| 1921 Margaret Gorman Washington, DC  (Link to Photos) |
1922 1st RUNNER-UP Sue Burton Nashville, TN |
1923 RUNNERS-UP Elizabeth Mallory Memphis, TN |
1924 SEMI-FINALISTS Estelle Bradley Atlanta, GA - Louise Moore New Orleans, LA |
1925 Laurice McFarland Biloxi, MS - Andrea Bailey GA |
1926 FINALISTS Rosebud Blondell Dallas, TX |
| 1927 Miss America (IL) served the longest time of any, as the pageant did not resume until 1933 ~~~ SEMI-FINALIST Claudia Harvin Charleston, SC ~~~ RUNNER-UP Moselle Ransome Dallas, TX |
1928 No Competition Held |
1929 No Competition Held |
1930 No Competition Held |
1931 No Competition Held |
1932 No Competition Held |
| 1933 4th RUNNER-UP Marjorie Hagler LA ~~~ SEMI-FINALIST Dorothy Eley MS |
1934 No Competition Held |
1935 |
1936 4th RUNNER-UP Gloria Levings (?Levenge) Birmingham, AL ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Tommy Peck AL ~~~ Patricia Allen Green Corpus Christi, TX |
1937 1st RUNNER-UP Alice Emerick TX - 2nd RUNNER-UP Ruth McLean Covington, NC ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Gertrude Miller New Orleans, LA |
1938 SEMI-FINALISTS Alice Talton Atlanta, GA ~~~ Mildred Marie Oxford Birmingham, AL |
| 1939 SEMI-FINALISTS Charmayne Smith TX - Florine Holt Birmingham, AL ~~~ Miss Congeniality Doris Coggins MS 1st year for this award |
1940 |
1941 4th RUNNER-UP Joey Augusta Paxton NC - 6th Place Virginia MacGraw Birmingham, AL ~~~ 8th Place Esther Shepard GA |
1942 JoCaroll Dennison Tyler, TX  ~~~ 6th Place Marie Duncan Birmingham, AL ~~~ Miss Congeniality Dorothy Fox Mississippi-? |
1943 6th Place Dorris Jeanne Love AR ~~~ Miss Congeniality Toula Hagestratou Birmingham, AL |
1944 4th RUNNER-UP Betty Jane Rase Birmingham, AL ~~~ Miss Congeniality Joyce Courrege TX |
| 1945 ?-2nd RUNNER-UP Frances Dorn Birmingham, AL ~~~ SEMI-FINALIST Lee Henson TN |
1946 1st RUNNER-UP Rebecca Jane McCall AR - 2nd RUNNER-UP Jane Miller Atlanta, GA - 3rd RUNNER-UP Marguerite Ellen McClelland LA |
1947 Barbara Jo Walker Memphis, TN  ~~~ 3rd RUNNER-UP Peggy Jane Elder AL ~~~ Miss Congeniality Launa Lynn McClain TX |
1948 2nd RUNNER-UP Martha Ann Ingram AL ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Jerry Long Atlanta, GA - Lois Jeanette Walsh Memphis, TN |
1949 SEMI-FINALIST Barbara Jean Brothers AR ~~~ Miss Congeniality Dorothy Fox MS ? or '42 |
1950 Yolande Betbeze Mobile, AL  ~~~ 3rd RUNNER-UP Mary Jennings AR ~~~ In 1950, it was decided that since the majority of Miss America's year of service fell in the next calendar year, the woman who won in 1950 would become Miss America 1951. This process remained in effect until 2006; when the Contest moved to Las Vegas, NV |
| 1951 Yolande Betbeze Mobile, AL (Held in 1950) Crowned Miss America 1951 in the pageant ~~~ 3rd RUNNER-UP Mary Jennings AR |
1952 2nd RUNNER-UP Lu Long Osborn NC - 3rd RUNNER-UP Charlotte Rosalie Simmen AR |
1953 Neva Jane Langley Macon, GA  ~~~ 3rd RUNNER-UP Gwen Harmon AL ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Mary Kemp Griffin SC ~~~- Barbara Frances Barker LA |
1954 2nd RUNNER-UP Anne Lee Ceglis VA ~~~- 3rd RUNNER-UP Virginia McDavid AL ~~~- 4th RUNNER-UP Susanne Dugger MS |
1955 2nd RUNNER-UP Polly Rankin Suber SC ~~~- 3rd RUNNER-UP Clara Faye Arnold NC ~~~- SEMI-FINALISTS Gerry Johnson TN ~~~- Marilyn Tate AL |
1956 3rd RUNNER-UP Clara Faye Arnold NC ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Patricia Byrd Huddleston AL |
| 1957 Marian McKnight Manning, SC  ~~~- 2nd RUNNER-UP Anne Stuart Ariall AL |
1958 1st RUNNER-UP Jody Elizabeth Shattuck GA ~~~- TOP 10 Mary Nell Hendricks TX - Elaine Herndon NC |
1959 Mary Ann Mobley Brandon, MS  ~~~- 4th RUNNER-UP Betty Lane Evans NC ~~~- SEMI-FINALISTS Lee Thornberry AL - Sally Miller AR - Mary Nell Hendricks TX |
1960 Lynda Lee Mead Natchez, MS  ~~~- 10th Place Marion Lee Wayland TN |
1961 2nd RUNNER-UP Ann Farrington Herring, NC ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Teresa Rinaldi AL - Edith Browning SC |
1962 Maria Fletcher Asheville, NC  ~~~ 1st RUNNER-UP Frances Jane Anderson AR - 3rd RUNNER-UP Linda Jacklyn Loftis TX ~~~ SEMI-FINALIST Delores Hodgens AL |
| 1963 2nd RUNNER-UP Penny Lee Rudd TX - 3rd RUNNER-UP Evelyn Keith Ellis SC (?) ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Delores Hodgens SC - Katherine Eugenia Cross GA - Charlotte Ann Carroll MS |
~~~- 3rd RUNNER UP-Martha Ellen Truett TN ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Judith Antoinette Short AL ~~~ Jeanne Flinn Swanner NC MISS CONGENIALITY |
1965 1st RUNNER-UP Karen Elizabeth Carlson AR - 3rd Runner-up Sharon McCauley TX ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Vicki Powers AL |
1966 1st RUNNER-UP Patricia Anne Puckett MS or '68(?) ~~~ SEMI-FINALISTS Linda Folsom AL - Nancy Moore SC ~~~ Top Ten Lynda Ferguson LA |
1967 |
1968 1st RUNNER-UP Patricia Anne Puckett MS or '66(?) |
| 1969 |
1970 |
1971 Phyllis Ann George Denton, TX  ~~~- 1st RUNNER-UP Claudia Turner SC |
1972 |
1973 1st RUNNER-UP Constance Anne Dorn NC |
1974 |
| 1975 Shirley Cothran Fort Worth, TX  |
1976 1st RUNNER-UP Susan Lawrence NC |
1977 1st RUNNER-UP Lavinia Merle Cox SC |
1978 |
1979 1st RUNNER-UP Teresa Cheatham AL |
1980 Cheryl Prewitt Ackerman, MS  |
| 1981 1st RUNNER-UP Paige Phillips AL - Paige Phillips Parnell was selected as Miss Alabama in 1980 and first runner-up in the Miss America Pageant the same year at the age of 17. |
1982 Elizabeth Ward Russellville, AR  |
1983 1st RUNNER-UP Desiree Denise Daniels TN |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 Susan Akin Meridian, MS  ~~~ 1st RUNNER-UP Sherry Thrift SC |
| 1987 Kellye Cash Memphis, TN  |
1988 1st RUNNER-UP Patricia Brant LA |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 1st RUNNER-UP Mary Waddell Gainey SC |
1992 |
| 1993 |
~~~ 1st RUNNER-UP Kara Kim Martin GA |
1995 Heather Whitestone Birmingham, AL  |
1996 |
1997 1st RUNNER-UP Erika Schwarz LA |
1998 1st RUNNER-UP Michelle Warren NC |
| 1999 1st RUNNER-UP Kelli Bradshaw NC |
2000 |
2001 1st RUNNER-UP Faith Jenkins Shreveport, LA |
2002 |
2003 1st RUNNER-UP Scarlotte Deupree AL |
2004 |
| 2005/06 Sep 18, 2004 Jan 21 2006 Deidre Downs Birmingham, AL  ~~~ 1st RUNNER-UP Jennifer Dupont LA |
2006 Saturday, Jan. 21 2006 Las Vegas ~~~ 1st RUNNER-UP Monica Pang GA ~~~ 2nd-Runner Up Alexa Jones AL 2nd Runner-up Quality of Life ~~~ Top 10-Finalist Eudora Mosby AL ~~~ Top 10- Finalist Erika Powell SC Preliminary Talent Winner Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Scholarship ~~~ Top 10-Finalist Morgan Matlock TX |
2007 January 29, 2007 ~~~ 1st-Runner Up Shilah Phillips TX Preliminary Talent ~~~ 2nd- Runner Up Amanda Kozak GA ~~~ 3rd-Runner Up Taryn Foshee MS ~~~ 4th-Runner Up Melinda Toole AL Miss Congeniality 2nd Runner-up Quality of Life |
2008 January 26, 2008 ~~~ 4th Runner Up Jessica Jacobs NC ~~~ Top 8 - Finalist Molly Hazlett TX Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit ~~~ Top 10 - Finalist Leah Massee GA ~~~ Top 16 - Semi Finalist Katie Bailey AR ~~~ Top 16 - Semi Finalist Kimberly Morgan MS ~~~ Top 16 - Semi Finalist Crystal Garrett SC ~~~ Top 16 - Semi Finalist Grace Gore TN |
2009 January 24, 2009 ~~~ 1st - Runner Up Chasity Hardman GA Preliminary Talent ~~~ Top 7 - Finalist Ellen Carrington TN ~~~ Top 12 - Finalist Ashlen Batson AR ~~~ Top 15 - Semi-Finalist Amanda Tapley AL Quality of Life 2nd Runner-Up |
2010 |