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Getting acquainted with Miss America Here she is ... Miss America.

Right here on the pages of SoIn. Pretty cool, right?

It’s not every day that beauty pageant royalty strolls the streets of Jeffersonville. But that’s just what happened a few weeks ago.

Newly crowned Miss America Kira Kazantsev Jason Thomas, Editor was in Louisville for a promotional photo shoot for Churchill Downs, wearing sponsor Joseph Ribkoff clothing, and was kind enough to sit down with SoIn for a video interview and today’s cover story.

Her visit was timely: Kazantsev’s platform is Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Protecting Women Against Domestic Violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Check out today’s centerpiece for facts and information about domestic abuse.

Another timely factor involved Saturday’s Power of Pink gala to benefit breast cancer research and

celebrate survivors of the disease. Kazantsev gamely rolled up her sleeves and painted a plate at Silica Ceramic Studio in Jeffersonville that will be auctioned off Saturday.

Kazantsev, 23, was a charismatic presence. It’s easy to see how she wooed judges with her interview skills. She did finish her undergraduate career with a triple major at Hofstra University’s Honors College, after all.

Know those beauty pageant stereotypes? Kazantsev head-butted right through them, her crown intact.

Kazantsev lived in Lexington, Ky., for a spell and had experienced the Kentucky Derby as a child. So she was familiar with Churchill Downs.

After her year-long Miss America obligations, Kazantsev will attend law school, possibly at the University of Notre Dame — and become a Hoosier.

We’ll be lucky to claim her as one of our own.

— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason. thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

Gospel greats in town  What: The Farm

Hands Quartet in concert  When: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24, First Assembly of God, 2778 Charlestown Road, New Albany; 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct., 25, Highland United Methodist Church, Salem; 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, First Baptist Church, 110 S. Francke Road, Henryville; 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, Blue River Baptist Church, 5624 E. Farabee Road, Salem  Cost: Free; a love offering will be taken at each of the concerts; CDs and DVDs will be available for purchase.  Info: Call Patty Lindley at 502-400-5414.

The Farm Hands Quartet is based out of Nashville, Tenn., and consists of industry veterans Tim Graves, Daryl Mosley, Keith Tew, and Bennie Boling. They have numerous recordings, awards, and recognition to their credit, including 14 nominations from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America just last year.

Tim is a Grammy award winner and nine-time winner of the Dobro Player of the Year award, and the band’s most recent recording was named Bluegrass Album of the Year. In addition, Daryl Mosley’s song, “Ask the Blind Man, He Saw it All” was voted the Gospel Song of the Year, and Keith Tew’s song, “Am I A Fool” was named the Song of the Year. Daryl and Tim are also long-time veterans of the Grand Ole Opry.

“These guys are great, and they put on a very entertaining show. You won’t want to miss it.” said Patty Lindley, former bluegrass radio show host at WSLM.

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Sweet Tooth What: Trunk or Treat

When: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 Where: New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater Trunk or Treat is a fun, family friendly event that allows children to trick or treat in a safe environment. Many vendors will pass out candy during the trick or treating. The New Albany Fire Department Fire trucks will be at the riverfront.

The movie "Monsters University" will be shown from 5 to 7 p.m.

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PICK A PUMPKIN

What: Pumpkin picking When: Through Oct. 31 Where: Joe Huber’s Family Farm and Restaurant, 2421 Engle Road, Starlight Info: joehubers.com Time is running out to pick that perfect pumpkin for Halloween. Find the ideal gourd at Huber’s at a charge of 40 cents per pound ($4 minimum). A portion of pumpkin sales will benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children. If you visit Friday, enjoy music by Josh Glauber; on Saturday, it’s Josh and Holly.

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GOING GREEN

What: Botanica presentation When: 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 Where: Falls of the Ohio State Park, 201 W. Riverside Drive, Clarksville Info: waterfrontgardens.org Botanica, Inc., the non-profit organization developing the Waterfront Botanical Garden at River Road and Frankfort Avenue, will lead an informational presentation about designs for the new botanical garden, now in the planning stages, which will be accessible via the Big Four Bridge.

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FIGhTING DOMESTIC VIOlENCE

If you need help, dial the national domestic violence hotline at: 1-800799-SAFE (7233). For more domestic violence information, see page 8.

LEFT: Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev holds up a finger covered in paint while at Silica Ceramic Studios on Spring Street in Jeffersonville as she finishes decorating her plate that will be auctioned off at the Power of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Gala on Saturday.

RIGHT: Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev shows off her crown and her painted butterfly design for the Power of Pink gala that will take place Saturday.

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Miss America 2015 uses title to spotlight domestic violence

By ELIZABETH BEILMAN

elizabeth.beilman@newsandtribune.com

ira Kazantsev will tell you about the 15-hour days in the two weeks leading up to the Miss America competition, and what it takes to nail the televised interview, and how she’s dreamed of wearing the silver crown since she was a child.

But what gets the 2015 Miss America winner talking the longest and most fervently has nothing to do with her newly awarded title. It’s about the worldwide prevalence of domestic violence against women.

“I can do something about that as Miss America and make sure people are talking about it, [that] people know what domestic violence is, and they’re not afraid to do something about it,” said Kazantsev, whose platform is called “Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Protecting Women Against Domestic Violence.”

Kazantsev, who was crowned Miss New York in May at 23 years old, is a survivor of domestic violence, but says the story is bigger than herself.

“Yes, I have this experience and I can connect with women on that level, but I really prefer to make sure the conversation is about the issue itself and the broader issue of violence against women,” she said.

“This is something that I think plagues society, and people don’t want to talk about it.”

October is domestic violence awareness month, a fact that Kazantsev said most people don’t know. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, intimate partner violence affects more than 12 million people in the United States each year. Between 1994 and 2010, 80 percent of

victims were women.

Kazantsev said the issue of domestic violence is relatively hidden because a lot of people not directly affected feel they’re not responsible, or that the victim is at fault in some way.

“I think that it’s kind of shrouded in this cloud ... people want to keep it at arm’s length,” she said. “No one wants to get involved. It’s a messy issue. It’s not something that’s really easy to get behind.

People don’t want to get involved and be nosy.

“No one wants to talk about the fact that one in four women are affected by sexual violence or that there’s genital mutilation in Africa or that acid is thrown at women in the Middle East for going to school. No one wants to talk about that. It’s scary.”

She said that while it’s a difficult subject

to talk about, it can’t be ignored because “it’s the biggest international issue in the world.”

Kazantsev sees domestic violence as one part of a much larger global trend.

“It comes from thousands of years of patriarchy that dictates society that leads some men to believe they must exercise control, and if they don’t have that control, then there’s something wrong with them,” she said.

Miss America’s answer for tackling domestic violence starts with individuals.

“It’s about love and happiness and making sure that everyone is safe and respected,” she said. “You can pass all the laws in the world but until you can change peoples’ mindset, there won’t be any fundamental change.”

SEE ThE MAKING OF MISS AMERICA, PAGE 8

6 Entertainment

Movies: é “Ouija”

Oct. 24

 “John Wick”  “St. Vincent”

Oct. 23, 2014

ALBUMS: Oct. 27

é “1989” by Taylor Swift

Oct. 28

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“Tha Carter V” by Lil Wayne

books: Oct. 28

é “Yes Please” by Amy Poehler

 “The Peripheral” by William Gibson

Art for the artists

 What: Kentucky Water-

color Society: Aqueous USA 2014, 37th Annual Juried Exhibition  When: Nov. 7 through Dec. 23, opening reception 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 7  Where: Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Gallery, 316 W. Main St., Louisville  Info: Visit ActorsTheatre. org or call 502-584-1205 The 37th annual exhibition consists of nationally known watermedia artists from around the country, according to an Actors Theatre news release.

The exhibition will feature 68 paintings selected by nationally recognized juror, Frederick Graff.

This show is consistently ranked as one of the top national watercolor exhibitions and will feature many prominent artists from across the country, many of which are featured regularly in books and in national publications.

Juried by Frederick Graff, there are over $9,000 worth of cash, material and purchase awards

“Barn is Just Not a Barn” by R.A.Das. PHOTO COURTESY OF Actors Theatre of Louisville

contributed from national and local sponsors and most paintings will be for sale.

About the Juror Graff is among a select group of artists who are signature members of all three major watercolor societies. He graduated from Miami University and pursued additional graduate work at both Kent State University and the University of Akron and studied under the late Franklin A. Bates. He

has been conducting numerous watercolor workshops, demonstrations and critiques for the last 38 years and his work has been featured in Watermedia Techniques For Releasing the Creative Spirit, the International Artist magazine and many other publications.

For more information, visit fredgraff.com for more information or call Charlotte Humphress to register in his workshop at 270-465-3355.

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Local SoIn Happenings Feeling left out? Send your establishment’s and/ or organization’s upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

 Live music at Huber’s

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyards, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight Friday: Josh Glauber; Saturday: Josh and Holly; Sunday: Heckel and the Jives

 Live music at Hoopsters

Where: Hoopsters Bar and Grille, 830 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville Friday: HollyRock Karaoke; Saturday: Halloween Party and costume contest with the Mad Taxpayers

Smokey’s Discount Tobacco Outlet Corydon • New Salisbury • Salem Jeffersonville • New Albany • Sellersburg

Stop in at any of our 6 locations for a wide selection of e-cigs...

 Family Ark Festival

When: 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 Where: Family Ark, 101 Noah’s Lane, Jeffersonville Highlights of the day include guided nature walks, food and drinks and other family friendly seasonal activities. Featured artist and 2014 LMA winner — Singer/Songwriter of the Year, Alex Wright, will be on hand to share his award winning style. For more information, email info@thefamilyark.org or call 812-288-6800.

 ‘The Game’s Afoot’

 Live on State at Wick’s

Where: Wick’s Pizza Parlor, 225 State St., New Albany When: Friday and Saturday Friday: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Bryan Fox and the Good Chiggins; Saturday: 10 p.m., The Juice Box Heroes [wickspizza.com]

 Corydon Jamboree

Where: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Special guests Dubois Co. Country Cloggers, Brad Sparks and Lindsey Ash General Admission $10; children 6-12, $6; under 6, free. For reservations, directions or any other information call 812-738-1130. [corydonjamboree.com]

 Live music at Big Four Burgers + Beer

Where: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville When: Friday and Saturday Friday: Kelsey Allen; Saturday: Tim Vacancy

 Live music at Charlie Nobel’s

Where: Charlie Nobel’s Eatery + Draught House, 7815 Ind. 311, Sellersburg Friday: Kyle Hastings; Saturday: Kelsey Allen

 Live music at the Brick Wall

Where: Brick Wall Restaurant, 1116 Copperfield Drive, Georgetown Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m.: Heaven’s Country

Where: Derby Dinner Playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville When: 6 p.m. Through Nov. 1 Tickets: Call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.com A Broadway star admired for his leading role playing Sherlock Holmes has invited fellow cast members to his castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death the festivities in this house of tricks and mirrors quickly turns dangerous. A comedy/thriller full of hilarity! Written by Ken Ludwig.

 Indian Creek Antique Show

Where: Harrison County Fairgrounds, 341 S. Capitol Ave., Corydon When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 25 Cost: $2; 18 years and older Info: indiancreekshow.com

and more!

For all of your smoking needs Wide Assortment of Zippo Lighters

Dr. Grabow Pipes & Accessories

Walk-in Humidor at 5 locations

 Farmers Market

When: 8 a.m. Saturday (ongoing) Where: New Albany Farmers Market, 202 E. Market St. The Downtown New Albany Farmer’s market is a managed by Develop New Albany with help from volunteers in the New Albany community.

 Farmers Market

Saturdays: 9 a.m. to noon (May 31 through Oct. 25) Downtown Jeffersonville at the corner of Chestnut and Locust streets (on the Wall Street United Methodist Church lot).

Tuesdays: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (June 3 through Oct. 28) At the 10th Street entrance to Jeffersonville High School Jeffersonville Main Street, Inc., is accepting applications for the Farmers Market. Both food and art/craft applications are available online at jeffmainstreet.org.

Hookah

Open 7 Days A Week Monday - Saturday 8am to 9pm Sunday 9am to 6pm Corydon Location: Monday - Saturday 9am - 10pm Sunday 9am - 9pm

WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically.

The making of Miss America

DID YOU KNOW?

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced [some form of] physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime • 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime • 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have experienced stalking victimization during their lifetime in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed • On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide • In domestic violence homicides, women are six times more likely to be killed when there is a gun in the house • Intimate partner violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime Intimate partner violence is most common among women between the ages of 18-24 • 19 percent of intimate partner violence involves a weapon

SEXUAL ASSAULT

• 1 in 5 women and 1 in 59 men in the United States has experienced rape in her/his lifetime • 9.4 percent of women in the United States have been raped by an intimate partner in their lifetime

STALKING

• 19.3 million women and 5.1 million men in the United States have experienced stalking in their lifetime; 66.2 percent of these female stalking victims reported stalking by a current or former intimate partner

HOMICIDE

• A study of intimate partner homicides found that 20 percent of victims were not the intimate partners themselves, but family members, friends, neighbors, persons who intervened, law enforcement responders, or bystanders • 72 percent of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner and 94 percent of the victims of these murder suicides are female — National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev applies another coating of paint to her plate while at the Silica Ceramic Studio on Spring Street in Jeffersonville earlier this month. The plate will be auctioned off at the Power of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Gala on Saturday.

STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 azantsev was 11 years old when she received a flier in the mail to compete in a beauty pageant.

“And I don’t know why, I just really wanted to do it,” she said. “ ... I did well, and it just became a part of me.”

This year’s Miss America has a hefty resume. The San Francisco native — who spent five years in early childhood in Lexington, Ky. — is a graduate of Hofstra University in New York as a triple major in political science, global studies and geography. She is a first generation American with parents who emigrated from Russia, and she is trilingual.

Kazantsev plans to use the $50,000 scholarship provided by Joseph Ribkoff Inc. ­— she was recently in Louisville for a photo shoot for Churchill Downs — and the Miss American Organization to pursue a law degree, possibly at the University of Notre Dame.

Although most of America only saw the televised competition, Kazantsev said that’s only a small piece of what goes into being crowned Miss America.

“It doesn’t just happen,” she said. “It’s a big team of people that I reach out to and seek help.”

Coaches help her with each category and designers create a gown just for her.

“I think the biggest part is the interview prep because I firmly believe that Miss America is won in those 10 minutes,” she said. “So you spend a lot of time reading anything you can get your hands on, practicing, just talking through issues so that when they do ask you, you are able to state your opinion in a concise way.”

She didn’t have to go through it alone — Kazantsev said she had 52 other girls who were competing helping her along the way.

“For two weeks at Miss America [com-

petition], you’re isolated with them for 15 hours a day at rehearsals or at meals or at appearances ... We become very close, very quickly,” she said.

All winners of the state-level competitions share a sense of camaraderie, and not competitiveness.

“We all understand. We’re all going for the same thing, we’re all going for the same goal,” she said. “We all understand that all of us could be Miss America.”

Kazantsev said she’s learned a lot from the experience — how to handle her sudden fame, how to deal with criticism and negative attention and how to realize who her true friends are.

“But through it all, this is the best thing that’s happened so far in my life,” she said.

“I hope that it continues to move in that trajectory, but I have to take advantage of every single moment because I only get to be Miss America for a year.”

— Staff reporter Elizabeth Beilman