Meet Kyra: A winner in our Cutest Kid Contest

Kyra Jones (Laura Simon)

ABOUT KYRA ...

Name: Kyra Nikkole Jones

Birthday and age: Feb. 4, 2008 -- she is 6

City of residence: Cape Girardeau

Family: Mom and Dad, big sister Kyndrid, big brother John, baby sister Kynleigh, two dogs, Maggie and Rocky; a cat, Houdini; and three fish named Frank, Ralph and Dorathy

Kyra Jones (Laura Simon)

Kyra's favorite thing to do is ... Play outside with her siblings, go fishing, go to the park, go to school and talk.

She laughs when ... Something funny is on TV, at her pets or family members.

She hates it when ... bugs get on her or around her.

She is learning ... how to read, write and do math.

When she grows up, she wants to ... be a scientist or a pirate.

She is best known for ... Her smile and her bubbly personality. She makes everyone around her smile and can really light up a room. She has a wonderful impact on everyone she meets.