Christine Kolar

Bitter Jester Music Festival Judge

Christine Kolar is a Director of Business Development for Simon Property Group in the Media & Experiences division. She is passionate about Fine Arts, earning her degree from Western Illinois University - being a member of UDT, a news anchor for Live at Four, and a previous intern at WGN- TV.

She is also Ms. Midwest Galaxy 2022, representing the Midwest at her upcoming international pageant this August!

Her talent for many years in pageantry was Irish dancing, as a 4th generation championship dancer. Christine is a proud mom of her seven-year-old daughter, Allison, who has continued this heritage.

In her spare time Christine has been a pageant coach and mentor for over 15 years. She was awarded multiple times the "preliminary talent winner" as Miss Illinois and several regional competitions as well.

“I am evolving and it’s a beautiful thing to go back to see how far I’ve come.

I encourage others to reflect on where they’re at in life and if there’s an area you want to see improvement then commit to making it happen.

When you make a promise to grow and seek change we become an unstoppable force!”

-Christine Kolar

Check out this inspirational Q&A with Christine on SimplyUnstoppable.com.