List of Miss America titleholders
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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. Therefore, contestants could not be older than 25 years old on December 31 in the calendar year of her state competition. 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.
Tables
· Winners
1921
1921
Year
1921
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1921
Winner
Margaret Gorman
State/District
District of Columbia
City
Washington
Age
16
Awards
Inter-City Beauty, Amateur
Notes
Earned title of "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America" (pageant renamed "Miss America" in 1922)
1922
1922
Year
1922
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1922
Winner
Mary Katherine Campbell
State/District
Ohio
City
Columbus
Age
16
Notes
Only person to win twice; also was 1st runner-up at the 1924 pageant
1923
1923
Year
1923
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1923
Winner
17
1924
1924
Year
1924
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1924
Winner
Ruth Malcomson
State/District
Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia
Age
18
1925
1925
Year
1925
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1925
Winner
Fay Lanphier
State/District
California
City
Oakland
Age
19
1926
1926
Year
1926
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1926
Winner
Norma Smallwood
State/District
Oklahoma
City
Tulsa
Age
18
Awards
Bather's Revue Winner
Evening Gown Award
1927
1927
Year
1927
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1927
Winner
Lois Delander
State/District
Illinois
City
Joliet
Age
17
1928
1928
Year
1928
Crowned
No national pageants were held
1929
1929
Year
1929
1930
1930
Year
1930
1931
1931
Year
1931
1932
1932
Year
1932
1933
1933
Year
1933
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1933
Winner
Marian Bergeron
State/District
Connecticut
City
West Haven
Age
15
Notes
Youngest winner in history at the age of 15½
Held title for two years since no competition was held in 1934
1934
1934
Year
1934
Crowned
No national pageant was held
1935
1935
Year
1935
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1935
Winner
Henrietta Leaver
State/District
Pennsylvania
City
Pittsburgh
Age
17
Talent
Vocal / Tap dance,
"Living In a Great Big Way"
1936
1936
Year
1936
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1936
Winner
Rose Coyle
State/District
Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia
Age
22
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal / Tap dance,
"I Can't Escape From You" & "Truckin'"
1937
1937
Year
1937
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1937
Winner
Bette Cooper
State/District
New Jersey
City
Bertrand Island
Age
17
Awards
Evening Gown Award
Talent
Vocal,
"When the Poppies Bloom Again"
1938
1938
Year
1938
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1938
Winner
Marilyn Meseke
State/District
Ohio
City
Marion
Age
21
Talent
Tap dance,
"The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"
Notes
Held the title of Miss Ohio twice (1931 & 1938)
1939
1939
Year
1939
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1939
Winner
Patricia Donnelly
State/District
Michigan
City
Detroit
Age
19
Talent
Vocal / Bass Fiddle,
"To You" & "Ol' Man Mose"
1940
1940
Year
1940
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1940
Winner
Frances Marie Burke
State/District
Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal / Dance,
"I Can't Love You Anymore"
1941
1941
Year
1941
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1941
Winner
Rosemary LaPlanche
State/District
California
City
Los Angeles
Age
18
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Dance
Notes
Also placed 1st runner-up at Miss America 1940 pageant
1942
1942
Year
1942
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1942
Winner
Jo-Carroll Dennison
State/District
Texas
City
Tyler
Age
18
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal / Dance,
"Deep in the Heart of Texas"
1943
1943
Year
1943
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1943
Winner
Jean Bartel
State/District
California
City
Los Angeles
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal,
"Night and Day"
1944
1944
Year
1944
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1944
Winner
Venus Ramey
State/District
District of Columbia
City
Washington
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal / Dance,
"Take It Easy"
1945
1945
Year
1945
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1945
Winner
Bess Myerson
State/District
New York
City
New York City
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Piano & flute,
"Piano Concerto In A Minor" by Edvard Grieg & "Summertime"
Notes
First Jewish-American Miss America
First Miss New York crowned
1946
1946
Year
1946
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1946
Winner
Marilyn Buferd
State/District
California
City
Los Angeles
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent (tie)
Talent
Dramatic monologue,
Accent on Youth
1947
1947
Year
1947
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1947
Winner
Barbara Jo Walker
State/District
Tennessee
City
Memphis
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Art display & vocal medley,
"One Kiss" & "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly
1948
1948
Year
1948
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1948
Winner
BeBe Shopp
State/District
Minnesota
City
Hopkins
Age
18
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vibraharp,
"Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler
1949
1949
Year
1949
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1949
Winner
Jacque Mercer
State/District
Arizona
City
Litchfield Park
Age
18
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit (tie)
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Dramatic reading,
Romeo and Juliet
1951
1951
Year
1951
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1950
Winner
Yolande Betbeze
State/District
Alabama
City
Mobile
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Classical vocal,
"Caro Nome" from Rigoletto
Notes
Sparked the creation of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants
1952
1952
Year
1952
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1951
Winner
Colleen Kay Hutchins
State/District
Utah
City
Salt Lake City
Age
25
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Dramatic monologue,
"Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson
1953
1953
Year
1953
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1952
Winner
Neva Jane Langley
State/District
Georgia
City
Macon
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Classical piano,
"Toccata"
1954
1954
Year
1954
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1953
Winner
Evelyn Ay
State/District
Pennsylvania
City
Ephrata
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Poetry recitation,
"Footsteps" from Leaves from a Grass-House by Don Blanding
1955
1955
Year
1955
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1954
Winner
Lee Meriwether
State/District
California
City
San Francisco
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Dramatic monologue,
Riders to the Sea
Notes
First winner crowned on television. Television broadcast moved to ABC
Became an actress, starring in Batman and Barnaby Jones
1956
1956
Year
1956
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1955
Winner
Sharon Ritchie
State/District
Colorado
City
Denver
Age
18
Talent
Recitation,
"The Murder of Lidice" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
1957
1957
Year
1957
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1956
Winner
Marian McKnight
State/District
South Carolina
City
Manning
Age
19
Talent
Comedy sketch,
"The Monroe Doctrine"
1958
1958
Year
1958
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1957
Winner
Marilyn Van Derbur
State/District
Colorado
City
Denver
Age
20
Talent
Organ,
"Tea for Two" & "Tenderly"
Notes
Television broadcast moved to CBS
1959
1959
Year
1959
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1958
Winner
Mary Ann Mobley
State/District
Mississippi
City
Brandon
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal medley & dance,
"Un Bel Di" & "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
Notes
Became a television actress (seen on Diff'rent Strokes) and hostess
1960
1960
Year
1960
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1959
Winner
Lynda Lee Mead
State/District
Natchez
City
20
Awards
Original dramatic act,
"Schizophrenia"
1961
1961
Year
1961
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1960
Winner
Nancy Fleming
State/District
Michigan
City
Montague
Age
18
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent (tie)
Talent
Presentation of dress design
1962
1962
Year
1962
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1961
Winner
Maria Fletcher
State/District
North Carolina
City
Asheville
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal/tap dance, "Somebody Loves Me"
Notes
First Miss North Carolina crowned
1963
1963
Year
1963
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1962
Winner
Jacquelyn Mayer
State/District
Ohio
City
Sandusky
Age
20
Talent
Broadway medley,
"Wishing Upon a Star," "My Favorite Things" & The White Cliffs of Dover
1964
1964
Year
1964
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1963
Winner
Donna Axum
State/District
Arkansas
City
El Dorado
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal medley,
"Quando me'n vo'" & "I Love Paris"
1965
1965
Year
1965
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1964
Winner
Vonda Kay Van Dyke
State/District
Arizona
City
Phoenix
Age
21
Awards
Miss Congeniality
Talent
Ventriloquism,
"Together (Wherever We Go)"
Notes
Only Miss Congeniality winner to be also crowned Miss America
1966
1966
Year
1966
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1965
Winner
Deborah Bryant
State/District
Kansas
City
Overland Park
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Dramatic interpretation,
"The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags"
1967
1967
Year
1967
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1966
Winner
Jane Anne Jayroe
State/District
Oklahoma
City
Laverne
Age
19
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal / Orchestral conducting,
"1-2-3"
Notes
Television broadcast moved to NBC
1968
1968
Year
1968
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1967
Winner
Debra Dene Barnes
State/District
Kansas
City
Moran
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Piano,
"Born Free"
1969
1969
Year
1969
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1968
Winner
Judith Ford
State/District
Illinois
City
Belvidere
Age
18
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Acrobatic dance & trampoline,
"The Blue Danube"
1970
1970
Year
1970
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1969
Winner
Pamela Eldred
State/District
Michigan
City
West Bloomfield
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Ballet,
"Love Theme" from Romeo & Juliet
1971
1971
Year
1971
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1970
Winner
Phyllis George
State/District
Texas
City
Denton
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Piano medley,
Promises, Promises & "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
Notes
Former sportscaster on CBS in 1970s and 1980s
Former First Lady of Kentucky (1979–83)
1972
1972
Year
1972
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1971
Winner
Laurie Lea Schaefer
State/District
Ohio
City
Bexley
Age
22
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Semi-classical vocal,
"And This Is My Beloved"
1973
1973
Year
1973
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1972
Winner
Terry Meeuwsen
State/District
Wisconsin
City
De Pere
Age
23
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal,
"He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!
Notes
First Miss Wisconsin crowned
Co-host of The 700 Club
1974
1974
Year
1974
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1973
Winner
Rebecca King
State/District
Colorado
City
Denver
Age
23
Talent
Vocal,
"If I Ruled the World"
Notes
Mother of Miss Colorado 2011, Diana Dremen
1975
1975
Year
1975
Crowned
Sept. 7, 1974
Winner
Shirley Cothran
State/District
Texas
City
Denton
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Flute medley,
"Bumble Boogie" & "Swingin' Shepherd Blues"
1976
1976
Year
1976
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1975
Winner
Tawny Godin
State/District
New York
City
Yonkers
Age
18
Talent
Original piano composition,
"Images in Pastels"
1977
1977
Year
1977
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1976
Winner
Dorothy Benham
State/District
Minnesota
City
Edina
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Classical vocal,
"Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus
Notes
Appeared in Jerome Robbins' Broadway
1978
1978
Year
1978
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1977
Winner
Susan Perkins
State/District
Ohio
City
Middletown
Age
23
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal,
"Good Morning Heartache"
Notes
Television broadcast moved to CBS
1979
1979
Year
1979
Crowned
Sept. 9, 1978
Winner
Kylene Barker
State/District
Virginia
City
Galax
Age
22
Talent
Gymnastics routine,
"Gonna Fly Now" & "Feels So Good"
Notes
Television broadcast moved to NBC
1980
1980
Year
1980
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1979
Winner
Cheryl Prewitt
State/District
Mississippi
City
Ackerman
Age
22
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal / Piano,
"Don't Cry Out Loud"
1981
1981
Year
1981
Crowned
Sept. 6, 1980
Winner
Susan Powell
State/District
Oklahoma
City
Elk City
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Talent (tie)
Talent
Classical vocal,
"The Telephone Aria"
1982
1982
Year
1982
Crowned
Sept. 12, 1981
Winner
Elizabeth Ward
State/District
Arkansas
City
Russellville
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal,
"After You've Gone"
Notes
Previously National Sweetheart 1981
Infamously claimed to have had short-lived affair with President Bill Clinton while he was Governor of Arkansas
1983
1983
Year
1983
Crowned
Sept. 11, 1982
Winner
Debra Maffett
State/District
California
City
Anaheim
Age
25
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Popular Vocal,
"[[Come in From the Rain]]"
1984
1984
Year
1984
Crowned
Sept. 17, 1983
Winner
Vanessa Lynn Williams
State/District
New York
City
Millwood
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Popular vocal,
"Happy Days Are Here Again"
Notes
First African American Miss America
Resigned on July 23, 1984, due to backlash from unauthorized nude photos of her being published in Penthouse magazine
July 23, 1984
July 23, 1984
Year
July 23, 1984
Crowned
Suzette Charles
Winner
New Jersey
State/District
Mays Landing
City
21
Age
Preliminary Talent
Awards
Popular vocal,
"Kiss Me In the Rain"
Talent
Served the shortest term by any Miss America, lasting only seven weeks
1985
1985
Year
1985
Crowned
Sept. 15, 1984
Winner
Sharlene Wells
State/District
Utah
City
Salt Lake City
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Spanish vocal & Paraguayan harp,
"Mis Noches Sin Ti"
Notes
The first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America (born in Asunción, Paraguay)
1986
1986
Year
1986
Crowned
Sept. 14, 1985
Winner
Susan Akin
State/District
Mississippi
City
Meridian
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal,
"You're My World"
1987
1987
Year
1987
Crowned
Sept. 13, 1986
Winner
Kellye Cash
State/District
Tennessee
City
Memphis
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Piano / Vocal,
"I'll Be Home"
Notes
Grandniece of singer, Johnny Cash
1988
1988
Year
1988
Crowned
Sept. 19, 1987
Winner
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
State/District
Michigan
City
Monroe
Age
24
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Hawaiian-Tahitian dance
1989
1989
Year
1989
Crowned
Sept. 10, 1988
Winner
Gretchen Carlson
State/District
Minnesota
City
Anoka
Age
22
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Classical violin,
"Zigeunerweisen"
Notes
Former news anchor of Fox & Friends
Later served as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Miss America Organization
1990
1990
Year
1990
Crowned
Sept. 16, 1989
Winner
Debbye Turner
State/District
Missouri
City
Mexico
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Age
Preliminary Swimsuit
Awards
Marimba medley,
"Flight of the Bumblebee," "Csárdás" & "Can-Can"
Talent
Medical Reporter and Anchor for CBS's The Early Show
First Miss Missouri crowned
1991
1991
Year
1991
Crowned
Sept. 8, 1990
Winner
Marjorie Vincent
State/District
Illinois
City
Oak Park
Age
25
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Classical piano,
"Fantaisie-Impromptu"
Notes
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)
1992
1992
Year
1992
Crowned
Sept. 14, 1991
Winner
Carolyn Suzanne Sapp
State/District
Hawaii
City
Kona
Age
24
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Vocal,
"Ain't Misbehavin'"
Notes
First Miss Hawaii crowned
1993
1993
Year
1993
Crowned
Sept. 19, 1992
Winner
Leanza Cornett
State/District
Florida
City
Jacksonville
Age
21
Talent
Vocal,
"A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde
Notes
Married (and later divorced) Mark Steines
1994
1994
Year
1994
Crowned
Sept. 18, 1993
Winner
Kimberly Clarice Aiken
State/District
South Carolina
City
Columbia
Age
18
Talent
Vocal,
"Summertime"
1995
1995
Year
1995
Crowned
Sept. 17, 1994
Winner
Heather Whitestone
State/District
Alabama
City
Birmingham
Age
21
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Ballet en Pointe,
"Via Dolorosa"
Notes
First deaf Miss America
1996
1996
Year
1996
Crowned
Sept. 16, 1995
Winner
Shawntel Smith
State/District
Oklahoma
City
Muldrow
Age
24
Talent
Vocal,
"The Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born
1997
1997
Year
1997
Crowned
Sept. 14, 1996
Winner
Tara Dawn Holland
State/District
Kansas
City
Overland Park
Age
23
Awards
Preliminary Swimsuit
Talent
Classical vocal,
"Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé
Notes
Her crowning was featured at beginning of the 2006 film, Little Miss Sunshine
1998
1998
Year
1998
Crowned
Sept. 13, 1997
Winner
Katherine Shindle
State/District
Illinois
City
Evanston
Age
20
Awards
Preliminary Talent
Talent
Vocal,
"Don't Rain on My Parade"
Notes
Performed in Legally Blonde on Broadway
President of the Actors' Equity Association
Briefly on the board of directors for the Miss America Organization in 2018
Television broadcast moved to ABC
1999
1999
Year
1999
Crowned
Sept. 19, 1998
Winner
Nicole Johnson
State/District
Virginia
City
Roanoke
Age
24
Talent
Vocal,
"That's Life"
Notes
Diabetes awareness advocate
| Year | Crowned | Winner | State/District | City | Age | Awards | Talent | Notes |
| 1921 | Sept. 8, 1921 | Margaret Gorman | 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 | 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 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 18 | |||
| 1925 | Sept. 11, 1925 | Fay Lanphier | California | Oakland | 19 | |||
| 1926 | Sept. 10, 1926 | Norma Smallwood | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 18 | Bather's Revue Winner Evening Gown Award | ||
| 1927 | Sept. 9, 1927 | Lois Delander | Illinois | Joliet | 17 | |||
| 1928 | No national pageants were held | |||||||
| 1929 | ||||||||
| 1930 | ||||||||
| 1931 | ||||||||
| 1932 | ||||||||
| 1933 | Sept. 9, 1933 | Marian Bergeron | Connecticut | West Haven | 15 | Youngest winner in history at the age of 15½ Held title for two years since no competition was held in 1934 | ||
| 1934 | No national pageant was held | |||||||
| 1935 | Sept. 7, 1935 | Henrietta Leaver | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 17 | Vocal / Tap dance, "Living In a Great Big Way" | ||
| 1936 | Sept. 12, 1936 | Rose Coyle | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 22 | Preliminary Talent | Vocal / Tap dance, "I Can't Escape From You" & "Truckin | |
| 1937 | Sept. 11, 1937 | Bette Cooper | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | California | San Francisco | 19 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Dramatic monologue, Riders to the Sea | First winner crowned on television. Television broadcast moved to ABC Became an actress, starring in Batman and Barnaby Jones |
| 1956 | Sept. 10, 1955 | Sharon Ritchie | Colorado | Denver | 18 | Recitation, "The Murder of Lidice" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | ||
| 1957 | Sept. 8, 1956 | Marian McKnight | South Carolina | Manning | 19 | Comedy sketch, "The Monroe Doctrine" | ||
| 1958 | Sept. 7, 1957 | Marilyn Van Derbur | Colorado | Denver | 20 | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Television broadcast moved to CBS | |
| 1959 | Sept. 6, 1958 | Mary Ann Mobley | 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 | Natchez | 20 | Original dramatic act, "Schizophrenia" | |||
| 1961 | Sept. 10, 1960 | Nancy Fleming | Michigan | Montague | 18 | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent (tie) | Presentation of dress design | |
| 1962 | Sept. 9, 1961 | Maria Fletcher | North Carolina | Asheville | 19 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Vocal/tap dance, "Somebody Loves Me" | First Miss North Carolina crowned |
| 1963 | Sept. 8, 1962 | Jacquelyn Mayer | Ohio | Sandusky | 20 | Broadway medley, "Wishing Upon a Star, My Favorite Things" & The White Cliffs of Dover | ||
| 1964 | Sept. 7, 1963 | Donna Axum | Arkansas | El Dorado | 21 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Vocal medley, "Quando me'n vo & "I Love Paris" | |
| 1965 | Sept. 12, 1964 | Vonda Kay Van Dyke | Arizona | Phoenix | 21 | Miss Congeniality | Ventriloquism, "Together (Wherever We Go)" | Only Miss Congeniality winner to be also crowned Miss America |
| 1966 | Sept. 11, 1965 | Deborah Bryant | Kansas | Overland Park | 19 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Dramatic interpretation, "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags" | |
| 1967 | Sept. 10, 1966 | Jane Anne Jayroe | Oklahoma | Laverne | 19 | Preliminary Talent | Vocal / Orchestral conducting, "1-2-3" | Television broadcast moved to NBC |
| 1968 | Sept. 9, 1967 | Debra Dene Barnes | Kansas | Moran | 20 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Piano, "Born Free" | |
| 1969 | Sept. 7, 1968 | Judith Ford | Illinois | Belvidere | 18 | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent | Acrobatic dance & trampoline, "The Blue Danube" | |
| 1970 | Sept. 6, 1969 | Pamela Eldred | Michigan | West Bloomfield | 21 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Ballet, "Love Theme" from Romeo & Juliet | |
· Winners by state
New York
New York
State
New York
Number of
titles won
8
Year(s) won
1945, 1976, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2026
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
State
Oklahoma
Number of
titles won
6
Year(s) won
1926, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2006, 2007
California
California
State
California
Number of
titles won
1925, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1955, 1983
Ohio
Ohio
State
Ohio
Number of
titles won
1922, 1923, 1938, 1963, 1972, 1978
Michigan
Michigan
State
Michigan
Number of
titles won
5
Year(s) won
1939, 1961, 1970, 1988, 2008
Illinois
Illinois
State
Illinois
Number of
titles won
1927, 1969, 1991, 1998, 2003
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
State
Pennsylvania
Number of
titles won
1924, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1954
Alabama
Alabama
State
Alabama
Number of
titles won
4
Year(s) won
1951, 1995, 2005, 2025
Colorado
Colorado
State
Colorado
Number of
titles won
1956, 1958, 1974, 2024
Virginia
Virginia
State
Virginia
Number of
titles won
1979, 1999, 2010, 2020
Mississippi
Mississippi
State
Mississippi
Number of
titles won
1959, 1960, 1980, 1986
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
State
Wisconsin
Number of
titles won
3
Year(s) won
1973, 2012, 2023
Arkansas
Arkansas
State
Arkansas
Number of
titles won
1964, 1982, 2017
Kansas
Kansas
State
Kansas
Number of
titles won
1966, 1968, 1997
Minnesota
Minnesota
State
Minnesota
Number of
titles won
1948, 1977, 1989
Texas
Texas
State
Texas
Number of
titles won
1942, 1971, 1975
Georgia
Georgia
State
Georgia
Number of
titles won
2
Year(s) won
1953, 2016
Florida
Florida
State
Florida
Number of
titles won
1993, 2004
Hawaii
Hawaii
State
Hawaii
Number of
titles won
1992, 2001
South Carolina
South Carolina
State
South Carolina
Number of
titles won
1957, 1994
Tennessee
Tennessee
State
Tennessee
Number of
titles won
1947, 1987
Utah
Utah
State
Utah
Number of
titles won
1952, 1985
New Jersey
New Jersey
State
New Jersey
Number of
titles won
1937, 1984
Arizona
Arizona
State
Arizona
Number of
titles won
1949, 1965
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
State
District of Columbia
Number of
titles won
1921, 1944
Alaska
Alaska
State
Alaska
Number of
titles won
1
Year(s) won
2022
North Dakota
North Dakota
State
North Dakota
Number of
titles won
2018
Nebraska
Nebraska
State
Nebraska
Number of
titles won
2011
Indiana
Indiana
State
Indiana
Number of
titles won
2009
Oregon
Oregon
State
Oregon
Number of
titles won
2002
Kentucky
Kentucky
State
Kentucky
Number of
titles won
2000
Missouri
Missouri
State
Missouri
Number of
titles won
1990
North Carolina
North Carolina
State
North Carolina
Number of
titles won
1962
Connecticut
Connecticut
State
Connecticut
Number of
titles won
1933
| State | Number of titles won | Year(s) won |
| New York | 8 | 1945, 1976, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 1926, 1967, 1981, 1996, 2006, 2007 |
| California | 1925, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1955, 1983 | |
| Ohio | 1922, 1923, 1938, 1963, 1972, 1978 | |
| Michigan | 5 | 1939, 1961, 1970, 1988, 2008 |
| Illinois | 1927, 1969, 1991, 1998, 2003 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1924, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1954 | |
| Alabama | 4 | 1951, 1995, 2005, 2025 |
| Colorado | 1956, 1958, 1974, 2024 | |
| Virginia | 1979, 1999, 2010, 2020 | |
| Mississippi | 1959, 1960, 1980, 1986 | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 1973, 2012, 2023 |
| Arkansas | 1964, 1982, 2017 | |
| 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, 1987 | |
| Utah | 1952, 1985 | |
| New Jersey | 1937, 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 timeline · Winners by state
1920s
1920s
Col 1
1920s
States/Federal District
List
1921: District of Columbia
1922: Ohio
1924: Pennsylvania
1925: California
1926: Oklahoma
1927: Illinois
1930s
1930s
Col 1
1930s
States/Federal District
List
1933: Connecticut
1937: New Jersey
1939: Michigan
1940s
1940s
Col 1
1940s
States/Federal District
List
1942: Texas
1945: New York
1947: Tennessee
1948: Minnesota
1949: Arizona
1950s
1950s
Col 1
1950s
States/Federal District
List
1951: Alabama
1952: Utah
1953: Georgia
1956: Colorado
1957: South Carolina
1959: Mississippi
1960s
1960s
Col 1
1960s
States/Federal District
List
1962: North Carolina
1964: Arkansas
1966: Kansas
1970s
1970s
Col 1
1970s
States/Federal District
List
1973: Wisconsin
1979: Virginia
1980s
1980s
Col 1
1980s
States/Federal District
List
1990: Missouri
1990s
1990s
Col 1
1990s
States/Federal District
List
1992: Hawaii
1993: Florida
2000: Kentucky
2000s
2000s
Col 1
2000s
States/Federal District
List
2002: Oregon
2009: Indiana
2010s
2010s
Col 1
2010s
States/Federal District
List
2011: Nebraska
2018: North Dakota
2020s
2020s
Col 1
2020s
States/Federal District
List
2022: Alaska
| States/Federal District | |
| 1920s | List 1921: District of Columbia 1922: Ohio 1924: Pennsylvania 1925: California 1926: Oklahoma 1927: Illinois |
| 1930s | List 1933: Connecticut 1937: New Jersey 1939: Michigan |
| 1940s | List 1942: Texas 1945: New York 1947: Tennessee 1948: Minnesota 1949: Arizona |
| 1950s | List 1951: Alabama 1952: Utah 1953: Georgia 1956: Colorado 1957: South Carolina 1959: Mississippi |
| 1960s | List 1962: North Carolina 1964: Arkansas 1966: Kansas |
| 1970s | List 1973: Wisconsin 1979: Virginia |
| 1980s | List 1990: Missouri |
| 1990s | List 1992: Hawaii 1993: Florida 2000: Kentucky |
| 2000s | List 2002: Oregon 2009: Indiana |
| 2010s | List 2011: Nebraska 2018: North Dakota |
| 2020s | List 2022: Alaska |
References
- No "Miss America 1950" was officially crowned. Since the majority of each titleholder's reign occurred during the follow
- Competed at Miss New York City
- Competed at Miss Tulsa
- Competed at Miss Columbus
- Competed at Miss Columbus
- Competed at Miss Philadelphia
- Competed at Miss Pittsburgh
- Competed at Miss Philadelphia
- Competed at Miss Philadelphia
- Competed at Miss Memphis
- Competed at Miss Bertrand Island
- "Future of Miss America, beauty pageants in question in the wake of "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/future-miss-america-beauty-pageants-question-wake-metoo-n835071
- "American Experience: Miss America"https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/missamerica-beauty-pageant-origins-and-culture/
- "Miss America History 1921"https://web.archive.org/web/20120417222234/http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1920/1921.aspx
- Indianapolis Star
- The Norwalk Hour
- The Free Lance
- Sandusky Star-Journal
- The Pittsburgh Presshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VUMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HkoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5624%2C2580342
- Decatur Review