Debra Dene Barnes
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Debra Dene Barnes, was crowned Miss America
in 1968.
Debra was raised in Moran, Kansas
. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas
and majored in music.
After winning the Miss Kansas pageant
she went on to compete in the Miss America pageant. A talented pianist, she played the theme from "Born Free
" as her talent entry.
Currently, Debra is associate professor of piano studies, elementary music, and staff accompanist at Missouri Southern State University
, in Joplin, Missouri
. She has over 35 years of piano teaching experience, in both private instruction and “class piano” format. Debra’s students have ranged in age from 5 to 87 years.
A graduate of Pittsburg State University
, she has performed two concertos with the PSU orchestra and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, with the Carthage Symphonic Band. As a former Miss America, she has performed in 41 states and 3 foreign countries, on network television, numerous cable stations, and still maintains an active performance schedule. Debra won the Wadill Chamber Music Competition held at Pittsburg State University in March 2007. She performed Chopin's Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Southeast Kansas Symphony in April 2008.
Now Debra Snodgrass, she is the worship leader at Full Faith Church in Carthage, Missouri
, where she has served for many years.
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
in 1968.
Debra was raised in Moran, Kansas
Moran, Kansas
Moran is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 558.-Geography:Moran is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
and majored in music.
After winning the Miss Kansas pageant
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
she went on to compete in the Miss America pageant. A talented pianist, she played the theme from "Born Free
Born Free
Born Free is a 1966 British drama film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, a real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her into the wilds of Kenya. The movie was produced by Open Road Films Ltd. and Columbia...
" as her talent entry.
Currently, Debra is associate professor of piano studies, elementary music, and staff accompanist at Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University is a public, state university located in Joplin, Missouri. Missouri Southern State University was formerly Missouri Southern State College and is also known as Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo for short. Established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College, Missouri...
, in Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
. She has over 35 years of piano teaching experience, in both private instruction and “class piano” format. Debra’s students have ranged in age from 5 to 87 years.
A graduate of Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
, she has performed two concertos with the PSU orchestra and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, with the Carthage Symphonic Band. As a former Miss America, she has performed in 41 states and 3 foreign countries, on network television, numerous cable stations, and still maintains an active performance schedule. Debra won the Wadill Chamber Music Competition held at Pittsburg State University in March 2007. She performed Chopin's Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Southeast Kansas Symphony in April 2008.
Now Debra Snodgrass, she is the worship leader at Full Faith Church in Carthage, Missouri
Carthage, Missouri
Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 14,378 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jasper County and is nicknamed "America's Maple Leaf City."...
, where she has served for many years.