Pratt Tribune
There were 23 contestants in the Miss Kansas 2021 Competition that took place July 8, 9 and 10 in Pratt. The crown, sash and title of Miss Kansas 2021 was won by Miss Augusta Taylor Clark, a Kansas State University student who is from St. John.
The top 11 semifinalists named in the 2021 competition included fan favorite Dakota Derstein, Miss Santa Fe, who is from Dodge City. The other top 10 individuals were Marissa Hernandez, Miss Sedgwick County (Wichita); Regan Smith, Miss Meadowlark (Overland Park); Candace Sweetwood, Miss Chisholm Trail (Arkansas City); Ayanna Hensley, Miss Boot Hill (Dodge City); Clark; Katherine Wurzer, Miss Wichita (Wichita); Emily Rugg, Miss Air Capital (Greensburg); Courtney Wages, Miss Emerald City (Wichita); Alexandra Adkins, Miss South Centra (Wichita); and Paige Harding, Miss Heart of Kansas (Dodge City).
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Pratt Tribune
Miss Kansas 2021 activities got underway Wednesday morning, July 7 with a welcome ceremony at Carpenter Auditorium for 23 candidates, parents, family members, supportive cast crew and volunteers at Pratt Community College in Pratt.
The top five finalists for Social Impact Initiatives were announced as well as pep talks given, special instructions and scheduling guidelines passed along, but it was the amount of in-kind donations and scholarship offerings listed that brought into focus the real meaning of what the Miss Kansas Competition can do for young women. We have $6M in-kind donations and scholarship awards to give out this year to our Miss Kansas girls, said Sue Givens, Scholarship and Awards Chairperson and Miss Kansas Organization Chair of the Board. Make no mistake there is beauty and there is pageantry involved here, but the real reason we are here is to empower women to be their best. We are so thankful for all our sponsors who are making this possible
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