Jeana Curtis, a native of La Plata, Missouri, was crowned 2020 Mrs. United States Agriculture in June in Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in animal science.
“Being the 2020 national Mrs. United States Agriculture is honestly just a true honor and blessing. To be able to go into a competition like that at the national level and be 100 percent myself and represent the state of Missouri, and then be chosen to represent the nation is very humbling and very honoring,” said Curtis
Curtis chose “Celebrating Crop Diversity in Agriculture” as her platform. She promotes agriculture education beyond cattle and corn.
“The Miss United States Agriculture program is all about furthering our own knowledge in order to better represent the industry,” Curtis said.
"I created ‘Celebrating Crop Diversity in Agriculture’ to push myself to learn new areas of the ag industry in order to better represent agriculture as a whole.” Curtis winning the crown now makes it the third year in a row that a Northwest graduate has claimed the top prize.
The Miss United States Agriculture pageant is a women’s advocacy program meant to further the education of agriculture in the United States.
Contestants from throughout the United States compete in categories of interview, on-stage introduction, evening wear, on-stage question, state fun fashion, and photogenic. Scholarships and prize money are awarded to the top contestants.