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Kirkwood Teen to Compete for Title of Miss Missouri
Stephanie Patton is using the beauty pageant stage to educate people about diabetes, a disease she has managed since the age of 5.
Stephanie Patton had to grow up fast. At age 5 the Kirkwood resident was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes. Now 18, Patton hopes to raise awareness about the disease as she eyes the title of Miss Missouri. The lifelong Kirkwood resident and senior at St. Joseph's Academy will compete for the Miss Missouri title in June after recently winning Miss Chesterfield Valley. "Each constant is supposed to have a platform that she wants to raise awareness about. Mine is of course raising diabetes awareness and finding a cure in my lifetime," Patton said. She follows in the shoes of Nicole Johnson who held the Miss America title in 1999. Johnson has diabetes, and Patton remembers being inspired as a child. "I …
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