List of Miss America titleholders
Winners

List of Miss America titleholders

Section Title: Winners
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Year	Crowned	Winner	State/District	City	Age	Awards	Talent	Notes

1921	Sept. 8, 1921	Margaret Gorman	Washington, D.C. District of Columbia	Washington	16	Inter-City Beauty, Amateur	Was named "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America"; was not titled "Miss America" until 1922

1922	Sept. 7, 1922	Mary Katherine Campbell	Ohio 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 Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	18

1925	Sept. 11, 1925	Fay Lanphier	California California	Oakland	19

1926	Sept. 10, 1926	Norma Smallwood	Oklahoma Oklahoma	Tulsa	18	Bather's Revue Winner Evening Gown Award

1927	Sept. 9, 1927	Lois Delander	Illinois Illinois	Joliet	17

1928	No pageants were held

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1933	Sept. 9, 1933	Marian Bergeron	Connecticut 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 pageant was held

1935	Sept. 7, 1935	Henrietta Leaver	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	17	Vocal / Tap dance, "Living In a Great Big Way"

1936	Sept. 12, 1936	Rose Coyle	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	22	Preliminary Talent	Vocal / Tap dance, "I Can't Escape From You" & "Truckin'"

1937	Sept. 11, 1937	Bette Cooper	New Jersey New Jersey	Bertrand Island	17	Evening Gown Award	Vocal, "When the Poppies Bloom Again"

1938	Sept. 10, 1938	Marilyn Meseke	Ohio 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 Michigan	Detroit	19	Vocal / Bass Fiddle, "To You" & "Ol' Man Mose"

1940	Sept. 7, 1940	Frances Marie Burke	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	19	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal / Dance, "I Can't Love You Anymore"

1941	Sept. 6, 1941	Rosemary LaPlanche	California 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 Texas	Tyler	18	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Vocal / Dance, "Deep in the Heart of Texas"

1943	Sept. 11, 1943	Jean Bartel	California California	Los Angeles	19	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Vocal, "Night and Day"

1944	Sept. 9, 1944	Venus Ramey	Washington, D.C. District of Columbia	Washington	19	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Vocal / Dance, "Take It Easy"

1945	Sept. 8, 1945	Bess Myerson	New York (state) 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 California	Los Angeles	21	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent (tie)	Dramatic monologue, Accent on Youth

1947	Sept. 6, 1947	Barbara Jo Walker	Tennessee Tennessee	Memphis	21	Preliminary Talent	Art display & vocal medley, "One Kiss" & "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly

1948	Sept. 11, 1948	BeBe Shopp	Minnesota Minnesota	Hopkins	18	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vibraharp, "Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler

1949	Sept. 10, 1949	Jacque Mercer	Arizona Arizona	Litchfield Park	18	Preliminary Swimsuit (tie) Preliminary Talent	Dramatic reading, Romeo and Juliet

1951	Sept. 9, 1950	Yolande Betbeze	Alabama 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 Utah	Salt Lake City	25	Preliminary Talent	Dramatic monologue, "Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson

1953	Sept. 6, 1952	Neva Jane Langley	Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia	Macon	19	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Classical piano, "Toccata"

1954	Sept. 12, 1953	Evelyn Margaret Ay	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	Ephrata	20	Preliminary Swimsuit	Poetry recitation, "Footsteps" from Leaves from a Grass-House by Don Blanding

1955	Sept. 11, 1954	Lee Meriwether	California California	San Francisco	19	Preliminary Swimsuit	Dramatic monologue, Riders to the Sea	First winner crowned on television (ABC) Became an actress (Batman)

1956	Sept. 10, 1955	Sharon Ritchie	Colorado Colorado	Denver	18	Recitation, "The Murder of Lidice" by Edna St. Vincent Millay

1957	Sept. 8, 1956	Marian McKnight	South Carolina South Carolina	Manning	19	Comedy sketch, "The Monroe Doctrine"

1958	Sept. 7, 1957	Marilyn Van Derbur	Colorado Colorado	Denver	20	Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly"	Television broadcast moved to CBS

1959	Sept. 6, 1958	Mary Ann Mobley	Mississippi Mississippi	Brandon	21	Preliminary Talent	Vocal medley & dance, "Un Bel Di" & "There'll Be Some Changes Made"	Became an actress (Diff'rent Strokes) and TV hostess

1960	Sept. 12, 1959	Lynda Lee Mead	Natchez	20	Original dramatic act, "Schizophrenia"

1961	Sept. 10, 1960	Nancy Fleming	Michigan Michigan	Montague	18	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent (tie)	Presentation of dress design

1962	Sept. 9, 1961	Maria Fletcher	North Carolina North Carolina	Asheville	19	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal/tap dance, "Somebody Loves Me"	First Miss North Carolina crowned

1963	Sept. 8, 1962	Jacquelyn Mayer	Ohio Ohio	Sandusky	20	Broadway medley, "Wishing Upon a Star," "My Favorite Things" & The White Cliffs of Dover

1964	Sept. 7, 1963	Donna Axum	Arkansas Arkansas	El Dorado	21	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal medley, "Quando me'n vo'" & "I Love Paris"

1965	Sept. 12, 1964	Vonda Kay Van Dyke	Arizona 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 Kansas	Overland Park	19	Preliminary Swimsuit	Dramatic interpretation, "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags"

1967	Sept. 10, 1966	Jane Anne Jayroe	Oklahoma Oklahoma	Laverne	19	Preliminary Talent	Vocal / Orchestral conducting, "1-2-3"	Television broadcast moved to NBC

1968	Sept. 9, 1967	Debra Dene Barnes	Kansas Kansas	Moran	20	Preliminary Swimsuit	Piano, "Born Free"

1969	Sept. 7, 1968	Judith Ford	Illinois Illinois	Belvidere	18	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Acrobatic dance & trampoline, "The Blue Danube"

1970	Sept. 6, 1969	Pamela Eldred	Michigan Michigan	West Bloomfield	21	Preliminary Swimsuit	Ballet, "Love Theme" from Romeo & Juliet

1971	Sept. 12, 1970	Phyllis George	Texas Texas	Denton	21	Preliminary Swimsuit	Piano medley, Promises, Promises & "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"	Former sportscaster on CBS Former First Lady of Kentucky (1979–83)

1972	Sept. 11, 1971	Laurie Lea Schaefer	Ohio Ohio	Bexley	22	Preliminary Swimsuit	Semi-classical vocal, "And This Is My Beloved"

1973	Sept. 9, 1972	Terry Meeuwsen	Wisconsin Wisconsin	De Pere	23	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Vocal, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!	First Miss Wisconsin crowned Co-host of The 700 Club

1974	Sept. 8, 1973	Rebecca King	Colorado Colorado	Denver	23	Vocal, "If I Ruled the World"	Mother of Miss Colorado 2011, Diana Dremen

1975	Sept. 7, 1974	Shirley Cothran	Texas Texas	Fort Worth	21	Preliminary Swimsuit	Flute medley, "Bumble Boogie" & "Swingin' Shepherd Blues"

1976	Sept. 6, 1975	Tawny Godin	New York (state) New York	Yonkers	18	Original piano composition, "Images in Pastels"

1977	Sept. 11, 1976	Dorothy Benham	Minnesota Minnesota	Edina	20	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Classical vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus	Appeared in Jerome Robbins' Broadway

1978	Sept. 10, 1977	Susan Perkins	Ohio Ohio	Columbus	23	Preliminary Talent	Vocal, "Good Morning Heartache"	Television broadcast moved to CBS

1979	Sept. 9, 1978	Kylene Barker	Virginia Virginia	Galax	22	Gymnastics routine, "Gonna Fly Now" & "Feels So Good"	Television broadcast moved to NBC

1980	Sept. 8, 1979	Cheryl Prewitt	Mississippi Mississippi	Ackerman	22	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal / Piano, "Don't Cry Out Loud"

1981	Sept. 6, 1980	Susan Powell	Oklahoma Oklahoma	Elk City	21	Preliminary Talent (tie)	Classical vocal, "The Telephone Aria"

1982	Sept. 12, 1981	Elizabeth Ward	Arkansas Arkansas	Russellville	20	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal, "After You've Gone"	Previously National Sweetheart 1981 Infamously had short-lived affair with President Bill Clinton in 1998

1983	Sept. 11, 1982	Debra Maffett	California California	Anaheim	25	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Popular vocal, "Come In From the Rain"

1984	Sept. 17, 1983	Vanessa Lynn Williams	New York (state) New York	Millwood	20	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Popular vocal, "Happy Days Are Here Again"	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	Suzette Charles	New Jersey 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

1985	Sept. 8, 1984	Sharlene Wells	Utah Utah	Salt Lake City	20	Preliminary Swimsuit	Spanish vocal & Paraguyan harp, "Mis Noches Sin Ti"	The first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America (born in Asunción, Paraguay)

1986	Sept. 14, 1985	Susan Akin	Mississippi Mississippi	Meridian	21	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal, "You're My World"

1987	Sept. 13, 1986	Kellye Cash	Tennessee Tennessee	Memphis	21	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Piano / Vocal, "I'll Be Home"	Grandniece of singer, Johnny Cash

1988	Sept. 19, 1987	Kaye Lani Rae Rafko	Michigan Michigan	Monroe	24	Preliminary Swimsuit	Hawaiian-Tahitian dance

1989	Sept. 10, 1988	Gretchen Carlson	Minnesota Minnesota	Anoka	22	Preliminary Talent	Classical violin, "Zigeunerweisen"	Former news anchor of Fox & Friends Current chairwoman of the board of directors of the Miss America Organization

1990	Sept. 16, 1989	Debbye Turner	Missouri Missouri	Mexico	23	Preliminary Swimsuit	Marimba medley, "Flight of the Bumblebee," "Csárdás" & "Can-Can"	Medical Reporter and Anchor for CBS's The Early Show First Miss Missouri crowned

1991	Sept. 8, 1990	Marjorie Vincent	Illinois Illinois	Oak Park	25	Preliminary Talent	Classical piano, "Fantaisie-Impromptu"	First Miss America winner of Haitian descent Former Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Miss America Organization (served for 3 months)

1992	Sept. 14, 1991	Carolyn Suzanne Sapp	Hawaii Hawaii	Kona	24	Preliminary Swimsuit	Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'"	First Miss Hawaii crowned

1993	Sept. 19, 1992	Leanza Cornett	Florida Florida	Jacksonville	21	Vocal, "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde	Married (and later divorced) Mark Steines

1994	Sept. 18, 1993	Kimberly Clarice Aiken	South Carolina South Carolina	Columbia	18	Vocal, "Summertime"

1995	Sept. 17, 1994	Heather Whitestone	Alabama Alabama	Birmingham	21	Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent	Ballet en Pointe, "Via Dolorosa"	First deaf Miss America

1996	Sept. 16, 1995	Shawntel Smith	Oklahoma Oklahoma	Muldrow	24	Vocal, "The Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born

1997	Sept. 14, 1996	Tara Dawn Holland	Kansas Kansas	Overland Park	23	Preliminary Swimsuit	Classical vocal, "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé	Her crowning was featured at beginning of the 2006 film, Little Miss Sunshine

1998	Sept. 13, 1997	Katherine Shindle	Illinois Illinois	Evanston	20	Preliminary Talent	Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade"	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	Sept. 19, 1998	Nicole Johnson	Virginia Virginia	Roanoke	24	Vocal, "That's Life"	Diabetes awareness advocate

2000	Sept. 18, 1999	Heather Renee French	Kentucky 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	Hawaii Hawaii	Honolulu	24	Preliminary Swimsuit	Hula, "Theme" from Mutiny on the Bounty	First Filipino American and Asian American Miss America

2002	Sept. 22, 2001	Katie Harman	Oregon Oregon	Gresham	21	Preliminary Talent	Classical vocal, "O mio babbino caro"	First Miss Oregon crowned

2003	Sept. 21, 2002	Erika Harold	Illinois Illinois	Urbana	22	Classical vocal, "Habanera"

2004	Sept. 20, 2003	Ericka Dunlap	Florida 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	Alabama Alabama	Birmingham	24	Vocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"

2006	Jan. 21, 2006	Jennifer Berry	Oklahoma Oklahoma	Tulsa	22	Preliminary Talent	Ballet en Pointe, "Within"	Television broadcast moved to CMT

2007	Jan. 29, 2007	Lauren Nelson	Lawton	20	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness	Vocal, "You'll Be in My Heart"

2008	Jan. 26, 2008	Kirsten Haglund	Michigan 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 Television broadcast moved to TLC

2009	Jan. 24, 2009	Katie Stam	Indiana Indiana	Seymour	22	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness	Vocal, "Via Dolorosa"	First Miss Indiana crowned

2010	Jan. 30, 2010	Caressa Cameron	Virginia Virginia	Fredericksburg	22	Preliminary Talent	Vocal, "Listen" from Dreamgirls

2011	Jan. 15, 2011	Teresa Scanlan	Nebraska Nebraska	Gering	17	Preliminary Talent	Piano, "White Water Chopped Sticks" by Calvin Jones	Youngest Miss America winner since 1933 First Miss Nebraska crowned Television broadcast moved back to ABC

2012	Jan. 14, 2012	Laura Kaeppeler	Wisconsin 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

2013	Jan. 12, 2013	Mallory Hagan	New York (state) 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	Fayetteville	24	Bollywood fusion dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om	First Indian American winner First to perform a Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant

2015	Sept. 14, 2014	Kira Kazantsev	Manhattan	23	Vocal with plastic cup percussion, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams

2016	Sept. 13, 2015	Betty Cantrell	Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia	Warner Robins	21	Preliminary Talent	Classical vocal, "Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" from Madama Butterfly

2017	Sept. 11, 2016	Savvy Shields	Arkansas Arkansas	Fayetteville	21	Preliminary Talent	Jazz dance, "They Just Keep Moving the Line" from the NBC show Smash

2018	Sept. 10, 2017	Cara Mund	North Dakota North Dakota	Bismarck	23	Jazz dance, “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson	First Miss North Dakota crowned

2019	Sept. 9, 2018	Nia Franklin	New York (state) New York	Brooklyn	25	Operatic vocal, "Quando m'en vò" from La bohème

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Marian Bergeron won Miss America in 1933 and was the youngest title holder.

final_sentence: Marian Bergeron won Miss America in 1933 and was the youngest title holder.