List of Miss America titleholders
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
In January 2018, the new board of directors increased the maximum age of titleholders to 25 years old, from 24.[ 1] Therefore, contestants couldn't be older than 25 years old on December 31 in the calendar year of her state competition.[ 1]
In January 2023, the new board of directors increased the maximum age of delegates to 28 years old, from 27. Thus, participants must be at least 18 by the date of competition, and no older than 28 in the year of her national competition.
Gallery of past Miss Americas
Winners
Year
Crowned
Winner
State/District
City
Age [ 2]
Awards
Talent
Notes
1921
Sept. 8, 1921
Margaret Gorman [ 3]
District of Columbia
Washington
16
Inter-City Beauty, Amateur
Earned title of "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America" (pageant renamed "Miss America" in 1922)
1922
Sept. 7, 1922
Mary Katherine Campbell [ 4] [ 5]
Ohio
Columbus
16
Only person to win twice; also was 1st runner-up at the 1924 pageant
1923
Sept. 7, 1923
17
1924
Sept. 6, 1924
Ruth Malcomson [ 6]
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
18
1925
Sept. 11, 1925
Fay Lanphier [ 7]
California
Oakland
19
1926
Sept. 10, 1926
Norma Smallwood [ 8]
Oklahoma
Tulsa
18
Bather's Revue Winner Evening Gown Award
1927
Sept. 9, 1927
Lois Delander [ 9]
Illinois
Joliet
17
1928
No national pageants were held
[ 10]
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
Sept. 9, 1933
Marian Bergeron [ 11]
Connecticut
West Haven
15
Youngest winner in history at the age of 15ยฝ Held title for two years since no competition was held in 1934
1934
No national pageant was held[ 10]
1935
Sept. 7, 1935
Henrietta Leaver [ 12]
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
17
Vocal / Tap dance,"Living In a Great Big Way"
1936
Sept. 12, 1936
Rose Coyle [ 13]
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
22
Preliminary Talent
Vocal / Tap dance,"I Can't Escape From You" & "Truckin'"
1937
Sept. 11, 1937
Bette Cooper [ 14]
New Jersey
Bertrand Island
17
Evening Gown Award
Vocal,"When the Poppies Bloom Again"
1938
Sept. 10, 1938
Marilyn Meseke
Ohio
Marion
21
Tap dance,"The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise "
Held the title of Miss Ohio twice (1931 & 1938)
1939
Sept. 9, 1939
Patricia Donnelly [ 15]
Michigan
Detroit
19
Vocal / Bass Fiddle,"To You " & "Ol' Man Mose"
1940
Sept. 7, 1940
Frances Marie Burke
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal / Dance,"I Can't Love You Anymore"
1941
Sept. 6, 1941
Rosemary LaPlanche
California
Los Angeles
18
Preliminary Swimsuit
Dance
Also placed 1st runner-up at Miss America 1940 pageant
1942
Sept. 12, 1942
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Texas
Tyler
18
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Vocal / Dance,"Deep in the Heart of Texas "
1943
Sept. 11, 1943
Jean Bartel
California
Los Angeles
19
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Vocal,"Night and Day "
1944
Sept. 9, 1944
Venus Ramey
District of Columbia
Washington
19
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Vocal / Dance,"Take It Easy"
1945
Sept. 8, 1945
Bess Myerson
New York
New York City
21
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Piano & flute,"Piano Concerto In A Minor " by Edvard Grieg & "Summertime "
First Jewish-American Miss America First Miss New York crowned
1946
Sept. 7, 1946
Marilyn Buferd
California
Los Angeles
21
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent (tie)
Dramatic monologue,Accent on Youth
1947
Sept. 6, 1947
Barbara Jo Walker
Tennessee
Memphis
21
Preliminary Talent
Art display & vocal medley,"One Kiss" & "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly
1948
Sept. 11, 1948
BeBe Shopp
Minnesota
Hopkins
18
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vibraharp,"Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler
1949
Sept. 10, 1949
Jacque Mercer
Arizona
Litchfield Park
18
Preliminary Swimsuit (tie) Preliminary Talent
Dramatic reading,Romeo and Juliet
1951 [ a]
Sept. 9, 1950
Yolande Betbeze
Alabama
Mobile
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Classical vocal,"Caro Nome" from Rigoletto
Sparked the creation of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants [citation needed ]
1952
Sept. 8, 1951
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Utah
Salt Lake City
25
Preliminary Talent
Dramatic monologue,"Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson
1953
Sept. 6, 1952
Neva Jane Langley
Georgia
Macon
19
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Classical piano,"Toccata"
1954
Sept. 12, 1953
Evelyn Ay
Pennsylvania
Ephrata
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Poetry recitation,"Footsteps" from Leaves from a Grass-House by Don Blanding
1955
Sept. 11, 1954
Lee Meriwether [ 16]
California
San Francisco
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Dramatic monologue,Riders to the Sea
First winner crowned on television[ 16] Became an actress, starring in Batman and Barnaby Jones [ 16]
1956
Sept. 10, 1955
Sharon Ritchie [ 17]
Colorado
Denver
18
Recitation,"The Murder of Lidice " by Edna St. Vincent Millay
1957
Sept. 8, 1956
Marian McKnight [ 18]
South Carolina
Manning
19
Comedy sketch,"The Monroe Doctrine"
1958
Sept. 7, 1957
Marilyn Van Derbur [ 19]
Colorado
Denver
20
Organ,"Tea for Two " & "Tenderly "
Television broadcast moved to CBS
1959
Sept. 6, 1958
Mary Ann Mobley [ 20]
Mississippi
Brandon
21
Preliminary Talent
Vocal medley & dance,"Un Bel Di" & "There'll Be Some Changes Made "
Became a television actress (seen on Diff'rent Strokes ) and hostess
1960
Sept. 12, 1959
Lynda Lee Mead [ 21]
Natchez
20
Original dramatic act,"Schizophrenia"
1961
Sept. 10, 1960
Nancy Fleming [ 22]
Michigan
Montague
18
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent (tie)
Presentation of dress design
1962
Sept. 9, 1961
Maria Fletcher [ 23]
North Carolina
Asheville
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal/tap dance, "Somebody Loves Me"
First Miss North Carolina crowned
1963
Sept. 8, 1962
Jacquelyn Mayer [ 24]
Ohio
Sandusky
20
Broadway medley,"Wishing Upon a Star," "My Favorite Things " & The White Cliffs of Dover
1964
Sept. 7, 1963
Donna Axum [ 25]
Arkansas
El Dorado
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal medley,"Quando me'n vo' " & "I Love Paris "
1965
Sept. 12, 1964
Vonda Kay Van Dyke [ 26]
Arizona
Phoenix
21
Miss Congeniality
Ventriloquism,"Together (Wherever We Go) "
Only Miss Congeniality winner to be also crowned Miss America[ 26]
1966
Sept. 11, 1965
Deborah Bryant [ 27]
Kansas
Overland Park
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Dramatic interpretation,"The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags"
1967
Sept. 10, 1966
Jane Anne Jayroe [ 28]
Oklahoma
Laverne
19
Preliminary Talent
Vocal / Orchestral conducting,"1-2-3 "
Television broadcast moved to NBC
1968
Sept. 9, 1967
Debra Dene Barnes [ 29]
Kansas
Moran
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Piano,"Born Free "
1969
Sept. 7, 1968
Judith Ford [ 30]
Illinois
Belvidere
18
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Acrobatic dance & trampoline,"The Blue Danube "
1970
Sept. 6, 1969
Pamela Eldred [ 31]
Michigan
West Bloomfield
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Ballet,"Love Theme" from Romeo & Juliet
1971
Sept. 12, 1970
Phyllis George [ 32]
Texas
Denton
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Piano medley,Promises, Promises & "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head "
Former sportscaster on CBS in 1970s and 1980s[ 32] [ 33] Former First Lady of Kentucky (1979โ83)[ 32]
1972
Sept. 11, 1971
Laurie Lea Schaefer [ 34]
Ohio
Bexley
22
Preliminary Swimsuit
Semi-classical vocal,"And This Is My Beloved "
1973
Sept. 9, 1972
Terry Meeuwsen [ 35]
Wisconsin
De Pere
23
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Vocal,"He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!
First Miss Wisconsin crowned[ 35] Co-host of The 700 Club [ 36]
1974
Sept. 8, 1973
Rebecca King [ 37]
Colorado
Denver
23
Vocal,"If I Ruled the World "
Mother of Miss Colorado 2011, Diana Dremen[ 38]
1975
Sept. 7, 1974
Shirley Cothran [ 39]
Texas
Denton
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Flute medley,"Bumble Boogie" & "Swingin' Shepherd Blues"
1976
Sept. 6, 1975
Tawny Godin [ 40]
New York
Yonkers
18
Original piano composition,"Images in Pastels"
1977
Sept. 11, 1976
Dorothy Benham [ 41]
Minnesota
Edina
20
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Classical vocal,"Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus
Appeared in Jerome Robbins' Broadway [ 42]
1978
Sept. 10, 1977
Susan Perkins [ 43]
Ohio
Middletown
23
Preliminary Talent
Vocal,"Good Morning Heartache "
Television broadcast moved to CBS
1979
Sept. 9, 1978
Kylene Barker [ 44]
Virginia
Galax
22
Gymnastics routine,"Gonna Fly Now " & "Feels So Good "
Television broadcast moved to NBC
1980
Sept. 8, 1979
Cheryl Prewitt [ 45]
Mississippi
Ackerman
22
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal / Piano,"Don't Cry Out Loud "
1981
Sept. 6, 1980
Susan Powell [ 46]
Oklahoma
Elk City
21
Preliminary Talent (tie)
Classical vocal,"The Telephone Aria "
1982
Sept. 12, 1981
Elizabeth Ward [ 47]
Arkansas
Russellville
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal,"After You've Gone "
Previously National Sweetheart 1981 [ 47] Infamously claimed to have had short-lived affair with President Bill Clinton while he was Governor of Arkansas[ 48] [ 49] [ 50]
1983
Sept. 11, 1982
Debra Maffett [ 51]
California
Anaheim
25
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Popular Vocal,"Come In From the Rain "
1984
Sept. 17, 1983
Vanessa Lynn Williams [ 52]
New York
Millwood
20
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Popular vocal,"Happy Days Are Here Again "
First African American Miss America[ 52] Resigned on July 23, 1984, due to backlash from unauthorized nude photos of her being published in Penthouse magazine[ 53] [ 54]
July 23, 1984
Suzette Charles [ 55]
New Jersey
Mays Landing
21
Preliminary Talent
Popular vocal,"Kiss Me In the Rain"
Served the shortest term by any Miss America, lasting only seven weeks[ 56]
1985
Sept. 15, 1984
Sharlene Wells [ 57]
Utah
Salt Lake City
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Spanish vocal & Paraguayan harp,"Mis Noches Sin Ti"
The first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America (born in Asunciรณn, Paraguay ) [ 58]
1986
Sept. 14, 1985
Susan Akin [ 59]
Mississippi
Meridian
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal,"You're My World "
1987
Sept. 13, 1986
Kellye Cash [ 60]
Tennessee
Memphis
21
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Piano / Vocal,"I'll Be Home"
Grandniece of singer, Johnny Cash [ 61]
1988
Sept. 19, 1987
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko [ 62]
Michigan
Monroe
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Hawaiian-Tahitian dance
1989
Sept. 10, 1988
Gretchen Carlson [ 63]
Minnesota
Anoka
22
Preliminary Talent
Classical violin,"Zigeunerweisen "
Former news anchor of Fox & Friends Later served as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Miss America Organization[ 64]
1990
Sept. 16, 1989
Debbye Turner [ 65]
Missouri
Mexico
23
Preliminary Swimsuit
Marimba medley,"Flight of the Bumblebee ," "Csรกrdรกs " & "Can-Can "
Medical Reporter and Anchor for CBS's The Early Show First Miss Missouri crowned
1991
Sept. 8, 1990
Marjorie Vincent [ 66]
Illinois
Oak Park
25
Preliminary Talent
Classical piano,"Fantaisie-Impromptu "
First Miss America winner of Haitian descent Later served as chair of the board of trustees for the Miss America Organization (served for 3 months)[ 67]
1992
Sept. 14, 1991
Carolyn Suzanne Sapp [ 68]
Hawaii
Kona
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal,"Ain't Misbehavin' "
First Miss Hawaii crowned[ 68]
1993
Sept. 19, 1992
Leanza Cornett [ 69]
Florida
Jacksonville
21
Vocal,"A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde
Married (and later divorced) Mark Steines [ 70]
1994
Sept. 18, 1993
Kimberly Clarice Aiken [ 71] [ 72]
South Carolina
Columbia
18
Vocal,"Summertime "
1995
Sept. 17, 1994
Heather Whitestone [ 73]
Alabama
Birmingham
21
Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent
Ballet en Pointe,"Via Dolorosa "
First deaf Miss America[ 73]
1996
Sept. 16, 1995
Shawntel Smith [ 74]
Oklahoma
Muldrow
24
Vocal,"The Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born
1997
Sept. 14, 1996
Tara Dawn Holland [ 75]
Kansas
Overland Park
23
Preliminary Swimsuit
Classical vocal,"Oรน Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmรฉ
Her crowning was featured at beginning of the 2006 film, Little Miss Sunshine
1998
Sept. 13, 1997
Katherine Shindle [ 76]
Illinois
Evanston
20
Preliminary Talent
Vocal,"Don't Rain on My Parade "
Performed in Legally Blonde on Broadway President of the Actors' Equity Association[ 77] Briefly on the board of directors for the Miss America Organization in 2018[ 78] Television broadcast moved to ABC
1999
Sept. 19, 1998
Nicole Johnson [ 79]
Virginia
Roanoke
24
Vocal,"That's Life "
Diabetes awareness advocate
2000
Sept. 18, 1999
Heather Renee French [ 80]
Kentucky
Maysville
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal,"As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard
First Miss Kentucky crowned
2001
Oct. 14, 2000
Angela Perez Baraquio [ 81]
Hawaii
Honolulu
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Hula,"Theme" from Mutiny on the Bounty
First Filipino American and Asian American Miss America[ 81]
2002
Sept. 22, 2001
Katie Harman [ 82]
Oregon
Gresham
21
Preliminary Talent
Classical vocal,"O mio babbino caro "
First Miss Oregon crowned[ 82]
2003
Sept. 21, 2002
Erika Harold [ 83]
Illinois
Urbana
22
Classical vocal,"Habanera "
2004
Sept. 20, 2003
Ericka Dunlap [ 84]
Florida
Orlando
21
Vocal,"If I Could"
Finished in third place on The Amazing Race 15 with her then-husband, Brian Kleinschmidt
2005
Sept. 18, 2004
Deidre Downs [ 85]
Alabama
Birmingham
24
Vocal,"I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"
First former Miss America titleholder to enter a same-sex marriage.[ 86]
2006
Jan. 21, 2006
Jennifer Berry [ 87]
Oklahoma
Tulsa
22
Preliminary Talent
Ballet en Pointe,"Within"
Television broadcast moved to CMT
2007
Jan. 29, 2007
Lauren Nelson [ 88]
Lawton
20
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness
Vocal,"You'll Be in My Heart "
2008
Jan. 26, 2008
Kirsten Haglund [ 89] [ 90]
Michigan
Farmington Hills
19
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness
Vocal,"Over the Rainbow "
Haglund's grandmother, Iora Hunt, represented Detroit, Michigan at the Miss America 1944 pageant[ 91] Television broadcast moved to TLC
2009
Jan. 24, 2009
Katie Stam [ 92] [ 93]
Indiana
Seymour
22
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness
Vocal,"Via Dolorosa "
First Miss Indiana crowned[ 93]
2010
Jan. 30, 2010
Caressa Cameron [ 94]
Virginia
Fredericksburg
22
Preliminary Talent
Vocal,"Listen " from Dreamgirls
2011
Jan. 15, 2011
Teresa Scanlan [ 95]
Nebraska
Gering
17
Preliminary Talent
Piano,"White Water Chopped Sticks" by Calvin Jones
Youngest Miss America winner since 1933[ 95] First Miss Nebraska crowned[ 95] Television broadcast moved back to ABC
2012
Jan. 14, 2012
Laura Kaeppeler [ 96]
Wisconsin
Kenosha
23
Preliminary Talent
Operatic vocal,"Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi
Briefly on the Board of Directors for the Miss America Organization in 2018[ 78]
2013
Jan. 12, 2013
Mallory Hagan [ 97]
New York
Brooklyn
24
Tap dance,"Get Up Offa That Thing " by James Brown
Served the second shortest term by any Miss America, lasting only nine months
2014
Sept. 15, 2013
Nina Davuluri [ 98] [ 99]
Fayetteville
24
Bollywood fusion dance,"Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om
First Indian American winner[ 98] First to perform a Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant
2015
Sept. 14, 2014
Kira Kazantsev [ 100]
Manhattan
23
Vocal with plastic cup percussion,"Happy " by Pharrell Williams
2016
Sept. 13, 2015
Betty Cantrell [ 101]
Georgia
Warner Robins
21
Preliminary Talent
Classical vocal,"Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" from Madama Butterfly
2017
Sept. 11, 2016
Savvy Shields [ 102]
Arkansas
Fayetteville
21
Preliminary Talent
Jazz dance, "They Just Keep Moving the Line " from the NBC show Smash
2018
Sept. 10, 2017
Cara Mund [ 103]
North Dakota
Bismarck
23
Jazz dance, โThe Way You Make Me Feelโ by Michael Jackson
First Miss North Dakota crowned [ 103]
2019
Sept. 9, 2018
Nia Franklin [ 104]
New York
Brooklyn
25
Operatic vocal,"Quando m'en vรฒ " from La bohรจme
2020
Dec. 19, 2019
Camille Schrier [ 105]
Virginia
Richmond
24
Preliminary Talent
Chemistry demonstration
First contestant to perform scientific demonstration and win Miss America [citation needed ] Television broadcast moved back to NBC Held title for two years since no competition was held in 2020
2021
No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic [ 106]
2022
Dec. 16, 2021[ 107]
Emma Broyles
Alaska
Anchorage
20
Preliminary Social Impact Pitch Award
Vocal, โLet Me Be Your Star โ from TV show Smash
First Miss Alaska crowned [ 107]
First Korean-American Miss America
Previously Miss Alaskaโs Outstanding Teen 2017
2023
December 15, 2022
Grace Stanke
Wisconsin
Wausau
20
Preliminary Talent Award
Classical Violin, "The Storm" by Antonio Vivaldi
Previously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2017
2024
January 14, 2024
Madison Marsh
Colorado
Colorado Springs
22
HERstory
Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy First active-duty officer and graduate of a military service academy to compete at Miss America
Winners by state
State
Number of titles won
Year(s) won
New York
7
1945 ,[ b] 1976 , 1984 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2019
Oklahoma
6
1926 ,[ c] 1967 , 1981 , 1996 , 2006 , 2007
California
1925 , 1941 , 1943 , 1946 , 1955 , 1983
Ohio
1922 ,[ d] 1923 ,[ e] 1938 , 1963 , 1972 , 1978
Michigan
5
1939 , 1961 , 1970 , 1988 , 2008
Illinois
1927 , 1969 , 1991 , 1998 , 2003
Pennsylvania
1924 ,[ f] 1935 ,[ g] 1936 ,[ h] 1940 ,[ i] 1954
Colorado
4
1956 , 1958 , 1974 , 2024
Virginia
1979 , 1999 , 2010 , 2020
Mississippi
1959 , 1960 , 1980 , 1986
Wisconsin
3
1973 , 2012 , 2023
Arkansas
1964 , 1982 , 2017
Alabama
1951 , 1995 , 2005
Kansas
1966 , 1968 , 1997
Minnesota
1948 , 1977 , 1989
Texas
1942 , 1971 , 1975
Georgia
2
1953 , 2016
Florida
1993 , 2004
Hawaii
1992 , 2001
South Carolina
1957 , 1994
Tennessee
1947 ,[ j] 1987
Utah
1952 , 1985
New Jersey
1937 ,[ k] 1984
Arizona
1949 , 1965
District of Columbia
1921 , 1944
Alaska
1
2022
North Dakota
2018
Nebraska
2011
Indiana
2009
Oregon
2002
Kentucky
2000
Missouri
1990
North Carolina
1962
Connecticut
1933
Debut wins
Debut wins timeline
States/Federal District
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
States have yet to win Miss America
There have been no Miss America winners from the following seventeen states:
Entities that do not participate in Miss America until now
Notes
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