McKensie Lane Garber was born on April 25,1994 and is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Hale, Missouri, who was named Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2011 and crowned Miss Missouri 2015.
24 Facts About McKensie Garber
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McKensie Garber competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.
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In 2007, McKensie Garber entered the National American Miss pageant system's Miss Missouri Pre-Teen competition.
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McKensie Garber was chosen as third runner-up to queen Courtney Landes and named Miss Congeniality and Art Contest Winner.
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McKensie Garber entered the Miss America system in 2008, first winning the title of Miss Branson's Outstanding Teen.
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McKensie Garber represented the title of Miss Audrain's Outstanding Teen her second year of competition and placed Third Runner-Up at the state pageant.
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In June 2011, McKensie Garber entered the Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri, as a qualifier for the state title.
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McKensie Garber's competition talent was a theatrical dance performance to "I Can Hear the Bells" from the musical Hairspray.
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McKensie Garber won the competition on Saturday, June 11,2011, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen titleholder Alexandria Black.
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McKensie Garber was Missouri's representative at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 pageant in Orlando, Florida, in August 2011.
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McKensie Garber was not a Top 10 Finalist for the national crown but earned a $500 scholarship as the Non-Finalist Evening Wear Award winner.
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McKensie Garber placed First Runner-Up to winner Ashley Bauer for that state title.
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McKensie Garber took a two-year break from the Miss Missouri pageants, choosing to focus on her college education.
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McKensie Garber completed her degree at Oral Roberts University with honors in three years.
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On September 27,2014, McKensie Garber returned to pageant competition and was crowned Miss Gateway St Louis 2015.
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McKensie Garber's platform is "CharacterPlus: Inspiring Lives of Integrity Through Education".
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McKensie Garber won the competition on Saturday, June 13,2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Missouri titleholder Jessica Hartman.
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McKensie Garber earned more than $11,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.
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McKensie Garber is the first person to be crowned both Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen and Miss Missouri.
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McKensie Garber was Missouri's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.
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McKensie Garber was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.
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McKensie Garber is a native of Hale, Missouri, and a 2012 graduate of Hale High School.
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McKensie Garber's father is Ron Garber and her mother is Denise Garber.
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McKensie Garber is a May 2015 graduate Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she studied convergence journalism.