Melissa Hutton, a senior at Warrenton High School, was recently named Miss Southeast Missouri Teen USA. The pageant was held June 25 in Cape Girardeau. She will represent the area in the Miss Missouri Teen USA State Pageant this fall in Columbia.
Hutton is the reigning Miss Greater St. Louis Teen USA. Contestants were judged on poise, appearance and speaking ability in an interview and on stage.
She is the daughter of Kim and Donald Hite.
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