Ashley Litton
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Ashley Renee Litton is a beauty queen from Missouri
who held the Miss Missouri USA
title in 2004.
and started competing in pageants in that state. She went unplaced in the Miss Kansas Teen USA
2001 pageant and was a semi-finalist in 2002.
in 2001, Litton studied Fashion Design and Product Development at Stephens College
in Columbia, Missouri
.
Litton competed in the 2003 Miss Missouri USA
pageant and was a semi-finalist. She was also a semi-finalist in 2004, when Shandi Finnessey
of Florissant
was crowned.
On April 12 2004, Finnessey won the title of Miss USA 2004
. The organizers of Miss Missouri USA decided to crown another queen to replace Finnessey and reign for the rest of the year. Litton was selected as the new Miss Missouri USA
2004. She reigned from April until December 2004, when the 2005 Miss Missouri USA
pageant took place.
Because she never had the opportunity to compete in the Miss USA pageant, Litton was eligible to compete for the Miss Missouri USA title after she passed on the crown in 2005. She competed for the title in 2006, and placed first runner-up to Kristi Capel
of Springfield
. She also made the semi-finals in the 2007 competition won by Amber Seyer
of Oran
.
with fellow titleholder Lisa Forbes
, Miss Kansas USA
2004.
She also appeared on MTV
's Made
as a coach on May 11, 2009.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
who held the Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
title in 2004.
Miss Kansas Teen USA
Litton grew up in Olathe, KansasOlathe, Kansas
Olathe is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fifth most populous city in the state, with a population of 125,872 at the 2010 census. As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the...
and started competing in pageants in that state. She went unplaced in the Miss Kansas Teen USA
Miss Kansas Teen USA
The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1992, and in 2006 celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary with a reunion of former titleholders at...
2001 pageant and was a semi-finalist in 2002.
Miss Missouri USA
After graduating from Olathe South High SchoolOlathe South High School
Olathe South High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of four high schools in the Olathe Unified School District . Olathe South High School was recognized as a National School of Excellence for the...
in 2001, Litton studied Fashion Design and Product Development at Stephens College
Stephens College
Stephens College is a women's college located in Columbia, Missouri. It is the second oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24, 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856, David H. Hickman turned it into a college,...
in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
.
Litton competed in the 2003 Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
pageant and was a semi-finalist. She was also a semi-finalist in 2004, when Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model, television hostess, and actress. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award...
of Florissant
Florissant, Missouri
Florissant is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The city has a total population of 52,158 in 2010 census.-History:...
was crowned.
On April 12 2004, Finnessey won the title of Miss USA 2004
Miss USA 2004
The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...
. The organizers of Miss Missouri USA decided to crown another queen to replace Finnessey and reign for the rest of the year. Litton was selected as the new Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
2004. She reigned from April until December 2004, when the 2005 Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
pageant took place.
Because she never had the opportunity to compete in the Miss USA pageant, Litton was eligible to compete for the Miss Missouri USA title after she passed on the crown in 2005. She competed for the title in 2006, and placed first runner-up to Kristi Capel
Kristi Capel
Kristi Marie Capel is a beauty queen from Springfield, Missouri who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.A native of Florence, Kentucky who later moved to Missouri, Capel won the Miss Missouri USA title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at that title, however she had...
of Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
. She also made the semi-finals in the 2007 competition won by Amber Seyer
Amber Seyer
Amber Marie Seyer is a beauty queen from Oran, Missouri who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed for the Miss USA title in 2007....
of Oran
Oran, Missouri
Oran is a city in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2000 census. It was surveyed under the name of Sylvania on July 9, 1869. It was renamed St. Cloud on February 14, 1870...
.
Life after Miss Missouri USA
Litton operates a pageant boutique named Crown Chic in Shawnee, KansasShawnee, Kansas
Shawnee is a city located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,209. Shawnee's fur trading and pioneering heritage blends histories of these Kansas Territory townships: Monticello and...
with fellow titleholder Lisa Forbes
Lisa Forbes
Lisa Marie Forbes is a beauty queen from Overland Park, Kansas who competed in the Miss USA pageant and went on to compete at Miss Earth 2007.-Pageants:...
, Miss Kansas USA
Miss Kansas USA
The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant.Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli...
2004.
She also appeared on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Made
Made (TV series)
MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...
as a coach on May 11, 2009.