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Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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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. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five 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 | Elizabeth Wertenberger Elizabeth Wertenberger Elizabeth Ann Wertenberger is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Dundee, Michigan who was named Miss Michigan 2011.-Biography:She won the title of Miss Michigan on June 18, 2011, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Katie LaRoche... |
Dundee Dundee, Michigan Dundee is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,522 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Dundee Township. Through a series of annexations and land transfers, the village has greatly increased in size over the past several years... |
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| 2010 | Katie Lynn LaRoche | Bay City Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North... |
23 | Miss Capital City | Contemporary Dance "Calls Me Home" | Quality of Life Award, Miss Congeniality | 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.... 2009 |
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| 2009 | Nicole Blaszczyk Nicole Blaszczyk Nicole Elizabeth Blaszczyk, is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Michigan 2009 and was a talent award winner in Miss America 2010. Blaszczyk lives in Novi, Michigan and is a student at Wayne State University.... |
Novi Novi, Michigan Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located... |
22 | Miss Wayne County | Lyrical Dance "Lifetime" | Preliminary Talent Award & Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||
| 2008 | Ashlee Baracy Ashlee Baracy Ashlee Nicole Baracy is an American beauty pageant winner. She was Miss Michigan 2008 and finished in the Top 10 at Miss America 2009 on January 24, 2009.She was also the 1st runner-up for the Quality of Life Award... |
Westland Westland, Michigan Westland is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about west of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,094.-Politics:... |
23 | Miss Wayne County | Jazz Dance | Top 10 at Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 24, 2009. The winner was Katie Stam from Indiana.... |
1st runner-up Quality of Life Award | 1st 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.... 2007; Former Michigan's Junior Miss 2003; Top Ten Finalist and Overall Fitness Winner at America's Junior Miss 2003; Miss Michigan Preliminary Swimsuit Award 2008; Miss America 2008 Academic Scholarship |
| 2007 | Gina Valo | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Miss West Michigan | Fiddle | 1st runner-up to Miss Michigan 2007; Assumed title after Kirsten Haglund won 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... title; 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.... 2006; Miss Michigan Preliminary Talent Award 2007 |
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| Kirsten Haglund Kirsten Haglund Kirsten Lora Haglund is a beauty queen from Farmington Hills, Michigan who was Miss America 2008.-Biography:Haglund graduated from Walled Lake Western High School in 2006 and spent one year pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in... |
Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a community in southeastern Michigan. It is the largest city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 79,740 at the 2010 census... |
19 | Miss Oakland County | Vocal "Over the Rainbow Over the Rainbow "Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie... " |
Winner - Miss America 2008 Miss America 2008 Miss America 2008, the 87th Miss America pageant, was held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on January 26, 2008.The pageant was broadcast live on TLC from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, only the third time that the pageant has been... |
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| 2006 | Angela Corsi | Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a community in southeastern Michigan. It is the largest city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 79,740 at the 2010 census... |
24 | Miss Heart of Michigan | Contemporary Dance en Pointe "Sway Sway (song) "Sway" is the English version of "¿Quién será?", a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. The most famous version is that of Dean Martin recorded in 1954. English lyrics are by Norman Gimbel... " |
4th runner-up (2004) & 3rd runner-up (2005) 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.... ; Miss Michigan Preliminary Talent and Swimsuit Award 2006 |
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| 2005 | Octavia Reese | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
23 | Miss Wayne County | Cello "Fuego" | |||
| 2004 | Kelli Talicska | Auburn Auburn, Michigan Auburn is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city's population was 2,011 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Bay City, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
24 | Miss Kalamazoo County | Vocal "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,... |
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.... 2003 |
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| 2003 | Madonna K. Emond | Livonia Livonia, Michigan Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest... |
22 | Miss Great Lakes | Jazz Dance "On Broadway" | Top 15 Quarter-finalist | 3rd runner-up (2001) & Winner (2002) 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.... |
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| 2002 | Erin Moss | Stevensville Stevensville, Michigan Stevensville is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village lies within Lincoln Township. The population was 1,191 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
21 | Miss Southwest Michigan | Flute "Riverdance Riverdance Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant... " |
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| 2001 | Stacy Essebaggers | Whitehall Whitehall, Michigan Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,884 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague, Michigan is its neighbor.... |
21 | Miss Great Lakes | Clogging "Medley from Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film is a soundtrack album to Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge!. It was released on May 8, 2001. The album features most of the songs featured in the film. However, some of the songs are alternate versions and there are two or three major songs that are... " |
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| 2000 | Che'vonne Burton | Detroit | 18 | Miss Redford Township | Vocal Medley "This Can't Be Love This Can't Be Love (song) "This Can't Be Love" is a show tune and a popular song from the 1938 Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse. It was also included in the 1962 musical film, Billy Rose's Jumbo, though most of the songs in that film came from the 1935 Rodgers & Hart musical Jumbo. The lyrics poke fun of the... " & Almost Like Being in Love Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a popular song published in 1947. The music was written by Frederick Loewe, and the lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | previously was Miss Michigan Teen USA Miss Michigan Teen USA The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990.... 1997 |
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| 1999 | Audrie Chernauckas | Livonia | 23 | Miss Redford Township | Ballet en Pointe "Medley from Titanic" | |||
| 1998 | Laura Frances Welling | Livonia | 23 | Miss Washtenaw | Gymnastic Dance "Jurassic Park" | |||
| 1997 | Kimberly Stec | Rochester Rochester, Michigan Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census... |
22 | Miss Washtenaw | Jazz Dance "Step by Step Step by Step (Annie Lennox song) "Step by Step" is a song written and originally recorded by singer Annie Lennox, later a cross over pop hit by R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston. The song served as the second single from Houston's 1996 soundtrack album, The Preacher's Wife... " |
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| 1996 | Jennifer Lynn Drayton | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
22 | Miss Great Lakes | Classical Piano "Sonata Appassionata Piano Sonata No. 23 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 is a piano sonata. It is considered one of the three great piano sonatas of his middle period . It was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick... " |
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| 1995 | Coni Lyn Hull Sullivan | Jackson Jackson, Michigan Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534... |
23 | Miss Redford Township | Vocal "Half a Moment" from Jeeves By Jeeves By Jeeves, originally Jeeves, is a 1975/1996 musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn, based on the novels of P. G. Wodehouse.... |
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| 1994 | Maria Malay Kamara | Zeeland Zeeland, Michigan Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,805 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland... |
24 | Miss Heart of Michigan | Classical Vocal "Sempre Libera" from La Traviata La traviata La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1993 | Stacey Gail Heisler | Livonia | 23 | Miss Great Lakes | Violin Solo | 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1992 | Terri Sue Liford | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
24 | Miss Monroe County | Popular Vocal "Only You Only You (And You Alone) "Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955.... " |
2nd runner-up Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1991 | Sandra Kay Metiva | Saginaw | 25 | Miss Northern Michigan | Vocal "Amazing Grace Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1990 | Victoria Lynn Fair | Jackson | 21 | Miss Jackson County | Classical Vocal "Habanera Habanera (aria) In the form of habanera, there is a famous aria from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It is sometimes referred to as "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle." . Its score was adapted from the habanera "El Arreglito," originally composed by the Spanish musician Sebastián Yradier... " |
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| 1989 | Margaret Jan McIntyre | Monroe | 24 | Miss Monroe County | Ballet "Carmen Carmen Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin... " |
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| 1988 | Krista Ann Blomgren | Livonia | 22 | Miss Heart of Michigan | Oboe | |||
| 1987 | Melanie Ester Churella | Farmington Hills | Miss Farmington | Successor to crown | ||||
| Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson is the winner of the 1988 Miss America Pageant. She is from Monroe, Michigan where a street is now named for her.... |
Monroe | 24 | Miss Monroe County | Hawaiian-Tahitian Dance | Winner - Miss America 1988 Miss America 1988 Miss America 1988, the 67th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 19, 1987 on NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America 1988 Kaye Lani Rae Rafko... |
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| 1986 | Kelly Lynn Garver | Farmington Hills | 23 | Miss Farmington | Fiddle Medley "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... " & "New Country" |
3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | 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 |
| 1985 | Alecia Rae Masalkoski | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
23 | Miss Muskegon County | Karate Kata | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Future Miss Indiana USA Miss Indiana USA The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.Nine Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA... 1987 |
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| 1984 | Barbara Jean Crandall | Lawrence Lawrence, Michigan Lawrence is a village in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,059 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Lawrence Township. Home of noted journalist Paul Garrod and the annual Ox Roast and Homecoming festival. Area recognized Farmer's Market runs... |
21 | Miss Southwest Michigan | Ventriloquism "Auctioneer's Song" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1983 | Denise Gehman | Waterford | 20 | Miss West Bloomfield | Vocal Medley "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song) "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" is a popular song with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was publicized first in the movie, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing , winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song... " & "Show Me" from My Fair Lady My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe... |
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| 1982 | Kathy Pennington | Jackson | 25 | Miss Heart of Michigan | Vocal "God Bless the Child God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song) "God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 under the Okeh label.Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in... " |
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| 1981 | Gwen Brown Dickerson | Ishpeming | 22 | Miss Ishpeming | Dramatic Presentation of Original Writing "Memory of Grandmother" | |||
| 1980 | Heidi Hepler | Livonia | 24 | Miss Livonia | Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song Italian Street Song "Italian Street Song" is a popular song written by Victor Herbert and Rida Johnson Young in 1910.The song was written for and introduced in the operetta Naughty Marietta, which originally opened in Syracuse, New York on October 24, 1910.... " |
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| 1979 | Bethany Wright | Saginaw | 19 | Miss Saginaw | Vocal "The Music and the Mirror" from A Chorus Line A Chorus Line A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1978 | Suzanne M. Schemm | Essexville Essexville, Michigan Essexville is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,766 at the 2000 census with an estimated population of 3,493 in 2008... |
21 | Miss Van Buren County | Vocal / Dance "All That Jazz All That Jazz (song) "All That Jazz" is a song from the 1975 musical Chicago. It has lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander, and is the opening song of the musical... " |
Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1977 | Holly Schmidt | Farmington Hills | 18 | Miss Farmington | Piano Solo "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum Children's Corner Children's Corner is a six-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in Paris by Harold Bauer on December 18 of that year... " |
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| 1976 | Diane Hansen | Berrien Center | 23 | Miss Southwest Michigan | Piano Medley "America My Country, 'Tis of Thee "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody derived from Muzio Clementi's Symphony No. 3, and is shared with "God Save the Queen," used by many members of the Commonwealth of Nations... ," "Dixie Dixie (song) Countless lyrical variants of "Dixie" exist, but the version attributed to Dan Emmett and its variations are the most popular. Emmett's lyrics as they were originally intended reflect the mood of the United States in the late 1850s toward growing abolitionist sentiment. The song presented the point... " & "Yankee Doodle Yankee Doodle "Yankee Doodle" is a well-known Anglo-American song, the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years' War. It is often sung patriotically in the United States today and is the state anthem of Connecticut... " |
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| 1975 | Julie Beckers | Allegan Allegan, Michigan Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
18 | Miss Allegan County | Dance & Speech "Zarathustra" | |||
| 1974 | Susan Short Shain | Kalamazoo | 24 | Miss Heart of Michigan | Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It" | |||
| 1973 | Sherry Agnello Colby | St. Clair Shores | 19 | Miss St. Clair Shores | Vocal "I'd Rather Be Blue" | |||
| 1972 | Terri Cousino Oros | Erie | 19 | Miss Monroe County | Vocal "How Can I Wait?" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1971 | Linda Susan Kish | Allen Park Allen Park, Michigan Allen Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,210. The suburb of Detroit was recognized in Money Magazine's list of America's Best Small Cities. Allen Park is part of the collection of communities known as DownriverFord Motor... |
19 | Miss Taylor | Vocal "As Long as He Needs Me As Long as He Needs Me As Long as He Needs Me is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the musical film Oliver!, introduced in the 1960 musical. It is a love ballad about her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1970 | Ginger Meyers Robinson | Lincoln Park Lincoln Park, Michigan Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It lies in an area of cities and communities known as Downriver. The population was 38,144 at the 2010 census . The settlement was organized as a village in 1921, and reorganized as a city in 1925. The area was originally home to... |
21 | Miss Ann Arbor | Vocal "Wicked Man" | |||
| 1969 | Sandra Gillespie Bograkos | Miss Michigan State University | Successor to crown | |||||
| Pamela Eldred Pamela Eldred Pamela Anne Eldred , from West Bloomfield, represented Michigan in the 1970 Miss America pageant and was chosen Miss America 1970.After retiring as Miss America she married and had a daughter Hilary Leigh Levey... |
Birmingham Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103... |
21 | Miss Detroit | Ballet "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 British-Italian cinematic adaptation of the William Shakespeare play of the same name.The film was directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design; it was also... " |
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| 1968 | Darlene Kurant Follett | Muskegon | 19 | Miss Muskegon | Vocal "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins... " |
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| 1967 | Toni Jo Abbenante Farmer Toni Jo Abbenante Farmer Toni Jo Abbenante Farmer from East Grand Rapids, Michigan, holds the title of Miss Michigan for 1967. While not winning the Miss America Pageant that year, Toni Jo was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants.References:... |
East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids, Michigan East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is a suburb of Grand Rapids and is located on the shore of Reeds Lake. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,694.-Geography:... |
19 | Miss Michigan Junior College | Dramatic Reading "Then You'll Remember Me" by Grace Atkinson | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1966 | Nancy Ackert | Miss Battle Creek | Gayle Chancey of Dearborn was crowned Miss Michigan but was disqualified prior to Miss America and was replaced by Ackert who received the news while in Hoopeston, Illinois Hoopeston, Illinois Hoopeston is a city in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,965 at the 2000 census, and 5,602 in 2009.-History:Hoopeston was laid out in 1871... competing at the National Sweetheart Pageant |
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| 1965 | Esther Lynne Smith | Portage Portage, Michigan Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 at the 2010 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010.Portage is adjacent to the... |
19 | Miss Western Michigan University | Classical Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1964 | Sarah Jane Noble | East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
18 | Miss East Lansing | Free Exercise Routine | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1963 | Kathleen McLaughlin Kostomo | Ishpeming | Miss Upper Michigan | Dramatic Presentation | ||||
| 1962 | Carole van Valin Chirgwin | Roscommon Roscommon, Michigan Roscommon is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,133. It is the county seat of Roscommon County.... |
18 | Miss Roscommon | Dramatic Reading "Joe's Pal" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1961 | Karen Southway Dewert | Wyoming Wyoming, Michigan Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 72,125. That makes it the 2nd largest community or city in West Michigan, the 14th largest city in the state of Michigan, and the 18th largest community in the state as well... |
18 | Miss Wyoming | Vocal "Someone to Watch Over Me Someone to Watch over Me (song) "Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! , where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence... " |
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| 1960 | Donna Sheppard Kickert | Miss Dowagiac | Successor to crown | |||||
| Nancy Fleming Nancy Fleming Nancy Anne Fleming won the Miss America crown in 1961.A native of Montague, Michigan, Fleming competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Michigan. She competed in Miss Michigan as Miss White Lake.... |
Montague Montague, Michigan Montague is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,407. The city is located within Montague Township, but is politically independent.... |
18 | Miss White Lake | Presentation of Dress Design | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1959 | Ann Penelope Marston Ann Penelope Marston Ann Penelope Marston was an unrivaled archery champion prior to her death from stroke, caused by complications of diabetes, at age 32. She was the U.S.A. National Archery Champion from 1949-1960.... |
Wyandotte Wyandotte, Michigan Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,883 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 7.6% from 2000. Wyandotte is located in southeastern Michigan, approximately south of Detroit on the Detroit River, and is part of the collection of communities known as... |
21 | Miss Detroit | Archery Demonstration | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1958 | Patience Pierce Panski | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Drama "Meet Christobel" | ||||
| 1957 | Valerie Strong Agresta | Williamsburg | Miss Williamsburg | Piano | ||||
| 1956 | Shirley Swanson Fordham | Muskegon | Miss Muskegon | Monologue | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| 1955 | Margaret Devereaux | Howell Howell, Michigan Howell is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 9,489. It is the county seat of Livingston County and is located mostly within Howell Township, but is politically independent from Howell Township... |
Miss Howell | Piano "Flight of the Bumblebee Flight of the Bumblebee "Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich into an insect so that he can fly away to... " |
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| 1954 | Janice Somers Jonson | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Miss Lansing | Vocal "You Made me Love You You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) "You Made Me Love You " is a popular song.The music was written by James V. Monaco, the lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. The song was published in 1913. It was introduced in the Broadway revue The Honeymoon Express.... " |
Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Assumed the title after pageant officials reviewed the ballots and determined there was "an unusual pattern" in the judging. The ballots were reviewed because the winner, Delores Susin, was such a surprise the audience left in protest during her crowning. | |
| 1953 | Velva I. Robbins | Dowagiac Dowagiac, Michigan Dowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Miss Dowagiac | Speech "Education" | ||||
| 1952 | Karol Dragomir Palmer | Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, Michigan Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a... |
Miss Benton Harbor | Vocal "I'll Walk Alone I'll Walk Alone "I'll Walk Alone" is a 1944 popular song with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song, like others that came out during the World War II years such as "Till Then," reflects the enforced separation of couples caused by the war... " |
Placed 11th | |||
| 1951 | Delores N. Berruezo | St. Clair Shores | Miss St. Clair Shores | Dance | ||||
| 1950 | Bette Lou Pittman | Owosso Owosso, Michigan Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,713 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent... |
Miss Owosso | Monologue "I Like Americans" | ||||
| 1949 | Delores J. Motter | Dearborn | Miss Dearborn | Ceramic Exhibition & Piano | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1948 | Linda Carroll | Grand Rapids | Miss Grand Rapids | |||||
| Doris Evelyn Johnson | Detroit | Vocal "Worry, Worry, Worry" | Semi-finalist | competed as Miss Detroit in the Miss America Pageant | ||||
| 1947 | Peggy J. Ellsworth | Reed City Reed City, Michigan Reed City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,430. It is the county seat of Osceola County.It is the home town of author Timothy James Bazzett.-Geography:... |
Miss Reed City | Vocal "He's Funny That Way" | ||||
| Jane Rose Foster | Detroit | Vocal My Dream Came True" | competed as Miss Detroit in the Miss America Pageant | |||||
| 1946 | Ruth Lenfestey Menza | New Baltimore New Baltimore, Michigan New Baltimore is a city and coastal resort community in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,405 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 11,346. New Baltimore is in Metropolitan Detroit.... |
Miss New Baltimore | |||||
| Constance Liddicoat | Detroit | competed at Miss America as Miss Detroit | ||||||
| 1945 | Therese Mary Sullivan | Detroit | ||||||
| Barbara Lee Smith | Detroit | competed at Miss America as Miss Detroit | ||||||
| 1944 | Beverly Bennett | Detroit | Vocal "Stormy Weather" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| Iora June Victor | Detroit | Vocal "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" | *competed as Miss Detroit at Miss America, grandmother of Miss America 2008 | |||||
| 1943 | Ruby Telfer | Detroit | Miss Detroit | |||||
| 1942 | Patricia Hill | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Comedic Recitation | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1941 | Gerry Marcoux | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1940 | Monnie Drake | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Vocal "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... " |
2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1939 | Patricia Donnelly Patricia Donnelly -Miss America:Donnelly, from Detroit, Michigan, was the last to be crowned at the Steel Pier.-Personal life:Donnelly married Robin Harris in 1948 and had two children named Amanda & Stephen. She died on October 25, 2009 at the age of 89.- References :... |
Detroit | 18 | Miss Detroit | Vocal / Bass Fiddle "To You" & "Ol' Man Mose" | Winner | ||
| 1938 | Marjorie Jackson | Detroit | competed as "Miss Detroit" in the Miss America pageant | |||||
| 1936 | June U. Forbes | Flint | competed as Miss Flint in the Miss America pageant | |||||
| 1933 | Barbara Strand | Semi-Finalist | ||||||
| 1929 | Loraine Budge McVey | There was no Miss America Pageant in 1929 | ||||||
| 1927 | No Miss Michigan | Charlotte Jane Lowe competed as Miss Battle Creek and finished as a Semi-Finalist. Also representing Michigan were: Ruth Bushroe, Miss Flint; Florence Nina Clement, Miss Kalamazoo; Margherite Straus, Miss Lansing; Margaret Tinney, Miss Pontiac and Charlotte Elaine Bowman, Miss Saginaw | ||||||
| 1926 | No Miss Michigan | Joyce Jean Hurd competed as Miss Lansing and was a Finalist. Also representing Michigan were Gertrude Fisher, Miss Battle Creek and Ruth Mae Fowler, Miss Detroit. | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss Michigan | Jane Porter competed as Miss Detroit and was a Finalist in the Miss America pageant. Margherita Strang competed as Miss Lansing. | ||||||
| 1922 | No Miss Michigan | Beth Madsen competed as Miss Detroit |