List of winners of Miss America Pageant dating to 1921

AP

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006 | 3:27 a.m.

A list of the women who have won the Miss America crown, dating to the first pageant in 1921.

From 1921 through 1949, the date is the year in which the winner was chosen. In 1950, the winner was crowned Miss America 1951 and that practice continued until 2005, when the pageant was postponed to January 2006. The pageant was not held from 1928 to 1932.

Two women served as Miss America 1984. Vanessa Williams was crowned in 1983 but resigned 10 months later after nude photographs of her were published in Penthouse magazine. She was succeeded by Miss New Jersey Suzette Charles, who had been first runner-up.

1921, Margaret Gorman, Washington, D.C.

1922, Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio

1923, Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio.

1924, Ruth Malcomson, Philadelphia, Pa.

1925, Fay Lanphier, Oakland, Calif.

1926, Norma Smallwood, Tulsa, Okla.

1927, Lois Delander, Joliet, Ill.

1933, Marian Bergeron, West Haven, Conn.

1935, Henrietta Leaver, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1936, Rose Coyle, Philadelphia, Pa.

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

1938, Marilyn Meseke, Marion, Ohio.

1939, Patricia Donnelly, Detroit, Mich.

1940, Frances Burke, Philadelphia, Pa.

1941, Rosemary LaPlanche, Los Angeles, Calif.

1942, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Tyler, Texas.

1943, Jean Bartel, Los Angeles, Calif.

1944, Venus Ramey, Washington, D.C.

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

1946, Marilyn Buford, Los Angeles, Calif.

1947, Barbara Walker, Memphis, Tenn.

1948, BeBe Shopp, Hopkins, Minn.

1949, Jacque Mercer, Litchfield, Ariz.

1951, Yolande Betbeze, Mobile, Ala.

1952, Colleen Hutchins, Salt Lake City, UT.

1953, Neva Langley, Macon, Ga.

1954, Evelyn Ay, Ephrata, Pa.

1955, Lee Meriwether, San Francisco, Calif.

1956, Sharon Ritchie, Denver, Colo.

1957, Marian McKnight, Manning, S.C.

1958, Marilyn Van Derbur, Denver, Colo.

1959, Mary Ann Mobley, Brandon, Miss.

1960, Lynda Mead, Natchez, Miss.

1961, Nancy Fleming, Montague, Mich.

1962, Maria Fletcher, Asheville, N.C.

1963, Jacquelyn Mayer, Sandusky, Ohio.

1964, Donna Axum, El Dorado, Ark.

1965, Vonda Van Dyke, Phoenix, Ariz.

1966, Deborah Bryant, Overland Park, Kan.

1967, Jane Jayroe, Laverne, Okla.

1968, Debra Barnes, Pittsburg, Kan.

1969, Judith Ford, Belvidere, Ill.

1970, Pamela Eldred, West Bloomfield, Mich.

1971, Phyllis George, Denton, Texas.

1972, Laurel Lea Schaefer, Bexley, Ohio.

1973, Terry Meeuwsen, De Pere, Wis.

1974, Rebecca King, Denver, Colo.

1975, Shirley Cothran, Denton, Texas.

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

1977, Dorothy Benham, Edina, Minn.

1978, Susan Perkins, Columbus, Ohio.

1979, Kylene Barker, Roanoke, Va.

1980, Cheryl Prewitt, Ackerman, Miss.

1981, Susan Powell, Elk City, Okla.

1982, Elizabeth Ward, Russellville, Ark.

1983, Debra Maffett, Anaheim, Calif.

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

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

1985, Sharlene Wells, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1986, Susan Akin, Meridian, Miss.

1987, Kellye Cash, Memphis, Tenn.

1988, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko, Monroe, Mich.

1989, Gretchen Carlson, Anoka, Minn.

1990, Debbye Turner, Columbia, Mo.

1991, Marjorie Vincent, Oak Park, Ill.

1992, Carolyn Sapp, Honolulu, Hawaii.

1993, Leanza Cornett, Jacksonville, Fla.

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

1995, Heather Whitestone, Birmingham, Ala.

1996, Shawntel Smith, Muldrow, Okla.

1997, Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park, Kan.

1998, Kate Shindle, Evanston, Ill.

1999, Nicole Johnson, Virginia Beach, Va.

2000, Heather French, Maysville, Ky.

2001, Angela Perez Baraquio, Honolulu, Hawaii.

2002, Katie Harman, Gresham, Ore.

2003, Erika Harold, Urbana, Ill.

2004, Ericka Dunlap, Orlando, Fla.

2005, Deidre Downs, Birmingham, Ala.

2006, Jennifer Berry, Tulsa, Okla.

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