STATE PAGEANT WINNERS NAMED

Lori Garrison of Poplar Bluff was crowned Mrs. Missouri United States in a pageant held at the Show Me Center Saturday night.

Kelly Williams of Sikeston was first runner-up in the event, and Jean Ann Birke of Cape Girardeau was second runner-up.

Also placing were Teresa Staten of Poplar Bluff, third runner-up, and Jana Jateff of Cape Girardeau, fourth runner-up.

Birke was also named Most Photogenic in the competition, and Kathy Trinka of Dexter received the pageant prize for congeniality.

There were 16 contestants in the field.

Garrison will represent Missouri in July in the Mrs. United States National Pageant, which will be held in Las Vegas.

The Mrs. Missouri United States Pageant is open to married women age 21 and older who are residents of Missouri and U.S. citizens.