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Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. Kansas has won the Miss America crown on three occasions.
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Carissa Kelley | Winfield Winfield, Kansas Winfield is a city situated along the Walnut River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,301... |
24 | Miss Wooded Hills | Dance | Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA Miss Kansas Teen USA The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1992, and in 2006 celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary with a reunion of former titleholders at... 2004 |
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| 2010 | Lauren Werhan | Wichita Wichita, Kansas Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area... |
20 | Miss Southwest | Ballet en Pointe "Asturias" | |||
| 2009 | Becki Ronen Becki Ronen Rebecca Jo "Becki" Ronen is best known for being Miss Kansas 2009. A student at Kansas State University, Ronen entered the pageant as Miss Flint Hills. As part of her pledge to contribute to community services, she has created a coloring book for children with the proceeds going to scholarship... |
Buhler Buhler, Kansas Buhler is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,327.-Geography:Buhler is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,358... |
21 | Miss Flint Hills | Classical Trumpet Solo "Stars in a Velvety Sky" | |||
| 2008 | Emily Deaver | Augusta Augusta, Kansas Augusta is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,274.-19th century:The confluence of the Whitewater River and the Walnut River was originally inhabited by Native Americans , who found the land ideal for hunting and fishing. In 1868 C. N... |
19 | Miss Augusta | Piano / Vocal "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending in which Bill Eaton sings it under the opening credits... " |
Won all 3 preliminary competitions during Miss Kansas competition | ||
| 2007 | Alyssa George Alyssa George Alyssa Anne George is a pageant competitor from Minneapolis, Kansas who will compete in the Miss America pageant in 2008.George won the Miss Kansas 2007 title in a state pageant held in Pratt on June 10, 2007. She competed as Miss Sedgewick County, a local title she won in September 2006... |
Minneapolis Minneapolis, Kansas Minneapolis is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,032. Minneapolis is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
22 | Miss Sedgwick County | Classical Piano Solo | |||
| 2006 | Michelle Walthers | Towanda Towanda, Kansas Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,450.-21st century:In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline was constructed a few blocks west of Towanda , running north to south through Butler County, with much controversy over tax... |
21 | Miss Augusta | Vocal "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress Once Upon a Mattress Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway... |
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| 2005 | Adrienne Rosel | Liberal Liberal, Kansas Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,525.- History :S.S. Rogers built the first house in what would become Liberal in 1872. Rogers became famous in the region for giving water to weary travelers... |
23 | Miss Wichita | Theatrical Vocal / Dance "America" from West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins... |
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| 2004 | Megan Bushell | Wichita Wichita, Kansas Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area... |
22 | Miss Wheat Capital | Vocal "When You Say You Love Me" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Top 10 Quality of Life Finalist. | At Miss Kansas won Swimsuit & Talent Preliminary Awards, the Tara Dawn Holland Community Service Award, the Miss America Scholar & Service Awards, and the State Scholar Award. |
| 2003 | Angelea Busby | Lenexa Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,190. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Kansas, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area... |
21 | Miss Cheney Lake | Interpretive Baton Twirling / Dance "Theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner heads the cast list as Robin Hood... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 2002 | Jeanne Anne Schroeder | Hutchinson Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch"... |
24 | Miss Chisholm Trail | Classical Vocal "Time To Say Goodbye" | |||
| 2001 | Kimberlee Grice | Ulysses Ulysses, Kansas Ulysses is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,161.-Geography:Ulysses is located at... |
23 | Miss Kaw Valley | Vocal "At Last At Last "At Last" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film Orchestra Wives, starring George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford. It was performed in the film and on record by Glenn Miller and his orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday... " |
Eleanor "Big Mama" Andrews Performing Arts Award winner | ||
| 2000 | Amy Lea Shaw | Derby Derby, Kansas Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Formerly known as El Paso, it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,158. As of 2008 the population was estimated at 22,517, making it the 17th largest city in the state of Kansas... |
22 | Miss Arkansas Valley | Classical Piano "Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5 Preludes, Op. 23 (Rachmaninoff) Ten Preludes, Op. 23, is a set of ten preludes for solo piano, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1901 and 1903. This set includes the famous Prelude in G minor.- Composition :... " |
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| 1999 | Leah Darby | Derby | 21 | Miss Derby | Vocal "I Dreamed a Dream I Dreamed a Dream "I Dreamed a Dream" is a song from the musical Les Misérables. It is a solo that is sung by the character Fantine during the first act. The music is by Claude-Michel Schönberg, with orchestrations by John Cameron... " |
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| 1998 | Jennifer Vannatta | Leawood Leawood, Kansas Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The city is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 31,867.-History:... |
24 | Miss Greater Kansas City | Vocal "Le Jazz Hot" from Victor/Victoria Victor/Victoria (musical) Victor/Victoria is a musical with a book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and additional musical material by Frank Wildhorn... |
3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1999; Current co-director of the Miss Arkansas USA Miss Arkansas USA The Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant.The state pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2002 to 2007 before becoming part of the Vanbros organization in 2007... , Miss Arkansas Teen USA Miss Arkansas Teen USA The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 1986 until 2004, when Summer Thorn won Miss Photogenic, no Miss Arkansas Teen USA had placed or won an award at the national competition... , Miss Kansas USA Miss Kansas USA The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant.Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli... , Miss Kansas Teen USA Miss Kansas Teen USA The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1992, and in 2006 celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary with a reunion of former titleholders at... , Miss Missouri USA Miss Missouri USA The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.... , Miss Missouri Teen USA Miss Missouri Teen USA The Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 1993.... , Miss Nebraska USA Miss Nebraska USA The Miss Nebraska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Nebraska in the Miss USA pageant.In 2002, Nebraska joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.... , Miss Nebraska Teen USA Miss Nebraska Teen USA The Miss Nebraska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nebraska in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 2002.Nebraska has had only two placements at Miss Teen USA... , Miss Oklahoma USA Miss Oklahoma USA For the article about the Miss America state pageant, see Miss OklahomaThe Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant.... , and Miss Oklahoma Teen USA Miss Oklahoma Teen USA The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This state was taken over by Vanbros in 1997.... pageants under her married name, Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher |
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| 1997 | Lesley Moss | Hoxie Hoxie, Kansas Hoxie is a city in and the county seat of Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,201.-Geography:Hoxie is located at... |
24 | Miss Greater Kansas City | Vocal "You'll Have to Swing It (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) " You'll Have to Swing It " is a song written by Sam Coslow that is strongly associated with Ella Fitzgerald.... " |
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| 1996 | Jennifer Parks | assumed title when Tara Holland became Miss America | ||||||
| Tara Dawn Holland Tara Dawn Holland Tara Dawn Holland is an American beauty pageant contestant, who was Miss America 1997.Holland was born in Overland Park, Kansas. After six years as a local literacy advocate and tutor, she took her cause to the national spotlight when she was crowned Miss America 1997... |
Overland Park Overland Park, Kansas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile... |
23 | Miss Flint Hills | Classical Vocal "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé Lakmé Lakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Delibes wrote the score during 1881–82 with its first performance on 14 April 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Set in British India in the mid 19th century, Lakmé is based on the 1880 novel... |
Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award | former National Sweetheart Pageant winner 1995 as Miss Florida | |
| 1995 | Amy Keller | Great Bend Great Bend, Kansas Great Bend, named for its location at the historic big bend of the Arkansas River, is the most populous city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 15,995.-History:... |
24 | Miss Heartland | Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'" | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1994 | Tricia Schaffer | Liberal | 22 | Miss Southwest | Popular Vocal "Orange Colored Sky Orange Colored Sky "Orange Colored Sky" is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950.The best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole , but a number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter, Natalie.The recording by Nat King Cole was recorded... " |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Previously was Kansas' Junior Miss 1990 |
| 1993 | Lori Minnix | Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... |
24 | Miss KU/Lawrence | Classical Piano "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The first version received heavy criticism from Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's desired pianist.... " |
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| 1992 | Pamela McKelvy | Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified... |
24 | Miss Greater Kansas City | Popular Vocal "I Am Changing" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1991 | Robbin Lee Wasson | Lenexa | 21 | Miss Greater Kansas City | Vocal Medley "How Long Has This Been Going On? How Long Has This Been Going On? "How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the musical "Funny Face" in 1928.Replaced by "He Loves and She Loves" in Funny Face, it was eventually introduced in the musical Rosalie by Bobbe Arnst.-Notable recordings:*Audrey Hepburn in... " & "It's a Miracle It's a Miracle (Barry Manilow song) "It's a Miracle" is a 1975 single by Barry Manilow and was the second release from his album, Barry Manilow II. "It's a Miracle" went to number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Manilow's second number one in a row on the Easy Listening chart, spending one week at number one in April 1975.... " |
Semi-finalist | ||
| 1990 | Kimberly Dugger | Wichita | 22 | Miss Wichita | Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1989 | Jennifer Lyn Hedrick | Derby | 22 | Miss Fort Scott | Flute Solo | |||
| 1988 | Candice Cae Pyle | Dodge City Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of... |
20 | Miss Dodge City | Vocal "Blue Moon Blue Moon (song) "Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley.... " |
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| 1987 | Sherri Lee Mayer | Brewster Brewster, Kansas Brewster is a city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 305.-Geography:Brewster is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 285... |
26 | Miss Harvey County | Dramatic Interpretation "Clear Glass Marbles" from Talking With... Talking With... Talking With... is an American play by Jane Martin, published by Samuel French Incorporated. The play is composed of eleven ten-minute monologues, each featuring a different woman who talks about her life... |
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| 1986 | Heather Lynn Clark | Benton Benton, Kansas Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 880.-Geography:Benton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 827 people,... |
23 | Miss Wichita | Vocal & Sign Language "I'll Never Say Goodbye" | |||
| 1985 | Carolyn Jo Kirgis | Salina Salina, Kansas Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas... |
25 | Miss Blue Stem | Vocal "Our Love Is Here to Stay" | |||
| 1984 | Nancy Lee Cobb | Wichita | 20 | Miss Lawrence | Piano / Vocal "I Love New Orleans Music" | |||
| 1983 | Laura Lynn Watters | Colby Colby, Kansas Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387.-History:... |
22 | Miss Emporia State University | Trumpet Medley "Sugar Blues Sugar Blues (song) Sugar Blues is a song that became popular by Clyde McCoy featuring the sound of the growling wah-wah mute. He recorded it no less than four times. It became his trademark song. It was written in 1920 by Clarence Williams and recorded for the first time by Leona Williams and her Dixie Band in 1922.... " & "Wood Chopper's Ball" |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1982 | Lisa Marie Berwick | Valley Center Valley Center, Kansas Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,822.-History:Valley Center was incorporated on September 29, 1885, and was named for its location on the Arkansas River.... |
21 | Miss Wheatland | Vocal "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | |||
| 1981 | Dawn Holmstrom | Wichita | 20 | Miss Wichita | Vocal Medley "My Man My Man "My Man" is a 1982 single by Yoko Ono from the album It's Alright in a New Wave/calypso style. The minimalist "Let The Tears Dry" appeared on the B-side.... " & "Happy Days Are Here Again Happy Days Are Here Again "Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp... " |
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| 1980 | K. Leann Folsom | Wichita | 21 | Miss Center City | Piano / Vocal "Kiss Me In the Rain" | |||
| 1979 | Michelle Elaine Whitson | Mission Mission, Kansas Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census. The city is a first-tier suburb in the Kansas City Metro. In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.- History :... |
21 | Miss Topeka | Harp Solo "Never on Sunday Never on Sunday (song) "Never on Sunday", also known as "Ta Paidia Tou Piraia" is a popular song by Manos Hadjidakis. A vocal version was also released and performed by Melina Mercouri in the film of same name directed by Jules Dassin and starring Mercouri... " |
2nd runner-up | ||
| 1978 | Lori Ann Bergen | Salina | 20 | Miss Salina | Violin Solo "Csárdás Csárdás (Monti) Csárdás is perhaps the most famous composition of Vittorio Monti. A rhapsodical concert piece written in 1904, it is a well-known folk piece based on a Hungarian csárdás. It was originally composed for violin, mandolin or piano... " & "Orange Blossom Special Orange Blossom Special (song) The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The... " |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Dean, College of Communication, Marquette University |
| 1977 | Jill Dirks | Wichita | 22 | Miss Wichita | Vocal "Open Your Heart" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1976 | Linda Hall | Hill City Hill City, Kansas Hill City is a city in and the county seat of Graham County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,474.-History:... |
21 | Miss Frontier | Piano Solo "Theme from The Apartment The Apartment The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. It was Wilder's follow-up to the enormously popular Some Like It Hot and, like its predecessor, was a commercial and critical hit, grossing $25... " |
*wife of former US Senator Tom Daschle Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
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| 1975 | Jana Lynn Salmans | Hanston Hanston, Kansas Hanston is a city in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 206.-Geography:Hanston is located at , along K-156 and the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad... |
20 | Miss Colby Community College | Vocal "Follow Me" | |||
| 1974 | Karen Dianne Smith | Shawnee Shawnee, Kansas Shawnee is a city located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,209. Shawnee's fur trading and pioneering heritage blends histories of these Kansas Territory townships: Monticello and... |
18 | Miss Shawnee | Jazz / Acrobatic Dance "The Entertainer The Entertainer (rag) "The Entertainer" is sub-titled "A rag time two step", which was a form of dance popular until about 1911, and a style which was common among rags written at the time.Its structure is: Intro AA BB A CC Intro2 DD.... " |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1973 | Jane Schulte | Hays Hays, Kansas Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University... |
21 | Miss Fort Hays State College | Vocal Medley "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their... " |
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| 1972 | Cindy Lee Sikes Cynthia Sikes Cynthia Sikes is an American actress known for her television roles. On JAG, she played the love interest of Adm. Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden . Her breakthrough role was playing Dr. Annie Cavanero on the critically acclaimed series St. Elsewhere, which she appeared in for the first three... |
Wichita | 18 | Miss Wichita | Vocal "Fame" | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | starred as Dr. Annie Canavero on St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood... ; Toured with Miss America USO Troupe |
| 1971 | Sandy Riggs | Topeka Topeka, Kansas Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was... |
20 | Miss Topeka | Vocal / Ventriloquism "Toyland Toyland Toyland is a German 2007 short film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jochen Alexander Freydank. It won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.-Cast:* Julia Jäger * Cedric Eich... " |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1970 | Linda Susan Edds | Manhattan Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281... |
21 | Miss Manhattan | Popular Vocal "The Windmills of Your Mind The Windmills of Your Mind "The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song performed by Noel Harrison, with music composed by Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, which was used as the theme for the 1968 film, The Thomas Crown Affair, starring Steve McQueen alongside and ultimately versus... " |
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| 1969 | Margo Sue Schroeder | Hillsboro Hillsboro, Kansas Hillsboro is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. Hillsboro was named after John Gillespie Hill, who homesteaded in the area in 1871. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,993. Hillsboro is home of Tabor College, which has approximately 550 students.-19th century:For... |
18 | Miss Marion County Fair | Piano Solo "Sunny Sunny (song) "Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century."... " |
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| 1968 | Jane Kathryn Bair | Parsons Parsons, Kansas Parsons is a city in the northern part of Labette County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,500... |
18 | Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg | Ballet Interpretation "My Friend the Sea" | |||
| 1967 | Kandee Kae Kline | assumed the title when Debra Barnes became Miss America | ||||||
| Debra Dene Barnes Debra Dene Barnes Debra Dene Barnes, was crowned Miss America in 1968.Debra was raised in Moran, Kansas. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas and majored in music.... |
Moran Moran, Kansas Moran is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 558.-Geography:Moran is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
20 | Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg | Piano Solo "Born Free Born Free (song) "Born Free" is a popular song with music by John Barry, and lyrics by Don Black. It was written for the 1966 film of the same name and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.... " |
Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1966 | Betty Louise Fox | Emporia Emporia, Kansas Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike... |
20 | Miss Emporia | Popular Vocal | |||
| 1965 | Mimi Frink | assumed the title when Deborah Bryant became Miss America | ||||||
| Deborah Irene Bryant Deborah Irene Bryant Deborah Irene Bryant, from Overland Park, Kansas, was Miss Kansas 1965 and was crowned Miss America 1966. Bryant was nineteen years old when won the preliminary swimsuit competition and, the next day, was announced as the winner of the crown.... |
Overland Park | 19 | Miss Overland Park | Dramatic Interpretation "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags" | Winner | Preliminary Swimuit Award | semifinalist in Miss World USA 1963 | |
| 1964 | Sharon Margene Savage | Florence Florence, Kansas Florence is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the daughter of former Kansas Governor Samuel J. Crawford. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 465.-19th century:... |
20 | Miss Marion County Fair | Vocal | During her reign as "Miss Kansas" killed in auto accident near Peabody, Kansas Peabody, Kansas Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named after F.H. Peabody, of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880's downtown main street... |
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| 1963 | Karen Raye Schwartz | Pratt Pratt, Kansas Pratt is a city in and the county seat of Pratt County in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,835. Pratt is home to Pratt Community College.-19th century:Pratt was founded in 1884 and named after Caleb S... |
Miss Wichita | Classical Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | Featured Performer for the 1964 Miss America Pageant telecast | ||
| 1962 | Beverly June Wood | Prairie Village Prairie Village, Kansas Prairie Village is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 21,447.- History :... |
18 | Miss Kansas City | Charleston Dance | |||
| 1961 | Carolyn Jane Parkinson | Scott City Scott City, Kansas Scott City is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,816.-Geography:Scott City is located at... |
20 | Miss Lawrence | Musical Reading "Hello Kansas" | |||
| 1960 | Gayla Leigh Shoemake Gayla Leigh Shoemake Gayla Leigh Shoemake is a pageant titleholder from El Dorado, Kansas who competed in the Miss America pageant in 1960.In June 1960 Shoemake competed for the Miss Kansas title, performing a dramatic reading as her talent. She was crowned Miss Kansas 1960 on 10 June by Governor George Docking and... |
El Dorado El Dorado, Kansas El Dorado is a city situated along the Walnut River in the central part of Butler County, located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Butler County... |
19 | Miss El Dorado | Original Dramatic Interpretation "Rude Awakening" | Miss Kansas State University Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... , 1959 |
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| 1959 | Sharon O'Neal | Kansas City | 18 | Dramatic Interpretation | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| 1958 | Sharon Whitacre | Mission | Accordion Solo "3rd Movement of Concerto in A" by Pietro Deiro Pietro Deiro Pietro Deiro was one of the most influential accordionists of the first half of the 20th century. Born in Salto Canavese, Italy, the younger brother of Guido Deiro, he emigrated to the United States in 1907 to live with his Uncle Frederico and work in the coal mines of Cle Elum, Washington.Pietro... |
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| 1957 | Georgiana Rundel | Axtell Axtell, Kansas Axtell is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 406.-Geography:Axtell is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 445... |
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| 1956 | Mary Ann McGrew | Wellington Wellington, Kansas Wellington is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,172.-19th century:... |
Dramatic Reading "Understanding Others" | 3rd runner-up | tied w/Miss Ariz | |||
| 1955 | Gail White | Arkansas City Arkansas City, Kansas Arkansas City is a city situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,415.... |
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| 1954 | Phyllis Danielson | Wichita | Vocal | |||||
| 1953 | Joann Milnar | Hutchinson | Water Ballet | |||||
| 1952 | Kay Ann Goforth | McPherson McPherson, Kansas McPherson is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,155. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general... |
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| 1950 | Anabel Baker | Wichita | Drama "Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth may refer to:*Lady Macbeth, from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth**Queen Gruoch of Scotland, the real-life Queen on whom Shakespeare based the character... " |
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| 1949 | Shirley Hargiss | Topeka | Vocal "Cecilia On a See-Saw" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1948 | Vera J. Ralston Vera Miles Vera Miles is an American film actress who gained popularity for starring in films such as The Searchers, The Wrong Man, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Psycho and Psycho II.-Early life:... |
Wichita | 18 | Oratory | 3rd Runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1947 | Ruth Ellen Richmond | Fort Scott Fort Scott, Kansas Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States, south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,087. It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National... |
Miss Pittsburg | Vocal "My Wonderful One Wonderful One "Wonderful One" is a popular song recorded by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra on January 25, 1923 in New York and was released as Victor 19019-B. The record reached no. 3 on the Billboard chart.... " |
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| 1946 | Joyce Blakemore | Liberal | ||||||
| 1944 | Grace Louise Pittman | Wichita | ||||||
| 1939 | Rosemary Winslow | Salina | ||||||
| 1938 | Blanche Webb | Humboldt Humboldt, Kansas Humboldt is a city situated along the Neosho River in the southwest part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,953.-History:... |
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| 1937 | Lucia Benton | Norton Norton, Kansas Norton is a city in and the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,928.-History:... |
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| 1933 | Pauline Sayre | 23 | ||||||
| 1927 | No Miss Kansas | Mildred Orr competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant | ||||||
| 1926 | No Miss Kansas | Ruth Richardson Ruth Richardson Ruth Richardson served as New Zealand's Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993, and is known for her strong pursuit of free-market economic reforms .-Early life:... competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant |
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| 1925 | No Miss Kansas | Wildeana Withers competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant | ||||||
| 1924 | No Miss Kansas | Donna Frye Donna Frye Donna Frye was a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 6. Her term ended December 6 2010.Frye was born in 1952 in Pennsylvania, the second of three children... competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant |