Pahanish to represent Pennsylvania at Miss American Preteen Pageant
Joelle Pahanish, 12, daughter of Dave and Tammy Thistlethwaite of Jefferson, has been selected to represent Pennsylvania at the 2014 Miss American Preteen Pageant.
Pahanish is a distant education learner with Lighthouse Christian Academy and in the eighth grade.
She is a competitive dancer with Studio 19 in Cranberry, Butler County.
As Miss Pennsylvania Preteen, Pahanish will attend the national pageant for her age group in Florida at Walt Disney World during the week of Thanksgiving 2014.
She will compete for the national pageant title of Miss America Preteen and cash awards, prizes and scholarships.