Former FOX 2 reporter Mikala McGhee wins Miss Missouri USA pageant

ST. LOUIS – Congratulations to a former FOX 2 worker!

Mikala McGhee gained Miss Missouri USA Sunday night time! She represented St. Louis within the statewide pageant. She now advances to the Miss USA pageant the place she is going to symbolize your complete state of Missouri.

McGhee is a St. Louis native who began as an intern in 2019 after which joined the Fox 2 Information workforce as a information and sports activities reporter in February 2020.  She graduated from George Mason College with a Bachelor of Arts diploma, emphasis in public relations, in 2016. She then went on to Florida Gulf Coast College the place she accomplished her grasp’s diploma in Felony Justice with an emphasis in legislation and administration.

Mikala performed Division I basketball all through her complete collegiate profession. She gained an A-Solar Convention championship with the Eagles and made an look within the 2016-2017 NCAA Girls’s Event.  Mikala grew up in Bridgeton and attended Pattonville Excessive College. Her excellent efficiency within the classroom and as a three-sport varsity athlete gained her a whole lot of notoriety and success. She was voted the St. Louis Cardinals Feminine Athlete of the Yr two years in a row, on prime of receiving first workforce all-state and all-metro honors in basketball and soccer.   

Mikala’s journey into journalism got here unexpectedly. After shifting again dwelling from Fort Myers, Florida, she started substitute instructing within the Pattonville College District and enjoying skilled basketball for the St. Louis Surge. Making an attempt to enter right into a profession path that was appropriate to her strengths, she utilized for a full-time place at KTVI/KPLR, however with little expertise as a reporter – she was turned down.  

As an alternative, Mikala took benefit of an internship alternative on the station. After three months of onerous work and dedication to rising within the discipline, she labored her method as much as a full-time reporter.  

In March 2022 she determined to place all of her efforts into getting ready for the Miss Missouri USA 2022 Pageant and stepped down from her function as a reporter. She says that she plans on persevering with a profession in media and broadcasting sooner or later.