A Missouri teenager has been crowned Miss Teen USA for 2025.

Seventeen-year-old Ozark native Mailyn Marsh came out on top at the national pageant in Reno, Nevada, on Oct. 23, beating out 50 other contestants to win the crown.

Marsh is an honors student at Ozark High School and an active member of several clubs/organizations at her school, including Student Council, the Kindness Club and the Health Occupations Students of America, according to her bio on the Miss Missouri Teen USA website. She is also the founder of Keep Girls In School, "a youth-led initiative combating period poverty by donating hundreds of essential products to students across Missouri."

Ozark High School praised Marsh's "crowning moment" in a Facebook post , saying they "couldn't be prouder to have her represen

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