TEEN CROWNED QUEEN

SIKESTON -- Brittany Paige McDonald, 15, was recently crowned Miss Missouri Teen All American 1996.

She is the daughter of Duke and Pat McDonald of Sikeston.

McDonald was chosen from 55 entrants, age 13 to 19. She will compete for the Miss Teen All American title in Miami this summer. She is reigning Junior Miss Sikeston and was the 1995 Junior Miss Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Queen.

McDonald is a freshman at Sikeston Junior High School. She is a member of the marching and jazz bands and a cheerleader.