This weekend Miss Missouri USA 2017 Bayleigh Dayton and Miss Teen USA 2017 (MO TUSA 17) Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff will crown their successors. Both of these ladies did exceptionally well at their national pageants with Sophia bringing home the Miss Teen USA 2017 crown and Bayleigh placed in the Top 10 at Miss USA and also brought home the Miss Congeniality award.
There are 44 Miss contestants, up 4 from last years 40. The Teen numbers have dropped from 64 last year to 47, which is surprising considering Missouri pulled off a national win in Teen. Two of last year's Top 5 in Miss are returning; 1st Runner Up Tori Kruse and 3rd Runner Up Miriah Ludtke. Also returning in Miss are last year's semifinalists Sydney Benson and Kristen McDowell. Last year's 2nd runner up in the Teen division Ashleigh Bedwell is competing in Miss for the first time as well as 3rd runner up Elizabeth Anthony. In Teen, last year's 1st Runner Up Chloe Bartlett is back as well as semifinalist Bailey Julian.
Miss Contestants (44)
Bria Reid • Bellefountaine
Nicole Ross • Blue Springs
Alexandria Peebles • Boone County
Rebecca Earley • Cape Girardeau (NF NY USA 16)
Elizabeth Marin • City of Fountains
Lindsay Peters • City of Roses
Miriah Ludtke • City of St. Louis (3RU 17, SF IL TUSA 12, 1RU IL TUSA 11)
Holly Copeland • Clayton (NF IL TUSA 13)
Jazmine Mensah • Columbia
MarSeanna Young • Florissant
Angel Ross • Greater Columbia (NF OK USA 14, NF 13)
Sydney Benson • Greater St. Charles (SF 17, SF MO TUSA 16)
Jessica Turner • Greater St. Louis
Ashleigh Bedwell • Greene County (2RU MO TUSA 17, 2RU 16)
Shenna Woods • Honeybee (NF 17, SF 16, NF 15, SF 14, NF IL TUSA 08)
Catherine Ford • Independence (NF MO TUSA 16)
Chelsea McDaniel • Jackson County
Samantha Beilman • Kansas City (SF 16, NF 15)
Kinsey Cates • KCMO
Emerald Tullos • Koshkonong
Francesca Mirabella • Ladue (3RU 15, 1RU MO TUSA 11)
Chelsi Mizner • Lee's Summit
Samantha Thompson • Metro St. Charles
Tyler Prugh • Mid Missouri
Britney Janssen • O'Fallon (NF 17)
Tori Kruse • Osage Beach (1RU 17, 2RU 16, SF 15, SF IA USA 13, SF IA TUSA 10)
Tiana Mann • Pulaksi County (NF MO TUSA 16, NF 15)
Camry Bradford • Raytown
Gabriela Castillo • Southeast Missouri (T20 CA USA 13?)
CJ Thomas • Southern Ozarks (NF 17, NF 16)
Deidra Ritchhart • Southwest Missouri
Ashli Turner • Spirit of Kansas City (NF 17, NF 16)
Amber Parr • Spirit of O'Fallon (NF 17, NF 16)
Sydney Long • Springfield
Tayler Winn • St. Charles
Lydia Allen • St. Charles County (SF MO TUSA 16, NF 15)
Ashley Thakur • St. Louis (SF 17, NF NY USA 16)
Kristi Dunkelberger • ST. Louis County (NF AR TUSA 08)
Katie Moeller • St. Louis Metro
Kristen McDowell • St. Peters (SF 17)
Elizabeth Anthony • Stone County (2RU MO TUSA 17, NF 15)
Alison Kear • Warrenton
Amelia Florian • Washington
Torre Hoffman • Wildwood (NF MO TUSA 17, NF 16)
Teen Contestants (47)
Susan Broker • AACanine Country Club
Tabitha Swatosh • Barton County
Tiffany Landers • Bonne Terre
Paige Willits • Boone County
Jessica Grega • Bridgeton
BreAnna Trusty • Camden County
Mya Taylor • Chestnutridge
Bailey Julian • Christian County (SF 17)
Tanya Ramadoss • Columbia
Stevie Bisch • Creve Coeur
Bailey Crow • Dardenne Prairie (NF 17)
Brianna Bianco • Dixon (SF 17)
Maeva Flagan • East Kansas City
Dalicia Anthony • Ferguson
Melissa Gomes • Florissant
Zoe Garcia • Gladstone (NF 17)
Emileigh Bradford • Heart of America
Olivia Beilman • Kansas City
Destiny Drake • Land of the Ozarks
Rebecca Cooper • Lake St. Louis
Maria Messmer • Lincoln County
Riana McDonald • Metro St. Louis
Anna Armon • Midwest
Brashonda Green • North St. Louis County
Montana Bedell • Odessa
Danielle Stanfield • Osage Beach
Jordan Lenz • Parkville
Sophie Reiss • Parkway South
Tiara Salyer • Polk County
Faith Oliver • Puxico
Ericah Burgess • Raytown
Savannah Aaron • Ripley County
Raven LaBarrie • Show Me State
Lyndsey McClendon • Sikeston
Lauren Housman • Southeast Missouri
Tylar Shockley • Spirit of St. Louis
Abilene Lortz • St. James
Kassandra Sears • St. Joseph
Destini Davis • St. Louis
Demi King • St. Peters
Danielle Schulte • The Ozark State
Bailea Jeannaoutot • Trenton
Kaylee Myers • Troy
Chloe Bartlett • Truman (1RU 17)
Kasey Jo Helms • Webb City (NF 17)
Abbey Kimbrough • West Plains
Abigail Thomas • Wright City
Miss Contestants (44)
Bria Reid • Bellefountaine
Nicole Ross • Blue Springs
Alexandria Peebles • Boone County
Rebecca Earley • Cape Girardeau (NF NY USA 16)
Elizabeth Marin • City of Fountains
Lindsay Peters • City of Roses
Miriah Ludtke • City of St. Louis (3RU 17, SF IL TUSA 12, 1RU IL TUSA 11)
Holly Copeland • Clayton (NF IL TUSA 13)
Jazmine Mensah • Columbia
MarSeanna Young • Florissant
Angel Ross • Greater Columbia (NF OK USA 14, NF 13)
Sydney Benson • Greater St. Charles (SF 17, SF MO TUSA 16)
Jessica Turner • Greater St. Louis
Ashleigh Bedwell • Greene County (2RU MO TUSA 17, 2RU 16)
Shenna Woods • Honeybee (NF 17, SF 16, NF 15, SF 14, NF IL TUSA 08)
Catherine Ford • Independence (NF MO TUSA 16)
Chelsea McDaniel • Jackson County
Samantha Beilman • Kansas City (SF 16, NF 15)
Kinsey Cates • KCMO
Emerald Tullos • Koshkonong
Francesca Mirabella • Ladue (3RU 15, 1RU MO TUSA 11)
Chelsi Mizner • Lee's Summit
Samantha Thompson • Metro St. Charles
Tyler Prugh • Mid Missouri
Britney Janssen • O'Fallon (NF 17)
Tori Kruse • Osage Beach (1RU 17, 2RU 16, SF 15, SF IA USA 13, SF IA TUSA 10)
Tiana Mann • Pulaksi County (NF MO TUSA 16, NF 15)
Camry Bradford • Raytown
Gabriela Castillo • Southeast Missouri (T20 CA USA 13?)
CJ Thomas • Southern Ozarks (NF 17, NF 16)
Deidra Ritchhart • Southwest Missouri
Ashli Turner • Spirit of Kansas City (NF 17, NF 16)
Amber Parr • Spirit of O'Fallon (NF 17, NF 16)
Sydney Long • Springfield
Tayler Winn • St. Charles
Lydia Allen • St. Charles County (SF MO TUSA 16, NF 15)
Ashley Thakur • St. Louis (SF 17, NF NY USA 16)
Kristi Dunkelberger • ST. Louis County (NF AR TUSA 08)
Katie Moeller • St. Louis Metro
Kristen McDowell • St. Peters (SF 17)
Elizabeth Anthony • Stone County (2RU MO TUSA 17, NF 15)
Alison Kear • Warrenton
Amelia Florian • Washington
Torre Hoffman • Wildwood (NF MO TUSA 17, NF 16)
Teen Contestants (47)
Susan Broker • AACanine Country Club
Tabitha Swatosh • Barton County
Tiffany Landers • Bonne Terre
Paige Willits • Boone County
Jessica Grega • Bridgeton
BreAnna Trusty • Camden County
Mya Taylor • Chestnutridge
Bailey Julian • Christian County (SF 17)
Tanya Ramadoss • Columbia
Stevie Bisch • Creve Coeur
Bailey Crow • Dardenne Prairie (NF 17)
Brianna Bianco • Dixon (SF 17)
Maeva Flagan • East Kansas City
Dalicia Anthony • Ferguson
Melissa Gomes • Florissant
Zoe Garcia • Gladstone (NF 17)
Emileigh Bradford • Heart of America
Olivia Beilman • Kansas City
Destiny Drake • Land of the Ozarks
Rebecca Cooper • Lake St. Louis
Maria Messmer • Lincoln County
Riana McDonald • Metro St. Louis
Anna Armon • Midwest
Brashonda Green • North St. Louis County
Montana Bedell • Odessa
Danielle Stanfield • Osage Beach
Jordan Lenz • Parkville
Sophie Reiss • Parkway South
Tiara Salyer • Polk County
Faith Oliver • Puxico
Ericah Burgess • Raytown
Savannah Aaron • Ripley County
Raven LaBarrie • Show Me State
Lyndsey McClendon • Sikeston
Lauren Housman • Southeast Missouri
Tylar Shockley • Spirit of St. Louis
Abilene Lortz • St. James
Kassandra Sears • St. Joseph
Destini Davis • St. Louis
Demi King • St. Peters
Danielle Schulte • The Ozark State
Bailea Jeannaoutot • Trenton
Kaylee Myers • Troy
Chloe Bartlett • Truman (1RU 17)
Kasey Jo Helms • Webb City (NF 17)
Abbey Kimbrough • West Plains
Abigail Thomas • Wright City