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Formation | 1983 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Shawnee |
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Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | John M. Vannatta Jason Vannatta Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director |
Website | Official website |
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.
Missouri is in the top 10 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Six Missouri teens have gone on to compete at Miss USA, although only four as Miss Missouri USA. The other two represented Kansas, another Vanbros state.
Two notable Miss Missouri Teen USAs (who both later won the title Miss Missouri USA) are Larissa Meek and Melana Scantlin, who appeared on the reality TV show Average Joe .
Shae Smith of Bolivar was crowned Miss Missouri Teen USA 2022 on May 1, 2022, at The Mansion Theater for the Performing Arts in Branson, Missouri. She will represent Missouri for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022 in the fall of 2022.
Missouri holds a record of 17 placements at Miss Teen USA.
‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice
Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
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2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
2023 | Madison Beck | Barnhart | 18 | Top 20 | ||
2022 | Shae Smith | Bolivar | 18 |
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2021 | Anna Long | Lake Winnebago | 17 | Top 16 | ||
2020 | Holly McDowell | Lee's Summit | 15 | |||
2019 | Abilene Lortz | St. James | 15 | |||
2018 | Chloe Bartlett | Liberal | 18 | Daughter of Miss Missouri USA 1990 Lori Suschnick | ||
2017 | Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff | Kansas City | 16 | Miss Teen USA 2017 | ||
2016 | Dallas Ezard | St. Louis | 18 | Top 15 | Daughter of Miss Missouri USA 1993 Stephanie Nunn Ezard. | |
2015 | Christina Stratton | Sedalia | 15 | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic |
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2014 | Samantha Bowers | Harrisonville | 18 | |||
2013 | Brenda Smith-Lezama | Columbia | 18 | Top 16 |
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2012 | Jayde Ogle | Liberty | 17 | |||
2011 | Sydnee Stottlemyre | St. Louis | 17 | 4th runner-up |
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2010 | Erica Sturdefant | Springfield | 16 | Later Miss Missouri USA 2014 | ||
2009 | Sierra Drimak | Cottleville | 18 | Top 15 | ||
2008 | Jeni Dixon | Hartville | 17 | |||
2007 | Lauren Peterson | Farmington | 16 | Later Miss Grand USA 2015 | ||
2006 | Breanna Huellinghorst | O'Fallon | 16 | |||
2005 | Rachel Woolard | Naylor | 17 | Miss Congeniality | ||
2004 | Alissa Reitmeier | St. Charles | 17 | Top 15 | ||
2003 | Amber Seyer | Oran | 17 |
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2002 | Courtney Chilcutt | Dexter | 18 | |||
2001 | Marissa Whitley | Springfield | 17 | Miss Teen USA 2001 | ||
2000 | Caitlin McIntosh | New Haven | 18 | Top 10 | 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2002 | |
1999 | Andrea Camile Elliott | Independence | 19 | |||
1998 | Brittany McDonald | Sikeston | 18 | |||
1997 | Larissa Meek | St. Louis | 17 |
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1996 | Leah Sexton | Independence | 17 | Top 6 | ||
1995 | Melana Scantlin | Gladstone | 19 | Top 12 | Later Miss Missouri USA 2002 | |
1994 | Tiffany Meyer | Parkville | 19 | Top 6 |
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1993 | Melanie Breedlove | Mountain Grove | 19 | Miss Photogenic |
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1992 | Robin Swain | Lilbourn | 18 | |||
1991 | Audra Sherman [1] | Sikeston | 15 | 2nd Runner-up | ||
1990 | Tavia Shackles | Lee's Summit | 18 | Top 12 |
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1989 | April Smith | Kansas City | 15 | |||
1988 | Beverly Boatright | Republic | 19 | |||
1987 | Sherri Garner | Kansas City | 17 | |||
1986 | Jennifer Tangora [2] | Mexico | 18 | |||
1985 | Rhonda Hoglan | Kansas City | 16 | 4th Runner-up | Later Miss Missouri USA 1989 | |
1984 | Leanne Sydenstricker | Mexico | 17 | |||
1983 | Lisa Logan | Columbia | 18 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
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