“There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise. ”
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 ~ Avalon Enemark
Avalon is senior at the School of the Osage and is a STAR Scholarship award winner for the Missouri Chapter NP of P.E.O. Sisterhood, an international philanthropic educational organization. She was recognized for excellence in education for one of the top ACT scores in the District. An accomplished singer, Avalon is a member of the Missouri All-State Festival Choir, four-time Missouri All District Choir member, and is a Missouri All-State Choir Alternate. She is a two-time Universal Cheer Association All American Cheerleader and All-State Academic Cheerleader.
S.E.R.V.E. Initiative - UpStanders: The building blocks of bully-free behavior
In 2020 Avalon founded BRAVE Door 2 Door, socially distanced interaction with their kids and parents where they would read a book and talk about kindness to others. This evolved into the creation of Friendship Fridays, a program to tackle bullying in schools, where it primarily happens. This weekly initiative challenges students to be kind, helpful, and respectful and includes a personal follow-up visit. Avalon’s mission is to work with children across Missouri in an effort to create the next generation of UpStanders - no bystanders by demonstrating in educational settings how easy it is to lead with kindness and commit to a life of bully-free behavior.
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The Five Points of the Crown
The Miss Volunteer America pageant will be held in Jackson, Tennessee June 18-20, 2025
The Miss Teen Volunteer America Pageant will be held in Jackson, Tennessee March 6-8, 2025.
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