SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Forty-eight years ago today, a young woman from Kickapoo High School was crowned America’s Junior Miss.
The date was May 8, 1978. KOLR archive footage captures Kim Crosby, who grew up in Springfield, winning the prestigious title.
While that moment was a milestone in itself, it was only a first step in a successful career that would take her from the Landers Theatre to the bright lights of Broadway…