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OUR MISS AMERICAS
Since the Organization’s inception in 1921, 79 women have become Miss America. There were eight years in which a new Miss America was not named, lapses due in large part to major historic world events and the introduction of the post-dating concept in September of 1950.
Our Miss Americas have included:
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| 1921 |
Margaret Gorman
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Washington, DC |
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| 1922 |
Mary Katherine Campbell
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Columbus, OH |
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| 1923 |
Mary Katherine Campbell
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Columbus, OH |
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| 1924 |
Ruth Malcomson
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Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1925 |
Fay Lanphier
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Oakland, CA |
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| 1926 |
Norma Smallwood
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Tulsa, OK |
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| 1927 |
Lois Delander
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Joliet, IL |
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| 1933 |
Marian Bergeron
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West Haven, CT |
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| 1935 |
Henrietta Leaver
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Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 1936 |
Rose Coyle |
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Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1937 |
Bette Cooper |
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Bertrand Island, NJ |
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| 1938 |
Marilyn Meseke |
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Marion, OH |
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| 1939 |
Patricia Donnelly |
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Detroit, MI |
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| 1940 |
Frances Burke |
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Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1941 |
Rosemary LaPlanche |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1942 |
Jo-Carroll Dennison |
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Tyler, TX |
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| 1943 |
Jean Bartel |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1944 |
Venus Ramey |
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Washington, DC |
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| 1945 |
Bess Myerson |
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New York, NY |
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| 1946 |
Marilyn Buferd |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1947 |
Barbara Walker |
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Memphis, TN |
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| 1948 |
BeBe Shopp |
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Hopkins, MN |
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| 1949 |
Jacque Mercer |
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Litchfield, AZ |
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| 1951 |
Yolande Betbeze |
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Mobile, AL |
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| 1952 |
Colleen Hutchins |
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Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1953 |
Neva Langley |
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Macon, GA |
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| 1954 |
Evelyn Ay |
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Ephrata, PA |
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| 1955 |
Lee Meriwether |
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San Francisco, CA |
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| 1956 |
Sharon Ritchie |
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Denver, CO |
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| 1957 |
Marian McKnight |
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Manning, SC |
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| 1958 |
Marilyn Van Derbur |
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Denver, CO |
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| 1959 |
Mary Ann Mobley |
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Brandon, MS |
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| 1960 |
Lynda Mead |
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Natchez, MS |
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| 1961 |
Nancy Fleming |
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Montague, MI |
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| 1962 |
Maria Fletcher |
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Asheville, NC |
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| 1963 |
Jacquelyn Mayer |
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Sandusky, OH |
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| 1964 |
Donna Axum |
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El Dorado, AR |
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| 1965 |
Vonda Van Dyke |
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Phoenix, AZ |
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| 1966 |
Deborah Bryant |
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Overland Park, KS |
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| 1967 |
Jane Jayroe |
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Laverne, OK |
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| 1968 |
Debra Barnes |
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Pittsburg, KS |
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| 1969 |
Judith Ford |
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Belvidere, IL |
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| 1970 |
Pamela Eldred |
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West Bloomfield, MI |
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| 1971 |
Phyllis George |
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Denton, TX |
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| 1972 |
Laurel Lea Schaefer |
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Bexley, OH |
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| 1973 |
Terry Meeuwsen |
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De Pere, WI |
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| 1974 |
Rebecca King |
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Denver, CO |
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| 1975 |
Shirley Cothran |
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Denton, TX |
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| 1976 |
Tawny Godin |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| 1977 |
Dorothy Benham |
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Edina, MN |
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| 1978 |
Susan Perkins |
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Columbus, OH |
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| 1979 |
Kylene Barker |
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Roanoke, VA |
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| 1980 |
Cheryl Prewitt |
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Ackerman, MS |
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| 1981 |
Susan Powell |
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Elk City, OK |
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| 1982 |
Elizabeth Ward |
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Russellville, AR |
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| 1983 |
Debra Maffett |
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Anaheim, CA |
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| 1984 |
Vanessa Williams |
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Millwood, NY (9/17/83-7/23/84) |
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| 1984 |
Suzette Charles |
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Mays Landing, NJ (7/23/84-9/15/84) |
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| 1985 |
Sharlene Wells |
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Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1986 |
Susan Akin |
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Meridian, MS |
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| 1987 |
Kellye Cash |
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Memphis, TN |
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| 1988 |
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko |
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Monroe, MI |
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| 1989 |
Gretchen Carlson |
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Anoka, MN |
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| 1990 |
Debbye Turner |
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Columbia, MO |
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| 1991 |
Marjorie Vincent |
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Oak Park, IL |
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| 1992 |
Carolyn Sapp |
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Honolulu, HI |
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| 1993 |
Leanza Cornett |
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Jacksonville, FL |
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| 1994 |
Kimberly Aiken |
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Columbia, SC |
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| 1995 |
Heather Whitestone |
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Birmingham, AL |
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| 1996 |
Shawntel Smith |
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Muldrow, OK |
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| 1997 |
Tara Holland |
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Overland Park, KS |
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| 1998 |
Kate Shindle |
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Evanston, IL |
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| 1999 |
Nicole Johnson |
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Virginia Beach, VA |
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| 2000 |
Heather French |
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Maysville, KY |
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| 2001 |
Angela Perez Baraquio |
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Honolulu, HI |
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| 2002 |
Katie Harman |
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Gresham, Oregon |
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| 2003 |
Erika Harold |
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Urbana, IL |
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| 2004 |
Ericka Dunlap |
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Orlando, FL |
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| 2005 |
Deidre Downs |
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Birmingham, AL |
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| 2006 |
Jennifer Berry |
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Tulsa, OK |
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| 2007 |
Lauren Nelson |
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Lawton, OK |
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Today, Miss America logs approximately 20,000 miles a month, changing her location every 18 - 36 hours and reaching out to support charitable and community endeavors that characterize her present-day image.
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