Miss_America_award_winners

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The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.

Other awards include Miss Congeniality, given out in the early years of the pageant and re-introduced at Miss America 2006, and the Quality of Life Award for a contestant's platform, first awarded in 1989.

Jean Bartel Quality of Life / Social Impact Initiative Scholarship award

The Quality of Life Award was initially sponsored by Fruit of the Loom. From its inception in 1989 until 2002, the winner received a $10,000 scholarship. For Miss America 2003, the value of the award was reduced to $6,000 for the winner, and the amount was reduced again to $3,000 from Miss America 2006. In 2008, the scholarship returned to $6,000. In 2020, award named was changed to the "Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Award."^[71]

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Year	Winner	State	Platform	Placement at Miss America
2023	Emmie Perkins	Mississippi	"Music is Medicine"
2022	Lauren Bradford	Alabama	UNPLUG: The Digital Diet Plan	1st runner-up
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Annika Wooton^[72]	Kansas	The Artist's Fingerprint: The Transformative Power of the Arts	Top 15^[73]
2019	Claudia Raffo^[74]	Arkansas	New Life Saves Lives: Umbilical Cord Donation
2018	Jessica Procter^[75]	Alabama	Step Up to the Plate: Decreasing Food Insecurity	Top 7^[76]
2017	Hayley Barber^[77]	Alabama	Sight for Small Eyes
2016	Lindsey Giannini	New Jersey	Dangers of Distracted Driving
2015	Caitlin Brunell	Alabama	Caitlin's Closet: One Stop Shopping for Life	Top 10
2014	Haley Williams	Michigan	Through a Child's Eyes: Conquering Childhood Grief
2013	Anna Laura Bryan	Alabama	P.A.W.S. for Autism: People and Animals Working Side-by-side	Top 12
2012	Ann-Blair Thornton	Kentucky	Alzheimer's Awareness Research
2011	Katie LaRoche	Michigan	Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking
2010	Taylor Treat	Oklahoma	Service Learning	Top 12
2009	Emily Cox	Kentucky	Uniquely Me: Promoting Self-Esteem in Adolescent Girls	Top 12
2008	Caleche Manos	Nevada	M.A.D.D. – Prevention of Drinking and Driving Through Education
2007	Allison Rogers	Rhode Island	Go Green! Global Warming Awareness
2006	Tracey Brown	Idaho	Breast Cancer Awareness: Education, Support and Research
2005	Deidre Downs	Alabama	Curing Childhood Cancer	Winner
2004	Catherine Crosby	Alabama	First Vote: America's Freedom to Choose	Top 15
2003	Teresa Benitez	Nevada	Poverty: A N.E.W. Focus	3rd runner-up
2002	Jaclyn Hunt	Utah	Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation	Top 10
2001	Faith Jenkins	Louisiana	Illiteracy Prevention/Eradication	1st runner-up
2000	Brandee Helbick	New Hampshire	Educational Disabilities Awareness
1999	Heather Davis	Maryland	Drug-Free L.I.F.E. for Youth/Peer Mentorship
1998	Jennifer Ostergaard	Minnesota	Child Abuse Education, Awareness, and Prevention
1997	Alison McCreary	Alabama	Hospice: A Special Kind of Caring	3rd runner-up
1996	Dena Querubin^[78]	New Jersey	Adopt-A-Grandparent
1995	Stacy Agren	Arizona
1994	Amanda Murray	Arizona	Asthma Support Program
1993	Kim Wimmer^[79]	Alabama	Education of Homeless Youth
1992	Cheryl Lynn Majercik	Illinois	AIDS Hospice service
1991	Suzanne Lawrence^[80]	Texas	"Smiles Against Cancer" organization	3rd runner-up
1990	Michelle Kline	Pennsylvania	Organ Donation	Top 10
1921–1989	Not awarded at these pageants

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Year	Winner	State	Topic	Placement at Miss America	Notes
2023	Kelsey Hollis	Georgia	Autism Acceptance: A Platform for Change	4th Runner-up
2023	Bailey Hodson	Iowa	Americans for the Arts – Advocate, Educate, Invest
2022	Emma Broyles	Alaska	Creating Inclusive Communities Through Sports	Winner
2022	Mallory Fuller	Texas	Mallory's Mission: Suicide Prevention	Top 10
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Victoria Hill^[1]	Georgia		1st runner-up^[2]	Double preliminary winner
2020	Jade Glab^[3]	New Jersey		Top 15^[4]
2019	Gabriela Taveras^[5]	Massachusetts	Americans' interactions abroad	4th runner-up^[6]	STEM Scholarship^[7]
	Emili McPhail^[8]	Virginia	Kneeling during the national anthem
	Tianna Vanderhei^[9]	Wisconsin	Higher education	Top 15^[10]
1921–2018	Not awarded at these pageants

Year	Winner	State	Placement at Miss America
2024	Cydney Bridges	Indiana	2nd runner-up
2023	Hannah Edelen	Kentucky
2022	Mariah Larocque	Maine
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Grace Zimmerman	Idaho
2019	Julia Crane	Vermont
2018	Angelina Klapperich^[81]	Alaska	Top 15^[82]
2017	Madeline Van Ert^[83]	Minnesota
2016	Jeanné Kapela	Hawaii
2015	Jacky Arness	North Dakota	Top 16
2014	Brooke Mosteller (tie)	South Carolina
2014	Ciera Pekarcik (tie)	Utah
2013	Sloane Roberts	Arkansas
2012	Kayla Batt	Nebraska
2011	Katie Lynn LaRoche	Michigan
2010	Raeceen Woolford	Hawaii	Top 7
2009	Rebecca Robinson	Texas
2008	Ashley Young	North Dakota
2007	Melinda Toole	Alabama	4th runner-up
2006	Malika Dudley	Hawaii
2005	Olena Rubin	Hawaii
1976–2004	Award was discontinued
1975	Rhonda Kay Pope (tie)	Arkansas
1975	Coline-Helen Kanaloku Aiu (tie)	Hawaii
1974	Kanoelehua Kaumeheiwa	Hawaii
1973	Sally Peterson	Utah
1972	Paula Kusmer	Delaware
1971	Debbie May	Indiana
1970	Jane Deliese Briggeman	Nebraska
1969	Karen Maciolek	New Mexico
1968	Sharon Evans (tie)	Arkansas
	Tia Tyler (tie)	Colorado
	Sheila Scott (tie)	New Hampshire
1967	Linda MacLim	Virginia
1966	Marie Mushro	Iowa
1965	Vonda Kay Van Dyke	Arizona	Winner
1964	Jeanne Flinn Swanner	North Carolina
1963	Margaret Farrar Wass	New Hampshire
1962	Susan Henryson (tie)	California	Top 10
1962	Rosita Giusti Haito Rey (tie)	Puerto Rico
1961	Susan Talbert	New York
1960	Gordean Leilehua Lee	Hawaii
1959	Ann Louise Willis	Rhode Island
1958	Glynnelle Hubbard	New Mexico
1957	Sandra Simpson	Vermont
1956	Barbara Mamo Vieira	Hawaii	Top 10
1955	Patsy Bruce	Illinois
1954	Patricia Condon	New Jersey
1953	Iris Fitch (tie)	District of Columbia
1953	Shirley Barbour (tie)	Oklahoma
1952	Claire Katherine Heen (tie)	Hawaii
1952	Otilia Jimenez (tie)	Puerto Rico
1951	Dell'finn Kalaupaona Poaha	Hawaii
1949	Carol Rosebel Fraser (tie)	Montana
1949	Betty Jane Crowley (tie)	New Jersey	Top 15
1948	Yun Tau Zane	Hawaii
1947	Luna McClain	Texas
1946	Violet Mellar	New York	Top 16
1945	Georgina E. Patterson	Northern British Columbia
1944	Joyce Courrege	Texas
1943	Toula Hagestratou	Birmingham, AL
1942	Dorothy Fox	Mississippi
1941	Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona	Oklahoma	Top 15
1940	Not awarded at this pageant
1939	Doris Coggins	Mississippi
1921–1938	Not awarded at these pageants

Miss_America_award_winners

Miss America award winners

Preliminary awards

Preliminary on stage interview/Social Impact Pitch award

Preliminary talent award

Preliminary swimsuit award

Jean Bartel Quality of Life / Social Impact Initiative Scholarship award

Miss Congeniality

America's Choice

STEM scholarship award

Women in Business Scholarship award

Equity and Justice Scholarship award

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Year	Winner	State	Talent	Placement at Miss America	Notes
2023	Elizabeth Hallal	Indiana	Vocal	Top 7
2023	Grace Stanke	Wisconsin	Violin	Winner
2022	Sydney Park	New York	Original Monologue	3rd runner-up
2022	Isabelle Hanson	Illinois	Classical Violin	Top 10
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Victoria Hill^[11]	Georgia	Classical Vocal	1st runner-up^[2]	Double preliminary winner
2020	Camille Schrier^[1]	Virginia	Chemistry Presentation	Winner^[12]
2019	Taylor Tyson^[9]	Florida	Classical Piano	3rd runner-up^[13]
	Lydia Tremaine^[5]	Indiana	Vocal	Top 15^[10]
	Holli' Conway^[8]	Louisiana	Vocal	2nd runner-up^[14]
2018	Laryssa Bonacquisti^[15]	Louisiana	Ventriloquism	Top 7^[16]	Double preliminary winner
	Brianna Drevlow^[17]	Minnesota	Classical Piano
	JessiKate Riley^[18]	Utah	Classical Violin
2017	Savvy Shields	Arkansas	Jazz Dance	Winner
	Arianna Quan	Michigan	Piano
	Grace Burgess	Tennessee	Vocal	Top 10
2016	Betty Cantrell	Georgia	Vocal	Winner
	Taylor Wiebers	Iowa	Vocal	Top 12	Double preliminary winner
	April Nelson	Louisiana	Vocal	3rd runner-up
2015	Ramsey Carpenter^[19]	Kentucky	Fiddle	Top 12
	Mackenzie Bart^[19]	Ohio	Ventriloquism	Top 10
	Amanda Smith^[19]	Pennsylvania	Vocal
2014	Myrrhanda Jones	Florida	Baton Twirling	3rd runner-up
	Rebecca Yeh	Minnesota	Violin	4th runner-up
	Samantha Russo	New Hampshire	Vocal
2013	Joanna Guy^[20]	Maryland	Vocal	Top 10
	Rosie Savageau^[20]	North Dakota	Piano and Vocal
	Alicia Clifton^[20]	Oklahoma	Tap Dance	2nd runner-up
2012	Lauren Cheape	Hawaii	Rope Jumping
	Betty Thompson	Oklahoma	Irish Step Dancing	1st runner-up
	Laura Kaeppeler	Wisconsin	Operatic Vocal	Winner
2011	Teresa Scanlan	Nebraska	Piano	Winner
	Adrienne Core	North Carolina	Clogging
	Deborah Saint-Vil	Rhode Island	Vocal	Top 15
2010	Kristy Cavinder	California	Ballet en pointe	1st runner-up
	Nicole Blaszczyk	Michigan	Lyrical Dance
	Caressa Cameron	Virginia	Vocal	Winner
2009	Galen Giaccone	Delaware	Piano	Top 15
	Chasity Hardman	Georgia	Vocal	1st runner-up
	Ashley Wheeler	Vermont	Vocal
2008	Dana Elaine Daunis	Connecticut	Vocal
	Diana Reed	Iowa	Baton	Top 10
	Valerie J. Amaral	Massachusetts	Vocal
2007	Jacquelynne Fontaine^[21]	California	Operatic Vocal	Top 10
	Pilialoha Gaison^[22]	Hawaii	Tahitian Dance	Top 10
	Shilah Phillips^[23]	Texas	Vocal	1st runner-up
2006	Dustin-Leigh Konzelman^[24]	California	Fiddle
	Jennifer Berry^[25]	Oklahoma	Ballet en Pointe	Winner
	Erika Grace Powell	South Carolina	Vocal	Top 10
2005	Veena Goel	California	Jazz Dance	4th runner-up
	Danica Tisdale	Georgia	Vocal	Top 10
	Erika Ebbel	Massachusetts	Classical Piano
2004	Kanoelani Gibson^[26]	Hawaii	Vocal	1st runner-up
	Laurie Gray^[27]	Rhode Island	Classical Violin	Top 10
	Tina Sauerhammer^[28]	Wisconsin	Classical cello	2nd runner-up
2003	Tangra Riggle^[29]	Indiana	Contemporary Vocal	Top 15
	Camille Lewis^[30]	Maryland	Crossover Classical Violin	4th runner-up
	Casey Preslar ^[31]	Oklahoma	Jazz Vocal	2nd runner-up
2002	Marshawn Evans^[32]	District of Columbia	Rhythmic Dance Twirl	3rd runner-up
	Becky Pruett^[33]	Mississippi	Vocal	Top 20
	Katie Harman^[34]	Oregon	Classical Vocal	Winner
2001	Rita Ng^[35]	California	Classical Piano	2nd runner-up
	Junnie Cross	Delaware	Vocal
	Jennifer Powers^[36]	Illinois	Classical Vocal
	Faith Jenkins^[37]	Louisiana	Vocal	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
2000	Julie Lawrence ^[38]	Louisiana	Ballet
	Crystal Lewis ^[39]	Virginia	Vocal
	Mary-Louise Kurey^[40]	Wisconsin	Operatic Vocal	Top 10
1999	Chera-Lyn Cook ^[41]	Kentucky	Vocal	4th runner-up
	Nicole Messina	District of Columbia	Tap Dance	Top 10
	Julie Payne^[42]	Oklahoma	Tap Dance	Top 10
1998	Michelle Warren^[43]	North Carolina	Vocal	1st runner-up
	Christy Neuman^[44]	Florida	Rhythmic Gymnastics Dance	Top 10
	Katherine Shindle^[45]	Illinois	Vocal	Winner
1997	Shani Lynn Nielsen	Indiana	Vocal	Top 10
	Patricia Leines^[46]	Oregon	Operatic Aria	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Melissa Short^[47]	Hawaii	Opera	Top 10	Double preliminary winner
1996	Amanda Moody^[48]	Utah	Piano
	Lisa Bamford^[49]	North Carolina	Piano
	Helen Louise Goldsby	New York	Vocal	Top 10
1995	Heather Whitestone	Alabama	Ballet en Pointe	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Trisha Shaffer	Kansas	Vocal	Top 10
	Yvonne Ku Dehner	Montana	Classical Vocal	Top 10
1994	Titilayo Rachel Adedokun^[50]	Ohio	Classical Vocal	2nd runner-up
	Lenena Holder^[51]	Mississippi	Operatic Aria
	Patricia Ann-Regan McEachern ^[52]	New Hampshire	Vocal
1993	Pam McKelvy	Kansas	Vocal	3rd runner-up
	Catherine Ann Lemkau^[53]	Iowa	Vocal	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Heather Hertling^[54]	New Jersey	Classical Vocal
1992	Debra Renea Fries^[55]	Maryland	Baton
	Lisa Somodi^[56]	Iowa	Classical Piano	3rd runner-up
	Marisol A. Montalvo^[57]	New York	Opera	1st runner-up
1991	Marjorie Vincent^[58]	Illinois	Classical Piano	Winner
	Scarlet Annette Morgan^[59]	North Carolina	Opera
	Suzanne Lawrence ^[60]	Texas	Vocal	3rd runner-up
1990	Kimilee Bryant^[61]	South Carolina	Classical Vocal
	Tamara Denise Toshiko Marler^[62]	Oklahoma	Vocal	Top 10
	Kristin Huffman^[63]	Ohio	Classical Vocal	4th runner-up
1989	Sophia Christine Symko	Utah	Classical Piano
	Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson	Minnesota	Violin	Winner
	Lori Lee Kelley	Oklahoma	Operatic Aria	2nd runner-up
1988	Maria Kim	Wisconsin	Piano
	Patricia Brant	Louisiana	Ventroliquism	1st runner-up
	Stacie James	Nevada	Vocal	2nd runner-up
1987	Kelly Garver	Michigan	Fiddle	3rd runner-up
	Kellye Cash	Tennessee	Piano/Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Stephany Samone	Texas	Vocal	Top 10
1986	Jonna Fitzgerald	Texas	Fiddle	2nd runner-up
	Laurie Jean Broderick	Indiana	Baton	Top 10
	Suellen Cochran	Ohio	Piano	Top 10	Double preliminary winner
1985	Lauren Susan Green	Minnesota	Classical Piano	3rd runner-up
	Mary-Ann Farrell	New York	Piano	Top 10
	Margaret Marie O'Brien	Massachusetts	Vocal	Top 10
1984	Barbara Webster	Missouri	Fiddle	Top 10
	Suzette Charles	New Jersey	Vocal	1st runner-up
	Vanessa Williams	New York	Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1983	Dianne Evans	Mississippi	Vocal	2nd runner-up
	Debra Maffett	California	Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Gwendolyn Suzann Witten	Kentucky	Vocal	Top 10
1982	Sandra Truitt	Illinois	Operatic Vocal	1st runner-up
	Suzanne Alexander	New York	Operatic Vocal	Top 10
	Sheri Rhyman	Texas	Gymnastics	4th runner-up
1981	Paige Phillips	Alabama	Ventriloquism	1st runner-up
	Cheryl Flanagan	New York	Tap Dance	Top 10
	Susan Powell (tie)	Oklahoma	Classical Vocal	Winner
	Doris Janell Hayes (tie)	Washington	Vocal	Top 10
1980	Pam Wenzel	Arizona	Gymnastics	Top 10
	Kelli Diane Krull	New York	Baton	Top 10
	Tana Kay Carli	Ohio	Accordion	1st runner-up
1979	Teresa Cheatham	Alabama	Semi-Classical Vocal	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Lori Ann Bergen	Kansas	Fiddle	Top 10
	Carolyn Cline (tie)	Florida	Piano/Vocal	2nd runner-up
	Guylyn Remmenga (tie)	Nebraska	Classical Piano	Top 10
1978	Catherine LaBelle	Florida	Vocal	4th runner-up
	Susan Perkins	Ohio	Vocal	Winner
	Lynne Carol Grote	Pennsylvania	Piano	Top 10
1977	Dorothy Kathleen Benham	Minnesota	Classical Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Sonja Anderson (tie)	New York	Classical Vocal	4th runner-up
	Carmen McCollum (tie)	Texas	Saxophone	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Pamela Polk	Virginia	Operatic Vocal	Top 10
1976	Cynthia Marie Carpenter	Massachusetts	Classical Piano	Top 10
	Diana Lynn Pacini	Montana	Classical Piano
	Susan Kay Banks	Ohio	Classical Vocal	3rd runner-up
1975	Jean Ahern	Illinois	Ballet en Pointe	2nd runner-up
	Darlene Compton	Kentucky	Vocal	3rd runner-up
	Deborah Humphries Kincaid	Tennessee	Vocal	Top 10
1974	Colleen Ann Metternich	Illinois	Piano	Top 10
	Debbie Ward	Louisiana	Vocal	3rd runner-up
	Tina Louise Thomas	Pennsylvania	Vocal	4th runner-up
1973	Catherine Lawton	Delaware	Banjo	Top 10
	Debby Robert	Louisiana	Classical Vocal	Top 10
	Terry Anne Meeuwsen	Wisconsin	Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1972	Sandy Rings	Kansas	Ventriloquism	Top 10
	Allyn E. Warner	Maine	Vocal	4th runner-up
	Cynthia Cook (tie)	Georgia	Ventriloquism	Top 10
	Maureen Wimmer (tie)	Pennsylvania	Operatic Vocal	3rd runner-up
1971	Suzanne Dennie	Alabama	Piano/Vocal
	Lisa Louise Donovan	Florida	Vocal	Top 10
	Judy Ann Adams	Oklahoma	Violin	Top 10
1970	Judith Mendenhall	Minnesota	Flute	4th runner-up
	Patricia Brummet	New Mexico	Classical Vocal	Top 10
	Kathy Lynn Baumann	Ohio	Acro dance	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1969	Linda Fitts	Florida	Dance	Top 10
	Judith Anne Ford	Illinois	Trampoline	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Cherie Suzanne Davis	Virginia	Opera	Top 10
1968	Dawn Lauree Cashwell	Florida	Baton Twirling	4th runner-up
	Mary Lynn Haglund	Indiana	Figure Skating	Top 10
	Marilyn Gail Cocozza	Rhode Island	Vocal	3rd runner-up
1967	Charlene Diane Dallas	California	Piano	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Sharon Elaine Phillian	Ohio	Classical Vocal	3rd runner-up
	Jane Anne Jayroe	Oklahoma	Vocal / Orchestra Conducting	Winner
1966	Linda Folsom	Alabama	Opera	Top 10
	Eileen Mary Smith	Indiana	Vocal Medley	2nd runner-up
	Nancy Janice Moore	South Carolina	Piano Solo	Top 10
1965	Vicki Jane Powers	Alabama	Opera	Top 10
	Barbara Phyllis Hasselberg	Minnesota	Medley of Authentic Polynesian Dances	4th runner-up
	Karen Victoria Kopseng	North Dakota	Classical Vocal
1964	Judith Antoinette Short	Alabama	Marimba	Top 10	Double preliminary winner
	Rosanne Tueller	District of Columbia	Singing in French & Jazz Dance	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Dorcas Dara Campbell	Virginia	Classical & Popular Vocal Medley	Top 10
1963	Patricia Lei Anderson	Hawaii	Opera	4th runner-up
	Charlotte Ann Carroll	Mississippi	Popular Vocal & Dance	Top 10
	Beverly Ann Smith (tie)	Maryland	Organ & Piano Solo
	Mary Lee Jepson (tie)	Nebraska	Flaming Fire Baton Act	Top 10
1962	Susan Ann Henryson	California	Popular Vocal Medley	Top 10
	Linda Jacklyn Loftis	Texas	Opera	3rd runner-up
	Carolyn Deann Lasater	Utah	Pantomime Dance	2nd runner-up
1961	Tommye Lou Glaze	Indiana	Opera	4th runner-up
	Marian Faye Walker	Utah	Opera	Top 10
	Teresa Rinaldi (tie)	Alabama	Opera	Top 10
	Nancy Fleming (tie)	Michigan	Presentation of Dress Design	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Iris Elaine Thurwell	Canada	Vocal		Best Popular Singer in Talent
1960	Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson	Illinois	Vocal	Top 10
	Ann Penelope Marston	Michigan	Archery Demonstration
	Virginia Noble Pailes (tie)	District of Columbia	Vocal
	Diana Martha Klug (tie)	Connecticut	Fashion Design Presentation & Speech
	Lois Janet Piercy (tie)	Pennsylvania	Original Flute Solo & Art Display	Top 10
1959	Lee Thornberry	Alabama	Song & Dance	Top 10
	Billie June Turner	Connecticut	Ballet en Pointe	Top 10
	Mary Ann Mobley	Mississippi	Classical & Popular Vocal Medley & Dance	Winner
1958	Gloria Rupprecht	Indiana	Comedy Vocal
	Sara Ann Cooper	Missouri	Dancing the Charleston	Top 10
	Judith Hanson (tie)	Oregon	Opera	Top 10
	Jennie Blatchford (tie)	Pennsylvania	Baton Twirling
1957	Anne Stuart Ariall	Alabama	Vocal / Dance	2nd runner-up
	Barbara Banks	Arkansas	Interpretive Ballet
	Diane Knotek	Nebraska	Classical Vocal
1956	Patricia Byrd Huddleston	Alabama	Classical Vocal	Top 10
	Sandra Wirth	Florida	Fire Baton	Top 10
	Virginia Maffucci	Massachusetts	Dramatic Monologue	Top 10
1955	Linda Weisbrod	District of Columbia	Classical Vocal	Top 10
	Barbara Maxine Quinlan	Ohio	Classical Vocal	Top 10
	Janice Hutton Somers (tie)	Michigan	Vocal	4th runner-up
	Heather Jo Taferner (tie)	New York	Operatic Vocal
1954	Lois Ann Alava	Delaware	Piano	Top 10
	Delores Jerde	South Dakota	Piano
	Anna Lee Ceglis	Virginia	Classical Vocal	2nd runner-up
1953	Iris Ann Fitch	District of Columbia	Vocal
	Neva Jane Langley	Georgia	Classical Piano	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Joan Elizabeth Kayne	New York City, NY	Dance	Top 10
1952	Jeanne Moody	Alabama	Drama
	Lu Long Ogburn	North Carolina	Piano	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Colleen Kay Hutchins	Utah	Dramatic Monologue	Winner
1951	Renee Roy	Connecticut	Comedy Sketch	Top 16
	Sandra Joanne Stahl	District of Columbia	Classical Vocal	Top 16
	Irene O'Connor	South Dakota	Dramatic Monologue	1st runner-up
1949	Jacque Mercer	Arizona	Dramatic Monologue	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Margaret Lynn Munn	Canada	Classical Vocal	Top 15
	Gloria Yvonne Burkhart	Minnesota	Classical Violin	Top 15
1948	Patti Anne Luer	Montana	Vocal / Dance	Top 15
	Dorothy Jane Free	Tennessee	Vocal
	Marilyn Robinson	Utah	Dramatic Monologue	Top 15
1947	Barbara Jo Walker	Memphis, TN	Vocal & Art Display	Winner
	Pepper Donna Shore	Miami Beach, FL	Hula / Rhumba	Top 15
	Elaine Mary Campbell	Minnesota	Classical Vocal	1st runner-up
1946	Emma Dale Nunnally	Alabama	Operatic Vocal
	Jane Miller	Atlanta, GA	Classical Vocal	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Eleanor D. Kramer	Pennsylvania	Vocal	Top 16
1945	Polly Ellis	California	Vocal	Top 13
	Arlene Anderson	Minnesota	Vocal / Marimba	4th runner-up
	Frances Dorn (tie)	Birmingham, AL	Tap Dance	2nd runner-up
	Bess Myerson (tie)	New York City, NY	Classical Piano & Flute Solo	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1944	Betty Jane Rase	Birmingham, AL	Vocal	4th runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Venus Ramey	District of Columbia	Song & Dance	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Virginia Warlen	Florida	Vocal	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1943	Helena Frances Mack	Boston, MA	Samba Dance	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Jean Bartel	California	Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Joan Hyldoft	Cincinnati, OH	Ice Skating
1942	Barbara Patterson	Cincinnati, OH	Vocal
	Marion Mosell	New York	Operatic Vocal
	Jo-Carroll Dennison	Texas	Vocal	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1941	Virginia MacGraw	Birmingham, AL	Vocal	Top 15
	Joey Augusta Paxton	North Carolina	Iloilo Ang Banwa Ko	4th runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Roselle Marie Hannon	Western Pennsylvania	Bucasoy Folk Dance	1st runner-up
1940	Catherine Virginia Howell	District of Columbia	Dance
	Mary Eleanor Parish	Myrtle Beach, SC	Tap Dance
	Monnie Drake (tie)	Michigan	Vocal	2nd runner-up
	Kay Kittendorf (tie)	Montana	Operatic Vocal	Top 15
1939	Marguerite Louise Skliris	California	Dramatic Monologue	3rd runner-up
	Marion Rudeen	Minnesota	Acro-Dance	Top 15
	Margaret Wood	North Carolina	Vocal	Top 15
1938	Ruth Brady	Asbury Park, NJ	Vocal / Tap Dance	3rd runner-up
	Gloria Smiley	Jacksonville, FL	Acrobatic Dance	4th runner-up
	Muriel LaVon Goodspeed	Utah	Classical Vocal / Piano	2nd runner-up
1937	Phyllis Randall	California	Vocal / Dance	3rd runner-up
	Claire Nevulis	Massachusetts	Vocal / Tap Dance	Top 16
	Grace Travis	New York City, NY	Vocal	Top 16
1936	Gloria Levings	Birmingham, AL	Pandanggo sa Ilaw Folk Dance	4th runner-up
	Phyllis Hume Dobson	California	Drama	1st runner-up
	Rose Veronica Coyle	Philadelphia, PA	Vocal / Tap Dance	Winner

Year	Winner	State	Placement at Miss America	Notes
2019–present	Award was discontinued
2018	Sara Zeng^[15]	Florida
	Laryssa Bonacquisti^[17]	Louisiana	Top 7^[16]	Double preliminary winner
	Margana Wood^[18]	Texas	4th runner-up^[68]
2017	Cierra Jackson	District of Columbia
	Hannah Brewer	Maryland	Top 7
	Alice Magoto	Ohio
2016	Daja Dial	South Carolina	Top 7
	Mary Katherine Fechtel	Florida	Top 10
	Taylor Wiebers	Iowa	Top 12	Double preliminary winner
2015	Victoria Cowen^[19]	Florida	3rd runner-up
	Alex Eppler^[19]	Oklahoma	Top 10
	Jade Kenny^[19]	Maryland
2014	Carly Mathis	Georgia	Top 10
	Kelsey Griswold	Oklahoma	2nd runner-up
	Chelsea Rick	Mississippi	Top 15
2013	Mandy Schendel	Washington	Top 10
	Megan Ervin	Illinois	Top 10
	Ali Rogers	South Carolina	1st runner-up
2012	Danica Olsen	Utah
	Kendall Morris	Texas	Top 10
	Kaitlin Monte	New York	2nd runner-up
2011	Jalee Fuselier	Hawaii	2nd runner-up
	Ashley Davis	Alabama
	Emoly West	Oklahoma	4th runner-up
2010	CC Barber	Oregon	Top 15	Selected as Contestant's Choice
	Alyse Zwick	New York
	Miriam Pabón	Puerto Rico
2009	Katie Stam	Indiana	Winner
	Leigh-Taylor Smith	New York	3rd runner-up
	Christine Kozlowski	Mississippi
2008	Kirsten Haglund	Michigan	Winner
	Ashley Bickford	Rhode Island
	Molly Hazlett	Texas	Top 8
2007	Molly McGrath^[22]	Nebraska
	Lauren Nelson^[23]	Oklahoma	Winner
	Emily Wills^[21]	Pennsylvania	Top 10
2006	Shannon Schambeau^[24]	District of Columbia	4th runner-up
	Julia Bachison	Utah
	Kristi Lauren Glakas^[25]	Virginia	3rd runner-up
2005	Jenna Edwards	Florida
	Jennifer Dupont	Louisiana	1st runner-up
	Amy Davis	Utah
2004	Nicole Lamarche^[26]	California	4th runner-up
	Candace Glickman^[27]	New Hampshire	Top 10
	Nancy Redd^[28]	Virginia	Top 10
2003	Lauren Davidson^[31]	Arkansas
	Jennifer Adcock^[30]	Mississippi	Top 10
	Tiffany Walker^[29]	New York	Top 10
2002	Emily Foster^[34]	Georgia
	Abbie Lynne Rabine ^[32]	Massachusetts	1st runner-up
	Stephanie Culberson^[33]	Tennessee	2nd runner-up
2001	Angela Perez Baraquio^[37]	Hawaii	Winner
	Whitney Boyles	Kentucky	4th runner-up
	Faith Jenkins^[35]	Louisiana	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Christy May^[32]	Mississippi	3rd runner-up
2000	Heather French^[39]	Kentucky	Winner
	Gina Giacinto^[40]	Nevada
	Karen Lindsay^[38]	Rhode Island
1999	Joslyn Jamie Tinker^[42]	Alaska	Top 10
	Lissette Gonzalez^[41]	Florida	2nd runner-up
	Kelli Bradshaw	North Carolina	1st runner-up
1998	Rebekah Ann Keller^[43]	California	4th runner-up
	Erika Kauffman^[44]	Hawaii	Top 10
	Kathy Nejat^[45]	New Jersey
1997	Melissa Short	Hawaii	Top 10	Double preliminary winner
	Tara Dawn Holland^[47]	Kansas	Winner
	Patricia Leines^[46]	Oregon	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1996	Tiffany Stoker	California	3rd runner-up
	Tracy Hayes	Illinois	4th runner-up
	Amy Beth Keller^[48]	Kansas	Top 10
1995	Heather Whitestone	Alabama	Winner	First deaf Miss America Double preliminary winner
	Tiffany Storm	Indiana	4th runner-up
	Cullen Johnson^[69]	Virginia	1st runner-up
1994	Lisa Duncan^[50]	California
	Kara Kim Martin^[51]	Georgia	1st runner-up
	Cynthia Sims^[52]	West Virginia
1993	Shelli Yoder (tie)^[54]	Indiana	2nd runner-up
	Catherine Lemkau (tie)^[54]	Iowa	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Tawyna Mullins	Kentucky	Top 10
	Carrie Lee Davis^[53]	South Carolina	Top 10
1992	Carolyn Sapp^[57]	Hawaii	Winner
	Christi Page^[56]	Louisiana	Top 10
	Elizabeth Anne Johnson^[55]	Utah
1991	Karrie Mitchell^[60]	Colorado	Top 10
	Beth Howell^[58]	Mississippi
	Dana Dalton	Florida
1990	Jeri Lynn Zimmerman^[70]	Illinois	3rd runner-up
	Stacy King^[62]	Louisiana
	Debbye Turner^[63]	Missouri	Winner
1989	Melissa Aggeles	Florida	Top 10
	Valerie Brosset	Louisiana	Top 10
	Carla Haag	Mississippi	Top 10
1988	Kelly Jerles	Georgia
	Kaye Lani Rae Rafko	Michigan	Winner
	Nancy Humphries	South Carolina
1987	Tamara Tungate	Missouri	4th runner-up
	Dawn Elizabeth Smith (tie)	South Carolina	2nd runner-up
	Kellye Cash (tie)	Tennessee	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Julianne Smith	Virginia	1st runner-up
1986	Angela Tower	Alabama	4th runner-up
	Susan Akin	Mississippi	Winner
	Suellen Cochran	Ohio	Top 10	Double preliminary winner
1985	Katherine Manning	Mississippi	2nd runner-up
	Tamara Hext	Texas	4th runner-up
	Sharlene Wells	Utah	Winner
1984	Wanda Geddie	Mississippi	3rd runner-up
	Vanessa Williams	New York	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Pamela Rigas	Ohio	4th runner-up
1983	Debra Maffett	California	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Elizabeth Williams	North Carolina
	Desiree Daniels	Tennessee	1st runner-up
1982	Elizabeth Ward	Arkansas	Winner
	Karen Hopson	Mississippi	Top 10
	Kristine Weitz	Washington
1981	Lencola Sullivan	Arkansas	4th runner-up
	Debra Goodwin	Minnesota
	Donna Pope	Mississippi	2nd runner-up (tie)
1980	Shelly Peiken	Maryland
	Cheryl Prewitt	Mississippi	Winner
	Monta Maki	North Carolina
1979	Teresa Cheatham (tie)	Alabama	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Janice Anne Albro	Delaware
	Sue Erickson	Minnesota
	Cheri Brown (tie)	Mississippi
1978	Bunnie Holbert	Arkansas
	Catherine Hinson	South Carolina	2nd runner-up
	Linda Moore	Tennessee	Top 10
1977	Dorothy Benham	Minnesota	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Lavinia Cox	South Carolina	1st runner-up
	Carmen McCollum	Texas	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1976	Paula Roach	Arkansas
	Janet Carr	California	2nd runner-up
	Debra Cusick	Rhode Island
1975	Lucianne Buchanan	California	1st runner-up
	Karen Smith	Kansas
	Shirley Cothran	Texas	Winner
1974	Suzanne Plummer	New Jersey	2nd runner-up
	Leslie Ann Mays	Washington	Top 10
	Judy Hieke	Wisconsin	1st runner-up
1973	Rebecca Sue Graham	Indiana	4th runner-up
	Cindy Lee Sykes	Kansas	Top 10
	Terry Anne Meeuwsen	Wisconsin	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1972	Carolyn Stoner	California
	Laurie Lea Schaefer	Ohio	Winner
	Linda Moyer (tie)	Virginia
	Susan Buckner (tie)	Washington	Top 10
1971	Kathleen O'Sullivan	Hawaii
	Claudia Turner	South Carolina	1st runner-up
	Phyllis George	Texas	Winner
1970	Carol Norval	Connecticut
	Pamela Eldred	Michigan	Winner
	Kathy Baumann	Ohio	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1969	Dellynne Catching	Alabama	Top 10
	Judith Anne Ford	Illinois	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Susan Thompson	Iowa	2nd runner-up
1968	Sharon Ann Evans	Arkansas
	Kristine Phillips	Idaho
	Debra Dene Barnes	Kansas	Winner
1967	Charlene Diane Dallas	California	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Nancy Anne Naylor	New Hampshire	4th runner-up
	Barbara Ann Harris	South Carolina
1966	Deborah Irene Bryant	Kansas	Winner
	Patricia Anne Puckett	Mississippi	1st runner-up
	Kathryn Elizabeth Blaikie	Nevada
1965	Sherri Lee Raap	California
	Jane Nelson	New Mexico	Top 10
	Ella Dee Kessel	West Virginia	2nd runner-up
1964	Judith Antoinette Short	Alabama	Top 10	Double preliminary winner
	Donna Axum	Arkansas	Winner
	Rosanne Tueller	District of Columbia	1st runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1963	Pamela Gilbert	Illinois
	Carole Jean Van Valin	Michigan	Top 10
	Joan Mary Engh	Wisconsin	1st runner-up
1962	Frances Jane Anderson	Arkansas	1st runner-up
	Nancee Ann Parkinson	Minnesota	4th runner-up
	Maria Fletcher	North Carolina	Winner
1961	Ruth Rea	District of Columbia	3rd runner-up
	Nancy Fleming	Michigan	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Edith Sandra Browning	South Carolina	Top 10
1960	Bonnie Jo Marquis	New York	Top 10
	Sharon Joyce Vaughn	Washington	2nd runner-up
	Mary Alice Fox	Wisconsin	1st runner-up
1959	Sandra Lee Jennings	California	3rd runner-up
	Anita Marie Hursh	Indiana
	Betty Lane Evans	North Carolina	4th runner-up
1958	Lynn Freyse	Arizona	Top 10
	Jody Elizabeth Shattuck	Georgia	1st runner-up
	Elaine Herndon	North Carolina	Top 10
1957	Joan Colleen Beckett	California	Top 10
	Sandra Jean Stuart	Chicago	Top 10
	Jere Wright	Hawaii	Top 10
1956	Barbara Mamo Vieira	Hawaii	Top 10
	Clara Faye Arnold	North Carolina	3rd runner-up
	Ann Campbell	Oklahoma	4th runner-up
1955	Lee Meriwether	California	Winner
	Ann Gloria Daniel	Florida	1st runner-up
	Polly Rankin Suber	South Carolina	2nd runner-up
1954	Patricia Ann Johns	California	Top 10
	Evelyn Margaret Ay	Pennsylvania	Winner
	Elaine Holkenbrink	Wyoming	Top 10
1953	Gwen Harmon (tie)	Alabama	3rd runner-up
	Jeanne Shores (tie)	California	2nd runner-up
	Jo Hoppe	Chicago	4th runner-up
	Neva Jane Langley	Georgia	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1952	Charlotte Rosalie Simmen	Arkansas	3rd runner-up
	Lu Long Ogburn	North Carolina	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Marlene Margaret Rieb	South Dakota	Top 10
1951	Yolande Betbeze	Alabama	Winner
	Mary Jennings	Arkansas	3rd runner-up
	Joanne Durant	California	Top 16
1949	Jacque Mercer (tie)	Arizona	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Jone Ann Pedersen (tie)	California	4th runner-up
	Sylvia Canady	Colorado	3rd runner-up
	Trudy Germi	Illinois	2nd runner-up
1948	Jerry Long	Atlanta, GA	Top 15
	Vera Ralston	Kansas	3rd runner-up
	BeBe Shopp	Minnesota	Winner
1947	Peggy Jane Elder (tie)	Alabama	3rd runner-up
	Margaret Marshall	Canada	2nd runner-up
	Evelyn L. Murray	Kentucky
	Raven Malone (tie)	New York City	Top 15
1946	Rebecca Jane McCall	Arkansas	1st runner-up
	Janey Miller (tie)	Atlanta, GA	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Marilyn Buferd	California	Winner
	Eileen Henry (tie)	New York City	Top 16
1945	Lee Wieland	Chicago	Top 13
	Bess Myerson	New York City	Winner
	Lee Henson	Tennessee	Top 13
1944	Betty Jane Rase	Birmingham, AL	4th runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Venus Ramey	District of Columbia	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Virginia Warlen	Florida	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
1943	Helena Frances Mack (tie)	Boston, MA	2nd runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Jean Bartel	California	Winner	Double preliminary winner
	Dixie Lou Rafter	District of Columbia	4th runner-up
	Emma Hammermeister (tie)	Western Pennsylvania	Top 10
1942	Marie Duncan	Birmingham, AL	Top 10
	Bette Brunk	Chicago	1st runner-up
	Jo-Carroll Dennison	Texas	Winner	Double preliminary winner
1941	Rosemary LaPlanche	California	Winner
	Dorothy Slatten	Kentucky	Top 15
	Joey Augusta Paxton (tie)	North Carolina	4th runner-up	Double preliminary winner
	Lillian Helen O'Donnell (tie)	Westchester County, NY	3rd runner-up
1940	Rosemary LaPlanche	California	1st runner-up
	Dorothy Slatten	Kentucky	4th runner-up
	Frances Marie Burke	Philadelphia, PA	Winner

Year	Winner	State	Placement at Miss America	Notes
2023	Monica Nia Jones	Illinois	Top 11
2022	Vivian Zhong	Michigan		STEM Scholarship award
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019–2020	Not awarded at these pageants/competitions
2018	Abby Foster^[85]	Illinois	Top 15^[85]
2017	Laura Katherine Jones	Kentucky	Top 12
2016	Hannah Robison	Tennessee	Top 7
2015	Sierra Sandison	Idaho	Top 16
2014	Theresa Vail	Kansas	Top 10
2013	Alexis Wineman	Montana	Top 16
2012	Betty Thompson	Oklahoma	1st runner-up
2011	Kayla Martell	Delaware	Top 10
2011	Claire Buffie	New York	Top 12
2010	Sarah Slocum	Arkansas	Top 15	Selected from the Miss America pre-pageant special, Miss America: Behind the Curtain
2010	Mallory Ervin	Kentucky	4th runner-up
2009	Amanda Tapley	Alabama	Top 15	Selected from TLC show, Miss America: Countdown to the Crown
	Chastity Hardman	Georgia	1st runner-up
	Katie Stam	Indiana	Winner
	Alexandra Hoffman	South Dakota	Top 15
2008	Jill Stevens	Utah	Top 15
1921–2007	Not awarded at these pageants

Year	Winner	State	Placement at Miss America	Notes
2023	Victoria Chuah	Virginia
2022	Vivian Zhong	Michigan		Award Sponsored by Miss America
2022	Lauren Bradford	Alabama	1st runner-up	Award Sponsored by University of South Dakota
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Morgan Nichols	South Carolina
2019	Gabriela Taveras^[7]	Massachusetts	4th runner-up^[86]	Preliminary On Stage Interview Award^[5]
	Laura Haller^[7]	Montana
	Alexis Hilts^[7]	Nevada
2018	Briana Kinsey^[87]	District of Columbia	3rd runner-up^[88]
	Molly Matney^[87]	Kentucky
	Jillian Zucco^[87]	Massachusetts
2017	Hayley Barber^[77]	Alabama		Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award Quality of Life Award
	Jaryn Franklin^[77]	Illinois
	Kendall Schoenekase^[77]	Kansas
2016	Kelley Johnson^[89]	Colorado	2nd runner-up
	Hannah Roberts^[89]	Mississippi	1st runner-up
	Hannah Robison^[89]	Tennessee	Top 7^[90]	America's Choice
	Alayna Westcom^[89]	Vermont
	Lizzi Jackson^[89]	Washington
2015	Maggie Bridges^[91]	Georgia
	Lauren Kuhn^[91]	Massachusetts	4th runner-up
	Jessica Burson^[91]	New Mexico
	Mackenzie Bart^[91]	Ohio	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award^[19]
	Lucy Edwards^[91]	Vermont
2014	Crystal Lee^[92]	California	1st runner-up^[93]
2014	Chelsea Rick^[92]	Mississippi	Top 15^[93]	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award^[92]
1921–2013	Not awarded at these pageants

Year	Winner	State	Notes
2023	Averie Bishop	Texas
2022	Meghan Sinsi	Pennsylvania
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Alex Francke	Kentucky
2019	Penelope Ng Pack^[7]	Hawaii	Non-finalist Talent Award
2019	Carrie Wintle^[7]	South Dakota
2018	Meredith Winnefeld^[94]	Colorado	Non-finalist Talent Award
2018	Sarah Clapper^[95]	Ohio
2017	Patricia Ford^[77]	Georgia
2017	Shruti Nagarajan^[77]	Rhode Island
1921–2016	Not awarded at these pageants

Year	Winner	State	Social Impact Initiative	Placement
2023	Heather Renner	Nevada	"Performing for a Purpose"
2022	Sasha Sloan	Utah	"RISE for Refugees: Refugee Inclusivity, Support, and Education"	Top 10
2021	The 2021 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Alexandra Badgett	North Carolina	"N.I.N.E.: No is Not Enough"	Top 15
1921-2019	Not awarded at these pageants