Formation | 2005 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Location | |
Membership | Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | Steve Wilson |
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.
Gracyn Rouse of Thayer was crowned Miss Missouri's Teen on June 16, 2023, at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri. She will compete at the Miss America's Teen 2024 pageant in January 2024.
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
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2023 | Gracyn Rouse [1] | Thayer | 16 | Miss Southern Missouri's Teen | Vocal | |||
2022 | Mallory Sublette | Palmyra | 17 | Miss Flower City's Outstanding Teen | Dance | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
2021 | Ashley Berry [2] | Clinton | 17 | Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, "The Fifth (Requiem)" | |||
2020 | Halie Hebron | O'Fallon | 16 | Miss Fleur de Lis' Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Dance | Did 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 [3] | Bolivar | 15 | Miss Branson’s Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "September" | 4th runner-up [4] | CMN Miracle Maker Award Preliminary Talent Award | Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School America 2016 [5] Later Miss Missouri Teen USA 2022 |
2018 | Ashley Whipple [6] | Chesterfield | 17 | Miss Heartland's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Solfeggieto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Overall Instrumental Talent Award [7] Teens in Action Award [7] | Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School America 2015
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2017 | Heleena Harberer [9] | Branson | 16 | Miss Springfield's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Dance, "To This Day" | |||
2016 | Christina Stratton [10] | Sedalia | Miss Kansas City's Outstanding Teen | Ballet, “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 | 15 | Miss River City’s Outstanding Teen | Dance/Twirl, “A Brand New Day” | "Silver Twin" in Purdue University's “All-American” Marching Band [16] | ||
2014 | Charlee Bisch [17] | St. Louis | 16 | Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, “Not for the Life of Me” from Thoroughly Modern Millie | |||
2013 | Tess Mandoli [18] | St. Louis | 16 | Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding Teen | Classical 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 Teen | Vocal | 3rd runner-up at Miss Missouri Teen USA 2012 pageant [22] 2nd runner-up at Miss Missouri 2017 pageant [23] | ||||
2011 | McKensie Garber [24] | Hale | Miss Lake of the Ozarks' Outstanding Teen | Theatrical Dance, "I Can Hear the Bells" from Hairspray | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award [25] | Later Miss Missouri 2015 [26] | ||
2010 | Alexandria Black [27] | Branson | 17 | Miss Branson's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | 1st runner-up at Miss Missouri Teen USA 2012 pageant [22] 3rd runner-up at Miss Missouri United States 2014 pageant [27] Later International Junior Miss Missouri 2015 [27]
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2009 | Lauren McCreight[ citation needed ] | Springfield | 16 | Miss Gateway St. Louis' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, “Girl in 14G” | Scholastic Excellence Award [29] | ||
2008 | Sydnee Stottlemyre [30] | Wildwood | 14 | Miss Gateway St. Louis' Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Lyrical Dance, "Rock Your Soul" | 4th runner-up [31] | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | 4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2011 pageant [32] Later Miss Missouri USA 2016 [33] Top 10 at Miss USA 2016 pageant [34] |
2007 | Mary Bauer [35] | Cape Girardeau | 16 | Miss Maulden's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Popular" from Wicked | 4th runner-up at Miss Missouri 2009 pageant [36] | ||
2006 | Melanie Collier [37] [38] | Kirksville | Miss Kirksville's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Jazz Dance | ||||
2005 | Airen Ferguson [37] | Hannibal | 17 | Clogging |
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