Missy Martinette Hills wins 2011 Dancing With the Missouri Stars

Missy Martinette Hills, publisher of LO PROFILE magazine, was voted champion of the 2011 Dancing with the Missouri Stars benefit.

The annual competition, which pairs local celebrities with professional dancers in a round of high-energy competition, benefits the Missouri Contemporary Ballet, the Columbia, Mo.-based not-for-profit professional ballet company.

Coming in second place was Columbia attorney Jennifer Bukowsky. Third place honors went to Realtor Barb Schlemeier with House of Brokers.

Schlemeier and local restaurateur Billy Giordano tied for the Judges’ Choice category.

All told, the event, which was held at the University of Missouri’s Hearnes Center, raised $109,000.

Also at the event, Creative and Executive Director Karen Grundy announced the School of Missouri Contemporary Ballet will open this fall.