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.
[edit] 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 in 1989. 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.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Local Title | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sarah French | Columbia | Miss Mid-Missouri | Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA (Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2004) | ||
| 2005 | Stacie Cooley | Liberty | Miss Columbia | |||
| 2004 | Whitney Weeks | Chesterfield | Miss Jackson | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 2003 | Amber Etheridge | Springfield | Miss Northwest Missouri | Top 15 Quarter-Finalist | ||
| 2002 | Shandi Finnessey | Florissant | Miss Metro St. Louis | Preliminary Evening Gown | Later Miss Missouri USA 2004, Miss USA 2004 and first runner-up at Miss Universe 2004 | |
| 2001 | Jennifer Hover | Springfield | Miss Springfield | Top 20 Quarter-Finalist | ||
| 2000 | Arron Wendel | Lawson | Miss Ray County | |||
| 1999 | Patryce King | New Cambria | Miss Mid-Missouri | |||
| 1998 | Deborah McDonald | Alton | Miss West Plains | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1997 | Michele Eise | St. Louis | Miss Malden | |||
| 1996 | Kimberly Massaro | St. Louis | Miss Mid-Missouri | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1995 | Erin Phillips | Mexico | Miss Audrain | |||
| 1994 | Ann Marie Sun | Springfield | Miss Mid-Missouri | Allman Medical Scholarship recipient | ||
| 1993 | Amber Green | Steelville | Miss North Central | |||
| 1992 | Stephanie Patterson | Kansas City | Miss Aurora | Top 10 Semi-Finalist | ||
| 1991 | Soncee Brown | Springfield | Miss Lake of the Ozarks | 2nd runner-up | Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1985 | |
| 1990 | Sherry Traylor | Mexico | Miss North Central | |||
| 1989 | Pat Meusburger* | Miss Twin Counties | ||||
| Debbye Turner | Mexico | Miss Columbia | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1988 | Heather Smith | Maryland Heights | Miss Columbia | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1984 | |
| 1987 | Robin Riley | Columbia | Miss Columbia | Top 10 Semi-Finalist | Previously Miss Missouri USA 1983 | |
| 1986 | Tamara Tungate | St. Peters | Miss North Central | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1985 | Lisa Coverdale | Columbia | Miss North Central | |||
| 1984 | Anna Schell | Kennett | Miss Springfield | |||
| 1983 | Barbara Webster | Jefferson City | Miss Santa Fe Trails | Top 10 Finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Later Miss Missouri USA 1986 |
| 1982 | Julie Phillips | Ava | Miss Queen of the Ozarks | |||
| 1981 | Theresa McDonnell | Florissant | Miss Trenton | |||
| 1980 | Carla LaFevre | Harrisonville | Miss Kansas City | |||
| 1979 | Susan Wilson | Columbia | Miss Jefferson County | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1978 | Tamara Fister | Poplar Bluff | Miss St. Louis | |||
| 1977 | Jayne Scherder | Bowling Green | Miss William Woods College | |||
| 1976 | Marcia Kolich | Sugar Creek | Miss Jackson County | |||
| 1975 | Rebecca Reeves | Stoutsville | Miss Kirksville | |||
| 1974 | Michelle Marshall | Florissant | Miss St. Louis | |||
| 1973 | Terri Dodson | Fulton | Miss William Woods College | |||
| 1972 | Anita Columbo | St. Louis | Miss St. Louis | Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1969 and 1st runner-up to America's Junior Miss | ||
| 1971 | Deborah Duff | Kansas City | Miss Kansas City | |||
| 1970 | Marcia Mossbarger | Brookfield | Miss Brookfield | |||
| 1969 | Frances Biesemeyer | New Franklin | Miss Fayette | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| 1968 | Kathleen Goff | DeSoto | Miss Southwest Missouri State College | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1967 | Ronnee Brunk | St. Louis | Miss Camdenton | Previously was Missouri's Junior Miss 1966 | ||
| 1966 | Janice Robinson | Marshfield | Miss Southwest Missouri State College | |||
| 1965 | Lesley Fleenor | Springfield | Miss West Plains | |||
| 1964 | Carol Browning | Lee's Summit | Miss Lee's Summit | |||
| 1963 | Judith Engelhardt | Affton | Miss St. Charles | |||
| 1962 | Sandra Lyle | Springfield | Miss Springfield | |||
| 1961 | Sarah Bums | Caruthersville | Miss Caruthersville | |||
| 1960 | Dusene Vunovich | Kansas City | Miss Kansas City | |||
| 1959 | Linda Long | Independence | Miss Independence | |||
| 1958 | Marjorie Critten | Kansas City | Miss Kansas City | |||
| 1957 | Sara Cooper | Buckner | Miss Kansas City | Top 10 Finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | *daughter of Major League baseball player Walker Cooper |
| 1956 | Roseann Teri | St. Louis | Miss St. Louis | |||
| 1955 | Sharon Knickmeyer | St. Louis | Miss St. Louis | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| 1954 | Carole Wilkinson | Maplewood | Miss Maplewood | |||
| 1953 | Laura Holmes | Northwoods | Miss Northwoods | |||
| 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 | |||
| 1945 | Betty Ream | Hughesville | Miss Hughesville | |||
| 1941 | Geraldine Koehler | St. Louis | Miss St. Louis | |||
| 1940 | Virginia Morrison | St. Louis | Miss St. Louis | Top 12 Semi-Finalist | ||
| 1939 | Margaret Ley | St. Louis | Miss St. Louis | |||
| 1937 | Mary Sue Klein | Moberly | Miss Moberly | |||
| 1936 | Margaret Price | Lexington | Miss Lexington | |||
| 1935 | Edna Smith | Fayette | Miss Fayette | 1st runner-up |
* Succeeded to the crown after Miss Missouri won Miss America
[edit] External links
| Missouri Pageantry | |
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Miss USA Miss Missouri USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Missouri Teen USA |
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