Ellen Bryan is an American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder from Celina, Ohio.
[3][9] Entering the state pageant in June 2011 as one of 26 finalists, Bryan's preliminary competition talent for Miss Ohio was singing "Circle of Life" from the Disney film The Lion King.
[11] Bryan won the competition on Saturday, June 18, 2011, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Ohio titleholder Becky Minger.
[6] Bryan was Ohio's representative at the Miss America 2012 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2012.
[16] Bryan began her broadcasting career in 2008 as a news writer and on-air personality at WCSM/WCSM-FM in Celina, Ohio.
In June 2012, after her reign as Miss Ohio, she joined WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Kentucky, as a news anchor and reporter.