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Miss Missouri Volunteer
Miss Missouri Volunteer is more than a pageant. We strive to empower strong, dynamic young women by investing in their education through scholarships, improving their communication skills, encouraging them to be advocates for charitable causes, and providing them with opportunity-rich experiences that will serve as a catalyst for success. By providing a platform for tomorrow’s leaders, Miss Missouri Volunteer seeks to not only empower young women but better the community and the state of Missouri.
Miss Missouri Volunteer ~ Tabitha Crain
Tabitha Crain, is attending the University of Missouri School of Law to obtain a Juris Doctor. One day, she would like to use her Law Degree to continue her advocacy efforts for survivors.
Tabitha’s talent is a gymnastics routine where she showcases her first love of flipping. In her free time, she also enjoys spending time with her rescue, Atty, or moving her body at spin, hot yoga, or a lifting class. Tabitha has earned over $12,000 competing in this Volunteer organization and is passionate about encouraging other young women to pursue various scholarship and educational opportunities.
S.E.R.V.E. Initiative - SPUR - Serve, Provide, Utilize, Reiterate- Advocating for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Tabitha founded her own non-profit, S.P.U.R., after her own experience surviving domestic and sexual violence. She began competing in the Miss Volunteer America Organization to further her advocacy efforts, eventually raising over $500,000.
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Miss Missouri Teen Volunteer ~ Cyan Kelley
Cyan is a student at Saint Louis University, majoring in Communication and Political Science. On campus, she is the Communications Chair of the Black Student Alliance, a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and a performer with Decadence A Cappella. She uses her voice and platforms to uplift underserved communities and promote youth engagement in social change. Her talent is vocal performance—she blends storytelling and music to inspire others. In her free time, she films college lifestyle content, mentors young women, and organizes volunteer events with SUNN. Cyan is committed to helping the next generation lead with compassion, service, and purpose.
S.E.R.V.E. Initiative - SUNN (Serving Up Nutrition and Necessities)
Cyan is the founder of S.U.N.N. (Serving Up Nutrition and Necessities)—a youth-led organization she created after years of volunteering in a family-run food pantry that serves unhoused individuals and families in St. Louis. SUNN distributes bagged meals, hygiene items, and educational resources to those experiencing housing instability, while also empowering young people to lead service and advocacy in their communities.
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The Five Points of the Crown
The Miss Volunteer America pageant will be held in Jackson, Tennessee June 17-20, 2026.
The Miss Teen Volunteer America Pageant will be held in Jackson, Tennessee March 5-7, 2026.
To learn more about the Miss Volunteer America program, please click the following link: