Candice Crawford, Miss Missouri USA 2008
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.
Missouri has had only one Miss USA, Shandi Finnessey, who placed as 1st Runner-up to Jennifer Hawkins of Australia in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant.
Three Miss Missouri USAs have competed at Miss America, including Finnessey who is one of only two Miss USA winners since 1980 to win the Miss USA title. Six former Miss Teen USA delegates have also won the title, equalling Indiana and Virginia for the most crossovers, although both Indiana and Missouri have had titleholders who competed in a different state at Miss Teen USA.
Winners
| Year |
Name |
Hometown |
Age1 |
Placement at Miss USA |
Special awards at Miss USA |
Notes |
| 2010 |
Ashley Strohmier |
Jefferson City |
21 |
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| 2009 |
Stacey Smith |
Florissant |
22 |
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| 2008 |
Candice Crawford |
Columbia |
21 |
Top 10 |
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Sister of Chace Crawford |
| 2007 |
Amber Seyer |
Oran |
20 |
Top 10 |
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Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2003 |
| 2006 |
Kristi Capel |
Springfield |
22 |
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| 2005 |
Andrea Ciliberti |
Kansas City |
21 |
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Contestant on Beauty and the Geek, season 3 |
| 2004 |
Ashley Litton |
Olathe |
20 |
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| 2004 |
Shandi Finnessey |
Florissant |
25 |
Winner |
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1st runner up at Miss Universe 2004, previously Miss Missouri 2002, 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2000 |
| 2003 |
Tara Bollinger |
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23 |
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| 2002 |
Melana Scantlin |
Gladstone |
24 |
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Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1995 and top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1995, Reality TV star (Average Joe) |
| 2001 |
Larissa Meek |
St. Louis |
23 |
4th Runner-Up |
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Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997, Reality TV star (Average Joe) |
| 2000 |
Denette Roderick |
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| 1999 |
Teri Bollinger |
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Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 1990 |
| 1998 |
Melanie Breedlove |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1993 |
| 1997 |
Amanda Jahn |
St Joseph |
25 |
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| 1996 |
Aimee Rinehart |
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24 |
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| 1995 |
Britt Powell |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1994 |
Shelly Lehman |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1993 |
Stephanie Nunn |
Springfield |
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| 1992 |
Tonya Snodgrass |
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| 1991 |
Tiffany Hazel |
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| 1990 |
Lori Suschnick |
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| 1989 |
Rhonda Hoglan |
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Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1985, 3rd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1985 |
| 1988 |
Alecia Workman |
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| 1987 |
Dawn Fonseca |
Independence |
22 |
3rd Runner-Up |
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| 1986 |
Barbara Webster |
Kansas City |
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Previously Miss Missouri 1983, top 10 semifinalist for Miss America 1984 |
| 1985 |
Amy Ruth Coverdale |
Columbia |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1984 |
Sandy Percival |
Sunrise Beach |
20 |
3rd Runner-Up |
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Later Miss International USA 1984 and competed at Miss International 1984, did not place |
| 1983 |
Robin Elizabeth Riley |
Columbia |
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Later Miss Missouri 1987, top 10 semifinalist for Miss America 1988 |
| 1982 |
Susan Heiman |
Kansas City |
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| 1981 |
Karyn Smagacz |
Fulton |
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| 1980 |
Kelly Laxson |
Kansas City, MO |
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| 1979 |
Virginia Dean |
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| 1978 |
Paula Anita Taylor |
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| 1977 |
Leigh Ann Middleton - Connie Ast |
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Leigh Ann Middleton won the title of Miss Missouri USA 1977, but due to car accident, Connie Ast took over duties and competed at Miss USA. |
| 1976 |
Donna Hibbitts |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1975 |
Nancy LaRose |
Marshall |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1974 |
Dorothy Ann McElven |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1973 |
Camilla Crist |
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| 1972 |
Janet Potter |
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| 1971 |
Nancy Rebecca |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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| 1970 |
Suzette Grenham |
Independence |
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| 1969 |
Sherry Hoffman |
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| 1968 |
Jan Barton |
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| 1967 |
Karen Hendrix |
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4th Runner-Up |
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| 1966 |
Martha Taylor |
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| 1965 |
Barbara Brooks |
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| 1964 |
Sandy Bawol |
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4th runner up in Miss World USA 1963 |
| 1963 |
Sandra Lee Marlin |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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| 1962 |
Mikee Campbell |
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| 1961 |
Joan Roberts |
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| 1960 |
Marilyn Jean Stalcup |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1959 |
Barbara Jayne Stell |
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| 1958 |
Beverly Sue Wright |
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| 1957 |
Judith Ann Murback |
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| 1956 |
Carol Rae Thrower |
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| 1955 |
Bennie Joan Pritchard |
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| 1954 |
Alice Jean Porritt |
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| 1953 |
Donna Gardner |
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| 1952 |
Carolyn Carlew |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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