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> >This surprising message was posted this evening, >Thursday, January 8, 2026 on Facebook by Jenna Lee >Jane Zeihen, who was Miss Kenosha 2022 and Miss Great >Lakes in 2023. > >It would have been nice had Jenna went into details if >only to help people understand matters---and make >corrections. > >And the current director of the Miss Kenosha >Organization is former Miss Kenosha 2018, Lily >Karnes....what does she have to say about any of this? >Lily's talent at Miss Kenosha and at Miss Wisconsin >was an aerial dance with silks by hanging on to the >sheets from the ceiling to the song "Survivor". > >Well, after Jenna's comments, perhaps the Miss Kenosha >program can "survive" but it may be a metaphor of that >is happening with Lily's Miss Kenosha pageant >organization in Kenosha....its all hanging on by a >thread?? And what happened to longtime city pageant >director and Miss Kenosha 2014, Tori Bogren Pillizzi? > >Here is the Facebook link to Jenna's commentary, and >wish her well, and maybe ask if she plans to attend >the 2026 Miss Kenosha pageant on February 14, which is >Valentine's day? Maybe they can all kiss and make-up >on that special day of the pageant!! lol > >http://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=25696681553330479&se >t=a.353866221372028 > > >I’ve gone back and forth on whether to share this, >but it feels important to finally say it. > >I was Miss Kenosha 2022 and stayed involved in the >organization afterward, including stepping into a >co-director role. Stepping away was never what I >wanted, but I did ultimately resign and am no longer >involved. It was a painful decision rooted in ethics >and values, and one I stayed quiet about for a long >time out of respect for the girls and the timing. > >The hardest part has been people thinking I just >jumped ship, or walked away from the girls, and >something I cared deeply about. That was never the >truth. > >The sisterhood will always mean so much to me. I’m >incredibly proud of Miss Kenosha 2025, Nellyka Dennis >and the way she has represented our community, and >I’m cheering on the next Miss Kenosha with nothing >but love. > >With love,  >Jenna

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