Miss Missouri Teen USA

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Miss Missouri Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Shawnee
Location
Membership Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Key people
John M. Vannatta
Jason Vannatta
Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director
Website Official website
Jeni Dixon, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2008 Jeni Dixon headshot.png
Jeni Dixon, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2008

The Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It is directed by Vanbros and Associates, based in Shawnee, Kansas. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.

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Missouri is in the top 10 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Ten Missouri teens have gone on to compete at Miss USA, although only eight as Miss Missouri USA. The other two represented Kansas, another Vanbros state.

Two notable Miss Missouri Teen USAs (who first both later won the title Miss Missouri USA) are Larissa Meek and Melana Scantlin, who appeared on the reality TV show Average Joe , another one is Brenda Smith-Lezama who represent Panama in Miss Universe 2021.

Mailyn Marsh of Ozark was crowned Miss Missouri Teen USA 2025 on May 11, 2025 at The Mansion Theater for the Performing Arts in Branson, Missouri. She will represent Missouri for the title of Miss Teen USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements

Missouri holds a record of 17 placements at Miss Teen USA.

‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice

Awards

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Local titlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2025 Mailyn Marsh Ozark TBAMiss Ozark TeenTBATBADaughter of Miss Kansas USA 1999 & Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996 Amanda Carraway
2024 Shelby Welling Jefferson City 18Miss Capital City TeenTop 20
2023 Madison Beck Barnhart 18Miss Jefferson County TeenTop 20
2022 Shae Smith Bolivar 18Miss Springfield Teen
2021 Anna Long Lake Winnebago 17Miss Lake Winnebago TeenTop 16
2020 Holly McDowell Lee's Summit 15Miss Greater Lee's Summit Teen
2019 Abilene Lortz St. James 15Miss Vienna Teen
2018 Chloe Bartlett Liberal 18Miss Truman TeenDaughter of Miss Missouri USA 1990 Lori Suschnick
2017 Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff Kansas City 16Miss City of Fountain TeenMiss Teen USA 2017
2016 Dallas Ezard St. Louis 18Miss Lake of the Ozark TeenTop 15Daughter of Miss Missouri USA 1993 Stephanie Nunn Ezard.
2015 Christina Stratton Sedalia 15Miss Sedalia TeenTop 15Miss Photogenic
2014 Samantha Bowers Harrisonville 18Miss Cass County Teen
2013 Brenda Smith-Lezama Columbia 18Miss Columbia TeenTop 16
2012 Jayde Ogle Liberty 17Miss Stone County Teen
2011 Sydnee Stottlemyre St. Louis 17Miss Gateway St. Louis Teen4th runner-up
2010 Erica Sturdefant Springfield 16Miss Metropolis Teen
2009 Sierra Drimak Cottleville 18Miss Cottleville TeenTop 15
2008 Jeni Dixon Hartville 17Miss Wright County Teen
2007 Lauren Peterson Farmington 16Miss St. Francois County Teen
  • Later Miss Grand USA 2015
2006 Breanna Huellinghorst O'Fallon 16
2005 Rachel Woolard Naylor 17 Miss Congeniality
2004Alissa Reitmeier St. Charles 17Top 15
2003 Amber Seyer Oran 17
2002 Courtney Chilcutt Dexter 18
2001 Marissa Whitley Springfield 17Miss Teen USA 2001
2000 Caitlin McIntosh New Haven 18Top 103rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2002
1999 Andrea Camile Elliott Independence 19
1998 Brittany McDonald Sikeston 18Miss Sikeston Teen
1997 Larissa Meek St. Louis 17Miss Getaway to the West Teen
1996 Leah Sexton Independence 17Top 6
1995 Melana Scantlin Gladstone 19Top 12
1994 Tiffany Meyer Parkville 19Miss Platte TeenTop 6
1993 Melanie Breedlove Mountain Grove 19 Miss Photogenic
1992 Robin Swain Lilbourn 18
1991 Audra Sherman [1] Sikeston 152nd Runner-up
1990 Tavia Shackles Lee's Summit 18Top 12
1989 April Smith Kansas City 15
1988 Beverly Boatright Republic 19
1987 Sherri Garner Kansas City 17
1986Jennifer Tangora [2] Mexico 18
1985 Rhonda Hoglan Kansas City 164th Runner-up
1984 Leanne Sydenstricker Mexico 17
1983 Lisa Logan Columbia 18

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. "Miss Missouri Teen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 25 August 1991. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. "A trunk full". The Delaware Gazette. 7 January 1986. Retrieved 24 May 2023.