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EspañolLARISSA MEEK
'Larissa Meek' (born August 29, 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants and a model who was the star of the television show ''Average Joe: Hawaii''.
In 1996 Meek won the Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997 title and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1997 pageant held at South Padre Island, Texas. She did not place but did earn an Honorable Mention (meaning that Meek placed 11th to 15th place). In 2000 she competed in the Miss Missouri USA pageant for the first time and won the title. Meek represented Missouri at the nationally televised Miss USA 2001 pageant broadcast live from Gary, Indiana in March 2001, and made the semi-finals. She went on to win both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions with scores of 9.45 and 9.39 respectively, and made the top five in first place. After this, Meek gave a mediocre performance in the interview portion where she failed to answer the question asked of her. She received the lowest score for this competition (8.02, the next highest being Nevada with 9.16), and thus failed to make the final three. Meek placed as 4th runner up even though she received the highest swimsuit and evening gown scores. Many pageant fans have been disappointed and thought that Meek could have won the crown. With Meek's case, it shows that the interview portion, now known as ''The Final Question'' is the most important competition in the pageant. The competition might break or win a delegate's chances even though they dominated the pageant at first. Many speculated that Meek's placement from the competition prompted format changes in both the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants later that year, where there was no cut to a final 3.
The pageant was ultimately won by Texas' Kandace Krueger.
In 2003 she appeared as the star of the reality television show ''Average Joes'', succeeding fellow Miss Missouri Teen USA and Miss Missouri USA titleholder Melana Scantlin for this role (Scantlin had been Meek's first runner-up at the Miss Missouri USA 2001 pageant). When the show started she went on dates with "Average Joes". Partway through the show, however, a bunch of "hunks" were brought in to compete against the Joes. She finally narrowed her choices down and chose Gil Hyatt over average Joe Brian Worth.
Meek is an accomplished artist and web designer. She now resides in Florida with Gil Hyatt as they both made up after the show finished airing.
★ Miss Missouri USA & Miss Missouri Teen USA official website
In 1996 Meek won the Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997 title and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1997 pageant held at South Padre Island, Texas. She did not place but did earn an Honorable Mention (meaning that Meek placed 11th to 15th place). In 2000 she competed in the Miss Missouri USA pageant for the first time and won the title. Meek represented Missouri at the nationally televised Miss USA 2001 pageant broadcast live from Gary, Indiana in March 2001, and made the semi-finals. She went on to win both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions with scores of 9.45 and 9.39 respectively, and made the top five in first place. After this, Meek gave a mediocre performance in the interview portion where she failed to answer the question asked of her. She received the lowest score for this competition (8.02, the next highest being Nevada with 9.16), and thus failed to make the final three. Meek placed as 4th runner up even though she received the highest swimsuit and evening gown scores. Many pageant fans have been disappointed and thought that Meek could have won the crown. With Meek's case, it shows that the interview portion, now known as ''The Final Question'' is the most important competition in the pageant. The competition might break or win a delegate's chances even though they dominated the pageant at first. Many speculated that Meek's placement from the competition prompted format changes in both the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants later that year, where there was no cut to a final 3.
The pageant was ultimately won by Texas' Kandace Krueger.
In 2003 she appeared as the star of the reality television show ''Average Joes'', succeeding fellow Miss Missouri Teen USA and Miss Missouri USA titleholder Melana Scantlin for this role (Scantlin had been Meek's first runner-up at the Miss Missouri USA 2001 pageant). When the show started she went on dates with "Average Joes". Partway through the show, however, a bunch of "hunks" were brought in to compete against the Joes. She finally narrowed her choices down and chose Gil Hyatt over average Joe Brian Worth.
Meek is an accomplished artist and web designer. She now resides in Florida with Gil Hyatt as they both made up after the show finished airing.
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★ Miss Missouri USA & Miss Missouri Teen USA official website
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