# Miss Maryland

The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss America pageant.
Bridget O'Brien of Frederick was crowned Miss Maryland 2024 in June 2024 at Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland. She will go on to compete for the title of Miss America 2025 in the coming months.

## Past titleholders

* Brooke Poklemba Miss Maryland 2009
* Destiny Clark Miss Maryland 2016
* Caitlyn Stupi Miss Maryland 2019
* Lydia Sohn Miss Maryland 2021

## Results summary

Results of Miss Maryland titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
* 1st runners-up: Virginia Cha (1990)
* 3rd runners-up: Keri L. Schrader (2000), Marina Harrison (2004)
* 4th runners-up: Camille Lewis (2003)
* Top 7: Hannah Brewer (2017)
* Top 10: Georgia Reed (1952), Ingrid Christine Larson (1968), Kathleen Louise Neff (1973), Barbara Jean Jennings (1977), Tamara Alaine Walker (1988), Christina Denny (2014), Joanna Guy (2013)
* Top 11: Kennedy Taylor (2024)
* Top 12: Frances Stine (1935)
* Top 13: Virginia Lee Van Sant (1945)
* Top 20: Kelly Glorioso (2002)

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Fitness: Kennedy Taylor (2024)
* Preliminary Evening Gown: Kennedy Taylor (2024)
* Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness: Shelly Meg Peiken (1980), Jade Kenny (2015), Hannah Brewer (2017)
* Preliminary Talent: Beverly Anne Smith (1963) (tie), Debra Renea Fries (1992), Camille Lewis (2003), Joanna Guy (2013)

#### Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Linda Rita Peluzzo (1967), Veronica Marie Clarke (1976), Lisa Marie Daskal (1981), Debra Renea Fries (1992), Heather Noelle Davis (1998), Destiny Clark (2016)

#### Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: N/A
* Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship: Joanna Guy (2013), Hannah Brewer (2017)
* Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Barbara Jean Jennings (1977)
* Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalists: Caitlyn Stupi (2020)
* Jean Bartel Military Awareness Award: Kayla Willing (2023)
* Quality of Life Award Winners: Heather Noelle Davis (1998)
* Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Kelly Glorioso (2002), Joanna Guy (2013), Adrianna David (2019)
* Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Jade Kenny (2015), Hannah Brewer (2017)
* Quality of Life Award Finalists: Lindsay Staniszewski (2011), Destiny Clark (2016)
* Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Hannah Brewer (2017), Kathleen Masek (2018)
* American Heart Association Go Red For Women Regional Award: Bridget O’Brien (2024)

## Winners

* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
| 2024 | Bridget O'Brien | Frederick | 22 | Miss Allegany County | Musical Theatre Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" | | AHA Go Red for Women Regional Award | |
| 2023 | Kennedy Taylor | Silver Spring | 26 | Miss Allegany County | Latin Ballroom Dance, "Conga" | Top 11 | Preliminary Evening Gown Award Preliminary Fitness Award | Previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2012 Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
| 2022 | Kayla Willing | Deal Island | 19 | Miss Southern Maryland | Vocal | | Jean Bartel Military Awareness Award | |
| 2021 | Lydia Sohn | Hanover | 25 | Miss Western Maryland | Cello | | | |
| 2020 | Allison Redman | Bel Air | 25 | Miss Western Maryland | Violin | Did not compete; 3rd runner-up at Miss Maryland 2019 pageant, later assumed the 2020 title after Stupi chose not to serve a second year; 2020 state pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Did not compete; 3rd runner-up at Miss Maryland 2019 pageant, later assumed the 2020 title after Stupi chose not to serve a second year; 2020 state pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Did not compete; 3rd runner-up at Miss Maryland 2019 pageant, later assumed the 2020 title after Stupi chose not to serve a second year; 2020 state pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Caitlyn Stupi | Westminster | 21 | Miss Allegany County | Cello, "The Swan" | | Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalist | Later 2x runner-up at Miss Maryland USA |
| 2018 | Adrianna David | Rockville | 24 | Miss Charm of the Chesapeake | Vocal, "You've Got Possibilities" | | Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | Previously Miss Maryland USA 2017 |
| 2017 | Kathleen Masek | Westminster | 22 | Miss White Oak | Theatrical Dance | | Women in Business Scholarship Finalist | |
| 2016 | Hannah Brewer | Manchester | 19 | Miss Rocky Gap | Vocal, "God Bless America" | Top 7 | Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up Women in Business Scholarship Finalist | Sister of Miss Pennsylvania 2005, Nicole Brewer Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 2013 Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2013 pageant |
| 2015 | Destiny Clark | Gaithersburg | 23 | Miss Anne Arundel County | Original vocal with Guitar accompaniment, "Everything Happens For a Reason" | | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Award Finalist | |
| 2014 | Jade Kenny | Madison | 23 | Miss Allegany County | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" | | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | Semifinalist at Miss District of Columbia USA 2018 3rd runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2019 |
| 2013 | Christina Denny | Owings Mills | 22 | Miss Western Maryland | Vocal, "For Good" | Top 10 | | Later Miss Maryland USA 2016 |
| 2012 | Joanna Guy | Swanton | 20 | Miss Queen State | Vocal, "I Dreamed a Dream" | Top 10 | Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship Preliminary Talent Award Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | Previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2008 3rd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 pageant |
| 2011 | Carlie Colella | Hagerstown | 20 | Miss Central Maryland | Contemporary Dance, "The Edge of Glory" | | | |
| 2010 | Lindsay Staniszewski | Baltimore | 22 | Miss Montgomery County | Vocal, "A Change In Me" from Beauty and the Beast | | Quality of Life Award Finalist | Sister of Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009, and Miss Maryland USA 2013, Kasey Staniszewski |
| 2009 | Brooke Poklemba | Westminster | 20 | Miss University City | Vocal, "A Broken Wing" | | | |
| 2008 | Louise Schlegel | Silver Spring | 20 | Miss Allegany County | Vocal, "If I Had My Way" | | | |
| 2007 | Shana Powell | Bowie | 22 | Miss Allegany County | Classical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide | | | Sister of Miss Maryland Teen USA 2000, Niambi Powell |
| 2006 | Brittany Lietz | Edgewater | 21 | Miss Tidewater | Lyrical Dance, "The Gold" | | | |
| 2005 | Rachel Ellsworth | Fort Ashby, WV | 21 | Miss Western Maryland | Tap Dance, "Do Your Thing" | | | Eligible as a student at Allegany College |
| 2004 | Tiffany L. Jenkins | Silver Spring | 24 | Miss Gaithersburg | Vocal, "Take My Breath Away" | | | |
| 2003 | Marina Harrison | Severn | 22 | Miss Burtonsville | Vocal, "Fallin'" | 3rd runner-up | Casual Wear Award | Later Miss Maryland USA 2005 Top 10 at Miss USA 2005 pageant |
| 2002 | Camille Lewis | Silver Spring | 23 | Miss College Park | Violin, "Victory" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear Award Overall Talent Award | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 1999 & 2001 pageants |
| 2001 | Kelly Glorioso | Fallston | 21 | Miss Free State | Vocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love" | Top 20 | Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | |
| 2000 | Sonia Maria Amir | Beltsville | 24 | Miss Bethesda | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" | | | |
| 1999 | Keri L. Schrader | Rockville | 24 | Miss College Park | Ballet en Pointe, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | 3rd runner-up | | Previously National Sweetheart 1998 as Miss Florida |
| 1998 | Heather Noelle Davis | Severna Park | 23 | Miss Southern Maryland | Classical Piano Medley, "Flight of the Bumblebee" & "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" & "Hungarian Rhapsody No.13" | | Quality of Life Award Non-finalist Talent Award Steinway Piano Performance Award | As of 2023, only Miss Maryland to have won Quality of Life Award. Earned $10,000 scholarship and opportunity to speak at a focused press conference discussing winner's program/issue of choice. As a non-finalist, this year's Miss Maryland earned more scholarships as a competitor at Miss America than the 2nd runner up to Miss America. |
| 1997 | Jaime Fox | Frederick | 21 | Miss Prince George's County | Vocal, "With One Look" from Sunset Boulevard | | | |
| 1996 | Susan Elizabeth Alexander | Silver Spring | 24 | Miss Lanham | Vocal, "Sing Me" | | | |
| 1995 | Marcia Griffith | Fort Washington | 23 | Miss Federal City | Lyrical Ballet, "Somewhere" | | | |
| 1994 | Karissa Brooke Jones | Hagerstown | 23 | Miss Western Maryland | Ballet en Pointe, "The Can-Can" | | | |
| 1993 | Renee Cole | Bowie | 22 | Miss Northwest Maryland | Vocal, "The Star-Spangled Banner" | | | |
| 1992 | Tammy Wyatt | Clinton | 26 | Miss Towson | Vocal, "Stuff Like That There" | | | |
| 1991 | Debra Renea Fries | Waldorf | 26 | Miss Tidewater | Baton Twirling, "Hooked on America" | | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1990 | Kimberly Ann Grimm | Mountain Lake Park | 20 | Miss Allegany County | Vocal, "One, Two, Three Say You Love Me" | | | |
| 1989 | Virginia Cha | Frederick | 25 | Miss Frederick | Classical Piano, "Étude Op. 25, No. 1" by Chopin | 1st runner-up | | |
| 1988 | Lori Ann Windsor | Mount Airy | 20 | Miss Bel Air | Dance / Baton Twirling | | | |
| 1987 | Tamara Walker | Kingsville | 21 | Miss Montgomery County | Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Top 10 | | |
| 1986 | Katrina Owens | Pikesville | 24 | Miss Prince George's County | Jazz Dance | | | |
| 1985 | Jennifer Louise Charlton | Bethesda | 22 | Miss Montgomery County | Vocal / Dance, "Last Blues Song" | | | |
| 1984 | Mary Elizabeth Haroth | Towson | 25 | Miss Towson | Vocal, "Memory" from Cats | | | |
| 1983 | Amy Elizabeth Keys | Lanham | 26 | Miss Howard County | Popular Vocal, "I'll Never Love This Way Again" | | | |
| 1982 | Lynne Carol Graham | Bethesda | 23 | Miss Lanham | Popular Vocal, "Alfie" | | | Mother of Miss Kentucky 2007, Kaitlynne Postel |
| 1981 | Robin Harmon | Hagerstown | 24 | Miss Washington County | Greek Dramatic Monologue from Antigone | | | |
| 1980 | Lisa Marie Daskal | Cumberland | 18 | Miss Allegany County | Vocal & Dance | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1979 | Shelly Meg Peiken | Greenbelt | 22 | Miss Anne Arundel | Self-Composed Vocal, "Carry Me Home" | | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1978 | Caroline JoAnn Donnelly | College Park | 21 | Miss Lanham | Classical Piano, "Toccata in E-flat minor" by Aram Khachaturian | | | |
| 1977 | Donna Marie Silvestri | Catonsville | 18 | Miss Baltimore | Modern Jazz Dance / Baton Twirling, "Gonna Fly Now" | | | |
| 1976 | Barbara Jean Jennings | Greenbelt | 25 | Miss Prince George's County | Piano, "Morceaux de fantaisie" by Rachmaninoff | Top 10 | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | |
| 1975 | Veronica Marie Clarke | Bel Air | 21 | Miss Greater Harford County | Popular Vocal, "Don't Rain On My Parade" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1974 | Susan Jane Wohlfarth | Potomac | 21 | Miss Olney | Classical Ballet, Giselle | | | |
| 1973 | Kristi Maurine Reindl | LaVale | 19 | Miss Frostburg State College | Tympani, "The Champ" | | | Former mayor of O'Fallon, Illinois |
| 1972 | Kathleen Louise Neff | Cumberland | 21 | Miss Frostburg State College | Dramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You" from The King and I | Top 10 | | |
| 1971 | Joan Michele Ehrgott | Avondale | 21 | Miss Prince George's County | Vocal / Dance, "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | | | |
| 1970 | Sharon Anne Cannon | Salisbury | 21 | Miss Annendale | Piano, "Elephant Walk" | | | |
| 1969 | Margaret Elaine Mackle | Cecilton | 21 | Miss Beltsville | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| 1968 | Karen Anne Hansen | College Park | 20 | Miss University of Maryland | Vocal, "Just You Wait" from My Fair Lady | | | |
| 1967 | Ingrid Christine Larson | Ellicott City | 20 | Miss North Carroll County | Piano, "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" | Top 10 | | |
| 1966 | Linda Rita Peluzzo | Oxon Hill | 19 | Miss Clinton-Camp Springs/Crescent City | Original Monologue & Accordion | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1965 | Barbara Lynn Hamilton | College Park | 19 | Miss Prince George's County | Vocal, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" | | | |
| 1964 | Sharon Rae Burlington | Aberdeen | | Miss Harford County | | Did not compete; later assumed title after McCauley resigned | Did not compete; later assumed title after McCauley resigned | Did not compete; later assumed title after McCauley resigned |
| 1964 | Donna Marie McCauley | Rockville | 19 | Miss Montgomery County | Interpretive Ballet | | | Resigned after the Miss America 1965 pageant |
| 1963 | Carolyn Bond Wright | Forest Hill | | Miss Harford County | Sketch / Ballet / Modern Jazz Dance | | | |
| 1962 | Beverly Ann Smith | Essex | 18 | Miss Baltimore Area | Organ & Piano, Warsaw Concerto | | Preliminary Talent Award (tie) | |
| 1961 | Patricia Ann Moon | Bethesda | 18 | Miss Bethesda | Modern Jazz Dance | | | |
| 1960 | Robin Carole Davis | Hyattsville | 18 | Miss Prince George's County | Vocal, "I Cain't Say No" | | | |
| 1959 | Marie Lorraine True | Phoenix | 19 | | Vocal / Tap Dance from The Best Things in Life Are Free | | | |
| 1958 | Mary Roberta Page | Bethesda | | | Chalk Sketch | | | |
| 1957 | Nancy Elizabeth Norris | Silver Spring | | | Dramatic Monologue, "A Letter To My Parents" | | | |
| 1956 | Jeanette Louise Rosensteel | Timonium | | | Vocal | | | |
| 1955 | Carol Jennette | Westminster | | | Fashion Display & Speech, "How To Pack a Suitcase" | | | |
| 1954 | Phyllis Yvonne Leftwich | Dundalk | | | Vocal | | | |
| 1953 | Meta Frances Justice | Crisfield | | | Vocal, "Ave Maria" | | | |
| 1952 | Shirley Virginia Harrison | Baltimore | | | Monologue from Tom Sawyer | | | |
| 1951 | Georgia Reed | Baltimore | | | Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It" from The Kissing Bandit | Top 10 | | |
| 1950 | Ann Uri | Baltimore | | | Vocal / Piano | | | |
| 1949 | Jean Crow | Baltimore | | | Fashion Design | | | |
| 1948 | Juanita Melrose Lookabaugh | Cumberland | | | Hawaiian Hula Dance & Dress Design | | | |
| 1947 | Carolyn Jean Dixon | Cumberland | | | Vocal, "It Had to Be You" | | | |
| 1946 | Virginia Martin | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1946 | Dorothy Crockett | Baltimore | | Miss Maryland | Original Poetry Recitation | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1945 | Virginia Lee Van Sant | Cumberland | | | Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" | Top 13 | | |
| 1944 | Audrey Klingenberg | Baltimore | | | | | | |
| 1943 | Shirlee O'Connell | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1943 | Lillian Marlene Huber | Baltimore | | Miss Maryland | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1942 | Bettye Mitchell | Baltimore | | | | | | |
| 1941 | Penny Malone | Baltimore | | | | | | |
| 1940 | Marie Beiser | Baltimore | | | | | | |
| 1939 | Elaine Pasqualla | Crisfield | | | | | | |
| 1938 | Yolanda Ugarte | Baltimore | | | | | | |
| 1937 | May Vivian Miller | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1937 | Margaret Myers | Rock Hall | | Miss Eastern Shores | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1936 | Anne Margaret Kane | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1936 | Ethel Holland | Berlin | | Miss Maryland | | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1935 | Frances Stine | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | | Top 12 | | No Miss Maryland Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
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| 1933 | Dorothy Dennis | | 16 | | N/A | | | |
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| 1927 | Beulah Goldsborough | | | Miss Baltimore | N/A | | | No Miss Maryland Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1926 | Mildred Adam | | | Miss Baltimore | N/A | | | No Miss Maryland Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1925 | Thelma Krakan | | | Miss Baltimore | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1925 | Mildred Lee Purdy | | | Miss Frederick | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1925 | Aleda Bradford Cook | | | Miss Hagerstown | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1924 | Mary Rose Kenny | | | Miss Baltimore | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1924 | Gretchen Carney | | | Miss Cumberland | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
| 1923 | Billie Muller | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant |
| 1923 | Elizabeth Catherine Steele | Cumberland | 18 | Miss Cumberland | N/A | | | Multiple Maryland representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant |
| 1922 | Irma Knabe | Baltimore | | Miss Baltimore | N/A | | | Competed under local title at national pageant |
| 1921 | Hazel Harris | Ocean City | | Miss Ocean City | N/A | | | Competed under local title at national pageant |