Miss Missouri USA & Teen USA 2016 results recap

Sydnee Stottlemyre is Miss Missouri USA 2016 and Dallas Ezard is Miss MO Teen USA 2016!  Both were runners-up last year -  Sydnee placed 2RU and Dallas was first runner-up to Christina Stratton.  

Sydnee was Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2008 and Miss Missouri Teen USA 2011.  She placed fourth runner-up in both Miss America's Outstanding Teen and Miss Teen USA and will be vying to become the first to make the top five at all three pageants.  Her win makes her the sixth Miss Teen USA 2011 contestant to win a Miss state title, and draws Missouri level with Virginia for the most former Teens going on to compete at Miss USA on nine.  The year prior to her Teen win Sydnee placed first runner-up to Miss MO Teen USA 2010 Erica Sturdefant - now both from this final two have gone on to win Miss MO USA.

Dallas is the daughter of Miss Missouri USA 1993 Stephanie Nunn Ezard!  She first competed at Miss MO Teen USA 2012 then did not compete again until last year.  This is the second consecutive year the returning 1RU has won Miss MO Teen USA.  

The Miss top fifteen featured many contestants who had previously competed in other states - second runner-up Tori Kruse (Iowa), fourth runner-up Madison Langley & semi-finalists Shenna Woods and Shenell Randall (all IL Teen USA), and semi-finalists Lexy Kadey (Colorado) & Chelsie Stevens (Maryland).  One of the Teen semi-finalists Lizzie Maddox had also competed in Colorado.  Coincidentally there were actually two judges on the panel who had also competed in Miss IL Teen USA - Renee Wronecki (IL Teen USA semi-finalist in 2010, non-finalist in 2011 and a non-finalist at Miss IL USA 2013 before she won) and Chelsea Reardon (Miss MS USA 2014, an IL Teen USA semi-finalist in 2009 & 2010).  I have a feeling one was a Teen judge though... let me know if you can confirm :)

The Teen runners-up and most of the semi-finalists were all newcomers although three of last year's non-finalists made the cut last year.  I'd like to give a shoutout to two of the Teen top fifteen who I picked for the top five: Lydia Allen of St Peters and Claire Brandes of St Charles.  I thought both girls were fantastic and if by any chance you get to read this, I hope to see you back next year.
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​Somewhat unusually the three category awards were shared amongst the top three in each division.  Both winners also won Miss Photogenic!

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Full results

Miss Missouri USA 2016: Sydnee Stottlemyre (2RU 15, Miss MO Teen USA 2011, ​1RU 10, Miss MO's OT 2008)
1RU: Bayleigh Dayton (SF 14)
2RU: Tori Kruse (SF 15, SF IA USA 13, SF IA TUSA 10)
3RU: Catherine Kennebeck 
4RU: Madison Langley (3RU IL TUSA 14)

Semi-finalists:
Samantha Beilman (NF 15)
Ashtin Bruere (NF MO TUSA 12)
Darbi Fuhrman 
Lexy Kadey (3RU CO USA 15, NF 14, 1RU CO TUSA 13, SF 12, SF 11, NF MO TUSA 10) 
Shenell Randall (NF IL TUSA 13, SF 12, 3RU 11, NF 10, NF 09)
Alexandria Spry (SF 15)
Chelsie Stevens (NF MD TUSA 12, NF 11)​
Kennedy Thomas (3RU MO TUSA 15)
Lindsay Tiefenbrunn (SF MO TUSA 14)
Shenna Woods (NF 15, SF 14, NF IL TUSA 08)
Breannin Wunn 

Gown:  Bayleigh Dayton 
Swimsuit: Tori Kruse
Interview: Sydnee Stottlemyre 

Congeniality: Bayleigh Dayton 
Photogenic: Sydnee Stottlemyre

Sydnee Stottlemyre, Bayleigh Dayton, Tori Kruse, Catherine Kennebeck, Madison Langley

Miss Missouri Teen USA 2016: Dallas Ezard (1RU 15, SF 12)
1RU: Victoria Newlove
2RU: Ashleigh Bedwell
3RU: Danielle Stanfield
4RU: Jacqueline Janorschke

Semi-finalists:
Lydia Allen (NF 15)
Ashlyn Bedell 
Olivia Beilman (NF 15)
Sydney Benson 
Claire Brandes (NF 15)
Shade Bullock 
Karishma Goswami 
Astin Harlow 
Madison Horner
Alyssa Kirk (NF 15)
Lizzie Maddox (NF CO TUSA 15, SF CO TUSA 14)

Gown:  Dallas Ezard
Swimsuit: Ashleigh Bedwell
Interview: Victoria Newlove

Congeniality: Ashlyn Bedell ​
Photogenic: Dallas Ezard

Dallas Ezard, Victoria Newlove, Ashleigh Bedwell, Danielle Stanfield, Jacqueline Janorschke