Background
She was born to James & Joetta Warren Willis.
She was born to James & Joetta Warren Willis.
Texas Technical University.
She has one sister named Kaci. This was Willis"s fourth attempt at winning the title. Her first came in 2001, when she competed as Mission Raiderland and did not place.
In that pageant, she made the semi-finals.
In 2003, she competed as Mission Northwest Texas in the 2004 pageant, and placed first runner-up, her highest placement before winning the title in 2005.
Willis won the title in a state pageant held in Laredo, Texas in June 2004. Competing against 128 other contestants as Mission Central Plains, Willis also won the Mission Congeniality title during the event. Her second runner-up was Lauren Lanning, who would win the title the following year. The following year she won the Mission Lubbock United States of America title in April and competed in the Mission Texas United States of America 2002 pageant held in July. Willis represented Texas in the pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She placed in the top 15 of the nationally televised pageant, Texas" fifth consecutive placement at the pageant, and also won the Mission Photogenic award. The competition was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.