It's Official: Nitsaniyah Fitch Crowned Miss Illinois 2025
As Miss Illinois 2025, Nitsaniyah Fitch will go on to represent the state at the Miss America competition in September.
Image source: Facebook; Miss Illinois Scholarship Organization
Hi there, Chicago Southsiders,
This past Saturday, June 28, 2025, Nitsaniyah Fitch was crowned Miss Illinois 2025 at the state competition held at the Marion Cultural & Civic Center!
Nitsaniyah, a 26-year-old fundraising professional who competed in the Miss Chicago pageant earlier this year, earned the title of Miss Windy City 2025. This is one of the state’s most competitive local crowns.
In September, she’ll represent Illinois at the Miss America competition, with the chance to earn even more scholarship dollars and continue her platform of service.
Read more here and like Chicago Southsider on Facebook to follow her journey.
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