MEXICO, Mo. — On June 12, two Miss Missouri rivals with ties to Nodaway County will kick off every week of rehearsals, expertise performances, interviews and night robes in pursuit of the 2022 Miss Missouri crown.
Courtney Rowe, “Miss Brick Metropolis,” and Brooke Havens, “Miss Bilby Ranch Lake,” will participate within the pageant held this yr on the Missouri Army Academy in Mexico, Missouri.
In keeping with a information launch, Rowe, daughter of Michele and Michael Rowe of Kansas Metropolis, attends Northwest Missouri State College the place she is learning broadcast and video manufacturing.
As a part of the Alpha competitors group, Rowe is to have her private interview with the judges on Wednesday morning, adopted by her red-carpet look through the Wednesday night preliminary competitors. On Thursday, she is going to dance for the judges and viewers.
Friday’s preliminary competitors will conclude when Rowe provides her social-impact assertion on her initiative, “It’s On Us: Sexual Violence Prevention By way of Training.”
“It’s on us to coach our communities concerning the actuality of sexual violence to finish the cycle of sexual violence and create a group that prioritizes the protection of the people inside,” she mentioned in a information launch about her affect assertion.
Brooke Havens
Miss Bilby Ranch Lake
Havens, daughter of Chris Havens and Craig and Terri Havens of Ankeny, Iowa, attends Truman State College the place she research biology and psychology. She competes underneath the title Miss Bilby Ranch Lake, which is situated in Nodaway County.
Like Rowe, Havens is a part of the Alpha competitors group, and could have her private interview with the judges on Wednesday morning, adopted by her red-carpet look through the Wednesday night preliminary competitors. On Thursday, she is going to carry out a lyrical dance for the judges and viewers.
Friday’s preliminary competitors will conclude when Brooke provides her social-impact assertion on her initiative, “D.A.N.C.E.: Dancing Towards Neurological Circumstances and Experiences.”
“Advocating for the psychological well being of all ages and spreading consciousness of dance as a wholesome coping mechanism of emotional launch,” she mentioned in a information launch about her social-impact assertion.
The preliminary competitors begins Tuesday, June 14 and can proceed by Friday, June 17. The group will crown the brand new Miss Missouri Saturday night time, June 18, because it says goodbye to reigning Miss Missouri Callie Cox. After being topped, the brand new Miss Missouri will start a busy schedule of preparations for the Miss America stage and competitors, to be held later this yr.
In keeping with a information launch, the Miss Missouri Scholarship Group is a big supplier of scholarships to younger girls within the state. This yr, the group will award greater than $85,000 in scholarships between the Miss Missouri and Excellent Teen applications.
Tickets for the Miss Missouri and Miss Missouri’s Excellent Teen Pageants can be found by the Mexico Space Chamber of Commerce, situated at 100 W. Jackson St. in Mexico or by calling 573-581-2765.