# Miss Colorado

The Miss Colorado competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss America pageant. The Colorado representative has won the Miss America crown on four occasions.
Fort Smith, Arkansas native Madison Isabella Marsh of Colorado Springs, Colorado was crowned Miss Colorado 2023 on May 27, 2023, at The PACE Center in Parker, Colorado. She competed for and won the title of Miss America 2024 in Orlando, Florida on January 14, 2024.
Alexandra Lotko of Denver was crowned Miss Colorado 2024 on July 14, 2024. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

## Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Colorado titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

### Placements

* Miss Americas: Sharon Ritchie (1956), Marilyn Van Derbur (1958), Rebecca Ann King (1974), Madison Marsh (2024)
* 1st runners-up: Maya Walker (1989)
* 2nd runners-up: Debbie Riecks (1990), Kelley Johnson (2016)
* 3rd runners-up: Sylvia Canaday (1949), LaTayna Hall (1988)
* Top 7: Monica Thompson (2020)
* Top 10: Cheryl Sweeten (1964), Adria Easton (1970), Karrie Mitchell (1991), Ellery Jones (2019)
* Top 11: Alexandra Lotko (2025)
* Top 12: Katie Layman (2010)
* Top 15: Delores Conrad (1926)

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Sylvia Canaday (1949), Karrie Mitchell (1991)

#### Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Tia Tyler (1968), Cathy Glau (1972), Suzan Hogan (1978), Kimberly Christiansen (1981), Deborah Davids (1983), Carol Johnson (1987), Michelle Stanley (1997), Keely Gaston (1999), Shannon Patilla (2017), Meredith Winnefeld (2018)

#### Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Tia Tyler (1968)
* STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Kelley Johnson (2016)
* Women in Business Scholarship Award Winners: Meredith Winnefeld (2018)

## Winner

* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
| 2024 | Alexandra Lotko | Denver | 26 | Miss Front Range | Vocal, "My Funny Valentine" | Top 11 | | |
| 2023 | Sarah Jean Swift | Castle Pines | 20 | Miss Rocky Mountain | Lyrical Dance | Did not compete; originally first runner-up, later assumed the title after Marsh was named Miss America 2024 | Did not compete; originally first runner-up, later assumed the title after Marsh was named Miss America 2024 | Did not compete; originally first runner-up, later assumed the title after Marsh was named Miss America 2024 |
| 2023 | Madison Marsh | Colorado Springs / Fort Smith | 21 | Miss Academy | HERStory (Original Monologue), "My First Solo Flight" | Winner | | Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy First active-duty officer and graduate of a military service academy to win Miss Colorado First active-duty officer and graduate of a military service academy to win Miss America. Cousin of Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2021 and Miss Arkansas USA 2024 Madeline Bohlman |
| 2022 | Savannah Cavanaugh | Edwards | 25 | Miss Beaver Creek | Country Vocal, "White Liar" | | |
| 2021 | Maura Spence Carroll | Fort Carson | 21 | Miss Fort Carson | Vocal, "Never Enough" | | | First active-duty soldier to win Miss Colorado |
| 2020 | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held | No national pageant was held |
| 2019 | Monica Thompson | Aurora | 24 | – | Classical Vocal, "Les Filles de Cadix" | Top 7 | | |
| 2018 | Ellery Jones | Greenwood Village | 21 | Miss Greenwood Village | Spoken Word | Top 10 | | |
| 2017 | Meredith Winnefeld | Highlands Ranch | 23 | Miss Highlands Ranch | Dance/Twirl, "He's a Pirate" | | Non-finalist Talent Award Women in Business Scholarship Award | Previously Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2011 Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 pageant |
| 2016 | Shannon Patilla | Denver | 24 | Miss Mile High | Vocal, "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 2015 | Kelley Johnson | Windsor | 22 | Miss Northern Colorado | Original Monologue, "Not Just a Nurse" | 2nd runner-up | STEM Scholarship Award | Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss her nursing monologue and received $10,000 from Shutterfly for nurse anesthetist school Later Miss California USA 2018 Top 10 at Miss USA 2018 pageant |
| 2014 | Stacey Cook | Littleton | 23 | Miss Rocky Mountain | Tahitian Dance, "Runaway Baby" | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant |
| 2013 | Meg Kardos | Denver | 23 | Miss Metropolitan | Classical Vocal, "Habanera" | | | |
| 2012 | Hannah Porter | Centennial | 24 | Miss Rocky Mountain | Tap Dance, "Boom Boom" | | | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant |
| 2011 | Diana Dreman | Denver | 23 | Miss Boulder County | Musical Theater Dance, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | | | Daughter of Miss America 1974, Rebecca Ann King |
| 2010 | Melaina Shipwash | Colorado Springs | 24 | Miss Colorado Springs | Tap Dance, "9 to 5" | | | |
| 2009 | Katie Layman | Aurora | 23 | Miss Douglas County | Contemporary Lyrical Dance, "The Way I Am" | Top 12 | | |
| 2008 | Jamie Dukehart-Conti | Arvada | 23 | Miss Broomfield | Jazz Dance | | | |
| 2007 | Maggie Ireland | Littleton | 22 | Miss Littleton | Irish Step Dance, "Dueling Violins" & "Footloose" | | | |
| 2006 | Janie Allen | Arvada | 23 | Miss Parker | Piano Medley, "Concerto in A Minor" & "Rhapsody in Blue" | | | |
| 2005 | Jessica Urban | Colorado Springs | 24 | Miss Highlands Ranch | Vocal / Harp, "If I Ain't Got You" | | | |
| 2004 | Laura Tobey | Denver | 23 | Miss Denver | Jazz Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | | | |
| 2003 | Katee Doland | Arvada | 23 | Miss Denver | Lyrical Dance, "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde | | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998; Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1998 Previously Miss Colorado USA 2001; Miss Photogenic at Miss USA 2001 pageant |
| 2002 | Morgan O'Murray | Colorado Springs | 21 | Miss Centennial | Jazz Dance, "Sing, Sing, Sing" | | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1999 Former Denver Broncos cheerleader |
| 2001 | Kelly McKee | Parker | 22 | Miss Rocky Mountain | Lyrical Dance, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | | | |
| 2000 | Anamarie Bonafede | Loveland | 22 | Miss Centennial | Ballet, "How Majestic Is Your Name" | | | |
| 1999 | Erin MacGregor | Denver | 23 | Miss Columbine | Lyrical Ballet, "Celebration" | | | Later Miss Colorado USA 2003 |
| 1998 | Keely Gaston | Morrison | 20 | Miss Rocky Mountain | Classical Ballet, "Kitri's Variation" from Don Quixote | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Colorado USA 2002 |
| 1997 | Regina Flores | Colorado Springs | 21 | Miss Capital City | Vocal, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" | | | |
| 1996 | Michelle Stanley | Littleton | 20 | Miss Capital City | Dramatic Monologue from Quilters | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Miss Colorado USA 1998 |
| 1995 | Amy Ciccolella | Monument | 21 | Miss Northern Front Range | Popular Vocal / Puppetry, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | | | |
| 1994 | Shellene Cockrell | Colorado Springs | 24 | Miss Colorado Springs | Tap Dance, "Sing, Sing, Sing" | | | |
| 1993 | Stephanie Irving | Colorado Springs | 22 | Miss Colorado Springs | Inspirational Vocal | | | |
| 1992 | Stacey Rose | Parker | 22 | Miss Metro South | Classical Violin, "Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Brahm | | | |
| 1991 | Colleen Walker | Pueblo | 21 | Miss Pueblo County | Vocal, "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera | | | |
| 1990 | Karrie Mitchell | Arvada | 24 | Miss Arvada | Popular Vocal, "Vision of Love" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | |
| 1989 | Debbie Riecks | Aurora | 24 | Miss Mile High/Front Range | Contemporary Flute, "Shenandoah" & "Dueling Banjos" | 2nd runner-up | | 1st runner-up at America's Junior Miss 1983 pageant |
| 1988 | Maya Walker | Eagle-Vail | 23 | Miss Western Counties | Jazz Vocal, "Night and Day" | 1st runner-up | | Later Miss Oklahoma USA 1992 |
| 1987 | LaTanya Hall | Boulder | 22 | Miss Boulder Valley | Vocal, "I Am Changing" | 3rd runner-up | | |
| 1986 | Carol Janson | Boulder | 21 | Miss Boulder Valley | Piano, "Revolutionary Etude" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1985 | Linda Trimmer | Denver | 22 | Miss Sterling | Vocal, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! | | | |
| 1984 | Lisa Frees | Thornton | 25 | Miss Adams County | Vocal, "I Got Rhythm" | | | |
| 1983 | Melanie Ann Scott | Littleton | 21 | Miss Denver | Jazz Acrobatic Dance, "Junkaroo Holiday" | | | |
| 1982 | Deborah Davids | Denver | 22 | Miss Chatfield | Harp, "Introduction et Allegro" by Maurice Ravel | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1981 | Lynnette Jessen | Denver | 20 | Miss Jefferson County | Acrobatic Dance, "Theme from Exodus" | | | Later Miss Colorado USA 1985 |
| 1980 | Kimberly Christiansen | Arvada | 19 | Miss Aurora | Baton Twirling, music from "The Main Event" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1979 | Sheliah Wilkins | Denver | 23 | Miss Denver | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" | | | |
| 1978 | Catherine Brown | Littleton | | Miss Littleton | Classical Vocal | | | |
| 1977 | Suzan Hogan | Colorado Springs | 19 | Miss Denver County | Flute, "Carnival of Venice" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1976 | Karen Land | Littleton | 22 | Miss Northeastern Junior College | Vibraphone, "Bandstand Boogie" | | | |
| 1975 | Penny Currier | Lakewood | 22 | Miss Lakewood | Concert Pedal Harp, "St. Louis Blues" | | | |
| 1974 | Cynthia Hunter | Denver | 23 | Miss Denver | Soft Shoe Dance, "Mame" | | | |
| 1973 | Gayle Holden | Denver | 20 | Miss Denver | | Did not compete; later assumed the title after King won Miss America 1974 | Did not compete; later assumed the title after King won Miss America 1974 | Did not compete; later assumed the title after King won Miss America 1974 |
| 1973 | Rebecca Ann King | Sterling | 23 | Miss Metro Denver | Vocal, "If I Ruled the World" | Winner | | Mother of Miss Colorado 2011, Diana Dremen |
| 1972 | Sally Anderson | Longmont | 19 | Miss Longmont | Classical Vocal, "Daydreams" | | | |
| 1971 | Cathy Glau | Denver | 20 | Miss Northern Colorado | Modern Jazz Dance, "Up, Up and Away" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1970 | Sue Gehrman | Fort Collins | 18 | Miss Northglen | Musical Interpretation, "Just You Wait" from My Fair Lady | | | |
| 1969 | Adria Easton | Boulder | 21 | Miss Boulder | Baton Twirling, Medley from Funny Girl | Top 10 | | |
| 1968 | Pamela Kerker | Sterling | 21 | Miss Sterling | Ballet / Jazz Dance, "By Myself" & "Babalu" | | | |
| 1967 | Tia Tyler | Golden | 20 | Miss Denver | Dramatic Reading, "Queendom Sequence" from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | | Miss Congeniality (3-way tie) Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1966 | Holly Smith | Denver | 19 | Miss University of Denver | Popular Vocal | | | |
| 1965 | Kristina Holm | Denver | 19 | | Piano, "More" from Gigi | | | |
| 1964 | Kathleen Knight | Denver | 19 | Miss May Days | Semi-classical Vocal, "The Telephone" | | | |
| 1963 | Cheryl Sweeten | Arvada | 18 | Miss Arvada | Dramatic Reading from Anastasia | Top 10 | | |
| 1962 | Sally Guinn | Westminster | 18 | Miss Westminster | Folk Vocal | | | |
| 1961 | Jane McBurney | Denver | 18 | Miss University of Colorado | Piano, "Malagueña" | | | |
| 1960 | Anne Walker | Littleton | 18 | Miss Aurora | Dance | | | |
| 1959 | Marlinda Mason | Denver | 20 | | Dramatic Reading | | | |
| 1958 | Cynthia Cullen | Boulder | | | Drama, "Queen on Being Sentenced to Death" | | | |
| 1957 | Marilyn Van Derbur | Denver | 20 | | Organ, "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly" | Winner | | |
| 1956 | Polly Childs | Aurora | | | Drama | | | |
| 1955 | Sharon Ritchie | Denver | 18 | | Recitation, "The Murder of Lidice" by Edna St. Vincent Millay | Winner | | |
| 1954 | Barbara Busey | Denver | | | Vocal / Dance | | | |
| 1953 | Mary Donelan | Keenesburg | | | Dramatic Monologue from Of Mice and Men | | | |
| 1952 | Chardelle Hayward | Fort Collins | | | Piano | | | |
| 1951 | Jo London | Aurora | | | Dramatic Monologue | | | Assumed title when the original winner, Aber, resigned |
| 1951 | Marie Aber | Denver | | | | N/A | N/A | |
| 1950 | Barbara Norrish | Longmont | | | Violin | | | |
| 1949 | Sylvia Canaday | Denver | | | Monologue from Dinner at Eight | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | |
| 1948 | Virginia Smith | Pueblo | | | | | | |
| 1947 | Joyce Haycock | Pueblo | | | Vocal, "Chi-Baba" | | | |
| 1946 | Raye Donnelly | Colorado Springs | | | | | | |
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| 1927 | Elva Yvette Roy | | | Miss Denver | | | | Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1926 | Jeanette Roland | | | Miss Colorado | | | | Multiple Colorado representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1926 | Delores Conrad | | | Miss Denver | | Top 15 | | Multiple Colorado representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
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