 400 suggestions to improve the university were submitted, and Erin was one of 15 award recipients whose suggestions were implemented. [email protected]. (August 2010)
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Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1996 & 97
Amanda Hiben
Erin Pyrek represented the southern part of the state. Erin graduated from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls in the Honors Program, with a degree in Business Administration. She currently resides in Lexington, KY and is employed at the University of Kentucky. Erin works in the Department of
Chemical and Materials Engineering where she coordinates an undergraduate and graduate research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. At the University of Kentucky’s Make the Difference 2009 Employee Suggestion Awards Program, she was presented by President Lee Todd an award for her idea that auto-generated e-mails from the human resources jobs website have customized subject lines. Over 400 suggestions to improve the university were submitted, and Erin was one of 15 award recipients whose suggestions were implemented. [email protected]. (August 2010)
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Wisconsin State Representative at Nationals for 1996 & 97
Amanda Hiben
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Amanda (Hanson) Hiben is the daughter of Jerry & Julie Hiben of Boyceville, Wisconsin. Amanda is a graduate of UW-River Falls with a degree in Broad
Area Agriculture. Amanda is married and has two children and enjoys outdoors and hunting. She is a Conservation Planner for the Land Conservation Division in Dunn County. [email protected] (February 2011). Amanda was sponsored by Wisconsin Czech, Inc. and attended the National Pageant in 1996 and 1997 as the first Wisconsin contestant. In 1998 she was invited back as the hostess for the National Pageant. She was informed by John Fiala that her kroj played a role in creating a new award category in the National Pageant-The American Korj.
Amanda (Hanson) Hiben is the daughter of Jerry & Julie Hiben of Boyceville, Wisconsin. Amanda is a graduate of UW-River Falls with a degree in Broad
Area Agriculture. Amanda is married and has two children and enjoys outdoors and hunting. She is a Conservation Planner for the Land Conservation Division in Dunn County. [email protected] (February 2011). Amanda was sponsored by Wisconsin Czech, Inc. and attended the National Pageant in 1996 and 1997 as the first Wisconsin contestant. In 1998 she was invited back as the hostess for the National Pageant. She was informed by John Fiala that her kroj played a role in creating a new award category in the National Pageant-The American Korj.
