Miss Washington
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The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss America
pageant.
In 1948 and 1948 the Miss Washington pageant was held in Ephrata
. From 1961 to 1997 it was hosted by Vancouver
, before being moved to Renton
in an attempt to increase the number of competitors. In 2000 the location was changed again, to Tacoma
. The pageant is once again held in Renton, WA since 2008.
Two Miss Washington titleholders resigned during their reigns and a third came under scrunity when her residency was questioned. In 1974 Kathleen Beth Moore resigned after placing top ten at Miss America, claiming that pageant officials wanted her "cold and aloof" and encouraged her to become thinner. Two years later winner Sharon Lambert faced shoplifting charges and resigned prior to competing at Miss America. In 1990 Lynnae Thurick a three-time Miss Oregon
contestant, was criticized for holding the Washington title when it appeared she lived in Oregon. Thurick claimed that her advertising sales job was predominantly Washington-based.
as the pageant's first African-American preliminary winners.
The most successful Miss Washingtons were Annamae Schoonover (1939), Sharon Joyce Vaughn (1959), and Elyse Umemoto (2007), who all placed second runner-up at Miss America. Umemoto, the first titleholder of Native American heritage, later courted scandal when embarrassing photos of her appeared on the internet. "The fact is that these pictures were stolen from me," she told reporters. "I want to be clear about this: none of these pictures were taken during my year of service as Miss Washington." (Yakima Herald May 17, 2009)
* Succeeded to the crown after Miss Washington won 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.
History
Washington first sent delegates to Miss America in 1939 and 1940, following which there was an eight year hiatus before the pageant was revived in 1948, with a $1000 scholarship being offered to the winner. In 1949 the pageant was a "financial flop" and the winner had to seek community donations to fund her appearance at Miss America. At the time the organization was so deeply in debt that the titleholder's tiara was nearly repossessed by the manufacturer.In 1948 and 1948 the Miss Washington pageant was held in Ephrata
Ephrata, Washington
Ephrata is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,808 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County.-History:...
. From 1961 to 1997 it was hosted by Vancouver
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
, before being moved to Renton
Renton, Washington
Renton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...
in an attempt to increase the number of competitors. In 2000 the location was changed again, to Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
. The pageant is once again held in Renton, WA since 2008.
Two Miss Washington titleholders resigned during their reigns and a third came under scrunity when her residency was questioned. In 1974 Kathleen Beth Moore resigned after placing top ten at Miss America, claiming that pageant officials wanted her "cold and aloof" and encouraged her to become thinner. Two years later winner Sharon Lambert faced shoplifting charges and resigned prior to competing at Miss America. In 1990 Lynnae Thurick a three-time Miss Oregon
Miss Oregon
The Miss Oregon competition is a regional scholarship competition and beauty pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Oregon in the Miss America pageant...
contestant, was criticized for holding the Washington title when it appeared she lived in Oregon. Thurick claimed that her advertising sales job was predominantly Washington-based.
Results at Miss America
Washington has won one preliminary talent award and four preliminary swimsuit awards at Miss America. In 1980 Doris Hayes, the first African-American Miss Washington, tied with Lencola Sullivan of ArkansasMiss Arkansas
The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss America pageant. Arkansas has twice won the Miss America title.-Results summary:...
as the pageant's first African-American preliminary winners.
The most successful Miss Washingtons were Annamae Schoonover (1939), Sharon Joyce Vaughn (1959), and Elyse Umemoto (2007), who all placed second runner-up at Miss America. Umemoto, the first titleholder of Native American heritage, later courted scandal when embarrassing photos of her appeared on the internet. "The fact is that these pictures were stolen from me," she told reporters. "I want to be clear about this: none of these pictures were taken during my year of service as Miss Washington." (Yakima Herald May 17, 2009)
Winners
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| 2011 | Britney Henry | Puyallup Puyallup, Washington Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:... |
24 | Miss East Side | Fiddle | 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.... 2010 |
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| 2010 | Jacquie Brown | Vancouver Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010... |
21 | Miss Greater Vancouver | Vocal "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Papa Was a Rollin' Stone "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a soul song, written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong as a single for Motown act The Undisputed Truth in 1971... " |
3rd Runner-Up Miss America 2011 Miss America 2011 Miss America 2011 was the 90th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held 90 years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011. It was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas... |
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| 2009 | Devanni Partridge | Auburn Auburn, Washington -Parks:Auburn has an extensive system of parks, open space and urban trails comprising 29 developed parks, 5 undeveloped sites under planning, 2 skate parks, 2 water roatary parks, and over of trails , and almost of open space for passive and active recreation.-Environmental Park:The Auburn... |
20 | Miss Seattle | Piano "Malagueña" | |||
| 2008 | Janet Harding | Yelm Yelm, Washington Yelm is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,848 at the 2010 census. Yelm ranked 10th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in the state of Washington for population growth between 2000 and 2010.-History:... |
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| 2007 | Elyse Umemoto | Wapato Wapato, Washington Wapato is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,997 at the 2010 census.-History:The town was originally founded in 1885 by Indian Postmaster Alexander McCredy as a railroad stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad as Simcoe, Washington... |
23 | Miss Seattle | Popular Vocal "Angels" | 2nd runner-up at 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... |
3rd 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, contestant on Survivor: South Pacific Survivor: South Pacific Survivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa, which is the same filming location as season 19 and season 20, and it will... |
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| 2006 | Kristen Eddings | Silverdale Silverdale, Washington Silverdale is a census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States. The population was 19,204 at the 2010 census.Despite many attempts at incorporation, Silverdale remains an unincorporated community.... |
22 | Miss Kitsap | Vocal "For Once in My Life For Once in My Life "For Once in My Life" is a pop song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Jobete publishing company in 1967 . The composition was originally recorded by Jean DuShon, while other artists, such as Tony Bennett and The Temptations, recorded slow ballad versions of the song... " |
Top 10 at Miss America 2007 Miss America 2007 Miss America 2007, the 86th Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 29, 2007, which was a Monday, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday.... |
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| 2005 | Tina Marie Mares | Lynnwood Lynnwood, Washington Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 35,836 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest in Snohomish County and twenty-ninth largest in Washington State. The city is a mix of urban, suburban, small city, crossroads and bedroom community to many... |
25 | Miss Sno-isle | Classical Piano "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" | |||
| 2004 | Allison Porter | Tacoma Tacoma, Washington Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to... |
24 | Miss Seattle | Classical Violin "Concerto in E Minor Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn) Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 is his last large orchestral work. It forms an important part of the violin repertoire and is one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos of all time... " |
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| 2003 | Fianna Dickson | Spokane Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region... |
24 | Miss Spokane | Jazz Dance "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a popular song. The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and it was published in 1944. It is sung in the style of a sermon, and explains that accentuating the positive is key to happiness... " |
Non-finalist interview | 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.... 2000 |
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| 2002 | Amanda Beers | Richland Richland, Washington Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the... |
20 | Miss Tri-Cities | Classical Piano "Sonata Opus 31" by Beethoven | Top 15 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... |
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| 2001 | Breann Parriott | Puyallup | 23 | Miss Pierce County | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe "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... " |
Later Miss Washington USA Miss Washington USA The Miss Washington USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss USA pageant.Washington has been moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists and placements, and has had one Miss USA... 2003 |
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| 2000 | Semmelle Ford | Tacoma | 19 | Miss Pierce County | Classical Vocal "Art Is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert Victor Herbert Victor August Herbert was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I... |
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| 1999 | Tina Willis | Tacoma | 20 | Miss Pierce County | Vocal "Remember Me Remember Me (Diana Ross song) "Remember Me" is a 1970 single recorded and released by singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The song was Ross' third top forty pop hit within a year peaking at number sixteen on the US pop singles chart, number ten on the US soul chart, and reaching the top ten in the UK, where it peaked at... " |
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| 1998 | Mariana Loya Mariana Loya Mariana Loya is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA.Loya, who previously lived in Tacoma, Washington won her first state pageant title in 1998, when she competed as Miss Pierce County and won the Miss Washington title. She represented Washington in the Miss America... |
Tacoma | 19 | Miss Pierce County | Classical Violin "Concerto in E Minor" | Scholar award | Later Miss Arizona USA Miss Arizona USA The Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions... 2005 |
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| 1997 | Monta Monique | Pasco Pasco, Washington Pasco is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States.Pasco is one of three cities that make up the Tri-Cities region of the state of Washington... |
24 | Miss Seattle | Classical Piano "Rigoletto Paraphrase"' by Franz Liszt Franz Liszt Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age... |
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| 1996 | Janet Reasons | Port Orchard Port Orchard, Washington Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located 13 miles due west of West Seattle and connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth... |
22 | Miss Pierce County | Semi-Classical 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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| 1995 | Amber Hamilton | Auburn | 18 | Miss Auburn | Jazz Dance "Last Dance Last Dance (song) "Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty... " |
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| 1994 | Annalee Klein | Enumclaw Enumclaw, Washington Enumclaw is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,669 at the 2010 census.The Enumclaw Plateau, on which the city resides, was formed by a volcanic mudflow from Mount Rainier approximately 5,700 years ago.... |
24 | Miss SeaTac SeaTac SeaTac may refer to:*SeaTac, Washington*Seattle metropolitan area, which includes Tacoma, Washington*Seattle–Tacoma International Airport*Federal Detention Center, SeaTac See also:*Seatack, Virginia... |
Country Vocal "Sweet Dreams" | |||
| 1993 | Teri Ann Plante | Normandy Park Normandy Park, Washington Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,335 at the 2010 census.Based on per capita income, Normandy Park ranks 26th of 522 areas in the state of Washington.-History:... |
22 | Miss Whatcom County | Tap Dance | |||
| 1992 | Colleen Kearney | Bellevue Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is... |
26 | Miss Issaquah | Jazz Piano "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey Zez Confrey Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey was an American composer and performer of piano music. His most noted works were "Kitten on the Keys," and "Dizzy Fingers."-Life and career:... |
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| 1991 | SoYoung Kwon | Olympia Olympia, Washington Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census... |
22 | Miss Seattle | Classical Piano "Mephisto Waltz Mephisto Waltzes The Mephisto Waltzes are four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt in 1859-62, 1880–81, 1883 and 1885. Nos. 1-2 were composed for orchestra, later arranged for piano, piano duet and two pianos, whereas 3 and 4 were written for piano only... " |
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| 1990 | Lynnae Thurik | Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego is a city located primarily in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Small portions of the city are also located in neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located south of Portland surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in... |
26 | Miss Clark County | Classical Piano piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music... |
Won Miss Washington while a student at Pacific Lutheran University Pacific Lutheran University Pacific Lutheran University is located in Parkland, a suburb of Tacoma, Washington. In September 2009, PLU had a student population of 3,582 and approximately 280 full-time faculty... |
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| 1989 | Jennifer Wall | Issaquah Issaquah, Washington Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 30,434 at the 2010 census.Based on per capita income, Issaquah ranks 25th of 522 areas in the State of Washington to be ranked.... |
20 | Miss Issaquah | Piano "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern Carl Wilhelm Kern Carl Wilhelm Kern was an American composer, pianist, theorist, and editor. Born in Schlitz, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, he studied in Europe before coming to the United States, where he taught at a number of different locations... |
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| 1988 | Talia Watland | Poulsbo Poulsbo, Washington Poulsbo is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the fourth largest city in Kitsap County and one of the main suburbs of Seattle in the Kitsap area. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census.... |
24 | Miss Seattle | Vocal "Pour on the Power" | |||
| 1987 | Sharon Dean | Issaquah | 21 | Miss Issaquah | Vocal Medley | |||
| 1986 | Melanie Cobb | Vancouver Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010... |
24 | Miss Clark County | Vocal "Let's Hear It For Me" from Funny Lady Funny Lady Funny Lady is a 1975 film starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall, and Ben Vereen.A sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl, it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and empresario Billy Rose... |
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| 1985 | Honey Castro | Moses Lake Moses Lake, Washington Moses Lake is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,366 as of the 2010 census. Moses Lake is the largest city in Grant County.-Background:... |
19 | Miss Moses Lake | Vocal "What Did I Have I Don't Have Now" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1929 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated... |
3rd runner-up | recipient of Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | |
| 1984 | Rebecca Wood | Spokane | 21 | Miss Greater Tacoma | Vocal "If I Ruled the World If I Ruled the World "If I Ruled the World" is a popular song, composed by Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel, which was originally from the 1963 West End musical Pickwick... " |
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| 1983 | Jennifer Havlin | Bellingham Bellingham, Washington Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia... |
24 | Miss Whatcom County | Character Ballet "On Golden Pond On Golden Pond (1981 film) On Golden Pond is a 1981 American drama film directed by Mark Rydell. The screenplay by Ernest Thompson was adapted from his 1979 play of the same title. Henry Fonda won the Academy Award in what was his final film role. Co-star Katharine Hepburn also received an Oscar, as did Thompson for his... " |
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| 1982 | Monica Hard | Bellevue | 23 | Miss Burien | Vocal Medley "Sweet Inspiration Sweet Inspiration Sweet Inspiration is the title of Cilla Black's fifth solo studio album released in 1970 by Parlophone Records. The album peaked at number 42 in July 1970 the UK album charts.-Re-Release:... " & "Where You Lead Where You Lead "Where You Lead" is a song written in 1970 by Carole King and Toni Stern.It first appeared on King's bestselling Tapestry album in January 1971. The song was inspired from the Book of Ruth, where it says: "Where thou lead, I shall follow".... " |
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| 1981 | Kristine Weitz Kristine W Kristine W, born Kristine Weitz, is an American singer-songwriter. She has released seven albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website... |
Moses Lake | 19 | Miss Tri-Cities | Jazz Vocal "Summertime Summertime (song) "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.... " |
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| 1980 | Doris Hayes | Tacoma | 20 | Miss Pierce County | Jazz Vocal "Our Love Is Here to Stay" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent | First African-American preliminary winner |
| 1979 | Janelle Martz | Normandy Park | 22 | Miss Des Moines | Classical Piano "Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor See here for the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg.Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor by Edvard Grieg performed by Electric Light Orchestra on the box set Flashback.... " |
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| 1978 | Laurie Nelson | Gig Harbor Gig Harbor, Washington Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census.... |
19 | Miss Pierce County | Vocal "Have I Stayed Too Long At the Fair?" | 4th runner-up | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1977 | Natasha Solovjev | Burien Burien, Washington Burien is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located south of Seattle. As of the 2010 Census, Burien's population is 33,313, which is a 2.9% increase since incorporation. Annexation in 2011 has increased the cities population to about 45,000.... |
19 | Miss Burien | Classical Piano "Piano Concerto No. 1 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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| 1976 | Theresa Adams | Wenatchee Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925... |
19 | Miss Greater Wenatchee | Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff) Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, was a music piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. It epitomizes Rachmaninoff's Russian nationalism, being rich, in full chords, and... " |
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| Sharon Lea Lambert | Tacoma | Miss Pierce County | Resigned before Miss America Pageant | |||||
| 1975 | Lee Ann Hibbert | Shoreline Shoreline, Washington Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States, north of Downtown Seattle bordering the northern Seattle city limits. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,007, making it the 19th largest city in the state of Washington.... |
22 | Miss Northshore | Vocal / Jazz Improvisation "That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom" | |||
| 1974 | Charlene Joy Myers | Burien | Miss Burien | Successor to crown | ||||
| Kathleen Beth Moore | Bothell Bothell, Washington Bothell is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The population was 33,505 as of the 2010 census... |
22 | Miss Northshore | 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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| 1973 | Leslie Ann Mays | Mercer Island Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census.... |
23 | Miss Bellevue | Jazz Dance "The In Crowd The 'In' Crowd (song) "The ‘In’ Crowd" is a 1965 song, written by Billy Page, arranged by his brother Gene. It was originally performed by Dobie Gray on his album Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go. His Motown-like version reached #13 in the US Billboard charts... " |
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| 1972 | Rebecca Lee Pozzi | Kent Kent, Washington Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage... |
20 | Miss Kent | Vocal Medley "Consider Yourself Consider Yourself "Consider Yourself" is a song from the 1960s original West End and Broadway musical Oliver! and the 1968 film of the same name. In the 1968 Oliver! film, it is performed in the market.-In popular culture:... " & "I'd Do Anything I'd Do Anything (song) "I'd Do Anything" is a song performed by various characters in the 1960 British musical Oliver! and the 1968 film of the same name.-Song:... " |
Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1971 | Susan Georgiana Buckner Susan Buckner Susan Buckner is an American film and television actress. Prior to her acting career she was crowned Miss Washington in 1971 and in September went on to become a Miss America top ten finalist , eventually losing to Miss Ohio, Laurel Lea Schaefer. Her acting career is sprinkled with supporting roles... |
Burien | 19 | Miss Burien | Gymnastics Dance "The Joker The Joker (musical song) The Joker is a song by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, from the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd.-Recordings:* Anthony Newley performed the song on the original cast recording.... " |
Top Ten Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Played the role of cheerleader Patty Simcox in the film Grease Grease (film) Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway... |
| 1970 | Nancy Kay Peterson | Moses Lake | 19 | Miss Moses Lake | Original Comedy Monologue "Once Upon a Leaf" | |||
| 1969 | Marsha Covey | Moses Lake | 19 | Miss Moses Lake | Vocal Medley "Love Come Again" & "That's Life That's Life (song) "That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra... " |
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| 1968 | Joyce Kay Stepanek | Issaquah | 20 | Miss Issaquah | Comedy Routine "The Adventures of Huck Finn" | |||
| 1967 | Lynda Jean Kilp | White Center White Center, Washington White Center is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It lies between Seattle and Burien part of which was annexed by Burien on 1 April 2010. The population was 13,495 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
19 | Miss White Center | Vocal Medley "One Boy" & "A Lot of Livin To Do" from Bye Bye Birdie | |||
| 1966 | Sandra Lee Marth | Centralia Centralia, Washington Centralia is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,336 at the 2010 census.-History:In pioneer days, Centralia was the halfway stopover point for stagecoaches operating between the Columbia River and Seattle. In 1850, J. G. Cochran came from Missouri with his... |
19 | Miss Lewis County | Semi-Classical Vocal | |||
| 1965 | Kippy Lou Brinkman | Richland | 21 | Miss Seattle | Harp & Tap Dance "Night and Day Night and Day (song) "Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists.... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award Winner | ||
| 1964 | Lauren Elaine Waddleton | Burien | 19 | Miss Burien | Vocal "I Could Have Danced All Night I Could Have Danced All Night "I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956... " |
Top Ten Semi-finalist | ||
| 1963 | Mardi Hagen | Tacoma | Miss Seattle | Modern & Classical Character Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award Winner | |||
| 1962 | Susan Frances English | Bellevue | 19 | Miss Bellevue | Dramatic Reading | |||
| 1961 | Gail Leona Hannuk | Aberdeen Aberdeen, Washington Aberdeen is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, founded by Samuel Benn in 1884. Aberdeen was incorporated on May 12, 1890. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis... |
18 | Miss Grays Harbor | Piano "Warsaw Concerto Warsaw Concerto The Warsaw Concerto is a single-movement piano concerto written for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight . It was written by British composer Richard Addinsell... " |
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| 1960 | Connie Rae Hughes | Bellingham | 18 | Miss Bellingham | Original Monologue | |||
| 1959 | Sharon Joyce Vaughn | Port Orchard | 21 | Miss South Kitsap | Vocal Medley "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... " & "I Cain't Say No I Cain't Say No I Cain't Say No is a song from the musical play Oklahoma! written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.... " |
2nd Runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Winner | |
| 1958 | Anne Sylvia Henderson | Spokane | Miss Spokane | Pantomime & Charleston Dance | ||||
| 1956 | Deanna Hall | Olympia | Dance | |||||
| 1954 | Frances Graham | Spokane | Vocal | |||||
| 1953 | Geraldine Lindsey | Seattle | Vocal | |||||
| 1951 | Darlene Shaffer | Seattle | Dress Design | |||||
| 1950 | Karlyne Abele | Des Moines Des Moines, Washington Des Moines is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 29,673 at the 2010 census. Property within the city has been the subject of land buyouts because of noise from aircraft landing or taking off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport two miles to the north of... |
Dramatic Reading "The Flag" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1949 | Libby Aldrich | Kelso Kelso, Washington Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border... |
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| 1948 | Lorraine Lowder | Aberdeen | Miss Grays Harbor | |||||
| 1940 | Peggy Mason | Tacoma | ||||||
| 1939 | Annamae Schoonover | Seattle | Dramatic Monologue from Accent on Youth Accent on Youth Accent on Youth is a Broadway play written by Samson Raphaelson which debuted on Christmas Day, 1934. The plot concerns a lazy, middle-aged playwright who is spurred to write by his new young secretary. The original cast included Nicholas Hannen as playwright Steven Gaye and Constance Cummings as... |
2nd runner-up | ||||
| 1933 | Gladine Sweetser | 22 | Semi-Finalist | |||||
| 1927 | No Miss Washington | Representing Washington were: Eleanor Maddieux, Miss Seattle and Eva King, Miss Spokane | ||||||
| 1926 | No Miss Washington | Leone Natalie Fengler competed as Miss Seattle and placed as a Finalist in the pageant. Also representing Washington were: Gloria Smith, Miss Spokane and Dorothy Rothermal, Miss Tacoma. | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss Washington | Evelyn Louise Carman competed as Miss Seattle | ||||||
| 1922 | No Miss Washington | Evelyn Atkinson competed as Miss Seattle in the Miss America pageant |