List of Miss America titleholders

Table columns:
Year
Crowned
Winner
State/District
City
Age [1]
Awards
Talent
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 1921
Sept. 8, 1921
Gorman, MargaretMargaret Gorman
District of Columbia
Washington
16
Inter-City Beauty, Amateur
Actually crowned "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America"; was not titled "Miss America" in 1922, when she returned to defend her title
cells: 1922
Sept. 7, 1922
Campbell, MaryMary Campbell
Ohio
Columbus
16
Only person to win twice; also was 1st Runner-up at 1924 pageant
cells: 1923
Sept. 7, 1923
17
cells: 1924
Sept. 6, 1924
Malcomson, RuthRuth Malcomson
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
18
cells: 1925
Sept. 11, 1925
Lanphier, FayFay Lanphier
California
Oakland
19
cells: 1926
Sept. 10, 1926
Smallwood, NormaNorma Smallwood
Oklahoma
Tulsa
18
Bather's Revue Winner, Evening Gown Award
cells: 1927
Sept. 9, 1927
Delander, LoisLois Delander
Illinois
Joliet
17
cells: 1928
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
No pageants were held
cells: 1929
cells: 1930
cells: 1931
cells: 1932
cells: 1933
Sept. 9, 1933
Bergeron, MarianMarian Bergeron
Connecticut
West Haven
15
Prior to the organization's change in age requirements, she became the youngest winner in history at the age of 15½. She held title for two years, since no competition was held in 1934. To date, she is the only representative from a New England state to win.
cells: 1934
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
No pageant was held
cells: 1935
Sept. 7, 1935
Leaver, HenriettaHenrietta Leaver
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
17
Vocal / Tap dance "Living In a Great Big Way"
cells: 1936
Sept. 12, 1936
Coyle, RoseRose Coyle
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
22
Preliminary Talent
Vocal / tap dance "I Can't Escape From You" & "Truckin'"
cells: 1937
Sept. 11, 1937
Cooper, BetteBette Cooper
New Jersey
Bertrand Island
17
Evening Gown Award
Vocal "When the Poppies Bloom Again"
cells: 1938
Sept. 10, 1938
Meseke, MarilynMarilyn Meseke
Ohio
Marion
21
Tap dance "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"
Held the title of Miss Ohio twice (1931 & 1938); was 14 when she won the title Miss Ohio 1931 (no Miss America competition in 1931)
cells: 1939
Sept. 9, 1939
Donnelly, PatriciaPatricia Donnelly
Michigan
Detroit
19
Vocal / Bass Fiddle "To You" & "Ol' Man Mose"
cells: 1940
Sept. 7, 1940
Burke, Frances MarieFrances Marie Burke
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal / dance "I Can't Love You Anymore"
cells: 1941
Sept. 6, 1941
LaPlanche, RosemaryRosemary LaPlanche
California
Los Angeles
18
Preliminary Swimsuit
Dance
Placed 1st runner-up at Miss America 1940 (Pageant now no longer allows contestants to compete for Miss America more than once)
cells: 1942
Sept. 12, 1942
Dennison, Jo-CarrollJo-Carroll Dennison
Texas
Tyler
18
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Vocal / dance "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
cells: 1943
Sept. 11, 1943
Bartel, JeanJean Bartel
California
Los Angeles
19
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Vocal "Night and Day"
cells: 1944
Sept. 9, 1944
Ramey, VenusVenus Ramey
District of Columbia
Washington
19
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Vocal / dance "Take It Easy"
cells: 1945
Sept. 8, 1945
Myerson, BessBess 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
cells: 1946
Sept. 7, 1946
Buferd, MarilynMarilyn Buferd
California
Los Angeles
21
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent (tie)
Dramatic monologue Accent on Youth
cells: 1947
Sept. 6, 1947
Walker, Barbara JoBarbara Jo Walker
Tennessee
Memphis
21
Preliminary Talent
Art display & vocal medley "One Kiss" & "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly
cells: 1948
Sept. 11, 1948
Shopp, BeBeBeBe Shopp
Minnesota
Hopkins
18
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vibraharp "Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler
cells: 1949
Sept. 10, 1949
Mercer, JacqueJacque Mercer
Arizona
Litchfield Park
18
Preliminary Swimsuit (tie), Preliminary Talent
Dramatic reading Romeo and Juliet
cells: 1951 [nb 1]
Sept. 9, 1950
Betbeze, YolandeYolande Betbeze
Alabama
Mobile
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Classical vocal "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto
She is the reason for the creation of Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants[citation needed]
cells: 1952
Sept. 8, 1951
Hutchins, Colleen KayColleen Kay Hutchins
Utah
Salt Lake City
25
Preliminary Talent
Dramatic monologue "Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson
cells: 1953
Sept. 6, 1952
Langley, Neva JaneNeva Jane Langley
Georgia
Macon
19
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Classical piano "Toccata"
cells: 1954
Sept. 12, 1953
Ay, Evelyn MargaretEvelyn Margaret Ay
Pennsylvania
Ephrata
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Poetry recitation "Footsteps" from Leaves from a Grass-House by Don Blanding
Last winner crowned before pageant is presented on television
cells: 1955
Sept. 11, 1954
Meriwether, LeeLee Meriwether
California
San Francisco
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Dramatic monologue Riders to the Sea
Became an actress (Batman)
cells: 1956
Sept. 10, 1955
Ritchie, SharonSharon Ritchie
Colorado
Denver
18
Recitation "The Murder of Lidice" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
cells: 1957
Sept. 8, 1956
McKnight, MarianMarian McKnight
South Carolina
Manning
19
Comedy sketch "The Monroe Doctrine"
cells: 1958
Sept. 7, 1957
Van Derbur, MarilynMarilyn Van Derbur
Colorado
Denver
20
Organ "Tea for Two" & "Tenderly"
cells: 1959
Sept. 6, 1958
Mobley, Mary AnnMary 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
cells: 1960
Sept. 12, 1959
Mead, Lynda LeeLynda Lee Mead
Natchez
20
Original dramatic act "Schizophrenia"
cells: 1961
Sept. 10, 1960
Fleming, NancyNancy Fleming
Michigan
Montague
18
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent (tie)
Presentation of dress design
cells: 1962
Sept. 9, 1961
Fletcher, MariaMaria Fletcher
North Carolina
Asheville
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Tap dance to her vocal recording "Somebody Loves Me"
First Miss North Carolina crowned
cells: 1963
Sept. 8, 1962
Mayer, JacquelynJacquelyn Mayer
Ohio
Sandusky
20
Broadway Vignette "Wishing Upon a Star," "My Favorite Things" & The White Cliffs of Dover
cells: 1964
Sept. 7, 1963
Axum, DonnaDonna Axum
Arkansas
El Dorado
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal medley "Quando me'n vo'" & "I Love Paris"
cells: 1965
Sept. 12, 1964
Van Dyke, Vonda KayVonda Kay Van Dyke
Arizona
Phoenix
21
Miss Congeniality
Ventriloquism & singing "Together (Wherever We Go)"
Only Miss Congeniality award winner to be also crowned Miss America
cells: 1966
Sept. 11, 1965
Bryant, Deborah IreneDeborah Irene Bryant
Kansas
Overland Park
19
Preliminary Swimsuit
Dramatic interpretation "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags"
cells: 1967
Sept. 10, 1966
Jayroe, Jane AnneJane Anne Jayroe
Oklahoma
Laverne
19
Preliminary Talent
Vocal / orchestra conducting "1-2-3"
cells: 1968
Sept. 9, 1967
Barnes, Debra DeneDebra Dene Barnes
Kansas
Moran
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Piano solo "Born Free"
cells: 1969
Sept. 7, 1968
Ford, Judith AnneJudith Anne Ford
Illinois
Belvidere
18
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Acrobatic dance & trampoline "The Blue Danube"
cells: 1970
Sept. 6, 1969
Eldred, Pamela AnnePamela Anne Eldred
Michigan
West Bloomfield
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Ballet "Love Theme" from Romeo & Juliet
cells: 1971
Sept. 12, 1970
George, Phyllis AnnPhyllis Ann George
Texas
Denton
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Piano medley Promises, Promises & "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
Became presenter of The NFL Today and First Lady of Kentucky
cells: 1972
Sept. 11, 1971
Schaefer, Laurie LeaLaurie Lea Schaefer
Ohio
Bexley
22
Preliminary Swimsuit
Semi-classical vocal "And This Is My Beloved"
cells: 1973
Sept. 9, 1972
Meeuwsen, Terry AnneTerry Anne Meeuwsen
Wisconsin
De Pere
23
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Vocal "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!
Co-host of The 700 Club
cells: 1974
Sept. 8, 1973
King, Rebecca AnnRebecca Ann King
Colorado
Denver
23
Vocal "If I Ruled the World"
cells: 1975
Sept. 7, 1974
Cothran, ShirleyShirley Cothran
Texas
Fort Worth
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Flute medley "Bumble Boogie" & "Swingin' Shepherd Blues"
cells: 1976
Sept. 6, 1975
Godin, Tawny ElaineTawny Elaine Godin
New York
Yonkers
18
Original piano composition "Images in Pastels"
cells: 1977
Sept. 11, 1976
Benham, Dorothy KathleenDorothy Kathleen Benham
Minnesota
Edina
20
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Classical vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus
cells: 1978
Sept. 10, 1977
Perkins, SusanSusan Perkins
Ohio
Columbus
23
Preliminary Talent
Vocal "Good Morning Heartache"
cells: 1979
Sept. 9, 1978
Barker, KyleneKylene Barker
Virginia
Galax
22
Gymnastics routine "Gonna Fly Now" & "Feels So Good"
cells: 1980
Sept. 8, 1979
Prewitt, CherylCheryl Prewitt
Mississippi
Ackerman
22
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal / Piano "Don't Cry Out Loud"
cells: 1981
Sept. 6, 1980
Powell, Susan CarolSusan Carol Powell
Oklahoma
Elk City
21
Preliminary Talent (tie)
Classical vocal "The Telephone Aria"
cells: 1982
Sept. 12, 1981
Ward, Grace ElizabethGrace Elizabeth Ward
Arkansas
Cabot
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal "After You've Gone"
cells: 1983
Sept. 18, 1982
Maffett, DebraDebra Maffett
California
Anaheim
25
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Popular vocal "Come In From the Rain"
Competed for Miss Texas title several times prior to competing and winning Miss California on her first attempt
cells: 1984
Sept. 17, 1983
Williams, Vanessa LynnVanessa 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 nude photos unauthorized to be published in Penthouse magazine
cells: July 23, 1984
Charles, SuzetteSuzette Charles
New Jersey
Mays Landing
21
Preliminary Talent
Popular vocal "Kiss Me In the Rain"
Seven-week reign - the shortest served by any Miss America
cells: 1985
Sept. 8, 1984
Wells, SharleneSharlene Wells
Utah
Salt Lake City
20
Preliminary Swimsuit
Spanish vocal & Paraguyan harp "Mis Noches Sin Ti"
The first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America, having been born in Asunción, Paraguay[2]
cells: 1986
Sept. 14, 1985
Akin, SusanSusan Akin
Mississippi
Meridian
21
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal "You're My World"
cells: 1987
Sept. 13, 1986
Cash, KellyeKellye Cash
Tennessee
Memphis
21
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Piano / Vocal "I'll Be Home"
Grandniece of singer, Johnny Cash
cells: 1988
Sept. 19, 1987
Rafko, Kaye Lani RaeKaye Lani Rae Rafko
Michigan
Monroe
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Hawaiian-Tahitian dance
President of Gabby's Ladder, a bereavement program for children and their families
cells: 1989
Sept. 10, 1988
Carlson, GretchenGretchen Carlson
Minnesota
Anoka
22
Preliminary Talent
Classical violin "Zigeunerweisen"
Former news anchor of Fox & Friends
cells: 1990
Sept. 16, 1989
Turner, DebbyeDebbye 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
cells: 1991
Sept. 8, 1990
Vincent, MarjorieMarjorie Vincent
Illinois
Oak Park
25
Preliminary Talent
Classical piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
First Miss America winner of Haitian descent
cells: 1992
Sept. 14, 1991
Sapp, Carolyn SuzanneCarolyn Suzanne Sapp
Hawaii
Kona
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal "Ain't Misbehavin'"
cells: 1993
Sept. 19, 1992
Cornett, LeanzaLeanza Cornett
Florida
Jacksonville
21
Vocal "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde
Married (and separated from) Mark Steines[3]
cells: 1994
Sept. 18, 1993
Aiken, Kimberly ClariceKimberly Clarice Aiken
South Carolina
Columbia
18
Vocal "Summertime"
cells: 1995
Sept. 17, 1994
Whitestone, HeatherHeather Whitestone
Alabama
Birmingham
21
Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent
Ballet en Pointe "Via Dolorosa"
First deaf Miss America
cells: 1996
Sept. 16, 1995
Smith, ShawntelShawntel Smith
Oklahoma
Muldrow
24
Vocal "The Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born
Executive vice president of administration of PBH Holdings.
cells: 1997
Sept. 14, 1996
Holland, Tara DawnTara Dawn Holland
Kansas
Overland Park
23
Preliminary Swimsuit
Classical vocal "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé
Video of her crowning was shown at beginning of 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine
cells: 1998
Sept. 13, 1997
Shindle, KatherineKatherine Shindle
Illinois
Evanston
21
Preliminary Talent
Vocal "Don't Rain on My Parade"
Performed in Legally Blonde on Broadway President of the Actors' Equity Association
cells: 1999
Sept. 19, 1998
Johnson, NicoleNicole Johnson
Virginia
Roanoke
24
Vocal "That's Life"
Diabetes awareness advocate
cells: 2000
Sept. 18, 1999
French, Heather ReneeHeather Renee French
Kentucky
Maysville
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Vocal "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard
First Miss Kentucky crowned
cells: 2001
Oct. 14, 2000
Baraquio, Angela PerezAngela Perez Baraquio
Hawaii
Honolulu
24
Preliminary Swimsuit
Hula "Theme" from Mutiny on the Bounty
First Filipino American and Asian American Miss America
cells: 2002
Sept. 22, 2001
Harman, KatieKatie Harman
Oregon
Gresham
21
Preliminary Talent
Classical vocal "O mio babbino caro"
First Miss Oregon crowned
cells: 2003
Sept. 21, 2002
Harold, ErikaErika Harold
Illinois
Urbana
22
Classical vocal "Habanera"
cells: 2004
Sept. 20, 2003
Dunlap, ErickaEricka Dunlap
Florida
Orlando
21
Vocal "If I Could"
Finished in third place on The Amazing Race 15 with her then-husband, Brian Kleinschmidt
cells: 2005
Sept. 18, 2004
Downs, DeidreDeidre Downs
Alabama
Birmingham
24
Vocal "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"
Won Miss Alabama on her fifth try
cells: 2006
Jan. 21, 2006
Berry, JenniferJennifer Berry
Oklahoma
Tulsa
22
Preliminary Talent
Ballet en Pointe "Within"
Won Miss Oklahoma on her fifth try
cells: 2007
Jan. 29, 2007
Nelson, LaurenLauren Nelson
Lawton
20
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness
Vocal "You'll Be in My Heart"
cells: 2008
Jan. 26, 2008
Haglund, KirstenKirsten Haglund
Michigan
Farmington Hills
19
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness
Vocal "Over the Rainbow"
Grandmother competed at Miss America as Miss Detroit
cells: 2009
Jan. 24, 2009
Stam, KatieKatie Stam
Indiana
Seymour
22
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness
Vocal "Via Dolorosa"
First Miss Indiana crowned
cells: 2010
Jan. 30, 2010
Cameron, CaressaCaressa Cameron
Virginia
Fredericksburg
22
Preliminary Talent
Vocal "Listen" from Dreamgirls
cells: 2011
Jan. 15, 2011
Scanlan, TeresaTeresa Scanlan
Nebraska
Gering
17
Preliminary Talent
Piano "White Water Chopped Sticks" by Calvin Jones
Youngest Miss America winner since 1933 First Miss Nebraska crowned
cells: 2012
Jan. 14, 2012
Kaeppeler, LauraLaura Kaeppeler
Wisconsin
Kenosha
23
Preliminary Talent
Operatic vocal "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi
cells: 2013
Jan. 12, 2013
Hagan, MalloryMallory Hagan
New York
Brooklyn
23
Tap dance "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown
cells: 2014
Sept. 15, 2013
Davuluri, NinaNina Davuluri
Fayetteville
24
Bollywood Fusion dance "Dhoom Tana" from the film Om Shanti Om
First Indian American winner First to perform a Bollywood dance at Miss America pageant
cells: 2015
Sept. 14, 2014
Kazantsev, KiraKira Kazantsev
Manhattan
23
Vocal with plastic cup percussion "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
cells: 2016
Sept. 13, 2015
Cantrell, BettyBetty Cantrell
Georgia
Warner Robins
20
Preliminary Talent
Classical vocal "Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" from Madama Butterfly
cells: 2017
Sept. 11, 2016
Savvy Shields
Arkansas
Fayetteville
21
Preliminary Talent
Jazz dance, "They Just Keep Moving the Line" from the NBC show Smash
cells: 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

Questions about this table:
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