A new Miss Missouri was named in Mexico on Saturday night.
Miss Fleur de Lis Katelyn Lewis took the crown and the $13,000 scholarship.
Lewis hopes to use her platform, Digital Compass, to promote a positive online presence.
Lewis will compete in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City.
For her talent, Lewis sang “Phantom of the Opera.”
The other finalists were first runner up Chelsea Arnold, second runner up Simone Esters, third runner up Katie Moeller and fourth runner up Ali Skinner.
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