The Miss Missouri Pageant is off and running.
It is the 50th year the event is being held in Mexico, Missouri.
It started yesterday (Sunday) with the Miss Contestants arriving to the dorms at the Missouri Military Academy Campus, and also included a Golf Tournament at the Oaks with a helicopter golf ball drop.
Today (Monday) Miss Missouri Outstanding Teen contestants will have a brunch at the Elks Lodge, and a dinner tonight (Monday) at the Brick City Buffet.
The event concludes on Saturday night with a crowning of a new Miss Missouri.