Miss America Titleholders| 1921 | Margaret Gorman | Washington, D.C. |
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| 1922 | Mary Katherine Campbell | Columbus, Ohio |
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| 1923 | Mary Katherine Campbell | Columbus, Ohio |
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| 1924 | Ruth Malcomson | Philadelphia, Pa. |
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| 1925 | Fay Lanphier | California |
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| 1926 | Norma Smallwood | Tulsa, Okla. |
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| 1927 | Lois Delander | Illinois |
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| 1928 | No Pageant | |
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| 1929 | No Pageant | |
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| 1930 | No Pageant | |
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| 1931 | No Pageant | |
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| 1932 | No Pageant | |
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| 1933 | Marian Bergeron | Connecticut |
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| 1934 | No Pageant | |
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| 1935 | Henrietta Leaver | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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| 1936 | Rose Coyle | Philadelphia, Pa. |
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| 1937 | Bette Cooper | Bertrand Island, N.J. |
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| 1938 | Marilyn Meseke | Ohio |
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| 1939 | Patricia Donnelly | Michigan |
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| 1940 | Frances Marie Burke | Philadelphia, Pa. |
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| 1941 | Rosemary LaPlanche | California |
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| 1942 | Jo-Carroll Dennison | Texas |
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| 1943 | Jean Bartel | California |
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| 1944 | Venus Ramey | Washington, D.C. |
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| 1945 | Bess Myerson | New York City |
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| 1946 | Marilyn Buferd | California |
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| 1947 | Barbara Walker | Memphis, Tenn. |
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| 1948 | BeBe Shopp | Minnesota |
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| 1949 | Jacque Mercer | Arizona |
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| 1950 | Dating of title changed (See note) | |
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| 1951 | Yolande Betbeze | Alabama |
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| 1952 | Colleen Kay Hutchins | Utah |
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| 1953 | Neva Jane Langley | Georgia |
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| 1954 | Evelyn Ay | Pennsylvania |
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| 1955 | Lee Ann Meriwether | California |
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| 1956 | Sharon Kay Ritchie | Colorado |
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| 1957 | Marian Ann McKnight | South Carolina |
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| 1958 | Marilyn Van Derbur | Colorado |
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| 1959 | Mary Ann Mobley | Mississippi |
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| 1960 | Lynda Lee Mead | Mississippi |
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| 1961 | Nancy Fleming | Michigan |
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| 1962 | Maria Beale Fletcher | North Carolina |
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| 1963 | Jacquelyn Mayer | Ohio |
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| 1964 | Donna Axum | Arkansas |
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| 1965 | Vonda Kay Van Dyke | Arizona |
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| 1966 | Deborah Bryant | Kansas |
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| 1967 | Jane Anne Jayroe | Oklahoma |
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| 1968 | Debra Dene Barnes | Kansas |
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| 1969 | Judith Ford | Illinois |
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| 1970 | Pamela Anne Eldred | Michigan |
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| 1971 | Phyllis George | Texas |
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| 1972 | Laurel Lea Schaefer | Ohio |
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| 1973 | Terry Anne Meeuwsen | Wisconsin |
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| 1974 | Rebecca King | Colorado |
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| 1975 | Shirley Cothran | Texas |
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| 1976 | Tawny Godin | New York |
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| 1977 | Dorothy Benham | Minnesota |
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| 1978 | Susan Perkins | Ohio |
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| 1979 | Kylene Barker | Virginia |
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| 1980 | Cheryl Prewitt | Mississippi |
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| 1981 | Susan Powell | Oklahoma |
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| 1982 | Elizabeth Ward | Arkansas |
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| 1983 | Debra Sue Maffett | California |
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| 1984 | Vanessa Williams* | New York |
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| 1984 | Suzette Charles** | New Jersey |
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| 1985 | Sharlene Wells | Utah |
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| 1986 | Susan Akin | Mississippi |
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| 1987 | Kellye Cash | Tennessee |
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| 1988 | Kaye Lani Rae Rafko | Michigan |
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| 1989 | Gretchen Carlson | Minnesota |
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| 1990 | Debbye Turner | Missouri |
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| 1991 | Marjorie Judith Vincent | Illinois |
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| 1992 | Carolyn Sapp | Hawaii |
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| 1993 | Leanza Cornett | Florida |
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| 1994 | Kimberly Aiken | South Carolina |
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| 1995 | Heather Whitestone | Alabama |
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| 1996 | Shawntel Smith | Oklahoma |
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| 1997 | Tara Dawn Holland | Kansas |
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| 1998 | Katherine "Kate" Shindle | Illinois | | 1999 | Nicole Johnson | Virginia | | 2000 | Heather Renee French | Kentucky | | 2001 | Angela Perez Baraquio | Hawaii | | 2002 | Katie Harmon | Oregon | | 2003 | Erika Harold | Illinois | | 2004 | Ericka Dunlap | Florida | | 2005 | Deidre Downs | Alabama | | 2006 | Jennifer Berry | Oklahoma | | 2006 | Lauren Nelson | Oklahoma |
From 1921 until 1950, the Miss America winner was designated according to the year she was crowned. Beginning in 1950, the winner was designated according to the following year. So, Miss America 1949 was crowned in 1949, Miss America 1951 was crowned in 1950, and no one bore the title Miss America 1950. There was no pageant in the calendar year 2005 due to TV contract problems, and Miss America 2006 was crowned in January 2006. *Resigned under pressure due to photographs made before her reign.
**Succeeded Vanessa Williams when Ms. Williams resigned. Listing from sources approved by the Miss America Pageant.
Additional information provided by the Pageant News Bureau. |
