Tori Kruse is the reigning Miss Missouri USA 2018 and is preparing to take the stage for the biggest pageant of her life at Miss USA. The 27-year-old Camdenton native succeeded 2017 winner Bayleigh Dayton and she will be looking to continue the hot streak for Miss Missouri USA. In the past two years, Miss Missouri USA has finished in the top 10 of the competition.
Kruse graduated with a Bachelors of Busines Administration in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Iowa. After school, she became a full-time model and freelance sports reporter. She has walked in New York Fashion Week and has been featured on E! News.
She is the founder of the 1st ManUpª program which provides awareness to help prevent sexual assault and harassment by speaking to young men.
You can follow Kruse and learn more about her journey by clicking follow on Instagram or heading on over to her official Twitter account.
Miss USA takes place Monday, May 21 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. The pageant will air live on FOX. The Miss Universe pageant will take place at a yet-to-be-determined date.
