Katie Kearney, aka Miss Missouri 2012, is notable not just for the usual good looks and brains, but a great sense of humor.

She looks great in a crown, but also strikes quite a pose slathered in white face paint or screaming in the grip of an enormous hairy knuckle.

Before she was Miss Misouri she modeled (thanks to agent West Model and Talent Management) for our Halloween shoot.

Kearney of St. Louis will compete at the Miss USA pageant in June. If she wins that pageant in Las Vegas, she will represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.

Root her on by tweeting her @RealMissMOUSA or follow her on Facebook, facebook.com/MissMissouriUSA.