Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Missouri Teen USA.

The Miss Missouri's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Missouri in the Miss America's Teen pageant. Miss Missouri's Teen pageant is often held the second weekend of June.

Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Mexico, Missouri
Membership	Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Steve Wilson
Website	Official website

Gracyn Rouse of Thayer was crowned Miss Missouri's Teen on June 16, 2023, at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri. She will compete at the Miss America's Teen 2024 pageant in January 2024.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

• 3rd runners-up: Tess Mandoli (2014)
• 4th runners-up: Sydnee Stottlemyre (2009), Shae Smith (2020)
• Top 8: Christina Stratton (2017)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Sydnee Stottlemyre (2009), Tess Mandoli (2014)
• Preliminary Talent: Shae Smith (2020)

Non-finalists awards

• Non-finalist Evening Wear/On Stage Question: McKensie Garber (2012)
• Non-finalist Interview Award: Mallory Sublette (2023)

Other awards

• Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Shae Smith (2020)
• Overall Instrumental Talent: Ashley Whipple (2019)
• Scholastic Excellence: Lauren McCreight (2010)
• Teens in Action Award Winners: Ashley Whipple (2019)

Winners

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as a runner-up
•   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
2023	Gracyn Rouse^[1]	Thayer	16	Miss Southern Missouri's Teen	Vocal	TBA	TBA
2022	Mallory Sublette	Palmyra	17	Miss Flower City's Outstanding Teen	Dance		Non-finalist Interview Award
2021	Ashley Berry^[2]	Clinton	17	Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, "The Fifth (Requiem)"
2020	Halie Hebron	O'Fallon	16	Miss Fleur de Lis' Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Dance	Did not compete; 1st runner-up at Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2019; later appointed the title on December 5, 2020 after Smith chose not to finish the remaining six months of her extended two-year reign; 2020 state pageant cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Shae Smith^[3]	Bolivar	15	Miss Branson’s Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "September"	4th runner-up^[4]	CMN Miracle Maker Award Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School America 2016^[5] Later Miss Missouri Teen USA 2022
2018	Ashley Whipple^[6]	Chesterfield	17	Miss Heartland's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Solfeggieto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach		Overall Instrumental Talent Award^[7] Teens in Action Award^[7]	Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School America 2015 Semi-finalist at Miss Indiana Teen USA 2020^[8]
2017	Heleena Harberer^[9]	Branson	16	Miss Springfield's Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Dance, "To This Day"
2016	Christina Stratton^[10]	Sedalia		Miss Kansas City's Outstanding Teen	Ballet, “Dancing Queen”	Top 8^[11]		Previously Miss Missouri High School America 2014^[12] 2nd runner-up at Miss High School America 2014 pageant Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2015^[13] Top 15 and named Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2015 pageant^[14]
2015	Alexis Piskulic^[15]	Arnold	15	Miss River City’s Outstanding Teen	Dance/Twirl, “A Brand New Day”			"Silver Twin" in Purdue University's “All-American” Marching Band^[16]
2014	Charlee Bisch^[17]	St. Louis	16	Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, “Not for the Life of Me” from Thoroughly Modern Millie
2013	Tess Mandoli^[18]	St. Louis	16	Miss Metro St. Louis' Outstanding Teen	Classical Piano, "Impromptus Opus 90, No. 2 in E-flat major" by Franz Schubert	3rd runner-up^[19]^[20]	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award^[19]
2012	Shelby Steingraeber^[21]			Miss St. Charles' Outstanding Teen	Vocal			3rd runner-up at Miss Missouri Teen USA 2012 pageant^[22] 2nd runner-up at Miss Missouri 2017 pageant^[23]
2011	McKensie Garber^[24]	Hale		Miss Lake of the Ozarks' Outstanding Teen	Theatrical Dance, "I Can Hear the Bells" from Hairspray		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award^[25]	Later Miss Missouri 2015^[26]
2010	Alexandria Black^[27]	Branson	17	Miss Branson's Outstanding Teen	Vocal			1st runner-up at Miss Missouri Teen USA 2012 pageant^[22] 3rd runner-up at Miss Missouri United States 2014 pageant^[27] Later International Junior Miss Missouri 2015^[27] 2nd runner-up at Miss Kansas USA 2020^[28]
2009	Lauren McCreight^[citation needed]	Springfield	16	Miss Gateway St. Louis' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, “Girl in 14G”		Scholastic Excellence Award^[29]
2008	Sydnee Stottlemyre^[30]	Wildwood	14	Miss Gateway St. Louis' Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Lyrical Dance, "Rock Your Soul"	4th runner-up^[31]	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2011 pageant^[32] Later Miss Missouri USA 2016^[33] Top 10 at Miss USA 2016 pageant^[34]
2007	Mary Bauer^[35]	Cape Girardeau	16	Miss Maulden's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Popular" from Wicked			4th runner-up at Miss Missouri 2009 pageant^[36]
2006	Melanie Collier^[37]^[38]	Kirksville		Miss Kirksville's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Jazz Dance
2005	Airen Ferguson^[37]	Hannibal	17		Clogging

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External links

• Official website