- Miss Missouri
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- For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss America pageant.
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History
From 1935 to 1970, the Miss Missouri pageant was held in a number of locations, including St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield.
In 1970, the pageant was held for the first time in Mexico, Missouri, which would become the pageant's home. The pageant has been held in Mexico in all following years.
Missouri has produced one Miss America: Debbye Turner (Miss America, 1990). They have had a number of runners-up and semi-finalists.
Three Miss Missouris have won the Miss Missouri USA crown and competed at Miss USA, most notably Miss Missouri 2002, Shandi Finnessey, who won the Miss USA title and placed first runner-up at Miss Universe. Sarah French, Miss Missouri 2006, is the only titleholder who has also competed at Miss Teen USA, although she represented Arkansas.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2011 Sydney Friar[1] El Dorado Springs 22 Miss Branson Vocal 2010 Erika Hebron O'Fallon 23 Miss Gateway St. Louis Lyrical Dance "Dream In Color" Previously Missouri's Junior Miss 2005 2009 Tara Osseck St. Charles 23 Miss Lake of the Ozarks Tap Dance "Sing, Sing, Sing" Quality of Life finalist 2008 Lacey Fitzgerald Kansas City 24 Miss Gateway of the West Vocal 2007 Lindsay Casmaer Florissant 24 Miss River City Ballet en Pointe "Piano Fantasy" Previously Missouri's Junior Miss 2001 2006 Sarah French Columbia 21 Miss Mid-Missouri Vocal "I've Got the World on a String" Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA (Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2004) 2005 Stacie Cooley Liberty 22 Miss Columbia Jazz Dance "Last Dance" 2004 Whitney Weeks Chesterfield 24 Miss Jackson Tap Dance "Tico Tico" Non-finalist Talent Award daughter of Miss West Virginia 1961 2003 Amber Etheridge Springfield 23 Miss Northwest Missouri Vocal "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Top 15 Quarter-Finalist 2002 Shandi Finnessey Florissant 24 Miss Metro St. Louis Piano Solo "Bumble Boogie" Preliminary Evening Gown Later Miss Missouri USA 2004, Miss USA 2004 and first runner-up at Miss Universe 2004, 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2000 2001 Jennifer Hover Springfield 23 Miss Springfield Vocal Medley "Somewhere" & "Over the Rainbow" Top 20 Quarter-Finalist 2000 Arron Wendel Lawson 23 Miss Ray County Modern Dance "This Is Your Time" 1999 Patryce King New Cambria 23 Miss Mid-Missouri Piano "Rhapsody in Blue" 1998 Deborah McDonald Alton 24 Miss West Plains Vocal "I Will Always Love You" 3rd runner-up 1997 Michele Eise St. Louis 24 Miss Malden Gospel Vocal "How Great Thou Art" 1996 Kimberly Massaro St. Louis 24 Miss Mid-Missouri Tap Dance "Favorite Son" from The Will Rogers Follies 4th runner-up 1995 Erin Phillips Mexico 23 Miss Audrain Tap Dance "Gershwin Medley" 1994 Ann Marie Sun Springfield 22 Miss Mid-Missouri Piano Allman Medical Scholarship recipient 1993 Amber Green Steelville 23 Miss North Central Piano Solo "Battle Hymn of the Republic" 1992 Stephanie Patterson Kansas City 23 Miss Aurora Vocal Medley "I Have Dreamed" & "If I Loved You" Top 10 Semi-Finalist 1991 Soncee Brown Springfield 24 Miss Lake of the Ozarks Vocal / Piano "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! 2nd runner-up Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1985 1990 Sherry Traylor Mexico 26 Miss North Central Vocal "What's New" 1989 Pat Meusburger* Miss Twin Counties Debbye Turner Mexico 23 Miss Columbia Marimba Medley "Flight of the Bumblebee," "Csárdás" & "Can-Can" Winner Preliminary Swimsuit Award Miss America 1990 1988 Heather Smith Maryland Heights 21 Miss Columbia Baton Twirling "Whistler and His Dog" by Arthur Pryor Non-finalist Talent Award Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1984 1987 Robin Riley Columbia 25 Miss Columbia Ballet "Overture from Funny Girl" Top 10 Semi-Finalist Previously Miss Missouri USA 1983 1986 Tamara Tungate St. Peters 21 Miss North Central Vocal "Don't Rain on My Parade" 4th runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Award 1985 Lisa Coverdale Columbia 24 Miss North Central Classical Piano Solo 1984 Anna Schell Kennett 26 Miss Springfield Semi-Classical Vocal Medley from The Sound of Music 1983 Barbara Webster Jefferson City 21 Miss Santa Fe Trails Violin Medley "Listen to the Mocking Bird" & "Orange Blossom Special" Semi-Finalist Preliminary Talent Award Later Miss Missouri USA 1986 1982 Julie Phillips Ava 18 Miss Queen of the Ozarks Classical / Jazz Piano 1981 Theresa McDonnell Florissant 22 Miss Trenton Vocal "Let's Hear It For Me" from Funny Lady 1980 Carla LaFevre Harrisonville 22 Miss Kansas City Semi-Classical Vocal "And This Is My Beloved" 1979 Susan Wilson Columbia 21 Miss Jefferson County Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu" 3rd runner-up 1978 Tamara Fister Poplar Bluff 21 Miss St. Louis Vocal "Beautiful" 1977 Jayne Scherder Bowling Green 20 Miss William Woods College Piano Solo "The Firefly" 1976 Marcia Kolich Sugar Creek 22 Miss Jackson County Jazz Dance "Everything's Coming up Roses," "On Broadway" & "[[That's Entertainment! (song)|That's Entertainment!" 1975 Rebecca Rives Stoutsville 22 Miss Kirksville Vocal Medley "The Trolley Song" & "Over the Rainbow" Contestant in the 1974 Maid of Cotton Pageant 1974 Michelle Marshall Florissant 20 Miss St. Louis Vocal / Dance "Sweet Charity" 1973 Terri Dodson Fulton 22 Miss William Woods College Piano "Dizzy Fingers" 1972 Anita Columbo St. Louis 21 Miss St. Louis Vocal / Dance "It's Today" from Mame Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1969 and 1st runner-up to America's Junior Miss 1971 Deborah Duff Kansas City 19 Miss Kansas City Modern Jazz Dance "Big Noise from Winnetka" 1970 Marcia Mossbarger Brookfield 22 Miss Brookfield Tap Dance "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" 1969 Frances Biesemeyer New Franklin 18 Miss Fayette Art Presentation "Talk to the Animals" Non-Finalist Talent 1968 Kathleen Goff DeSoto 21 Miss Southwest Missouri State College Vocal "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1967 Ronnee Brunk St. Louis 19 Miss Camdenton Vocal "I Feel a Song Coming On" Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1966 1966 Janice Robinson Marshfield 20 Miss Southwest Missouri State College Skit w/ Piano, Vocal & Dance "Calling Billy Names" 1965 Lesley Fleenor Springfield 20 Miss West Plains Vocal "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)" 1964 Carol Browning Lee's Summit 20 Miss Lee's Summit Marimba & Accordion Medley 1963 Judith Engelhardt Affton Miss St. Charles Classical Vocal Competed in Miss Dixie 1964 1962 Sandra Lyle Springfield 19 Miss Springfield Dramatic Reading Crowned Miss Dixie 1963 1961 Sarah Burns Caruthersville 20 Miss Caruthersville Vocal / Dance "Put on a Happy Face" from Bye Bye Birdie Contestant in the 1962 Maid of Cotton Pageant 1960 Dusene Vunovich Kansas City 19 Miss Kansas City Vocal "Honey Bun" from South Pacific competed in the 1961 Miss Dixie Pageant 1959 Linda Long Independence 19 Miss Independence Dramatic Reading Competed in the 1960 Miss Dixie Pageant 1958 Marjorie Critten Kansas City Miss Kansas City Tap Dance "Opus No. 1" Competed in Miss Dixie 1959 1957 Sara Cooper Buckner Miss Kansas City Charleston dance Top 10 Finalist Preliminary Talent Award daughter of Major League baseball player Walker Cooper, 1st runner-up in the 1958 Miss Dixie Pageant 1956 Roseann Teri St. Louis Miss St. Louis Dress Design 1955 Sharon Knickmeyer St. Louis Miss St. Louis Synchronized Swimming Non-finalist Talent 1954 Carole Wilkinson Maplewood Miss Maplewood Vocal 1953 Laura Holmes Northwoods Miss Northwoods Dance 1952 Florence Spack Clayton Miss Clayton 1951 Carol Romann St. Charles Miss St. Charles 1950 Beverly Rotroff Kansas City Miss Kansas City 1949 Mary Stone Jefferson City Miss Jefferson City 1948 Dorothy Smith Kansas City Miss Kansas City 1947 Mary Burke Kansas City Miss Kansas City Vocal "I'm a Big Girl Now" 1946 Nadine LaVerne Fugett Kansas City competed as Miss Kansas City in the Miss America Pageant 1945 Betty Ream Hughesville Miss Hughesville 1943 Emma Jean Adams St. Louis competed as Miss St. Louis 1941 Geraldine Koehler St. Louis Miss St. Louis Leila Bell Wright Kansas City competed as Miss Kansas City in the Miss America Pageant 1940 Virginia Morrison St. Louis Miss St. Louis Top 12 Semi-Finalist Gloria Kathleen Gipson Kansas City competed as Miss Kansas City LaFern Mueller St. Louis competed as Miss St. Louis 1939 Margaret Ley St. Louis Miss St. Louis 1937 Mary Sue Klein Moberly Miss Moberly Wauneta Bates St. Louis Semi-Finalist competed as Miss St. Louis 1936 Margaret Price Lexington Miss Lexington 1935 Edna Smith Fayette 19 Miss Fayette Piano / Vocal "Prelude No. 20 by Chopin" & "When Day Is Done" 1st runner-up 1933 Marie Marks 16 Semi-Finalist 1927 No Miss Missouri Marion Kenser competed as Miss Kansas City and Katherine Calloway competed as Miss St. Louis 1926 Ruby Wallace Also representing Missouri were Marguerite Jordan who competed as Miss Kansas City and Corinne Groves who competed as Miss St. Louis. They both finished as Finalists in the Miss America Pageant 1925 No Miss Missouri Eileen Wenzel competed as Miss St. Louis 1924 No Miss Missouri Helen Moore competed as Miss St. Louis 1923 No Miss Missouri Charlotte Nash competed as Miss St. Louis and placed 3rd runner-up in the pageant 1922 No Miss Missouri Miriam Chafee competed as Miss Kansas City and Mildred Hose competed as Miss St. Louis * Succeeded to the crown after Miss Missouri won Miss America
References
- ^ "El Dorado Springs Woman Named Miss Missouri 2011". KSPR 33. June 11, 2011. http://articles.kspr.com/2011-06-11/3rd-runner_29648793.
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