List of Miss America winners since 1921

 

Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24.

1921, Margaret Gorman, Washington, D.C.

1922, Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio

1923, Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio.

1924, Ruth Malcomson, Philadelphia, Pa.

1925, Fay Lanphier, Oakland, Calif.

1926, Norma Smallwood, Tulsa, Okla.

1927, Lois Delander, Joliet, Ill.

1933, Marian Bergeron, West Haven, Conn.

1935, Henrietta Leaver, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1936, Rose Coyle, Philadelphia, Pa.

1937, Bette Cooper, Bertrand Island, N.J.

1938, Marilyn Meseke, Marion, Ohio.

1939, Patricia Donnelly, Detroit, Mich.

1940, Frances Burke, Philadelphia, Pa.

1941, Rosemary LaPlanche, Los Angeles, Calif.

1942, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Tyler, Texas.

1943, Jean Bartel, Los Angeles, Calif.

1944, Venus Ramey, Washington, D.C.

1945, Bess Myerson, New York City, N.Y.

1946, Marilyn Buford, Los Angeles, Calif.

1947, Barbara Walker, Memphis, Tenn.

1948, BeBe Shopp, Hopkins, Minn.

1949, Jacque Mercer, Litchfield, Ariz.

1951, Yolande Betbeze, Mobile, Ala.

1952, Colleen Hutchins, Salt Lake City, UT.

1953, Neva Langley, Macon, Ga.

1954, Evelyn Ay, Ephrata, Pa.

1955, Lee Meriwether, San Francisco, Calif.

1956, Sharon Ritchie, Denver, Colo.

1957, Marian McKnight, Manning, S.C.

1958, Marilyn Van Derbur, Denver, Colo.

1959, Mary Ann Mobley, Brandon, Miss.

1960, Lynda Mead, Natchez, Miss.

1961, Nancy Fleming, Montague, Mich.

1962, Maria Fletcher, Asheville, N.C.

1963, Jacquelyn Mayer, Sandusky, Ohio.

1964, Donna Axum, El Dorado, Ark.

1965, Vonda Van Dyke, Phoenix, Ariz.

1966, Deborah Bryant, Overland Park, Kan.

1967, Jane Jayroe, Laverne, Okla.

1968, Debra Barnes, Pittsburg, Kan.

1969, Judith Ford, Belvidere, Ill.

1970, Pamela Eldred, West Bloomfield, Mich.

1971, Phyllis George, Denton, Texas.

1972, Laurel Lea Schaefer, Bexley, Ohio.

1973, Terry Meeuwsen, De Pere, Wis.

1974, Rebecca King, Denver, Colo.

1975, Shirley Cothran, Denton, Texas.

1976, Tawny Godin, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

1977, Dorothy Benham, Edina, Minn.

1978, Susan Perkins, Columbus, Ohio.

1979, Kylene Barker, Roanoke, Va.

1980, Cheryl Prewitt, Ackerman, Miss.

1981, Susan Powell, Elk City, Okla.

1982, Elizabeth Ward, Russellville, Ark.

1983, Debra Maffett, Anaheim, Calif.

1984, Vanessa Williams, Millwood, N.Y., Sept. 17, 1983 through July 23, 1984.

1984, Suzette Charles, Mays Landing, N.J., July 23, 1984 through Sept. 15, 1984.

1985, Sharlene Wells, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1986, Susan Akin, Meridian, Miss.

1987, Kellye Cash, Memphis, Tenn.

1988, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko, Monroe, Mich.

1989, Gretchen Carlson, Anoka, Minn.

1990, Debbye Turner, Columbia, Mo.

1991, Marjorie Vincent, Oak Park, Ill.

1992, Carolyn Sapp, Honolulu, Hawaii.

1993, Leanza Cornett, Jacksonville, Fla.

1994, Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Columbia, S.C.

1995, Heather Whitestone, Birmingham, Ala.

1996, Shawntel Smith, Muldrow, Okla.

1997, Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park, Kan.

1998, Kate Shindle, Evanston, Ill.

1999, Nicole Johnson, Virginia Beach, Va.

2000, Heather French, Maysville, Ky.

2001, Angela Perez Baraquio, Honolulu, Hawaii.

2002, Katie Harman, Gresham, Oregon.

2003 Erika Harold Urbana, Illinois

2004 Ericka Dunlap Orlando, Florida

2005 Deidre Downs Birmingham, Alabama

2006 Jennifer Berry Tulsa, Oklahoma

2007 Lauren Nelson Lawton, Oklahoma

2008 Kirsten Haglund Farmington Hills, Michigan

2009 Katie Stam Seymour, Indiana

2010 Caressa Cameron Fredericksburg, Virginia

2011 Teresa Scanlan Gering, Nebraska

2012 Laura Kaeppeler Kenosha, Wisconsin

2013 Mallory Hagan Brooklyn, New York

2014 Nina Davuluri Fayetteville, New York

2015 Kira Kasantsev Bronx, New York