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Date Posted: 09:47:29 11/22/25 Sat
Author: but she's never forgot where she came from
Subject: I'm not sure that Grace had all that good of an experience as Miss America,
In reply to: Fan 's message, "Welcome back to Madison!!" on 08:55:40 11/19/25 Wed

>and always makes a contribution to the Miss WI program. This is unlike LK, who has never returned to the Miss WI competition since her year and never contributes anything to the program (at least it is never listed in the program book.)Regardless of what kind of experience she had as Miss America, she would never have the life she has now if it hadn't been for the Miss WI program. She could probably pay for all the scholarships the program needs for five years, and it would be a drop in the bucket to her. Not saying she has to do that, but I would think she could make some kind of donation.

>Well, now there are two reasons for why Miss America
>2023, Grace Stanke will return to Madison, Wisconsin
>within the next two months.
>
>The UW-Madison graduate was long-scheduled to be at
>the 2026 Miss Madison pageant on January 17th, 2026,
>as a returning former Miss Madison (she held the 2020
>title, for two years during COVID-19), and also she
>will serve as on-stage announcer at the event to be
>staged at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Madison. The
>pageant will celebrate the start of Miss Madison back
>in 1926 (though there were many years since then in
>which no Miss Madison was selected).
>
>Now, today, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, her alma
>mater has announced that Grace Stanke Vanderhei will
>be in Madison to serve as the 2025 UW-Madison Winter
>Graduation commencement key-note speaker on December
>14, 2025:
>http://www.channel3000.com/news/miss-america-2023-annou
>nced-as-uw-madisons-winter-commencement-keynote-speaker
>/article_c94a1248-cec7-4fee-8570-3338417130b7.html
>
>Just make sure that you wear red and white at the
>graduation event next month, Grace!!!

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Well, I doubt Grace will speak of her pageant days, more about what she is doing now -- and provide career goal inspirations to graduates., 11:14:51 11/22/25 Sat
- One other thing to add to my reply above, Grace is too soon to speak at graduations. Class of 2025 -- should've picked someone 10-30 years out of college., 11:18:56 11/22/25 Sat

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>>and always makes a contribution to the Miss WI >program. This is unlike LK, who has never returned to >the Miss WI competition since her year and never >contributes anything to the program (at least it is >never listed in the program book.)Regardless of what >kind of experience she had as Miss America, she would >never have the life she has now if it hadn't been for >the Miss WI program. She could probably pay for all >the scholarships the program needs for five years, and >it would be a drop in the bucket to her. Not saying >she has to do that, but I would think she could make >some kind of donation. > > > > > >>Well, now there are two reasons for why Miss America >>2023, Grace Stanke will return to Madison, Wisconsin >>within the next two months. >> >>The UW-Madison graduate was long-scheduled to be at >>the 2026 Miss Madison pageant on January 17th, 2026, >>as a returning former Miss Madison (she held the 2020 >>title, for two years during COVID-19), and also she >>will serve as on-stage announcer at the event to be >>staged at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Madison. The >>pageant will celebrate the start of Miss Madison back >>in 1926 (though there were many years since then in >>which no Miss Madison was selected). >> >>Now, today, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, her alma >>mater has announced that Grace Stanke Vanderhei will >>be in Madison to serve as the 2025 UW-Madison Winter >>Graduation commencement key-note speaker on December >>14, 2025: >>http://www.channel3000.com/news/miss-america-2023-anno >u >>nced-as-uw-madisons-winter-commencement-keynote-speake >r >>/article_c94a1248-cec7-4fee-8570-3338417130b7.html >> >>Just make sure that you wear red and white at the >>graduation event next month, Grace!!!

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