LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A Springfield woman has hopes of a crowning moment Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Springfield High School graduate and Drury University student Tippe Emmott will compete as Miss Missouri in the Miss America Pageant. The 22-year-old won her Miss Missouri title last June. She is the reigning Miss Branson title holder too.
Emmott's platform as Miss Missouri has focused on self-confidence. She will perform Ballet-en-Pointe. Emmott is hoping to become the second Miss Missouri to be crowned Miss America. Debbye Turner won the title in 1990.
Watch the 2013 Miss America Pageant live from Las Vegas Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. on KSPR.
