Miss Missouri USA – Bayleigh Dayton
Miss Kansas City, Bayleigh Dayton, recently competed in the Miss Missouri USA Pageant and won the title. Bayleigh is a graduate of Notre Dame de Sion High School and Baylor University. She is the first African American to hold the title in the pageant’s history. Bayleigh hails from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and she will compete in the nationally-televised Miss USA Pageant next year. Congratulations, Bayleigh!
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Miss Missouri 2017 Bayleigh Dayton with Tori Kruse, first runner up |
Also featured in the October 15, 2016 issue
Photo Credit: Laurel Austin
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