Scholarships Awarded

2007 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - 52 Contestants
MISS AMERICA 2007 – Lauren Nelson Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$50,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Texas – Shilah Phillips 1st-Runner Up Preliminary Talent	$25,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Georgia – Amanda Kozak 2nd- Runner Up	$15,000	Scholarship
Miss Mississippi – Taryn Foshee 3rd-Runner Up	$10,000	Scholarship
Miss Alabama – Melinda Toole 4th-Runner Up Miss Congeniality Quality of Life – 2nd Runner-up	$8,000 $2,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Miss California – Jacquelynne Fontaine Top 10- Finalist Preliminary Talent	$7,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Hawaii – Pilialoha Gaison Top 10-Finalist Preliminary Talent	$7,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Pennsylvania – Emily Wills Top 10-Finalist Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$7,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Utah – Katie Millar Top 10-Finalist	$7,000	Scholarship
Miss Washington – Kristen Eddings Top 10-Finalist	$7,000	Scholarship
2006 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT NON-FINALIST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Miss Alaska – Stephanie Wonchala	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Arizona – Hilary Griffith Quality of Life – 1st runner-up	$3,000 $2,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Arkansas – Amber Bennett	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Colorado – Janie Allen	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Connecticut – Heidi Voight	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Delaware – Jamie Ginn	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss District of Columbia – Kate Michael	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Florida – Allison Kreiger	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Idaho – Katherine Crouch	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Illinois –Heidi Ekstron	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Indiana – Betsy Uschkrat	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Iowa – Emily Nicholas	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Kansas – Michelle Walthers	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Kentucky - Rachelle Phillips	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Louisiana – Jamie Wilson	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Maine – Karissa Staples	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Maryland – Brittany Lietz	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts – Michaela Gagne	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Michigan – Angela Corsi	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Minnesota – Nicole Swanson Non-Finalist Talent	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Missouri – Sarah French	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Montana – Christie Hageman	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Nebraska – Molly McGrath Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss Nevada – Caydi Cole	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Hampshire – Emily Hughes	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Jersey – Georgine DiMaria	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New Mexico – Christina Hall	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss New York – Bethlene Pancoast Non- Finalist Talent	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss North Carolina – Elizabeth Horton	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss North Dakota – Annette Olson	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Ohio – Melanie Murphy	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Oregon – Donilee McGinnis	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Rhode Island – Allison Rogers Quality of Life – Winner	$3,000 $3,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss South Carolina – Shelley Benthall Non Finalist Talent	$3,000 $1,000	Scholarship Scholarship
Miss South Dakota – Callee Bauman	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Tennessee- Blaire Pancake	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Vermont – Sarah Watson Non-Finalist Talent	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Virgin Islands – Stacy Smith	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Virginia – Adrianna Sgarlata	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss West Virginia – Tiffany Lawrence	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Wisconsin – Meghan Coffey	$3,000	Scholarship
Miss Wyoming – Jenileigh Sawatzke	$3,000	Scholarship
PRELIMINARY TALENT WINNERS
Miss California – Jacquelynne Fontaine	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Hawaii - Pilialoha Gaison	$2,000	Scholarship
Miss Texas – Shilah Phillips	$2,000	Scholarship
PRELIMINARY LIFESTYLE & FITNESS IN SWIMSUIT WINNERS
Miss Nebraska – Molly McGrath	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Oklahoma – Lauren Nelson	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Pennsylvania – Emily Wills	$1,000	Scholarship
NON FINALIST TALENT
Miss Minnesota – Nicole Swanson	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss New York – Bethlene Pancoast	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss South Carolina – Shelley Benthall	$1,000	Scholarship
Miss Vermont – Sarah Watson	$1,000	Scholarship
QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD:
Allison Rogers – Miss Rhode Island Quality of Life Winner	$3,000	Scholarship
Hilary Griffith – Miss Arizona 1st Runner-up	$2,000	Scholarship
Melinda Toole – Miss Alabama 2nd-Runner-Up	$1,000	Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP FACTS

Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson, received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the Miss America scholarship fund grew to $25,000, with the grants shared by Miss America and 16 of the national finalists.
By 1947, Miss America state and local competitions were establishing their own scholarship funds by collecting grants from individuals, colleges, universities and corporations.
Five scholarship funds are available to women who have competed at any level of competition but do not need to have won their local or state titles. They include the Dr. and Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarships, Albert A. Marks Jr. Scholarships for Teacher Education, for women wishing to complete a master’s degree or postgraduate studies in fields related to education, Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for Performing Arts, and Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies.
As part of more than $1 million that the Miss America Organization committed to state and local programs in 2005, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to each state organization. The State Community Service Scholarship was awarded to the young woman in each state demonstrating exemplary participation in community service. The Miss State Scholar award was granted to the state-level contestant who showed excellence in the classroom.
The Miss America Organization allocates up to $102,000 in Miss America Starter Scholarships to help in the development of up to four new locals in each state and the District of Columbia per year.