List of Miss America titleholders - Wikipedia List of Miss America titleholders Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. 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 can not be older than 25 years old on December 31 in the calendar year of her state competition. Contents 1 Gallery of past Miss Americas 2 Winners 3 Winners by state 3.1 States without Miss America winners 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Gallery of past Miss Americas Margaret Gorman, Miss America 1921 Mary Katherine Campbell, Miss America 1922 and 1923 Lois Delander, Miss America 1927 Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945 Marilyn Buferd, Miss America 1946 Lee Meriwether, Miss America 1955 Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America 1959 Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960 Phyllis George, Miss America 1971 Shirley Cothran, Miss America 1975 Susan Perkins, Miss America 1978 Debra Maffett, Miss America 1983 Vanessa L. Williams, Miss America 1984 Susan Akin, Miss America 1986 Heather French, Miss America 2000 Erika Harold, Miss America 2003 Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2006 Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007 Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008 Katie Stam, Miss America 2009 Caressa Cameron, Miss America 2010 Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011 Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012 Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013 Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014 Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015 Savvy Shields, Miss America 2017 Cara Mund, Miss America 2018 Winners 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 Actually crowned `` The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America '' ; was not titled `` Miss America '' until 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 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 151⁄2 Held title for two years since no competition was held in 1934 1934 No 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 Ca n'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 Ca n'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 Margaret 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 ( ABC ) Became an actress ( Batman ) 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 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 Montague 18 Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent ( tie ) Presentation of dress design 1962 Sept. 9, 1961 Maria Fletcher North Carolina Asheville 19 Preliminary Swimsuit First Miss North Carolina crowned 1963 Sept. 8, 1962 Jacquelyn Mayer Ohio Sandusky 20 Broadway vignette, `` 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 award winner to be also crowned Miss America 1966 Sept. 11, 1965 Deborah Irene 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 1971 Sept. 12, 1970 Phyllis George 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 Bexley 22 Preliminary Swimsuit Semi-classical vocal, `` And This Is My Beloved '' 1973 Sept. 9, 1972 Terry Meeuwsen Wisconsin De Pere 23 Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent Vocal, `` He Touched Me '' from Drat ! 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First Miss Wisconsin crowned Co-host of The 700 Club Sept. 8, 1973 Rebecca King Colorado Denver 23 Vocal, `` If I Ruled the World '' Mother of Miss Colorado 2011, Diana Dremen Sept. 7, 1974 Shirley Cothran Texas Fort Worth 21 Preliminary Swimsuit Flute medley, `` Bumble Boogie '' & `` Swingin ' Shepherd Blues '' 1976 Sept. 6, 1975 Tawny Godin New York Yonkers 18 Original piano composition, `` Images in Pastels '' 1977 Sept. 11, 1976 Dorothy Benham 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 Columbus 23 Preliminary Talent Vocal, `` Good Morning Heartache '' Television broadcast moved to CBS 1979 Sept. 9, 1978 Kylene Barker Virginia Galax 22 Gymnastics routine, `` Gonna Fly Now '' & `` Feels So Good '' Television broadcast moved to NBC 1980 Sept. 8, 1979 Cheryl Prewitt Mississippi Ackerman 22 Preliminary Swimsuit Vocal / Piano, `` Do n't Cry Out Loud '' 1981 Sept. 6, 1980 Susan Powell Oklahoma Elk City 21 Preliminary Talent ( tie ) Classical vocal, `` The Telephone Aria '' 1982 Sept. 12, 1981 Elizabeth Ward 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 Sept. 11, 1982 Debra Maffett California Anaheim 25 Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent Popular vocal, `` Come In From the Rain '' 1984 Sept. 17, 1983 Vanessa Lynn Williams 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 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 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 Meridian 21 Preliminary Swimsuit Vocal, `` You 're My World '' Sept. 13, 1986 Kellye Cash 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 Monroe 24 Preliminary Swimsuit Hawaiian - Tahitian dance 1989 Sept. 10, 1988 Gretchen Carlson 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 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 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 Kona 24 Preliminary Swimsuit Vocal, `` Ai n't Misbehavin ' '' First Miss Hawaii crowned 1993 Sept. 19, 1992 Leanza Cornett 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 Columbia 18 Vocal, `` Summertime '' 1995 Sept. 17, 1994 Heather Whitestone Alabama Birmingham 21 Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent Ballet en Pointe, `` Via Dolorosa '' First deaf Miss America Sept. 16, 1995 Shawntel Smith Oklahoma Muldrow 24 Vocal, `` The Woman in the Moon '' from A Star Is Born 1997 Sept. 14, 1996 Tara Dawn Holland 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 Evanston 20 Preliminary Talent Vocal, `` Do n'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 Roanoke 24 Vocal, `` That 's Life '' Diabetes awareness advocate 2000 Sept. 18, 1999 Heather Renee French 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 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 Gresham 21 Preliminary Talent Classical vocal, `` O mio babbino caro '' First Miss Oregon crowned 2003 Sept. 21, 2002 Erika Harold Illinois Urbana 22 Classical vocal, `` Habanera '' Sept. 20, 2003 Ericka Dunlap 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 Birmingham 24 Vocal, `` I 'm Afraid This Must Be Love '' 2006 Jan. 21, 2006 Jennifer Berry 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 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 Seymour 22 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Vocal, `` Via Dolorosa '' First Miss Indiana crowned Jan. 30, 2010 Caressa Cameron Virginia Fredericksburg 22 Preliminary Talent Vocal, `` Listen '' from Dreamgirls 2011 Jan. 15, 2011 Teresa Scanlan 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 to ABC 2012 Jan. 14, 2012 Laura Kaeppeler 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 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 Warner Robins 21 Preliminary Talent Classical vocal, `` Tu ? Tu ? Piccolo Iddio ! '' from Madama Butterfly 2017 Sept. 11, 2016 Savvy Shields 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 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 Brooklyn 25 Operatic vocal, `` Quando m'en vò '' from La bohème Winners by state State Number of titles won Year ( s ) won New York 7 1945, 1976, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 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 Mississippi 1959, 1960, 1980, 1986 Arkansas 1964, 1982, 2017 Virginia 1979, 1999, 2010 Alabama 1951, 1995, 2005 Kansas 1966, 1968, 1997 Minnesota 1948, 1977, 1989 Texas 1942, 1971, 1975 Colorado 1956, 1958, 1974 Georgia 1953, 2016 Wisconsin 1973, 2012 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 North Dakota 2018 Nebraska 2011 Indiana 2009 Oregon 2002 Kentucky 2000 Missouri 1990 North Carolina 1962 Connecticut 1933 States without Miss America winners There have been no Miss America winners from the following eighteen states and two U.S. territories : Alaska Delaware Idaho Iowa Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wyoming Notes Jump up ^ No `` Miss America 1950 '' was officially crowned. Since the majority of each titleholder 's reign occurred during the following year, the organization began referring to titleholder using upcoming year. Jump up ^ Competed at Miss New York City Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Tulsa Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Columbus Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Columbus Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Philadelphia Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Pittsburgh Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Philadelphia Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Philadelphia Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Memphis Jump up ^ Competed at Miss Bertrand Island References ^ Jump up to : Silva, Daniella ( January 7, 2018 ). `` Future of Miss America, beauty pageants in question in the wake of # MeToo ''. NBC News. Jump up ^ `` American Experience : Miss America ''. pbs.org. Retrieved April 15, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1939 Patricia Donnelly Harris ( Miss Detroit ) becomes our first Miss America ! ''. Miss Michigan. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017. Jump up ^ McNutt, K.S. ( September 11, 2016 ). `` Jane Jayroe : Oklahoma native reflects on her Miss America win ''. NewsOK. Jump up ^ Minton, Amanda ( October 18, 2018 ). `` OUR HISTORY -- Our very own Miss America, Debra Dene Barnes ''. The Morning Sun. Jump up ^ Thralls, Todd ( April 29, 2015 ). `` Crowning of Miss America 1969 -- Judy Ford ''. YouTube. Jump up ^ Arino, Lisha ( June 14, 2012 ). `` Former Miss Michigan title holders describe life after crown ''. MLive. ^ Jump up to : Gilfillian, Trudi ( September 16, 2013 ). `` Miss America 1971 Phyllis George forever remembered for tiara topple ''. Press of Atlantic City. Jump up ^ `` Miss America 1972 Sitting on Throne ''. Getty Images. September 11, 1971. ^ Jump up to : Aukofer, Frank A. ( September 11, 1972 ). `` De Pere Girl Begins US Reign ''. The Milwaukee Journal. Jump up ^ `` New Life : Meeuwsen Changes Her Course ''. The Milwaukee Journal. April 25, 1993. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` In a pageant rife with conformity, America will tune in to see which Miss America contestant breaks the mold ''. Atlantic City Weekly. September 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Miss Colorado Makes Pageant History : Daughter of Miss America 1974 Competes for 2012 Miss America Title ''. Pageant Center. Jump up ^ Klemesrud, Judy ( September 9, 1974 ). `` For Miss America ' 75 the Questions Get Tougher ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Vespa, Mary ( March 22, 1976 ). `` Miss America, Tawny Godin, Puts a Ring on Her Finger and Steps on Some Toes ''. People. Jump up ^ Neuhaus, Cable ( January 21, 1980 ). `` A Former Miss America Celebrates When Her Iceman Cometh Home ''. People. Jump up ^ `` Dorothy Benham - Performer ''. Internet Broadway Database. Jump up ^ Roberts, Roxanne ( September 16, 1995 ). `` Beauty Is as Beauty Does ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ Darling, Lynn ( October 17, 1978 ). `` There She Is, Miss America ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ Hall, Carla ( May 27, 1980 ). `` Cheryl Prewitt 's Born - Again American Beauty ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ Kornheiser, Tony ( September 8, 1980 ). `` There She Is... '' The Washington Post. ^ Jump up to : `` Miss Arkansas Named Miss America of 1982 ''. The New York Times. September 13, 1981. Jump up ^ Kennedy, Helen ( February 8, 2000 ). `` She hitched her star to a wagon for the love of Bill, Hillary put her goals on hold and move to Ark. stick ''. New York Daily News. Jump up ^ Cleary, Tom ( December 13, 2016 ). `` Bill Clinton Sex Allegations : 17 Claims of Rape & Affairs ''. Heavy.com. Jump up ^ Toscano, Louis ( September 12, 1982 ). `` Debra Sue Maffett : Miss America 1983 ''. United Press International. ^ Jump up to : Singleton, Don ( 1983 - 09 - 18 ). `` Vanessa Williams is crowned the first African - American Miss America in 1983 ''. New York Daily News. Jump up ^ Eady, Brenda ( August 6, 1984 ). `` Vanessa 's Story ''. People Magazine. Jump up ^ Stark, John ; Alexander, Michael ( January 30, 1989 ). `` Ex-Miss America Vanessa Williams Overcomes Her Disgrace by Showing and Singing the Right Stuff ''. People. Jump up ^ Latson, Jennifer ( July 23, 2015 ). `` The Scandal That Cost a Miss America Her Crown ''. Time Magazine. Jump up ^ `` American Experience Miss America People & Events ''. PBS. Jump up ^ Gilfillian, Trudi. `` Miss America 1985 took crown in wake of Vanessa Williams controversy ''. Press of Atlantic City. Jump up ^ `` Miss America : 1985 ''. Miss America. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 07. Jump up ^ Hall, Carla ( September 16, 1985 ). `` America 's New Miss... And the Near Misses ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ Mansfield, Stephanie ( September 15, 1986 ). `` Tennessee Cashes In ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( 1986 - 09 - 14 ). `` Miss America grandniece of Johnny Cash ''. Houston Chronicle. p. 3. Jump up ^ Zibart, Eve ( September 21, 1987 ). `` Just What the Judges Ordered ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ `` Miss America History -- 1989 ''. Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Gretchen Carlson takes helm at struggling Miss America pageant ''. NJ.com. Jump up ^ `` Miss America 1990 Debbye Turner : A Profile of Success ''. Pageantry Magazine. 1989 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ Libman, Norma ( August 25, 1991 ). `` Year of Living as Miss America Offers an Education in Life ''. The Chicago Tribune. Jump up ^ Carroll, Lauren ( July 26, 2018 ). `` Miss America scholarship foundation chairwoman resigns ''. Press of Atlantic City. ^ Jump up to : Achenbach, Joel ( September 15, 1991 ). `` Miss Hawaii Wins Crown in Miss America Pageant ; 24 - Year - Old University Student Becomes First Contestant From 50th State to Take Title ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ `` Miss America 1993 Closes Pageant with AIDS Appeal ''. The Washington Post. September 20, 1992. Jump up ^ `` Mark Steines annoyed that his divorce with wife Leanza Cornett is taking so long ''. Hitberry. Retrieved April 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Rosenfield, Megan ( September 19, 1993 ). `` Miss America 1994 Takes Homelessness as her Cause ''. The Washington Post. ^ Jump up to : `` First Deaf Miss America ''. The New York Times. September 19, 1994. Jump up ^ Roberts, Roxanne ( September 17, 1995 ). `` Miss Oklahoma Wins, So Does Pageant Tradition ''. The Washington Post. Jump up ^ Curran, John ( September 15, 1996 ). `` Miss Kansas Tara Dawn Holland Wins Miss America Pageant ''. The Associated Press. Jump up ^ Carroll, Lauren ( September 10, 2017 ). `` 20 years later, Brigantine native Kate Shindle reflects on Miss America ''. Press of Atlantic City. Jump up ^ Purcell, Carey. `` Actress, Newly Elected Equity President and Former Miss America Kate Shindle On Still Trying to `` Cobble Together a Living '' Playbill, August 2015 ^ Jump up to : Carroll, Lauren ( June 29, 2018 ). `` Changes with Miss America cause issues among board members ''. Press of Atlantic City. Jump up ^ Curran, John ( September 19, 1998 ). `` Miss Virginia Nicole Johnson wins Miss America pageant ''. Times Daily. Jump up ^ Ruiz Patton, Susan ( September 20, 1999 ). `` Miss Pa. Played Violin Flawlessly Despite Format Changes That Cut Performances In Half, Susan Spafford Made The Most Of Her Opportunity ''. The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. ^ Jump up to : `` Angela Perez Baraquio Shares Her Story Of Becoming First Asian - American To Win Miss America In 2001 ''. KCAL. Los Angeles, California. November 28, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Curran, John ( September 22, 2001 ). `` Miss Oregon Katie Harman wins Miss America crown ''. Arizona Daily Sun. Jump up ^ `` Illinois Contestant Is Miss America ''. The Washington Post. September 22, 2002. Jump up ^ `` Miss Florida crowned new Miss America ''. Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 2003. Jump up ^ Johnston, Lauren ( July 29, 2004 ). `` Miss Ala. Wins Spiced - Up Pageant ''. CBS News. Jump up ^ Ross, Jr., Bobby ( January 25, 2006 ). `` Months after baptism, Jennifer Berry wins Miss American pageant ''. Christian Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2010 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( January 30, 2007 ). `` Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson Wins Miss America 2007 Pageant ''. FOX News.com. Jump up ^ `` Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund Crowned Miss America 2008 ''. Associated Press. January 26, 2008. Jump up ^ Lewis, Shawn ( 2008 - 01 - 28 ). `` A dream come true for Miss America ''. The Detroit News. Jump up ^ Clarke, Norm ( 2008 - 01 - 24 ). `` Michigan pageant success is in genes ''. Las Vegas Review Journal. Jump up ^ `` Miss Indiana Katie Stam is crowned 2009 Miss America ; Miss Georgia is first runner - up ''. Las Vegas Sun. January 24, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Indiana student ill, but wins Miss America crown ''. Associated Press. 2009 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown ''. USA Today. 2010 - 01 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` She 's just 17 ! Nebraskan wins Miss America pageant ''. TODAY. January 15, 2011. Jump up ^ Oldenburg, Ann ( January 14, 2012 ). `` Miss America pageant crowns 2012 winner ''. USA Today. Gannett. Jump up ^ `` NY woman crowned Miss America ''. 3 News NZ. January 14, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Cavaliere, Victoria ( September 16, 2013 ). `` Miss New York is first Indian - American to win Miss America ''. Reuters. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Stern, Marlow ( September 16, 2013 ). `` Nina Davuluri Crowned Miss America : The First Miss America of Indian Descent ''. Daily Beast. Jump up ^ `` A threepeat : Miss New York Kira Kazantsev crowned Miss America ''. CNN. September 15, 2014. Jump up ^ Jensen, Erin ( September 14, 2015 ). `` Miss Georgia is crowned Miss America 2016 ''. USA Today. Gannett. Jump up ^ `` Miss America 2017 is : Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields ''. USA Today. Gannett. September 11, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Moniuszko, Sara M. ( September 10, 2017 ). `` Miss America 2018 : Miss North Dakota Cara Mund takes the crown ''. USA Today. Gannett. Jump up ^ Stone, Natalie ( September 9, 2018 ). `` Miss New York Nia Imani Franklin Crowned Miss America 2019 ''. People. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miss America titleholders. Miss America official website Miss America 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Titleholders Award winners Outstanding Teen MAOT State pageants Miss America state pageants Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Miss America titleholders 1921 -- 1939 Margaret Gorman ( 1921 ) Mary Campbell ( 1922 ) Mary Campbell ( 1923 ) Ruth Malcomson ( 1924 ) Fay Lanphier ( 1925 ) Norma Smallwood ( 1926 ) Lois Delander ( 1927 ) Marian Bergeron ( 1933 ) Henrietta Leaver ( 1935 ) Rose Coyle ( 1936 ) Bette Cooper ( 1937 ) Marilyn Meseke ( 1938 ) Patricia Donnelly ( 1939 ) 1940 -- 1959 Frances Marie Burke ( 1940 ) Rosemary LaPlanche ( 1941 ) Jo - Carroll Dennison ( 1942 ) Jean Bartel ( 1943 ) Venus Ramey ( 1944 ) Bess Myerson ( 1945 ) Marilyn Buferd ( 1946 ) Barbara Jo Walker ( 1947 ) BeBe Shopp ( 1948 ) Jacque Mercer ( 1949 ) Yolande Betbeze ( 1951 ) Colleen Kay Hutchins ( 1952 ) Neva Jane Langley ( 1953 ) Evelyn Margaret Ay ( 1954 ) Lee Meriwether ( 1955 ) Sharon Ritchie ( 1956 ) Marian McKnight ( 1957 ) Marilyn Van Derbur ( 1958 ) Mary Ann Mobley ( 1959 ) 1960 -- 1979 Lynda Lee Mead ( 1960 ) Nancy Fleming ( 1961 ) Maria Fletcher ( 1962 ) Jacquelyn Mayer ( 1963 ) Donna Axum ( 1964 ) Vonda Kay Van Dyke ( 1965 ) Deborah Bryant ( 1966 ) Jane Anne Jayroe ( 1967 ) Debra Dene Barnes ( 1968 ) Judith Anne Ford ( 1969 ) Pamela Eldred ( 1970 ) Phyllis Ann George ( 1971 ) Laurie Lea Schaefer ( 1972 ) Terry Meeuwsen ( 1973 ) Rebecca Ann King ( 1974 ) Shirley Cothran ( 1975 ) Tawny Elaine Godin ( 1976 ) Dorothy Benham ( 1977 ) Susan Perkins ( 1978 ) Kylene Barker ( 1979 ) 1980 -- 1999 Cheryl Prewitt ( 1980 ) Susan Powell ( 1981 ) Elizabeth Ward ( 1982 ) Debra Maffett ( 1983 ) Vanessa Williams / Suzette Charles ( 1984 ) Sharlene Wells ( 1985 ) Susan Akin ( 1986 ) Kellye Cash ( 1987 ) Kaye Lani Rae Rafko ( 1988 ) Gretchen Carlson ( 1989 ) Debbye Turner ( 1990 ) Marjorie Judith Vincent ( 1991 ) Carolyn Suzanne Sapp ( 1992 ) Leanza Cornett ( 1993 ) Kimberly Clarice Aiken ( 1994 ) Heather Whitestone ( 1995 ) Shawntel Smith ( 1996 ) Tara Dawn Holland ( 1997 ) Katherine Shindle ( 1998 ) Nicole Johnson ( 1999 ) 2000 -- 2019 Heather French ( 2000 ) Angela Perez Baraquio ( 2001 ) Katie Harman ( 2002 ) Erika Harold ( 2003 ) Ericka Dunlap ( 2004 ) Deidre Downs ( 2005 ) Jennifer Berry ( 2006 ) Lauren Nelson ( 2007 ) Kirsten Haglund ( 2008 ) Katie Stam ( 2009 ) Caressa Cameron ( 2010 ) Teresa Scanlan ( 2011 ) Laura Kaeppeler ( 2012 ) Mallory Hagan ( 2013 ) Nina Davuluri ( 2014 ) Kira Kazantsev ( 2015 ) Betty Cantrell ( 2016 ) Savvy Shields ( 2017 ) Cara Mund ( 2018 ) Nia Franklin ( 2019 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Miss_America_titleholders&oldid=866390686 '' Categories : Lists of American women Lists of award winners Lists of women in beauty pageants Miss America winners Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from September 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Use American English from July 2015 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Use mdy dates from July 2015 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Nederlands Português Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2018, at 01 : 39 ( UTC ). 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Question: which state has the most miss america winners
Answer: New York