Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen

Last updated
Miss Missouri's Teen
Formation2005
Type Beauty pageant
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Steve Wilson and Simone Esters
Website Official website

The Miss Missouri's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Missouri in the Miss America's Teen pageant. Miss Missouri's Teen pageant is often held the second weekend of June.

Contents

Bridget Caldwell of Florissant was crowned Miss Missouri's Teen on June 14, 2024, at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri. She will compete at the Miss America's Teen 2025 pageant in January 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Missouri's Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Sydnee Stottlemyre (2009), Tess Mandoli (2014)
  • Preliminary Talent: Shae Smith (2020)

Non-finalists awards

  • Non-finalist Evening Wear/On Stage Question: McKensie Garber (2012)
  • Non-finalist Interview Award: Mallory Sublette (2023)

Other awards

  • Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Shae Smith (2020)
  • Overall Instrumental Talent: Ashley Whipple (2019)
  • Scholastic Excellence: Lauren McCreight (2010)
  • Teens in Action Award Winners: Ashley Whipple (2019)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2024Bridget Caldwell [1] Florissant 15Miss Columbia's TeenTap Dance
2023Gracyn Rouse [2] Thayer 16Miss Southern Missouri's TeenVocal
2022 Mallory Sublette Palmyra 17Miss Flower City's Outstanding TeenDanceNon-finalist Interview Award
2021 Ashley Berry [3] Clinton 17Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe, "The Fifth (Requiem)"Later Miss Missouri 2024
2020Halie Hebron O'Fallon 16Miss Fleur de Lis' Outstanding TeenContemporary DanceDid not compete; 1st runner-up at Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2019; later appointed the title on December 5, 2020 after Smith chose not to finish the remaining six months of her extended two-year reign; 2020 state pageant cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Shae Smith [4] Bolivar 15Miss Branson’s Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "September"4th runner-up [5] CMN Miracle Maker Award

Preliminary Talent Award
Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School America 2016 [6]

Later Miss Missouri Teen USA 2022 Later Miss Missouri USA 2025

2018 Ashley Whipple [7] Chesterfield 17Miss Heartland's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Solfeggieto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Overall Instrumental Talent Award [8]

Teens in Action Award [8]
Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School America 2015
2017 Heleena Harberer [9] Branson 16Miss Springfield's Outstanding TeenContemporary Dance, "To This Day"
2016 Christina Stratton [10] Sedalia Miss Kansas City's Outstanding TeenBallet, “Dancing Queen”Top 8 [11] Previously Miss Missouri High School America 2014 [12]
2nd runner-up at Miss High School America 2014 pageant

Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2015 [13]
Top 15 and named Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2015 pageant [14]
2015 Alexis Piskulic [15] Arnold 15Miss River City’s Outstanding TeenDance/Twirl, “A Brand New Day”"Silver Twin" in Purdue University's “All-American” Marching Band [16]
2014 Charlee Bisch [17] St. Louis 16Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding TeenVocal, “Not for the Life of Me” from Thoroughly Modern Millie
2013 Tess Mandoli [18] St. Louis 16Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding TeenClassical Piano, "Impromptus Opus 90, No. 2 in E-flat major" by Franz Schubert 3rd runner-up [19] [20] Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award [19]
2012 Shelby Steingraeber [21] Miss St. Charles' Outstanding TeenVocal2nd runner-up at Miss Missouri 2017 pageant [22]
2011 McKensie Garber [23] Hale Miss Lake of the Ozarks' Outstanding TeenTheatrical Dance, "I Can Hear the Bells" from Hairspray Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award [24] Later Miss Missouri 2015 [25]
2010 Alexandria Black [26] Branson 17Miss Branson's Outstanding TeenVocal3rd runner-up at Miss Missouri United States 2014 pageant [26]

Later International Junior Miss Missouri 2015 [26]
2009 Lauren McCreight[ citation needed ] Springfield 16Miss Gateway St. Louis' Outstanding TeenVocal, “Girl in 14G”Scholastic Excellence Award [27]
2008 Sydnee Stottlemyre [28] Wildwood 14Miss Gateway St. Louis' Outstanding TeenContemporary Lyrical Dance, "Rock Your Soul"4th runner-up [29] Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2011 pageant [30]

Later Miss Missouri USA 2016 [31]
Top 10 at Miss USA 2016 pageant [32]
2007 Mary Bauer [33] Cape Girardeau 16Miss Maulden's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Popular" from Wicked 4th runner-up at Miss Missouri 2009 pageant [34]
2006 Melanie Collier [35] Kirksville Miss Kirksville's Outstanding TeenLyrical Jazz Dance
2005 Airen Ferguson [35] Hannibal 17Clogging

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