Miss Missouri is an official preliminary to the Miss America Scholarship Competition.
The winner of Miss Missouri competes at the Miss America Scholarship Competition, representing Missouri, for a chance to win the title of Miss America and a $50,000 scholarship. Miss Missouri has four phases of competition that include: private interview, on-stage interview, evening gown and talent.
In order to compete for Miss Missouri you must be at least 17 years old and cannot be over 25 years old before December 31st in the year you hope to compete at the Miss America Scholarship Competition. In addition, you must reside, work or attend school in Missouri, have never been married nor have any children. You also need to have won a preliminary title.
Check out the winners of the Miss Missouri Scholarship Competition in the past:
Miss Missouri 2019 – Simone Esters
Miss Missouri 2018 – Katelyn Lewis
Miss Missouri 2017 – Jennifer Davis
Miss Missouri 2016 – Erin O’Flaherty
Miss Missouri 2015 – McKensie Garber
Miss Missouri 2014 – Jessica Hartman
Miss Missouri 2013 – Shelby Ringdahl
Miss Missouri 2012 – Tippe Emmott
Miss Missouri 2011 – Sydney Friar
Miss Missouri 2010 – Erika Hebron
Miss Missouri 2009 – Tara Osseck
Miss Missouri 2008 – Lacey Fitzgerald
Miss Missouri 2007 – Kindsay Casmaer
Miss Missouri 2006 – Sarah French
Miss Missouri 2005 – Stacie Cooley
Miss Missouri 2004 – Whitney Weeks
Miss Missouri 2003 – Amber Etheridge
Miss Missouri 2002 – Shandi Finnessey
Miss Missouri 2001 – Jennifer Hover
Miss Missouri 2000 – Arron Wendel
Miss Missouri 1999 – Patryce King
Miss Missouri 1998 – Deborah McDonald
Miss Missouri 1997 – Michele Eise
Miss Missouri 1996 – Kimberly Massaro
Miss Missouri 1995 – Erin Phillips
Miss Missouri 1994 – Ann Marie Sun
Miss Missouri 1993 – Amber Green
Miss Missouri 1992 – Stephanie Patterson
Miss Missouri 1991 – Soncee Brown
Miss Missouri 1990 – Sherry Taylor
Miss Missouri 1989 – Patricia Ann Meusburger (Assumed title)
Miss Missouri 1989 – Debbye Turner (Miss America 1990)
Miss Missouri 1988 – Heather Smith
Miss Missouri 1987 – Robin Riley
Miss Missouri 1986 – Tamara Tungate
Miss Missouri 1985 – Lisa Coverdale
Miss Missouri 1984 – Anna Schell
Miss Missouri 1983 – Barbara Webster
Miss Missouri 1982 – Julie Phillips
Miss Missouri 1981 – Theresa McDonnell
Miss Missouri 1980 – Carla LeFevre
Miss Missouri 1979 – Susan Wilson
Miss Missouri 1978 – Tamara Fister
Miss Missouri 1977 – Jayne Scherder
Miss Missouri 1976 – Marcia Kolich
Miss Missouri 1975 – Rebecca Rives
Miss Missouri 1974 – Michelle Marshall
Miss Missouri 1973 – Terri Dodson
Miss Missouri 1972 – Anita Columbo
Miss Missouri 1971 – Deborah Duff
Miss Missouri 1970 – Marcia Mossbarger
Miss Missouri 1969 – Frances Biesemeyer
Miss Missouri 1968 – Kathleen Goff
Miss Missouri 1967 – Ronnee Brunk
Miss Missouri 1966 – Janice Robinson
Miss Missouri 1965 – Lesley Fleenor
Miss Missouri 1964 – Carol Browning
Miss Missouri 1963 – Judith Engelhardt
Miss Missouri 1962 – Sandra Lyle
Miss Missouri 1961 – Sarah Burns
Miss Missouri 1960 – Dusene Vunovich
Miss Missouri 1959 – Linda Long
Miss Missouri 1958 – Marjorie Critten
Miss Missouri 1957 – Sara Cooper
Miss Missouri 1956 – Roseann Teri
Miss Missouri 1955 – Sharon Knickmeyer
Miss Missouri 1954 – Carole Wilkinson
Miss Missouri 1953 – Laura Holmes
Miss Missouri 1952 – Florence Spack
Miss Missouri 1951 – Carol Romann
Miss Missouri 1950 – Beverly Rotroff
Miss Missouri 1949 – Mary Stone
Miss Missouri 1948 – Dorothy Smith
Miss Missouri 1947 – Mary Jean Burke
Miss Missouri 1946 – Nadine LaVerne Fugett
Miss Missouri 1945 – Betty Ream
Miss Missouri 1944 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1943 – Emma Jean Adams
Miss Missouri 1942 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1941 – Geraldine Koehler
Miss Missouri 1940 – Virginia Morrison
Miss Missouri 1939 – Margaret Ley
Miss Missouri 1938 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1937 – Representatives competed under local titles at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1936 – Representatives competed under local titles at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1935 – Representatives competed under local titles at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1934 – Madolyn Hardy (No national pageant was held)
Miss Missouri 1933 – Marie Marks
Miss Missouri 1932 – No national pageant was held
Miss Missouri 1931 – No national pageant was held
Miss Missouri 1930 – No national pageant was held
Miss Missouri 1929 – No national pageant was held
Miss Missouri 1928 – No national pageant was held
Miss Missouri 1927 – Katherine Calloway
Miss Missouri 1926 – Ruby Wallace
Miss Missouri 1925 – Representative competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1924 – Representative competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1923 – Representative competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1922 – Representative competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Missouri 1921 – No representative at Miss America