Miss Missouri

Miss Missouri 2002 Shandi Finnessey from Missouri (pictured when she was Miss USA 2004)

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.

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

1. ^ "El Dorado Springs Woman Named Miss Missouri 2011". KSPR 33. June 11, 2011. http://articles.kspr.com/2011-06-11/3rd-runner_29648793. 

External links

• Miss Missouri official website