Vernon Hills Pageant crowns new queens for 2025

Jun 25, 2025

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The Vernon Hills Pageant took place on June 21 at the Park District Sullivan Center. This year’s event saw significant participation and support from the community. The entire pageant can be viewed on the Village YouTube Channel.

The newly crowned 2025 Queens, who will represent Vernon Hills in the Lake County Pageant, are:

– Miss Vernon Hills 2025: Victoria Burda
– Junior Miss Vernon Hills 2025: Kate Anderson
– Little Miss Vernon Hills 2025: Ximena Anda

Details about all participants and additional awards can be found on The Vernon Hills Pageant Facebook page or its website, TheVernonHillsPageant.com.

Volunteer Pageant Directors Karen Kalinowski and Haley Kalinowski were thanked for their efforts. Appreciation was also extended to the outgoing Queens for their service as goodwill ambassadors over the past year:

– Miss Vernon Hills 2024: Yael Pikus
– Junior Miss Vernon Hills 2024: Savannah Goodman
– Little Miss Vernon Hills 2024: Evelyn Vole

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