# Miss Wyoming

Miss Wyoming is a state-level pageant that sends winners to compete for the title of Miss America. The competition, which awards scholarships, is open to women aged 19 through 28.
With Alaska becoming the most recent state crowned the Miss America title, Wyoming is one of the few states, along with Maine, South Dakota, and West Virginia, that has yet to win a Miss America, Miss USA, or Miss Teen USA title.
Baylee Drewry was crowned Miss Wyoming 2024 on June 8, 2024, at the University of Wyoming Arts & Sciences Theater Laramie, Wyoming. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

## Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Wyoming 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

* 1st runners-up: Carol Jean Held (1948)
* 3rd runners-up: Lexie Madden (2013)
* Top 10: Elaine Lois Holkenbrink (1953)
* Top 15: Dorothy June McKay (1947)

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Elaine Lois Holkenbrink (1953)
* Preliminary Talent: N/A

#### Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Carol Rose (1969), Trish Long (1976), Carol June Wallace (1977), Kim Pring (1979)

#### Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: N/A
* Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Cheryl Johnson (1975)
* Waterford Crystal Scholarship for Business Management and Marketing: Rebecca Darrington (1997)
* Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Cheyenne Buyert (2018)

## Winners

* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
| 2024 | Baylee Drewry | Basin | 21 | Miss University of Wyoming | HERstory | | | Former Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2020 |
| 2023 | Mackenzie Kern | Casper | 23 | | HERStory | | | Former Miss Wyoming USA 2021 and Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2018 |
| 2022 | Hazel Homer-Wambeam | Laramie | 21 | Miss University of Wyoming | Musical Theater Performance, "All That Jazz" from Chicago | | 4th Runner Up: $1000 National Fundraising Award | Previously Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) of Wyoming 2019, National DYW (formerly Junior Miss) winner of Self-Expression Category. Lifetime National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Scholar. National winner both 1st and 2nd place, National History Day (NHD) competition in performance and documentary categories. |
| 2021 | Mikkayla T. DeBolt | Sheridan | 21 | Miss Big Horn Mountains | Original Monologue, "Someday" | | | |
| 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 | Jordan Hardman | Rock Springs | 22 | Miss Gem City | Clogging, "9 to 5" | | | |
| 2018 | Beck Bridger | Sheridan | 22 | Miss Northeast Wyoming | Vocal, "At Last" | | | Crowned Miss Wyoming USA 2023 |
| 2017 | Cheyenne Buyert | Sheridan | 19 | Miss Sheridan County | Vocal, "Puttin' on the Ritz" | | Women in Business Scholarship Finalist | 2nd runner-up at Miss Wyoming USA 2020 pageant |
| 2016 | Jordyn Hall | Laramie | 23 | Miss South Central | Jazz Dance | | | |
| 2015 | Mikaela Shaw | Laramie | 21 | Miss University of Wyoming | Violin, "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo by Aaron Copland | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant Later Miss Wyoming USA 2017 |
| 2014 | Jessie Allen | Lander | 24 | Miss Fremont County | Dance, "Feeling Good" | | | Younger sister of Miss Wyoming USA 2012, Holly Allen 2nd runner-up at Miss Wyoming USA 2013 and 2014 pageants |
| 2013 | Rebecca Podio | Newcastle | 23 | Miss Weston County | Piano, "Fantasy" by William Joseph | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant |
| 2012 | Lexie Madden | Torrington | 21 | Miss Goshen County | Original Piano Composition, "Canzone Lenta" | 3rd runner-up | | Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 2009 |
| 2011 | Catherine Lynne Brown | Laramie, Wyoming / Richardson, Texas | 24 | Miss Albany County | Pop Vocal, "Rolling in the Deep" | | | Eligible to compete as a student at the University of Wyoming |
| 2010 | Alicia Grove | Rock Springs | 23 | Miss Sweetwater County | Jazz Dance, "Ain't No Sunshine" | | | |
| 2009 | Anna Nicole Nelson | Rock Springs | 19 | Miss Rock Springs | Jazz Dance, "Summer in the City" | | | |
| 2008 | Courtney Candyce Gifford | Sheridan | 19 | Miss Sheridan College | Vocal Comedy | | | Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2005 First Miss America's Outstanding Teen contestant to win a Miss America state title Later Miss Wyoming USA 2013 |
| 2007 | Jennifer Lee McCafferty | Scottsbluff, Nebraska | 24 | Miss Albany County | Vocal, "Gimme, Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie | | | Eligible to compete as a student at the University of Wyoming |
| 2006 | Jenileigh Avriel Sawatzke | Orange County, California | 24 | Miss Cheyenne | Aerial Silk Routine, "Defying Gravity" from Wicked | | | Eligible to compete as a student at Laramie County Community College. Later Ms. California 2020 |
| 2005 | Heather Nicole Jackelen | Jackson | 24 | Miss Jackson | Acrobatic Dance | | | Previously Miss Wyoming USA 2001 Later Miss Galaxy 2007 |
| 2004 | Megan Ann Reichert | Dayton | 19 | Miss Dayton | Semi-classical Vocal, "Poor Wand'ring One" from The Pirates of Penzance | | | |
| 2003 | Tamara Lynn Kocher | Gillette | 22 | Miss Gillette | Dance | | | |
| 2002 | Beth Kay Holland | Gillette | 23 | | Vocal, "Orange Colored Sky" | | | Assumed the title when Rothenbuehler resigned |
| 2002 | Katie Rothenbuehler | Gillette | 22 | | | Unable to compete; relinquished the title less than 24 hours into her reign in order to accept a full-time teaching position | Unable to compete; relinquished the title less than 24 hours into her reign in order to accept a full-time teaching position | Unable to compete; relinquished the title less than 24 hours into her reign in order to accept a full-time teaching position |
| 2001 | Erin Dorean Empey | Casper | 20 | | Ballet, "Cristofori's Dream" by David Lanz | | | |
| 2000 | Kimberly Wilkerson | Gillette | 24 | | Vocal, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 1999 pageant |
| 1999 | Priscilla Elaine Dabney | Lander | 20 | | Ballet, "Somewhere Out There" | | | |
| 1998 | Mindy Jo Baughman | Rock Springs | 20 | | Tap Dance, "Tap Your Troubles Away" from Mack & Mabel | | | |
| 1997 | Jeffie Lorraine Ventling | Laramie | 24 | | Vocal, "The Phantom of the Opera" | | | |
| 1996 | Rebecca Darrington | Gillette | 19 | | Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town | | Waterford Crystal Scholarship for Business Management and Marketing | |
| 1995 | Dawn Marie Frantz | Casper | | | | Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Lane relinquished her title | Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Lane relinquished her title | Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Lane relinquished her title |
| 1995 | Dana Marie Lane | Cheyenne | 20 | | Classical Piano, Fantaisie-Impromptu | | | Relinquished the title after competing at the Miss America 1996 pageant |
| 1994 | Trisha Ramirez | Cheyenne | 23 | | Piano | | | |
| 1993 | Deborah Rose Maston | Wheatland | 21 | Miss Northeast | Flute | | | |
| 1992 | Stacy Dawn Cenedese | Cheyenne | 21 | Miss Laramie County | Dance & Baton Twirling, "Hooked on Instrumentals Part 3" | | | Later Miss Wyoming USA 1997 |
| 1991 | Laurie Renee Briggs | Cheyenne | 23 | Miss Albany County | Jazz Tap Dance | | | |
| 1990 | Carolie DeVonne Howe | Chugwater | 22 | Miss Cheyenne | Vocal, "My Heart Belongs to Me" | | | |
| 1989 | Alisa Christine Mavrotheris | Cheyenne | 25 | | Acrobatic Jazz Dance | | | |
| 1988 | Wendi Willis | Laramie | 19 | Miss Albany County | Dance & Baton Twirling | | | |
| 1987 | Terrilynn Marie Hove | Casper | 21 | Miss Laramie | Vocal Medley | | | |
| 1986 | Lacy Jean Reeves | Laramie | 22 | Miss Albany County | Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover | | | |
| 1985 | Tamra Jo Dereemer | Horse Creek | 22 | Miss Cheyenne | Popular Vocal, "God Bless the USA" | | | |
| 1984 | Ann (Annie) Warren Easterbrook | Laramie | 21 | Miss Albany County | Gymnastics Jazz Dance | | | |
| 1983 | Heather Wallace | Cheyenne | 21 | Miss Cheyenne | Vocal, "New York, New York" | | | |
| 1982 | Janie Hertzler | Cheyenne | 23 | Miss Laramie | Vocal, "Everything" | | | |
| 1981 | Keri Lyn Borgaard | Cheyenne | 23 | Miss Cheyenne | Vocal Medley, "At the Crossroads" & "Hey, Look Me Over" | | | |
| 1980 | Susan Pennington | Casper | 20 | Miss Casper College | Vocal, "The Man I Love" | | | |
| 1979 | Karla Ann Singer | Cheyenne | 19 | Miss Laramie County | Vocal, "Mister Melody" | | | |
| 1978 | Kim Pring | Cheyenne | 22 | Miss Cheyenne | Baton Twirling, "There's No Business Like Show Business" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously Miss Wyoming USA 1975 Brought a libel lawsuit against Penthouse Magazine |
| 1977 | Jeanne Uphoff | Cheyenne | 21 | Miss Laramie County | Jazz Dance, "You've Got It Bad, Girl" | | | |
| 1976 | Carol June Wallace | Jackson | 24 | Miss Yellowstone | Piano Medley, "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing," "Love Story," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," & "Strangers in the Night" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously Miss Kentucky USA 1975 Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1975 pageant Mother of Miss Kentucky 2002, Mary Catherine Correll |
| 1975 | Trish Long | Laramie | 21 | Miss University of Wyoming | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1974 | Cheryl Johnson | Cheyenne | 20 | Miss Laramie County Community College | Modern Jazz Dance, "Scorpio" | | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | Named winner after original titleholder, Vicki Tomisek, resigned |
| 1973 | Pamela Jo Hill | Casper | 20 | Miss Casper College | Vocal, "I Can Love" | | | |
| 1972 | Annette Klipstein | Cheyenne | 22 | Miss Cheyenne | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus | | | Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 1968 |
| 1971 | Marsha Crandall | Rock Springs | 20 | Miss Rock Springs | Vocal Medley, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" & "The Look of Love" | | | |
| 1970 | Jane Hutchings | Cheyenne | 19 | Miss University of Wyoming | Piano, Arabesque" by Claude Debussy | | | |
| 1969 | Sandra Ann Grim | Casper | 20 | Miss Casper | Vocal Medley, "People," "I Gotta Be Me," & "Free Again" | | | |
| 1968 | Carol Ann Ross | Burns | 20 | Miss Cheyenne | Clarinet Medley, "Clarinet Concerto" by Mozart, "Strangers on the Shore," & "Ji-da" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1967 | Patricia Ann Martínez | Torrington | 18 | Miss Torrington | Classical Vocal, "Les Filles de Cadix" | | | |
| 1966 | Susan Lynn Livreri | Douglas | 20 | Miss Douglas | Comedy Sketch | | | |
| 1965 | Trudy Bower | Freedom | 19 | Miss University of Wyoming | Vocal, "From This Moment On" | | | |
| 1964 | Joan Alster Selmer | Cheyenne | 21 | Miss Cheyenne | Acro-Baton Routine | | | |
| 1963 | Cody Marie Neville | Byron | | Miss Lovell | Classical Piano, Fantaisie-Impromptu | | | |
| 1962 | Gretchen Lea Stainbrook | Jackson Hole | 19 | Miss Jackson | Musical Skit | | | |
| 1961 | Mary Ray Orr | Sheridan | 19 | Miss Sheridan | Dramatic Reading, "The Bride" | | | |
| 1960 | Sharon Irene Luond | Cheyenne | 18 | | Dramatic Monologue from Wingless Victory by Maxwell Anderson | | | |
| 1959 | Linda Lou Phillips | Laramie | 19 | | Vocal & Dance | | | |
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| 1953 | Elaine Lois Holkenbrink | Torrington | | | Fashion Display | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1952 | Ruth A. Francis | Casper | | | Drama | | | |
| 1951 | Patricia Joan Seabeck | Casper | | | Monologue | | | |
| 1950 | Lenore Ailene Hoffman | Cheyenne | | | | | | |
| 1949 | Esther McLeod | Sheridan | | | | | | Esther MacLeod Griffin died at age 93 in Story, Wyoming on October 14, 2020. |
| 1948 | Carol Jean Held | Douglas | | | Piano, Hungarian Opus 9 by Edward MacDowell | 1st runner-up | | |
| 1947 | Dorothy June McKay | Cheyenne | | | Painting Exhibition | Top 15 | | Dorothy June McKay Hitchcock died at age 83 on August 22, 2009 at Salemtowne Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
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| 1941 | Patricia Marie Snyder | Cheyenne | | | Vocal & Dance | | | |
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| 1937 | Mary Ann McLaughlin | Riverton | | | | | | |
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