{"id":29526,"date":"2020-07-09T00:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29526"},"modified":"2020-07-09T00:33:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T04:33:23","slug":"mr-illinois-continental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29526","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Illinois Continental"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11988294_695381867259649_8404593143417740620_n.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11988294_695381867259649_8404593143417740620_n.png 576w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11988294_695381867259649_8404593143417740620_n-150x133.png 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11988294_695381867259649_8404593143417740620_n-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11988294_695381867259649_8404593143417740620_n-326x289.png 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Illinois Continental is a prelim to <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29159\">Mr. Continental<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental Titleholders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mikey Mendez\" data-id=\"102092\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=102092\" class=\"wp-image-102092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/289733_269804906370244_2128533_o.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mikey Mendez<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11949383_10153518698744277_5361023727483104859_n.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Vega - Photo by Romay Corrales Photography\" data-id=\"27707\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11949383_10153518698744277_5361023727483104859_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=27707\" class=\"wp-image-27707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11949383_10153518698744277_5361023727483104859_n.jpg 688w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11949383_10153518698744277_5361023727483104859_n-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11949383_10153518698744277_5361023727483104859_n-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11949383_10153518698744277_5361023727483104859_n-326x455.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jose Vega &#8211; 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Photo by Willyum Baulkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental Titleholders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2014 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=102087\">Mikey Mendez<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=27706\">Jose Vega<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29516\">Antwaun Steele<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2017\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29527\">Vincent Debeaut\u00e9<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mr. Illinois Continental History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner &#8211;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28467934_10210936478667972_3041331901115822881_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70669\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28467934_10210936478667972_3041331901115822881_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Miss Illinois Continental and Mr. Illinois Continental | The Baton Show Lounge (Chicago, Illinois) | 3\/12\/2018\" class=\"wp-image-70669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28467934_10210936478667972_3041331901115822881_n.jpg 660w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28467934_10210936478667972_3041331901115822881_n-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28467934_10210936478667972_3041331901115822881_n-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28467934_10210936478667972_3041331901115822881_n-326x474.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Show Ad | Miss Illinois Continental and Mr. Illinois Continental | The Baton Show Lounge (Chicago, Illinois) | 3\/12\/2018<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29527\">Vincent Debeaut\u00e9<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29516\">Antwaun Steele<\/a><\/li><li>1st Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29527\">Vincent Debeaut\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li>Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=37818\">Andraliss Munro<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12800103_10153251249051755_8095570139456981576_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12800103_10153251249051755_8095570139456981576_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Mr. and Miss Illinois Continental | Baton Show Lounge (Chicago, Illinois) | 2\/29\/2016\" class=\"wp-image-29496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12800103_10153251249051755_8095570139456981576_n.jpg 678w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12800103_10153251249051755_8095570139456981576_n-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12800103_10153251249051755_8095570139456981576_n-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12800103_10153251249051755_8095570139456981576_n-326x462.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Show Ad | Mr. and Miss Illinois Continental | Baton Show Lounge (Chicago, Illinois) | 2\/29\/2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=27706\">Jose Vega<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Illinois Continental 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner &#8211; 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