Miss Louisiana
Winners
Declared as winner Ended as a runner-up Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Miss Louisiana

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: Declared as winner Ended as a runner-up Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Education	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes

2018	Holli' Conway	Monroe	Northwestern State University	23	Miss Heart of Pilot	Vocal, "I Believe"	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award

2017	Laryssa Bonacquisti	Monroe	LSU	22	Miss Shreveport	Ventriloquism, "I Wanna Be a Cowboy Sweetheart"	Top 7	Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award Preliminary Talent Award	Daughter of Miss New Jersey 1990, Lynette Falls Bonacquisti

2016	Justine Ker	Ruston	Vanderbilt University	22	Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival	Classical Piano	Top 15	Previously Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen 2011 Cousin of Miss California 2013 and 1st runner-up at Miss America 2014, Crystal Lee

2015	April Nelson	Mandeville	OCU	23	Miss Crescent City New Orleans	Vocal "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen 2008

2014	Lacey Sanchez	Baton Rouge	LSU / Southeastern Louisiana University	24	Miss Lafayette	Vocal, "Not for the Life of Me" from Thoroughly Modern Millie	CMN Miracle Maker 2nd runner-up Non-finalist Interview Award

2013	Jaden Leach	West Monroe	ULM	20	Miss Spirit of the Ouachita	Vocal "I Can't Let Go"	Non-finalist Talent Award

2012	Lauren Vizza	Shreveport	Louisiana Tech	22	Miss Louisiana Tech	Dance "Time of My Life" by David Cook	Later Miss Louisiana USA 2018

2011	Hope Anderson	Monroe	ULM / Louisiana Tech	22	Miss Spirit of Ruston	Dance "Sway"	Top 10	CMN Miracle Maker Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009

2010	Kelsi Crain	Monroe	ULM	20	Miss ULM	Ballet en Pointe, "Victory"

2009	Katherine Putnam	Oak Grove	ULM	23	Miss Shreveport	Piano, "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah	3rd runner-up	CMN Miracle Maker Award

2008	Blair Abene	Hammond	Southeastern Louisiana	22	Miss Lincoln Parish	Classical Vocal, "Nessun dorma"	Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 2002 Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2006

2007	Amanda Joseph	Pineville	LSU / ULM	21	Miss Bossier City	Ballet en Pointe "Canned Heat"

2006	Jamie Wilson	Minden	Louisiana Tech / LSU Law	23	Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival	Vocal "Like We Never Loved at All"	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005

2005	Molly Causey	Ruston	Louisiana Tech / LSU	22	Miss Shreveport	Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2"	Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 1999 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2004

2004	Jennifer Dupont	Plaquemine	LSU	23	Miss Ouachita Parish	Jazz Dance "The Life of the Party" from The Wild Party	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Triple Crown Winner Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1998 Previously Miss Louisiana USA 2000

2003	Melissa Clark	Ruston	Louisiana Tech	23	Miss Louisiana Tech	Vocal, "The Prayer"	Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 1998 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 Previously National Sweetheart 2001

2002	Casey Crowder	Shreveport	Northwestern State	23	Miss Ark-La-Miss Fair	Vocal Medley "This Can't Be Love" & "Almost Like Being in Love"	Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 1995

2001	Kati Guyton	Bossier City	Ouachita Baptist / LSUS	23	Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival	Vocal "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime	Previously Miss Teen Louisiana 1996

2000	Faith Jenkins	Shreveport	Louisiana Tech / Southern Law	24	Miss Louisiana Lagniappe	Vocal "If I Could"	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Swimsuit Award Quality of Life Award	Won the most scholarship money in the history of Miss America Pageant to date

1999	Julie Lawrence	Destrehan	New Orleans	22	Miss Louisiana Stock Show	Ballet en Pointe "I, Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha	Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award Miss America Scholar	Contestant at National Sweetheart 1998

1998	Heather Dupree	Baton Rouge	LSU	21	Miss Louisiana Lagniappe	Ventriloquism "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"	Quality of Life 1st runner-up	Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1993

1997	Mette Boving	Ruston	Louisiana Tech	24	Miss Holiday in Dixie	Popular Vocal "How Do I Live"	Top 10	Later Mrs. Colorado 2015

1996	Erika Schwarz	Folsom	Loyola	24	Miss St. Tammany Parrish	Original Piano Composition "New Orleans Rhapsody"	1st runner-up	Quality of Life 2nd runner-up	Judge for Miss America 2006 pageant Was "Pageant Coach" on the Miss America 2007 "Pageant School" TV movie

1995	Karmyn Tyler	Shreveport	Centenary / Texarkana College / TAMU–Texarkana	20	Miss City of Roses	Classical Vocal "Tu che di gel sei cinta"	Non-finalist Talent Award

1994	Tiffany Mock	Bossier City	Northeast Louisiana	23	Miss Shreveport	Vocal "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"

1993	Catherine Teague	Shreveport	Louisiana Tech	20	Miss Natchitoches City of Lights	Vocal "Listen To My Heart"

1992	Elizabeth Haynes	Baton Rouge	Louisiana Tech / LSU	24	Miss Caddo Lake	Piano Medley "El Cumbanchero" & "Cumana"

1991	Christi Page	Ruston	Louisiana Tech	21	Miss Caney Lake	Piano / Vocal "Great Balls of Fire"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award

1990	Linnea Fayard	Shreveport	LSU–Shreveport / Louisiana Tech	22	Miss Louisiana Super Derby Festival	Vocal "Stormy Weather"	4th runner-up

1989	Stacy King	Slidell	Louisiana Tech	23	Miss Louisiana Deep South	Banjo Medley "Dueling Banjos" & "Ghost Riders"	Preliminary Swimsuit Award Non-finalist Talent Award

1988	Valerie Brosset	West Monroe	Northeast Louisiana	21	Miss Louisiana Stockshow	Contemporary Ballet "Singin' in the Rain"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award

1987	Patricia Brant	Monroe	Northeast Louisiana	23	Miss Red River Valley	Ventriloquism "Arizona Yodeler" & "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award

1986	Amanda Mainord	Baton Rouge	LSU	20	Miss Louisiana State University	Vocal "When You Wish upon a Star"	Non-finalist Talent Award	Toured with Miss America Show Troupe

1985	Carol Carter	Shreveport	LSUS	20	Miss Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Vocal "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin	Later Miss Louisiana USA 1987 Toured with Miss America USO Troupe

1984	Nita Whitaker	Shreveport	Northeast Louisiana	24	Miss Louisiana Forest Festival	Popular Vocal "Over the Rainbow"	First African American Miss Louisiana

1983	Miriam Gauthier	Shreveport	19	Miss Bossier City	Piano "Toccata" by Antonio Tauriello	Non-finalist Talent Award

1982	Bobbie Candler	Baton Rouge	LSU	25	Miss Baton Rouge	Semi-classical Vocal "With a Song in My Heart"	Non-finalist Talent Award	Previously National Sweetheart 1979

1981	Donese Worden	Monroe	Northeast Louisiana	22	Miss Northeast Louisiana University	Violin Solo "Millionaire's Hoe-Down"

1980	Martha "Missy" Crews	Baton Rouge	LSU	22	Miss Baton Rouge	Ballet en Pointe "Jet Song" from West Side Story	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe

1979	Myrrah McCully	Monroe	LSU	24	Miss North Louisiana Paperland	Piano "Khachaturian's Piano Concerto"	Non-finalist Talent Award

1978	Phyllis Kelly	Baton Rouge	Southeastern Louisiana	20	Miss Southeastern Louisiana University	Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song"	Top 10

1977	Donna Holt	Tioga	Louisiana College	21	Miss Plain Dealing Dogwood	Semi-classical Vocal "My Tribute"

1976	Candy Sue Crocker	Hammond	Southeastern Louisiana / Northeast Louisiana	22	Miss Plain Dealing Dogwood	Vocal / Tap Dance "Swanee"

1975	Becky Wilson	Bossier City	Louisiana Tech	23	Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival	Vocal "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin

1974	Libby Lovejoy	Sulphur	SMU	21	Miss Lake Charles	Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Grenadiers"	4th runner-up

1973	Debbie Ward	Baton Rouge	LSU	Miss Delhi	Vocal Medley "A Heart That's Free", "I Enjoy Being a Girl", & "I Could Have Danced All Night"	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award	Featured performer and co-host of the Miss America 1974–1977 pageant

1972	Debby Robert	Baton Rouge	LSU	21	Miss Baton Rouge	Classical Vocal "The Art of Beguiling"	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award

1971	Avis Cochran	Shreveport	SHSU / University of Houston–Victoria	19	Miss Shreveport	Acrobatic Dance "Theme from Exodus"	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe

1970	Carol Almand	Haynesville	18	Miss Homer	Vocal "The Wedding"

1969	Sharon Branaman	New Iberia	USL	19	Miss Lafayette	Classical Vocal "Olympia's Aria" from The Tales of Hoffmann

1968	Susanne Saunders	Shreveport	Northeast Louisiana	18	Miss Northeast Louisiana State College	Popular Vocal "I Can See It"

1967	Genevieve Del Gallo	New Orleans	Loyola	21	Miss New Orleans	Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly	Top 10

1966	Joy Woods	New Orleans	Northeast Louisiana	20	Miss Northeast Louisiana State College	Oboe Solo / Dance

1965	Lynda Ferguson	Shreveport	Centenary	20	Miss Shreveport	Semi-classical Vocal "Italian Street Song"	Top 10

1964	Cherie Martin	Pineville	Northeast Louisiana	19	Miss Rapides Parrish	Toreador Dance & Baton Twirling	Non-finalist Talent Award

1963	Linda Gail Baucum	Springhill	Miss Springhill	Modern Jazz - South American Rock-Umba Dance	Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1962 When the original winner, Judy Cathey, was announced she stepped up to the microphone and resigned the title on the spot so she could get married and Linda was named the new winner

1962	Diana Jane Smith	Oak Ridge	Northeast Louisiana	21	Miss Bastrop	Organ Medley "Lady of Spain" & "Sabre Dance"

1961	Lyndra Frances Pate	Shreveport	Centenary	20	Miss Bastrop	Vocal "The House I Live In"

1960	Judith Ann Coday	Baton Rouge	LSU	20	Miss Baton Rouge	Vocal Medley

1959	Mary Mills Hawkins	Lake Providence	LSU	22	Miss Baton Rouge	Piano

1958	Alberta Louise Futch	Hammond	Southeastern Louisiana	Miss Tangipahoa Parish	Fire Baton Twirling

1957	Beverly Leigh Norman	Shreveport	St. Mary's College	Miss Caddo Parish	Vocal "My Own True Love"

1956	Bobbie Chachere	Baton Rouge	LSU	Miss Baton Rouge	Dance	Non-finalist Talent Award

1955	Jan Aline Johnston	Ruston	Louisiana Tech	Miss Ruston	Drama

1954	Gail Gleason	Shreveport	Louisiana Tech	Miss Louisiana Tech	Piano & Art

1953	Sonya Lee LeBlanc	Baton Rouge	LSU	Miss Baton Rouge	Dance

1952	Barbara Barker	Monroe	Miss Monroe	Drama "The Fog"	Top 10

1951	Jeanne Thompson	Baton Rouge	Dance	Later Miss Louisiana USA 1952–1953 Only woman ever to compete in Miss USA pageant twice

1950	Rowena Taliaferro	Winnsboro

1949	Annie Hollingsworth	Baton Rouge

1947	Ruth Mary Blust	New Orleans	Vocal "This Song Is You"

1946	Marguerite McClelland	Baton Rouge	Miss Baton Rouge	Classical Vocal "Voices of Spring"	3rd runner-up	Multiple Louisiana representatives

Joyce Josephine Frink	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	Multiple Louisiana representatives

1945	Helene Shively	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1944	Wilhelmina Hoffman	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1943	Shirley Catherine Lange	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1942	Edna Joyce	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1941	Helen Yvonne Englert	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1940	Pauline Powell	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1939	Frances Helen Anello	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1938	Irene Blush Schomberger	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	Vocal / Trumpet / Dance	No Miss Louisiana

1937	Gertrude Rissie Miller	Winnsboro	Top 16

1936	Doris Huet	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1935	No Louisiana representative at Miss America pageant

1934

1933	Marjorie Hagler	17	Top 18

1932	No Louisiana representative at Miss America pageant

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1927	Gladys Renya Moore	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1926	Edna du Vernay	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1925	Thelma Roeling	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1924	Louise Moore	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	Top 15	No Miss Louisiana

1923	No Louisiana representative at Miss America pageant

1922	Maud Allison Price	New Orleans	Miss New Orleans	No Miss Louisiana

1921	No Louisiana representative at Miss America pageant

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In 2018, Holli' Conway of Monroe won Miss Louisiana.

final_sentence: In 2018, Holli' Conway of Monroe won Miss Louisiana.