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Three local girls turned heads at the Miss and Teen Texas competition held at the end of June.
Miss Southlake Grace Shoop and Miss Southlake Teen Savannah Wilson officially advanced to the final competition in September at Miss Texas and Miss Texas Teen. Shoop was a top-10 semifinalist and Wilson was a top-five finalist in their respective categories. Specifically, Wilson was third runner-up in the Miss Teen competition.
First place, however, went to Miss Colleyville Teen Emma Fossum, who will compete in September at the Miss America's Teen competition.
Sadie Schiermeyer, Miss Richardson, was named Miss Texas will compete at Miss America.
Shoop, according to a Miss Texas press release, runs a community service initiative called "Live Out L.O.U.D.," which educates students on the power of speech patterns. Wilson runs an initiative named "Think Before You Drink," which encourages peers to avoid underage drinking.
Wilson will attend SMU this fall, per the release. Shoop is currently a student of Texas A&M University's masters of public service and administration program.
Shoop and Wilson also won Best Overall Private Interview in their respective categories.
Another Southlake resident, Annette Addo-Yobo, was named First Runner Up at the 2025 Miss America Pageant back in January after previously being named Miss Dallas, Miss Southlake and, in 2024, Miss Texas. As Miss Texas, Addo-Yobo's platform was autism awareness in honor of her brother, who she said is on the spectrum. She also said her pageant victories were a kind of 'thank you' to her parents, who Addo-Yobo said "left everything behind [in Ghana]" so she and her brother could have a better life in America.