Shae Addison Smith, an American dancer and beauty queen from Bolivar, Missouri, has an impressive pageantry background. She was crowned Miss Missouri USA 2025, competed in Miss Teen USA, and was a fourth runner-up in Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020. Smith is also an advocate for scoliosis awareness and studies health sciences.
10 things about Miss Teen USA 2025 Mailyn Marsh
Mailyn Marsh, an equestrian and beauty queen from Ozark, Missouri, won the Miss Teen USA 2025 title. Advocating for period poverty, she organizes menstrual product donation drives. Involved in education and volunteering, she previously held titles like Miss Junior High School Missouri 2021, demonstrating dedication to empowering young women and community service.
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Bella Vista, Arkansas’s Gavin Justice accused of stabbing Carmella Knop in Reeds Spring, Missouri
Gavin O. Justice, 19, of Bella Vista, Arkansas started dating Carmela Knop, 19, of Branson, Missouri, On October 6, 2025, she was fatally stabbed in Reeds Spring, Missouri allegedly by him. He was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
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13 things about Golden Meadow, Louisiana native Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born in Louisiana and raised under her mother Dee Dee, who inflicted medical abuse. After years of manipulation and confinement, Gypsy conspired with her boyfriend to kill Dee Dee in 2015. Convicted of second-degree murder, she has since released from prison in December 2023 and navigated complex relationships and media attention.
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13 things about St. Louis, Missouri native Taylor Rooks
Taylor Rooks is a sports journalist from Saint Louis, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has worked with various networks, including Big Ten Network, CBS Sports, and Bleacher Report. In 2025, she will lead NBA studio coverage on Prime Video and recently got married.
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Missouri’s Billy Stephens III arrested in Camdenton, accused of abusing juvenile
Missouri State Parks ranger Billy Gene Stephens III, 34, is accused of sexually abusing a juvenile. The ranger was arrested while on duty in Camdenton, Missouri.
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Ashleigh Bedwell crowns Miss Missouri USA 2025 Shae Smith in Branson
Ashleigh Lorene Bedwell from Kansas City was crowned Miss Missouri USA 2024 on June 15, 2024, competing against 26 candidates. She represented Missouri at Miss USA 2024 but did not place. On May 11, 2025, she crowned the next Miss Missouri USA at The Mansion Theater in Branson, Missouri.
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21 Miss Missouri USA 2025 candidates competing in Branson
Missouri has 26 placements in Miss USA, with Shandi Ren Finnessey winning in 2004. The latest title, Miss Missouri USA 2024, went to Ashleigh Bedwell on June 15, 2024. She will crown her successor for the 2025 competition on May 11, which features 21 candidates aiming for the Miss USA title.
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Miss Missouri USA 2025 could be Chrissy La Parriea, Kinsey Sowell, Latoya Sumner
Born in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, Shandi Ren Finnessey represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 2004 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Centro de Exposiciones y Convenciones Mitad del Mundo (CEMEXPO) in Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. She was runner-up to Jennifer Hawkins of Australia. Including Finnesey's coronation in … Continue reading Miss Missouri USA 2025 could be Chrissy La Parriea, Kinsey Sowell, Latoya Sumner
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5 most beautiful Miss Missouri USA 2025 candidates
Missouri, United States currently has 26 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Shandi Ren Finnessey in 2004. The most recent one was in 2022 when Mikala McGhee finished in the Top 16. Finnessey is the first and still the only Miss USA from Missouri. She was born in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri to … Continue reading 5 most beautiful Miss Missouri USA 2025 candidates
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