MISSOURI girls make a HUGE HUGE difference - aiding in those suffering from the aftermath of the Joplin Tornado

MISSOURI girls make a HUGE HUGE difference - aiding in those suffering from the aftermath of the Joplin Tornado

National American Miss Associate National Director, Lani Maples and Missouri titleholders take a moment to pose together with the trailer of items stuffed with donations from Miss Missouri state finalists before getting to work!

We, here at NAM, are always filled with pride when we see National American Miss girls making a difference and serving in the hometowns. But, this time - we are more proud then ever!!!!

For those of you that may not be familiar with NAM, Community Involvement is one of the REQUIRED competitions in our pageant system, and every contestant must bring a children's book or stuffed animal to the pageant in order to get 10% of the score. The young ladies who win the pageant will donate all the books and bears that girls donated to local charities of their choice and spend time volunteering with them.

After a massive tornado hit Joplin Missouri early this summer, National American Miss opened up the community involvement program to our Missouri contestants, allowing them to bring items that would be donated to tornado victims, such a water, clothes, canned goods, etc.

Well, after Missouri pageant weekend, it took us an entire TRAILER and a number of carloads full to transport all the items that each of our 2011 Missouri state finalist donated....phew!

A few of our titleholders and their family members start unloading the National American Miss trailer, filled with donated items!

This past weekend, our new titleholders traveled to Joplin, along with National American Miss Associate National Director, Lani Maples and delivered a trailer full of items to donate, in hopes of making a difference and putting a smile on those in needs faces!

Miss Missouri Jr. Teen, Faith Jordan and Miss Missouri Princess Cover Girl, Madison Bentley both work with their moms to fold and sort donated clothes.

Miss Missouri Princess, Kloey Monthei and her dad use team-work those in need find what they were looking for

National American Miss was so proud to work with the Joplin Family Worship Center and all of our girls (as well as their family members) enjoyed delivering the items and spending the day sorting clothes and other donated goods, as well as helping others shop for things they were in need of (the town doesn't even have a walmart anymore!).

The Joplin Family Worship Center Tent, where our Miss Missouri titleholders and their families worked to aid other affected by the Tornado

We couldn't be more proud of each of our 2011 Missouri state finalists!! Each of you girls made a HUGE difference in a time of need and we are so inspired by your willingness to give. Our Miss Missouri titleholders are proud to have represented each of you and the great state of Missouri to show that MISSOURI GIRLS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS & ARE DOING BIG, AWESOME THINGS!!!!!!!!