Miss Massachusetts
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA
, see Miss Massachusetts USA
The Miss Massachusetts competition is a scholarship pageant put on annually by the Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Foundation, Inc. The winner of the pageant receives the title of Miss Massachusetts and represents the state of Massachusetts
at the Miss America Pageant
in Las Vegas
, Nevada
.
Women between the ages of 17 and 24 who meet residency, scholastic and character requirements are eligible to compete in local pageants, the winners of which continue on to the Miss Massachusetts pageant in Worcester
each July.
Contestants at the Miss Massachusetts competition are judged in five areas: Personal Interview, Poise and Grace in Evening Gown, Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit
, Artistic Expression, and On Stage Question. Scholarships are awarded for Miss Massachusetts, first through fourth runner-ups, preliminary talent winners, preliminary swimsuit winners, non-finalist talent winner, MAO Academic Award, MAO Service Award, and MAO Children's Miracle Network
Award.
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
, see Miss Massachusetts USA
Miss Massachusetts USA
The Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant....
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
at the Miss America Pageant
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...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.
Women between the ages of 17 and 24 who meet residency, scholastic and character requirements are eligible to compete in local pageants, the winners of which continue on to the Miss Massachusetts pageant in Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
each July.
Contestants at the Miss Massachusetts competition are judged in five areas: Personal Interview, Poise and Grace in Evening Gown, Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit
Swimsuit
A swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn by men, women or children while they are engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or during activities in the sun, such as sun bathing.A...
, Artistic Expression, and On Stage Question. Scholarships are awarded for Miss Massachusetts, first through fourth runner-ups, preliminary talent winners, preliminary swimsuit winners, non-finalist talent winner, MAO Academic Award, MAO Service Award, and MAO Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network
The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. The organization, founded in 1982 by the Osmond family and John Schneider, is headquartered in...
Award.
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 | Molly Whalen | Middleboro | 21 | Miss Taunton | Vocal | |||
| 2010 | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz Loren Galler-Rabinowitz Loren Galler-Rabinowitz is an American ice dancer and pageant titleholder. She is the 2004 U.S. Ice Dancing Bronze Medalist with David Mitchell... |
Brookline Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:... |
24 | Miss Collegiate Area | Piano "The Swan Le Cygne Le Cygne is a scholarly journal, published once a year, in April, by the International Marie de France Society.It is included in the Modern Language Association International Bibliography database.... " |
Miracle Maker Award | 2004 U.S. Ice Dancing Bronze Medalist | |
| 2009 | Amanda Kelly | Braintree Braintree, Massachusetts The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744... |
23 | Miss Fall River | Vocal "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. It debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto and opened on Broadway on 1 May 2006. The show won the Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score. It started as a spoof of old... |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2008; Sister of Tiffany Kelly Tiffany Kelly Tiffany Laura Kelly is a beauty queen from Braintree, Massachusetts who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Kelly won the Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 title on 19 November 2005, having previously placed second runner-up at Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003... , Miss Massachusetts USA Miss Massachusetts USA The Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant.... 2006 |
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| 2008 | Alicia Zitka | West Springfield West Springfield, Massachusetts The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census... |
22 | Miss Hampden County | Lyrical Dance "I Will Love You" by Fisher (band) Fisher (band) Fisher is a band consisting of songwriter Ron Wasserman and vocalist Kathy Fisher. Fisher has enjoyed some mainstream success. "I Will Love You" was featured in a 2001 episode of Roswell and in the 2007 film Death Sentence... |
Won national online K-mart Style competition | ||
| 2007 | Valerie J Amaral | Acushnet Acushnet, Massachusetts Acushnet is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,303 at the 2010 census.- History :Acushnet was first settled in 1659. It has been included as a part of three separate towns throughout its history. It was formerly the northeastern section of the town of... |
22 | Miss North Shore | Vocal "Anyway Anyway (song) "Anyway" is a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. The song was released in November 2006 following a performance on the 2006 CMA Awards, and served as the lead-off single from her ninth studio album, Waking Up Laughing... " |
Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award, QoL finalist, Miss Miracle Maker Scholarship Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2006; Miss America Community Service Award 2005, 2006, & 2007; Previously Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen 2001 |
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| 2006 | Michaela Gagne Michaela Gagne Michaela J. Gagne was crowned Miss Massachusetts in June 2006. She is a resident of Fall River, Massachusetts. She received her BFA in art with a minor in psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst... |
Fall River Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in... |
24 | Miss Southcoast | Vocal "Bye Bye Blackbird Bye Bye Blackbird "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Gene Austin in 1926.- Song information :... " |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2005 |
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| 2005 | Kristin Gauvin | Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston.... |
23 | Miss Apponagansett Bay | Tap Dance "Christmas Eve in Sarajevo Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 is an instrumental medley of "Carol of the Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" first released on the Savatage album Dead Winter Dead in 1995 as "Christmas Eve ." It was re-released by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a side project of several Savatage members, on... " |
Top 10 at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2004; New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... Cheerleader |
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| 2004 | Erika Ebbel | Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent... |
23 | Miss Apponagansett Bay | Classical Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu Fantaisie-Impromptu Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 66, is a solo piano composition and one of his best-known pieces. It was composed in 1834 and dedicated to Julian Fontana, who published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so.... " |
Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2003 |
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| 2003 | Melissa Silva | Fall River | 23 | Miss Southern Massachusetts | Vocal "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" from Side Show Side Show Side Show is a musical about Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who make a change from being a circus act to becoming famous stage performers in the 1930s. The show was written by Bill Russell and Henry Krieger . The show starred Alice Ripley as Violet and Emily Skinner as Daisy... |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2002 |
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| 2002 | Melanie Correia | Acushnet | 22 | Miss Taunton | Vocal "Big Time" | Top 10 Semi-finalist at Miss America 2003 Miss America 2003 Miss America 2003, the 82nd Miss America, pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 21, 2002 on the ABC Network... |
2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2001 |
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| 2001 | Abbie Rabine | Wenham Wenham, Massachusetts Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.The Town of Wenham was originally settled in 1635 and has retained much of its unique historic character and tranquil rural scenery... |
22 | Miss Southern Massachusetts/Freetown | Vocal "Via Dolorosa" | First runner-up at Miss America 2002 Miss America 2002 Miss America 2002, the 81st Miss America, pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 22, 2001 on the ABC Network. The pageant was won by Katie Harman of Oregon.... |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Interview Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 1999 |
| 2000 | Michelle Neves | New Bedford | 23 | Miss Pioneer Valley | Vocal "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love" | Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA Miss Massachusetts Teen USA The Miss Massachusetts Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 1994 |
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| 1999 | April Thibeault | Boston | 21 | Miss North Shore | Ballet "Reflections of Passion Reflections of Passion Reflections of Passion, is Yanni's sixth album, released on the Private Music label in 1990, , with a concert tour the same year and same title. Although it is categorized by the RIAA as a full album, all but three of the tracks on the album had been released at least once prior... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1998 | Elizabeth Hancock | Cambridge | 20 | Miss Suffolk County | Musical Theater Monologue from 42nd Street 42nd Street (musical) 42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit... |
Non-finalist Interview Award | Previously was Kentucky's Junior Miss 1996 | |
| 1997 | Samira Zebian | Westfield Westfield, Massachusetts Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State... |
20 | Miss Tri-Counties/North Shore | Irish Step Dance | Waterford Crystal Award for Business Marketing & Management | ||
| 1996 | Lori Flick | Boston | 24 | Miss Tri-Counties/North Shore | Interpretive Gymnastics Dance "Prologue from Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast (soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of Disney's 1991 Academy Award-winning animated feature Beauty and the Beast... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1995 | Marcia Turner | Cambridge | 21 | Miss Tri-Counties/North Shore | Piano "Souvenirs d'Andalousie, Op.22" by Louis Moreau Gottschalk Louis Moreau Gottschalk Louis Moreau Gottschalk was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works... |
Semi-finalist | ||
| 1994 | Sharon Lee | Somerville Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in... |
24 | Miss Tri-Counties/North Shore | Classical Vocal "O Mio Babbino Caro O mio babbino caro "O mio babbino caro" is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi , by Giacomo Puccini, to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1993 | Ellen Fitzgerald | Saugus Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"... |
22 | Miss Bay State | Vocal "Vision of Love Vision of Love "Vision of Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It served as Carey's debut single, the first from her self-titled debut album. Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, "Vision of Love" was released on May 15, 1990 by Columbia Records. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for... " |
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| 1992 | Lisa Desroches | New Bedford | 21 | Miss New Bedford | Character Ballet en Pointe "Can-Can Orpheus in the Underworld Orphée aux enfers is an opéra bouffon , or opéra féerie in its revised version, by Jacques Offenbach. The French text was written by Ludovic Halévy and later revised by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux.... " |
Semi-finalist | ||
| 1991 | Melissa Bloemker | East Boston East Boston, Massachusetts East Boston is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, with approximately 40,000 residents. The community was created by connecting several islands using landfill and was annexed by Boston in 1836. East Boston is separated from the rest of the city by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop,... |
20 | Miss Greater Boston | Harp Solo "Tango & Rumba from Suite of Eight Dances" by Carlos Salzedo Carlos Salzedo Carlos Salzedo , was a harpist, composer and conductor, born in Arcachon, France, who was one of the musical elite of his time.-France:... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1990 | Marissa Laakso | Randolph Randolph, Massachusetts The Town of Randolph is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 32,112. Randolph adopted a new charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government instead of the traditional town meeting... |
24 | Miss Bay State | Character Tap Dance "Mr. Bogjangles Mr. Bojangles (song) Mr. Bojangles is the title of a song originally written and recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1989 | Janette Elman | Attleboro Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the 2000 census, and a population of 43,645 as of... |
22 | Miss Greater Attleboro | Russian Cossack Dance | |||
| 1988 | Diana Steckler | East Boston | 22 | Miss East Boston | Vocal | |||
| 1987 | Aurelie McCarthy | East Boston | 24 | Miss East Boston | Marimba "Hava Nagila Hava Nagila "Hava Nagila" is a Hebrew folk song that has become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.-History:... ," "William Tell Overture William Tell Overture The William Tell Overture is the instrumental introduction to the opera Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini. William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini's 39 operas, after which he went into semi-retirement, although he continued to compose cantatas, sacred music and secular vocal... " & "Joplin On Wood" |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Former Executive Director of the Miss Massachusetts Pageant | |
| 1986 | Kathleen Callahan | Revere Revere, Massachusetts Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :... |
23 | Miss Boston | Popular Vocal "Come Rain or Come Shine" | Toured with the 1987 Gillette Global Gillette Gillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble currently used for safety razors, among other personal care products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was one of several brands originally owned by The Gillette Company, a leading global supplier of products under various brands, which was... Miss America Show Troupe |
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| 1985 | Lisa Kleypas Lisa Kleypas Lisa Kleypas is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts and competed in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.-Biography:... |
Carlisle Carlisle, Massachusetts Carlisle is an affluent, rural town northwest of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the town is 4,852.-History:... |
20 | Miss Tri-County | Original Vocal Composition & Guitar "Love You Are My Wings" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Romance novelist | |
| 1984 | Margaret O'Brien | Weymouth Weymouth, Massachusetts The Town of Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,743. Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth... |
26 | Miss Cape Cod | Vocal Medley "The Man that Got Away The Man that Got Away "The Man that Got Away" is a popular song, published in 1953 and was written for the 1954 version of the movie A Star Is Born. The music was written by Harold Arlen, and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin... ," "The Man I Love The Man I Love (song) "The Man I Love" is a popular standard, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira. Originally part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin government satire Lady, Be Good as "The Girl I Love", the song was deleted from the show as well as from both the 1927 anti-war satire Strike Up... " & "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.... " |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Previously Miss National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 1983 |
| 1983 | Holly Mayer | Brookline Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:... |
26 | Miss Merrimack Valley | Dance / Baton Twirling "Medley from Gypsy Gypsy: A Musical Fable Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Mother of Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011- Lauren Molella; Sister-in-law of Miss New York Miss New York The Miss New York competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America pageant. Miss New York has twice won the Miss America Crown. Also, when city representatives were common at the national pageant, Bess Myerson won as Miss New York City in... 1989- Lisa Molella; Previously Miss National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... Pageant 1982 |
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| 1982 | Lisa Scorgie | North Attleboro | 23 | Miss Attleboro | Violin Solo "Fantasy of Russian Folk Songs" | |||
| 1981 | Deborah Salois | North Andover North Andover, Massachusetts North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. North Andover is the home of Merrimack College, a private, Catholic four-year institution .... |
19 | Miss Methuen | Vocal "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" from Ain't Misbehavin' | |||
| 1980 | Amy Linder | Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County... |
22 | Miss Methuen | Piano Solo "Piano Sonata" by Alberto Ginastera Alberto Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers.- Biography :... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1979 | Lisa Matta | Brockton Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County... |
20 | Miss Boston | Jazz Dance "Slow Dancing" | |||
| 1978 | Rowena Humphrey | Worthington Worthington, Massachusetts Worthington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
20 | Miss Northern Berkshire | Ballet en Pointe "Love Story (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story " Love Story" is a popular song published in 1970, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1970 film Love Story. The lyrics were added after the theme music became popular.-Covers:The song has been covered many times... " |
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| 1977 | Janice Ould | Boston | 25 | Miss Methuen | Semi-Classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon The New Moon The New Moon is the name of an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third and last in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg written in the style of Viennese operetta... |
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| 1976 | Deborah Guastella | Methuen Methuen, Massachusetts Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.-History:Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill,... |
22 | Miss Merrimack Valley | Vocal "Your World And Mine" | |||
| 1975 | Cynthia Carpenter | Wayland Wayland, Massachusetts Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:... |
22 | Miss Marlboro | Classical Piano "Malagueña" | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1974 | Susan Sadlier | Lowell | 22 | Miss Newburyport/Coast Guard | Musical Comedy Skit "I'm the Greatest Star" | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship recipient | ||
| 1973 | Rena Walmsley | North Attleboro | 20 | Miss Attleboro | Dramatic Soliloquy from "Funny Girl" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1972 | Marie Semas | Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River... |
18 | Miss Taunton | Piano & Vocal Performance of Original Composition | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1971 | Deborah O'Brien | Foxboro | 22 | Miss Foxboro | Classical Vocal "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette Roméo et Juliette Roméo et Juliette is an opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris on 27 April 1867... |
2nd runner-up | ||
| 1970 | Diana Dohrmann | Boston | 21 | Piano "The Kid From Red Bank" by Count Basie Count Basie William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years... |
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| 1969 | Georgina Hossfeld | Burlington Burlington, Massachusetts Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed.... |
22 | Miss Burlington | Piano "Grieg's Concerto Piano Concerto (Grieg) The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, composed by Edvard Grieg in 1868, was the only concerto Grieg completed. It is one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all piano concerti.-Structure :The concerto is in three movements:... " & "Bumble Boogie" |
Semi-finalist | ||
| 1968 | Catherine Monroe | Lynnfield Lynnfield, Massachusetts Lynnfield is a wealthy town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 11,542.- History :... |
20 | Miss Woburn | Recitation w/Sign Language & Dance "What the World Needs Now Is Love What the World Needs Now Is Love "What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month... " |
1st runner-up | ||
| 1967 | Maria Chafee | Woburn Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :... |
18 | Miss Waltham | Ballet & Jazz Toe Dance " Do I Hear a Waltz?," "Georgy Girl Georgy Girl (song) "Georgy Girl", written by Tom Springfield and Jim Dale , is the title song performed by The Seekers for the the film of the same name. Across late 1966 and early 1967, the song became a #1 Australian hit and a #3 UK hit... " & "One of Those Songs" |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1966 | Carol Kennedy | Worcester | 19 | Miss Northboro | Jazz Ballet Dance "Can-Can" | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1965 | Mabel Bendiksen | New Bedford | 18 | Miss New Bedford | Dramatic Reading & Folk Singing "The Hazards of Nuclear Fallout" & "What Have They Done to the Rain What Have They Done to the Rain "What Have They Done to the Rain" is a song by Malvina Reynolds.Composed in 1962 and first entitled "Rain Song", it was written as part of a campaign to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, which was producing fall-out.... " |
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| 1964 | Kathleen Kenneally | Whitman Whitman, Massachusetts Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,489 as of the 2010 census. It is notable as being the place where the chocolate chip cookie was invented.... |
21 | Miss Brockton | Dramatic Reading | |||
| 1963 | Lila Saldani | Attleboro | Miss Attleboro | Original Dramatic Monologue "A World of Darkness" | ||||
| 1962 | Karen Behn | North Dartmouth | 18 | Miss New Bedford | Dramatic Reading | |||
| 1961 | Nona Smith | Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean... |
18 | Miss New Bedford | Dramatic Reading | |||
| 1960 | Brenda Crovo | Reading Reading, Massachusetts Reading is an affluent town situated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, some north of central Boston. The population was 24,747 at the 2010 census.-Settlement and Independence:... |
20 | Miss Cambridge | Vocal Medley "Bill Bill (Show Boat) "Bill" is a song heard in Act II of Kern and Hammerstein's classic 1927 musical Show Boat. The song was written for Kern and P.G. Wodehouse's 1917 musical Oh, Lady! Lady!! for Vivienne Segal to perform, but withdrawn because it was considered too melancholy for that show... " & "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is one of the most famous songs from their classic 1927 musical play Show Boat, adapted from Edna Ferber's novel.-Context:... " |
Semi-finalist | ||
| 1959 | Sharon Faught | Holyoke Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880... |
21 | Dramatic Reading & Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| 1958 | Patricia Nordling | Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :... |
Vocal / Piano "Exactly Like You" | |||||
| 1957 | Daly Hirsch | Boston | Drama | |||||
| 1956 | Jewel Smerage | Boston | Vocal Medley from The King and I The King and I The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in... |
Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1955 | Virginia Maffucci | Watertown Watertown, Massachusetts The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England... |
Dramatic Monologue "Solitary Confinement" | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent | |||
| 1954 | Judith Drake | Fairhaven | Piano | |||||
| 1953 | Lois Feldman | Natick Natick, Massachusetts Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 33,006 at the 2010 census. Only west from Boston, Natick is considered part of the Greater Boston area... |
Ballet | |||||
| 1952 | Barbara Graves | Milton Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of... |
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| 1951 | Mildred Almeida | New Bedford | First known Euro-African contestant at Miss America (Cape Verdean descent) | |||||
| 1950 | Britta Berg | Boston | ||||||
| 1949 | Gloria Curelli | Roslindale | ||||||
| 1948 | Barbara Laughton | Reading | Vocal "The Moon Belongs to Everyone" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| Barbara McGrath | Boston | competed as Miss Boston | ||||||
| 1946 | Rae Nichols | Malden Malden, Massachusetts Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,450 at the 2010 census. In 2009 Malden was ranked as the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.-History:... |
*birth name was Urania Nicolaides | |||||
| Paula C. Jerome | Boston | competed as Miss Boston | ||||||
| 1945 | Ruth Thomas | Belmont Belmont, Massachusetts Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census.- History :Belmont was founded on March 18, 1859 by former citizens of, and land from the bordering towns of Watertown, to the south; Waltham, to the west; and Arlington, then... |
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| Claire Thibadeau | Boston | competed as Miss Boston | ||||||
| 1944 | Lucille Descoteau | Lowell | ||||||
| Paulina McKevitt | Boston | Vocal "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" | 1st runner-up | competed as Miss Boston | ||||
| 1943 | Mary McAnulty | Roslindale | ||||||
| Helena Frances Mack | Boston | samba dance "Cae Cae" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | competed as Miss Boston | |||
| 1942 | Paula Bordman | Natick | ||||||
| 1941 | Betsy Taylor | Cambridge | ||||||
| 1940 | Polly Connors | Bedford Bedford, Massachusetts Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
3rd runner-up | |||||
| 1937 | Claire Nevulis | South Boston South Boston, Massachusetts South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. One of America's oldest and most historic neighborhoods, South Boston was formerly known as Dorchester Neck, and today is called "Southie" by... |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | ||||
| 1936 | Marion Flynn | Norwood Norwood, Massachusetts Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,602. The community was named after Norwood, England... |
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| 1935 | Rita Mae King | Leominster Leominster, Massachusetts Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,... |
competed as Miss Leominster | |||||
| Mary Stanley | Quincy | competed as Miss Quincy | ||||||
| 1933 | Elsie Taylor | 17 | Semi-Finalist | |||||
| 1927 | No Miss Massachusetts | Ethel Beatrice Pierce, Miss Boston and Martha E. Hick, Miss Pittsfield finished as Semi-Finalists in the pageant. Also representing Massachusetts were: Muriel E. Bowers, Miss Lynn; Dorothy M. Rawson, Miss Worcester & Marion Howarth from Fall River who competed as Miss New England. | ||||||
| 1926 | No Miss Massachusetts | Representing Massachusetts were: Mary Robinson, Miss Lockport; Rosa Lee Irving, Miss Portsmouth & Muriel Borek, Miss Springfield. There was also a Miss Boston who competed whose name is not known. | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss Massachusetts | Nina Wolff competed as Miss Boston and Katherine Kearns from Newton competed as Miss New England | ||||||
| 1924 | No Miss Massachusetts | Mildred M. Prendergast competed as Miss Boston and was the last married woman to be allowed to compete in the pageant | ||||||
| 1923 | No Miss Massachusetts | Representing Massachusetts were: Margaret Black, Miss Boston; Doris George, Miss Cambridge; Elizabeth McClure, Miss Gloucester & Mildred Salisbury, Miss New Bedford | ||||||
| 1922 | No Miss Massachusetts | Representing Massachusetts were: Charlotte Trowbridge, Miss Boston; Helen Lynch, Miss Fall River & Alice Burke, Miss New Bedford |