Miss Missouri
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- For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USAMiss USAThe Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
, see Miss Missouri USAMiss Missouri USAThe 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....
The Miss Missouri competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri
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...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant.
History
From 1935 to 1970, the Miss Missouri pageant was held in a number of locations, including St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, and 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...
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In 1970, the pageant was held for the first time in Mexico, Missouri
Mexico, Missouri
Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Audrain County. The Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Audrain County...
, 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
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....
crown and competed at Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen 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
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
, although she represented Arkansas
Miss Arkansas Teen USA
The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 1986 until 2004, when Summer Thorn won Miss Photogenic, no Miss Arkansas Teen USA had placed or won an award at the national competition...
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Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Sydney Friar | El Dorado Springs El Dorado Springs, Missouri El Dorado Springs is the largest city in Cedar County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,775 at the 2000 census. The name is commonly shortened to El Dorado or just El Do.-Geography:El Dorado Springs is located at .... |
22 | Miss Branson | Vocal | |||
| 2010 | Erika Hebron Erika Hebron Erika Hebron is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Missouri 2010 and competed in Miss America 2011 on January 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She competed at Miss Missouri as Miss Gateway St. Louis. She was a Top 10 finalist in the 2009 pageant and had won the Talent... |
O'Fallon O'Fallon, Missouri O'Fallon is a suburban city along Interstate 70 between Lake St. Louis and St. Peters in Saint Charles County, Missouri. It is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census population of 79,329, it is the seventh largest city in the state and the largest in St. Charles... |
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 Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
24 | Miss Gateway of the West | Vocal | |||
| 2007 | Lindsay Casmaer | 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:... |
24 | Miss River City | Ballet en Pointe "Piano Fantasy" | Previously Missouri's Junior Miss 2001 | ||
| 2006 | Sarah French Sarah French Sarah French joined the in October 2008, as an Anchor/Reporter. Prior to Fox 61 WTIC-TV, Sarah worked for the Olympic News Service in Beijing, China, covering women’s artistic gymnastics for the 2008 Olympic Games, interviewing athletes such as Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin.French was a beauty... |
Columbia 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... |
21 | Miss Mid-Missouri | Vocal "I've Got the World on a String I've Got the World on a String "I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the 1932 Cotton Club Parade.... " |
Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA Miss Arkansas Teen USA The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 1986 until 2004, when Summer Thorn won Miss Photogenic, no Miss Arkansas Teen USA had placed or won an award at the national competition... (Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas.... 2004) |
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| 2005 | Stacie Cooley | Liberty Liberty, Missouri Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993... |
22 | Miss Columbia | Jazz Dance "Last Dance Last Dance (song) "Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty... " |
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| 2004 | Whitney Weeks | Chesterfield Chesterfield, Missouri Chesterfield is a second-ring western suburb of St. Louis and is the largest city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population is 47,484. Chesterfield also celebrated its 20th birthday in 2008.- Geography :... |
24 | Miss Jackson | Tap Dance "Tico Tico Tico-Tico no Fubá Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was Tico-Tico no Farelo, but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto had a work with the same title, Abreu's work was given its present name in 1931.Choro ... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | daughter of Miss West Virginia Miss West Virginia The Miss West Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss America pageant.- Winners :- External links :*... 1961 |
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| 2003 | Amber Etheridge | 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... |
23 | Miss Northwest Missouri | Vocal "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is the first single from British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June in the United States.-Lyrics and music:... " |
Top 15 Quarter-Finalist | ||
| 2002 | 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... |
Florissant | 24 | Miss Metro St. Louis | Piano Solo "Bumble Boogie" | Preliminary Evening Gown | Later 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, Miss USA Miss USA The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA... 2004 and first runner-up at Miss Universe 2004 Miss Universe 2004 Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia.... , 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2000 |
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| 2001 | Jennifer Hover | Springfield | 23 | Miss Springfield | Vocal Medley "Somewhere Somewhere (song) "Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the... " & "Over the Rainbow Over the Rainbow "Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie... " |
Top 20 Quarter-Finalist | ||
| 2000 | Arron Wendel | Lawson Lawson, Missouri Lawson is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 2,473 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lawson is located at .... |
23 | Miss Ray County | Modern Dance "This Is Your Time" | |||
| 1999 | Patryce King | New Cambria New Cambria, Missouri New Cambria is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census.-Geography:New Cambria is located at .... |
23 | Miss Mid-Missouri | Piano "Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.... " |
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| 1998 | Deborah McDonald | Alton Alton, Missouri Alton is the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 668 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... |
24 | Miss West Plains | Vocal "I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:... " |
3rd runner-up | ||
| 1997 | Michele Eise | St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
24 | Miss Malden | Gospel Vocal "How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art may refer to:*"How Great Thou Art" by Carl Boberg*How Great Thou Art *How Great Thou Art *How Great Thou Art, an album by The Statler Brothers... " |
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| 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 Mexico, Missouri Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Audrain County. The Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Audrain County... |
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 Steelville, Missouri Steelville is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,429 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.-Geography:Steelville is located at... |
23 | Miss North Central | Piano Solo "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | |||
| 1992 | Stephanie Patterson | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
23 | Miss Aurora | Vocal Medley "I Have Dreamed I Have Dreamed (song) "I Have Dreamed" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I. In the original Broadway production it was sung by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas. It has since become a standard, with many artists recording the song... " & "If I Loved You If I Loved You "If I Loved You" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.The song was introduced by John Raitt as "Billy Bigelow" and Jan Clayton as "Julie"... " |
Top 10 Semi-Finalist | ||
| 1991 | Soncee Brown | Springfield | 24 | Miss Lake of the Ozarks | Vocal / Piano "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! Drat! The Cat! Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer.Originally called Cat and Mouse, this spoof of late-Victorian melodrama has at its core Alice Van Guilder, who wants to be a career girl at a time when nice young ladies marry well instead of having careers... |
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 Debbye Turner Debbye Turner-Bell is an American veterinarian, talk show host, former beauty queen and winner of the 1990 Miss America pageant.... |
Mexico | 23 | Miss Columbia | Marimba Medley "Flight of the Bumblebee Flight of the Bumblebee "Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich into an insect so that he can fly away to... ," "Csárdás Csárdás (Monti) Csárdás is perhaps the most famous composition of Vittorio Monti. A rhapsodical concert piece written in 1904, it is a well-known folk piece based on a Hungarian csárdás. It was originally composed for violin, mandolin or piano... " & "Can-Can Orpheus in the Underworld Orphée aux enfers is an opéra bouffon , or opéra féerie in its revised version, by Jacques Offenbach. The French text was written by Ludovic Halévy and later revised by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux.... " |
Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Miss America 1990 Miss America 1990 Miss America 1990, the 69th Miss America, pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 16, 1989 and was televised by the NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America 1990 Debbye Turner... |
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| 1988 | Heather Smith | Maryland Heights Maryland Heights, Missouri Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was elected the city's first mayor. Mark M. Levin has been City Administrator... |
21 | Miss Columbia | Baton Twirling "Whistler and His Dog" by Arthur Pryor Arthur Pryor Arthur Willard Pryor was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. In later life, he was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.Pryor was born on the second floor of... |
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 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.... 1983 |
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| 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 Kennett, Missouri Kennett is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, but a 2008 estimate indicates a 4.9% decrease in population to 10,707. Kennett is the county seat of Dunklin County... |
26 | Miss Springfield | Semi-Classical Vocal Medley from The Sound of Music The Sound of Music The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers... |
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| 1983 | Barbara Webster | Jefferson City Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079... |
21 | Miss Santa Fe Trails | Violin Medley "Listen to the Mocking Bird" & "Orange Blossom Special Orange Blossom Special (song) The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The... " |
Semi-Finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Later 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.... 1986 |
| 1982 | Julie Phillips | Ava Ava, Missouri Ava is the only incorporated city in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,993 at the 2010 census. Ava is the county seat of Douglas County. The city was founded in 1871 and was named Ava in 1881 after being renamed from the town's original name, Militia... |
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 Funny Lady Funny Lady is a 1975 film starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall, and Ben Vereen.A sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl, it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and empresario Billy Rose... |
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| 1980 | Carla LaFevre | Harrisonville Harrisonville, Missouri Harrisonville is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,019 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of CassCounty.Harrisonville was found in 1837, and was named for Congressman Albert G. Harrison... |
22 | Miss Kansas City | Semi-Classical Vocal "And This Is My Beloved And This Is My Beloved "And This Is My Beloved" is a popular song.It was from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was in fact based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, in this case, Borodin's String Quartet in D.The same melody had... " |
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| 1979 | Susan Wilson Susan Wilson Solovic Susan Wilson Solovic is an American entrepreneur and author. She has written four best-selling books on women and business and is a regular contributor to ABC's America This Morning and Money Matters, MSNBC's Your Business and Fox-TV's Good Day New York, as well as other local and national... |
Columbia | 21 | Miss Jefferson County | Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu Fantaisie-Impromptu Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 66, is a solo piano composition and one of his best-known pieces. It was composed in 1834 and dedicated to Julian Fontana, who published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so.... " |
3rd runner-up | ||
| 1978 | Tamara Fister | Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff, Missouri Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. As of the 2000 U.S... |
21 | Miss St. Louis | Vocal "Beautiful" | |||
| 1977 | Jayne Scherder | Bowling Green Bowling Green, Missouri Bowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.Ameren's Peno Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Bowling Green.... |
20 | Miss William Woods College | Piano Solo "The Firefly" | |||
| 1976 | Marcia Kolich | Sugar Creek Sugar Creek, Missouri Sugar Creek is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,839 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar Creek is located at .... |
22 | Miss Jackson County | Jazz Dance "Everything's Coming up Roses Everything's Coming up Roses "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a song from the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman.... ," "On Broadway" & "hat's Entertainment! (song)|That's Entertainment!" |
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| 1975 | Rebecca Rives | Stoutsville Stoutsville, Missouri Stoutsville is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 44 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stoutsville is located at .... |
22 | Miss Kirksville | Vocal Medley "The Trolley Song The Trolley Song "The Trolley Song" is a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis... " & "Over the Rainbow" |
Contestant in the 1974 Maid of Cotton Pageant | ||
| 1974 | Michelle Marshall | Florissant | 20 | Miss St. Louis | Vocal / Dance "Sweet Charity Sweet Charity Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria... " |
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| 1973 | Terri Dodson | Fulton Fulton, Missouri Fulton is a city in Callaway County, Missouri, the United States of America. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Callaway County... |
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 America's Junior Miss Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as America's Junior Miss, is a national non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to high school senior girls. Depending on the schedule of the various state and local programs, young women are eligible during the summer preceding... |
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| 1971 | Deborah Duff | Kansas City | 19 | Miss Kansas City | Modern Jazz Dance "Big Noise from Winnetka Big Noise From Winnetka Big Noise from Winnetka is a jazz composition co-written by composer and bass player Bob Haggart. It was first recorded in 1938 and featured Haggart and drummer Ray Bauduc, both members of a sub-group of the Bob Crosby Orchestra called The Bobcats.... " |
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| 1970 | Marcia Mossbarger | Brookfield Brookfield, Missouri Brookfield is a city in Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,542 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Brookfield is located at .... |
22 | Miss Brookfield | Tap Dance "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is B. J. Thomas's #1 song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score. It was recorded in seven takes, after... " |
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| 1969 | Frances Biesemeyer | New Franklin New Franklin, Missouri New Franklin is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.The country music singer Sara Evans was born here in 1971.-Geography:... |
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 Marshfield, Missouri Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
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) Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah) "Hard Hearted Hannah " is a popular song from Tin Pan Alley.The music was written by Milton Ager, the lyrics by Jack Yellen, Bob Bigelow, and Charles Bates... " |
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| 1964 | Carol Browning | Lee's Summit Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Cass. As of the 2010 census found the population at 91,364 making it the sixth-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the sixth-largest city in Missouri... |
20 | Miss Lee's Summit | Marimba & Accordion Medley | |||
| 1963 | Judith Engelhardt | Affton Affton, Missouri Affton is an unincorporated inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 20,307.-Geography:... |
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 Caruthersville, Missouri Caruthersville is the most populous city and county seat of Pemiscot County, located along the Mississippi River in the bootheel of southeastern Missouri in the United States. The population was 6,760 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
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 South Pacific (musical) South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its... |
competed in the 1961 Miss Dixie Pageant | ||
| 1959 | Linda Long | Independence Independence, Missouri Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area... |
19 | Miss Independence | Dramatic Reading | Competed in the 1960 Miss Dixie Pageant | ||
| 1958 | Marjorie Critten Marjorie Critten Marjorie Critten was Miss Missouri in 1958. She competed at the Miss America 1959 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.-References:... |
Kansas City | Miss Kansas City | Tap Dance "Opus No. 1" | Competed in Miss Dixie 1959 | |||
| 1957 | Sara Cooper | Buckner Buckner, Missouri Buckner is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Buckner is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
Miss Kansas City | Charleston dance | Top 10 Finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | daughter of Major League baseball player Walker Cooper Walker Cooper William Walker Cooper was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for six National League teams from 1940 to 1957... , 1st runner-up in the 1958 Miss Dixie Pageant |
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| 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 Maplewood, Missouri Maplewood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County. The population was 8,046 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Maplewood is located at .... |
Miss Maplewood | Vocal | ||||
| 1953 | Laura Holmes | Northwoods Northwoods, Missouri Northwoods is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,227 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Northwoods is located at .... |
Miss Northwoods | Dance | ||||
| 1952 | Florence Spack | Clayton Clayton, Missouri Clayton is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri. The population was 15,939 at the 2010 census. The city was organized in 1877 and is named after Ralph Clayton, who donated the land for the courthouse.-Geography:... |
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 Hughesville, Missouri Hughesville is a village in Pettis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hughesville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.... |
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 Moberly, Missouri Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2008 census bureau estimate, the population was 14,227. The city was incorporated 1868. The Moberly Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Randolph County.... |
Miss Moberly | |||||
| Wauneta Bates | St. Louis | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss St. Louis | |||||
| 1936 | Margaret Price | Lexington Lexington, Missouri Lexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area... |
Miss Lexington | |||||
| 1935 | Edna Smith | Fayette Fayette, Missouri Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
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 |