Miss Augusta 2016 - Jade Dowling
Platform: Love Your Body, Live Your Dream
Talent: Dance
Age: 19
Parents: Wendy and Franklin Dowling
Hometown: Hutchinson, KS
School: Wichita State University
Platform: Love Your Body, Live Your Dream
Talent: Dance
Age: 19
Parents: Wendy and Franklin Dowling
Hometown: Hutchinson, KS
School: Wichita State University
Platform: Healthy Lifestyle and Exercise
Talent: Dance
Age: 19
Parents: Sally & Jeffrey Mauler
Hometown: Great Bend, KS
School: Kansas State University
Platform: The Dangers of Tobacco Use
Talent: Vocal
Age: 18
Parents: TraceAnn & Leo Adkins
Hometown: Wichita, KS
School: Wichita West High School
Platform: Concussion Awareness
Talent: Piano
Age: 22
Parents: Suzie & Dave Cashon
Hometown: Wichita, KS
School: Wichita State University - Graduate Student
Platform: The Importance of Teaching Children to Stay in School
Talent: Dance
Age: 18
Parents: Norma & Osvaldo Murillo
Hometown: Columbus, KS
School: Wichita State University
Platform: Make Your Mark
Talent: Dance
Age: 20
Parents: Angela Messerschmidt & Danny Kang
Hometown: Burlington, KS
School: Flint Hills Technical College
Platform: Positive Body Image
Talent: Dance
Age: 20
Parents: Christina & Darin Cohoon
Hometown: Jetmore, KS
School: Fort Hays University
Platform: Defying Stereotypes: Becoming A Strong Woman
Talent: Strength Routine
Age: 18
Parents: Darcy & Luke Jaeger
Hometown: Minneola, KS
School: Minneola High School
Platform: Disability Doesn't Define: Educating and Empowering Communities to Embrace Differences
Talent: Dance
Age: 20
Parents: Tammy & Daryl Knowles
Hometown: Yates Center, KS
School: Washburn University
Platform: Cancer Research: Beating the Odds & Finding a Cure
Talent: Dance
Age: 23
Parents: Cynthia & John J. Fitzgibbons III
Hometown: Ozark, MO
School: Kansas State University
Platform: Equal, Early, and Valued Education: Bridging the Achievement Gap
Talent: Monologue
Age: 21
Parents: Dawn & Scott Archer
Hometown: Valley Center, KS
School: Fort Hays State University
Platform: Building Strong Communities
Talent: Dance
Age: 20
Parents: Connie & Bart Hamilton
Hometown: Eldorado, KS
School: Butler County Community College
Platform: Prevent Child Abuse in America
Talent: Dance
Age: 18
Parents: Brandon Avila
Hometown: Holcomb, KS
School: Holcomb High School
Platform: Being In The KNOw
Talent: Musical Theater
Age: 19
Parents: Clare & Brent Gustin
Hometown: Hays, KS
School: Kansas State University
Platform: Faith, Family and "Agriculture"
Talent: Dance
Age: 19
Parents: Lorrie & Doug Munsell
Hometown: Ulysses, KS
School: Garden City Community College
Platform: Ignite and Inspire: Dare to Be More
Talent: Baton
Age: 21
Parents: Lessie & Marvin Diener
Hometown: Olathe, KS
School: Oklahoma State University
Platform: Own It: Become an Entreprenuer
Talent: Vocal
Age: 19
Parents: Hallie & Luke Armstrong
Hometown: Rose Hill, KS
School: N/A
Platform: Taking a Stand Against Substance Abuse
Talent: Dance
Age: 23
Parents: Jennifer & Andy Williams
Hometown: Wakefield, KS
School: Wichita State University
Platform: Stay Alive-Don't Text and Drive
Talent: Vocal
Age: 22
Parents: Laura and Jeffrey Schoenekase
Hometown: Overland Park, KS
School: University of Arkansas Graduate
Platform: Be Unstoppable: Disability, Not Definition
Talent: Vocal
Age: 19
Parents: Candace & Kevin Fish
Hometown: Wichita, KS
School: Butler County Community College
Platform: Meaningful Inclusion: Individuals with Developmental Disabilities As Assets to Our Community
Talent: Saxophone
Age: 24
Parents: Peggy O'Reagan-Salva & Gary Salva
Hometown: Olathe, KS
School: Graduate of University of Kansas
Platform: Promoting Better Health
Talent: Vocal
Age: 18
Parents: Marlene & Ramon Amparan
Hometown: Liberal, KS
School: Liberal High School
Platform: Lend a Paw & Be Pawsitive: Ending Animal Abuse and Cruelty
Talent: Piano
Age: 18
Parents: Melody Delano and Markus Logan
Hometown: Douglass, KS
School: Cowley County Community College
Platform: A Voice for our Veterans: Serving Those Who Have Served
Talent: Vocal
Age: 21
Parents: Cindy Waggoner & James Lohmeyer
Hometown: Benton, KS
School: Wichita State University
Platform: No Looking Back - Surviving PTSD
Talent: Dance
Age: 20
Parents: Leslie & Jason Weiser
Hometown: Bonner Springs, KS
School: Kansas State University
Platform: Changing Minds - Mental Health Awareness
Talent: Piano
Age: 19
Parents: Lisa & Joe LeNeve
Hometown: Hugoton, KS
School: Liberal High School
Platform: Upstanding Ovation: Stand Up, Speak Out, Be An Upstander
Talent: Vocal
Age: 21
Parents: Angie & Bill Maddy
Hometown: Great Bend, KS
School: Kansas State University
Platform: Increasing Political Involvement: Taking Initiative
Talent: Vocal
Age: 19
Parents: Kirsten & Steve Blankenship
Hometown: Pratt, KS
School: Pittsburg State University
Platform: Servant Heart, Warrior Spirit
Talent: Public Speaking
Age: 24
Parents: Katrina & Andrew Conn
Hometown: Salina, KS
School: University of Colorado Graduate
Platform: Prevention and Awareness for Child Abuse
Talent: Vocal
Age: 19
Parents: Kay & Lacy Carpenter
Hometown: Ulysses, KS
School: Garden City Community College
Platform: Building Healthy Relationships to End Domestic Violence
Talent: Dance
Age: 24
Parents: Catherine & Gregory Page
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
School: Graduate Kansas State University
Platform: Shine Bright: Seeing the Light Each Day Brings
Talent: Vocal
Age: 18
Parents: LaWana & Lyle VanNahmen
Hometown: Spearville, KS
School: Newman University
Platform: Giving Hope: A Campaign for Suicide Prevention
Talent: Flute
Age: 21
Parents: Valerie & Darren Gallup
Hometown: Pittsburg, KS
School: Pittsburg State University
Platform: Creativity=Innovation: Join the Movement and Invest in the Arts
Talent: Speed Painting
Age: 22
Parents: Cathryn Huff & Evan Wooton
Hometown: Overland Park, KS
School: University of Kansas
Platform: Poverty to Prosperity: Breaking the Barriers of Destitution and Stereotypes
Talent: Vocal
Age: 18
Parents: Necole Johnson
Hometown: Leavenworth, KS
School: Kansas City Kansas Community College
Platform: Healthy Healing
Talent: Violin
Age: 18
Parents: Carol Dowling-Glover & Thomas Dowling
Hometown: Olathe, KS
School: Kansas State University
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