Miss Missouri Teen USA
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 Lenexa, Kansas. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.
| Formation | 1983 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Lenexa |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | John M. Vannatta Jason Vannatta Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director |
| Website | Official website |
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.
Holly McDowell of Lee's Summit was crowned Miss Missouri Teen USA 2020 on December 1, 2019 at Muriel W. Battle High School Performing Arts Center in Columbia. She represented Missouri for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020.
Results summary
Placements
- Miss Teen USAs: Marissa Whitley (2001), Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff (2017)
- 2nd runners-up: Audra Shurman (1991)
- 4th runners-up: Rhonda Hoglan (1985), Sydnee Stottlemyre (2011)
- Top 6: Tiffany Meyer (1994), Leah Sexton (1996)
- Top 10: Caitlin McIntosh (2000)
- Top 12: Tavia Shackles (1990), Melana Scantlin (1995)
- Top 15: Alissa Reitmeier (2004), Sierra Drimak (2009), Christina Stratton (2015), Dallas Ezard (2016)
- Top 16: Brenda Smith-Lezama (2013)‡
Missouri holds a record of 15 placements at Miss Teen USA.
‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Melanie Breedlove (1993), Christina Stratton (2015)
- Miss Congeniality: Rachel Woolard (2005)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
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| 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 | Later Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2016 and top 8 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 |
| 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 | Later Miss Missouri USA 2007, and top 10 Miss USA 2007 | ||
| 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 | Later Miss Missouri USA 2001 and finished 5th at Miss USA 2001 | ||
| 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 | Later Miss Kansas USA 2000, and finished 4th at Miss USA 2000, 2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2001 as Miss Missouri | |
| 1993 | Melanie Breedlove | Mountain Grove | 19 | Miss Photogenic | Later Miss Missouri USA 1998, 2nd runner up at Miss USA 1998 | |
| 1992 | Robin Swain | Lilbourn | 18 | |||
| 1991 | Audra Shurman | Sikeston | 15 | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 1990 | Tavia Shackles | Lee's Summit | 16 | Top 12 | Later Miss Kansas USA 1993, 2nd runner up at Miss USA 1993 | |
| 1989 | April Smith | Kansas City | 15 | |||
| 1988 | Beverly Boatright | Republic | 19 | |||
| 1987 | Sherri Garner | Kansas City | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Jennifer Sandgora | 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