Miss New York
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Formation | 1921 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | New York City |
Location | |
Membership | Miss America |
Official language | English |
Website | miss-newyork |
The Miss New York scholarship competition selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America scholarship competition.
In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss New York organization's license as well as licenses from Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In March 2019, the license was awarded to Sloane Lewis and Jamie Hickman, along with a board of directors consisting of 13 members.[1][2]
Abigail Quammen of Manhattan was crowned Miss New York 2024 on July 6, 2024 at the Paramount Theatre in Peekskill, New York. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
Gallery of titleholders
[edit]Miss New York has won the Miss America crown seven times (and is the first state to produce winners three years in a row):[3]
- Bess Myerson (1945, first Jewish American Miss America, competed as Miss New York City)
- Tawny Godin (1976)
- Vanessa Williams (1984, first African American Miss America)
- Mallory Hagan (2013)
- Nina Davuluri (2014, first Indian American Miss America)
- Kira Kazantsev (2015)
- Nia Franklin (2019)
Results summary
[edit]The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss New York titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
[edit]- Miss Americas: Bess Myerson (1945), Tawny Godin (1976), Vanessa Williams (1984), Mallory Hagan (2013), Nina Davuluri (2014), Kira Kazantsev (2015), Nia Franklin (2019)
- 1st runners-up: Virginia Lee (1921), Dorothy Knapp (1922) Ethelda Kenvin (1923), Florence Meyer (1933), Joan Kaible (1954), Marisol Montalvo (1992), Taryn Delanie Smith (2023)
- 2nd runners-up: Heather Eulalie Walker (1923), Kaitlin Monte (2012), Camille Sims (2017)
- 3rd runners-up: Lillian O'Donnell (1941), Milena Mae Miller (1943), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009), Sydney Park (2022)
- 4th runners-up: Alice Beatrice Roberts (tie) (1924), Sonja Anderson (1977), Andrea Plummer (2002)
- Top 10: Margie Booth (1924), Edith Higgins (1925), Fern Jackson (1925), Alice Beatrice Roberts (1925), Annyse Sherman (1942), Joan Kayne (1953), Bonnie Jo Marquis (1960), Patricia Burmeister (1969), Linda Trybus (1970), Katherine Karlsrud (1971), Kelli Krull (1980), Cheryl Flanagan (1981), Suzanne Alexander (1982), Mary-Ann Farrell (1985), Helen Goldsby (1996), Tiffany Walker (2003), Christina Ellington (2005)
- Top 11: Amelia Collins (2024)
- Top 12: Renee Vera Hall (1935), Betty Jo Dazey (1944), Claire Buffie (2011)
- Top 15: Catherine Kennedy (1926), Ruth K. Patterson (1926), Dorothea B. Ditner (1927), Freida Louise Mierse (1927), Elissa Winston (1938), Barbara Beech (1938), Clare E. Foley (1939), Grace DeWitt (1941), Raven Malone (1947), Connie Inge Ronde (1948), Loreen Osgood (1949), Lauren Molella (2020)
- Top 16: Helen Fleiss (1937), Grace Travis (1937), Evelyn Raye (1937), Violet Mellar (1946), Eileen Henry (1946), Phyllis Battleson (1951)
Awards
[edit]Preliminary awards
[edit]- Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Bess Myerson (1945), Bonnie Jo Marquis (1960), Vanessa Williams (1984), Tiffany Walker (2003), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009), Alyse Zwick (2010), Kaitlin Monte (2012)
- Preliminary Talent: Grace Travis (1937), Marion Moselle (1942), Bess Myerson (1945) (tie), Joan Kayne (1953), Heather Taferner (1955) (tie), Sonja Anderson (1977), Kelli Krull (1980), Cheryl Flanagan (1981), Suzanne Alexander (1982), Vanessa Williams (1984), Mary-Ann Farrell (1985), Marisol Montalvo (1992), Helen Goldsby (1996), Sydney Park (2022)
Non-finalist awards
[edit]- Non-finalist Talent: Barbara Gloede (1964), Marsha Metrinko (1964), Julie Just (1965), Kari Pedersen (1968), Eileen Clark (1983), Jill Privateer (1986), Mia Seminoff (1989), Lisa Marie Molella (1990), Ingrid Olsen (1993), Brandi Burkhardt (2000), Bethlene Pancoast (2007)
Other awards
[edit]- Miss Congeniality: Violet Mellar (1946), Susan Jane Talbert (1961)
- Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Katherine Karlsrud (1971)
- America's Choice: Claire Buffie (2011)
- Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship: Kira Kazantsev (2015)
- Evening Dress Award Runner-up: Eileen Snyder (1923)
- Intercity Beauty Award Third Prize: Dorothy Hughes (1922)
- Professional Beauty Award: Virginia Lee (1921), Dorothy Knapp (1922)
- Professional Beauty Award Second Prize: Pauline Virginia Dakla (1922)
- Quality of Life Award Finalists: Kaitlin Monte (2012)
- Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize: Ethelda Kenvin (1923)
- STEM Scholarship Award 2nd runners-up: Lauren Molella (2020)
Winners
[edit]- Declared as winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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2024 | Abigail Quammen | Manhattan | 24 | Miss Empire | Vocal | TBA | TBA | Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2017 |
2023 | Amelia Collins | Manhattan | 21 | Miss Manhattan | Lyrical Dance | Top 11 | Previously Miss Tennessee Volunteer; 3rd Runner-Up to Miss Volunteer America 2022 | |
2022 | Taryn Delanie Smith[4] | Manhattan | 25 | Miss Greater New York | Vocal | 1st Runner-Up | First Runner Up at Miss New York 2021. Second Runner Up at Miss Washington 2017. Fourth Runner Up at Miss Washington 2016. Top 10 at Miss Washington 2015. | |
2021 | Sydney Park[5] | South Bronx | 25 | Miss Five Boroughs | Original Monologue | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | First Runner Up at Miss New York 2019 |
2019–20[a] | Lauren Molella[7][8] | Millbrook | 23 | Miss Upstate New York | Ballet en Pointe | Top 15[9] | STEM Scholarship Award 2nd runner-up[10] | Daughter of Miss Massachusetts 1983 and National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer, and niece of Miss New York 1989, Lisa Molella[11] Previously Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011[11] |
2018 | Rahmeka Cox[12] | New York City | Miss Southern Tier | Vocal | Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title when Franklin won Miss America 2019[13] | |||
Nia Franklin[13][14] | Brooklyn | 25 | Miss Five Boroughs | Operatic Vocal, "Quando m'en vò" from La bohème | Winner[15] | |||
2017 | Gabrielle Walter[16] | Clarence | 24 | Miss Western New York | Broadway Vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel | |||
2016 | Camille Sims[17] | Ithaca | 23 | Miss Pride of New York | Vocal, "Sway" | 2nd runner-up[18] | Previously Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2010[19] 2nd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant[20] | |
2015 | Jamie Lynn Macchia[21] | Eltingville | 23 | Miss Greater New York | Lyrical Dance "I Was Here" by Beyoncé | 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant | ||
2014 | Jillian Tapper | 23 | Miss Southern Tier | Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title when Kazantsev won Miss America 2015 | ||||
Kira Kazantsev[22] | Manhattan | 23 | Miss City of New York | Vocal with Cup Percussion, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams | Winner[23] | Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship[24] | ||
2013 | Amanda Mason | Manhattan | 24 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Vocal | Did not compete; later assumed title when Davuluri won Miss America 2014 | ||
Nina Davuluri[25] | Fayetteville | 24 | Miss Syracuse | Bollywood Fusion Dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om | Winner[26] | Previously Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006[27] 1st runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 pageant[28] First Indian American crowned Miss America First to perform Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant | ||
2012 | Shannon Oliver | Manhattan | 25 | Miss Metropolitan | Operatic Vocal | Did not compete; later assumed title when Hagan won Miss America 2013[29] | ||
Mallory Hagan[30] | Brooklyn | 23 | Miss New York City | Tap Dance, "Get Up Offa That Thing" | Winner[31] | |||
2011 | Kaitlin Monte[32] | Pittsford | 22 | Miss Southern New York | Vocal, "Disneyland" from Smile | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Quality of Life Award Finalist |
1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Florida |
2010 | Claire Buffie[33] | New York City | 24 | Miss Southeast New York | Jazz Dance, "Bye Bye Blackbird" | Top 12 | America's Choice | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Indiana |
2009 | Alyse Zwick | Scarsdale | 23 | Miss Westchester County | Ballet en Pointe | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant, now works for WTVT in Tampa, Florida[34] | |
2008 | Leigh-Taylor Smith | New York City | 22 | Miss Brooklyn | Vocal, "Say the Word" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
2007 | Elisabeth Baldanza | Oneonta | 23 | Miss Empire Rose | Contemporary Ballet, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime | |||
2006 | Bethlene Pancoast | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Heart of New York | A cappella Tap Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
2005 | Kandice Pelletier | New York City | 24 | Miss Greater New York City | Musical Theatre Dance, "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild Party | Previously National Sweetheart 2003 as Miss Georgia Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11 with fellow Miss America contestant, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman | ||
2004 | Christina Ellington | New York City | 22 | Miss Southern New York | Classical Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now" | Top 10 | 4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant | |
2003 | Jessica Lynch | New York City | 24 | Miss New York City | Jazz Dance en Pointe, "America" | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2002 pageant | ||
2002 | Tiffany Walker | Brooklyn | 22 | Miss New York City | Interpretive Modern Dance, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
2001 | Andrea Plummer | New York City | 23 | Miss New York City | Ballet en Pointe, "Forrest Gump Suite" | 4th runner-up | ||
2000 | Kelly Falgiano | Lancaster | 21 | Miss Amherst | Classical Piano, Sonata Pathétique by Beethoven | |||
1999 | Brandi Burkhardt | Pasadena, MD | 20 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal, "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & Hyde | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997 | |
1998 | Deana Herrera | Staten Island | 20 | Miss Staten Island | Jazz Dance, "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." from Damn Yankees | |||
1997 | Lisa Esler | Northville | 21 | Miss Fulton County | Vocal, "Memory" | |||
1996 | Tammy Harris | Williamstown | 24 | Miss Oswego County | Dance, "O Fortuna" | |||
1995 | Sunita Param | Buffalo | Miss Buffalo | Did not compete; later assumed title when Goldsby resigned | ||||
Starred in American Desi, Miss Match, several national commercials[citation needed] | ||||||||
Helen Goldsby | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Orange County | Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Title removed by pageant officials[35] | |
1994 | Dione Lee Robinson | Gansevoort | 21 | Miss Northeastern New York | Dramatic Monologue | |||
1993 | Marcia Cillan | New York City | 23 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal, "I Am Changing" | |||
1992 | Ingrid Olsen | Port Jefferson | 22 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Classical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1991 | Marisol Montalvo | Holbrook | 23 | Miss Long Island | Classical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
1990 | Maryalice Demler | Buffalo | 26 | Miss Buffalo | Dramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" from The King and I | Currently evening news anchor for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo[citation needed] | ||
1989 | Lisa Marie Molella | Millbrook | 24 | Miss Dutchess County | Vocal Medley, "That's Life" & "But the World Goes 'Round" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Aunt of Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011 and Miss New York 2019, Lauren Molella Sister-in-law of Miss Massachusetts 1983 & National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer[36] | |
1988 | Mia Seminoff | New York City | 23 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Ballet en pointe, La Esmeralda | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1987 | Alice Knisley | Staten Island | 21 | Miss Metropolitan New York City | Vocal Medley | |||
1986 | Dawan McPeak | New York City | 25 | Gymnastics Dance | Later Mrs. Texas 2001 | |||
1985 | Jill Privateer | Fredonia | 21 | Miss Buffalo | Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1984 | Mary-Ann Farrell | New York City | 22 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Piano, Danzas Argentinas | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Sister of Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell, and Miss Illinois 1992, Kathleen Farrell
Aunt of Miss Ohio 2022, Elizabetta Nies |
1983 | Melissa Manning | 26 | Miss Westchester County | Did not compete; later assumed title when Williams won Miss America 1984 | ||||
Vanessa Williams[37] | Millwood | 20 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Popular Vocal, "Happy Days Are Here Again" | Winner[37] | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award |
First African American Miss America[37] Resigned on July 23, 1984 after Penthouse was to publish nude photos of Williams without her consent[38] | |
1982 | Eileen Clark | Syracuse | 23 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Classical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1981 | Suzanne Alexander | Lyons Falls | 20 | Miss Oneida County | Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
1980 | Cheryl Flanagan | Rochester | 18 | Miss Greater Rochester | Tap Dance, Medley from That's Entertainment, Part II | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
1979 | Kelli Krull | Buffalo | 21 | Miss Niagara Falls | Baton Twirling Exhibition, "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
1978 | Paula Pope | Lockport | 21 | Miss Greater Colonie | Piano, "Piano Concerto" by Tchaikovsky | |||
1977 | Lesly Braun | Pelham Manor | 23 | Miss Staten Island | Flute Medley, "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke" | |||
1976 | Sonja Anderson | New York City | 25 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal, "And This Is My Beloved" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Previously Miss New York USA 1975 |
1975 | Mary Hinterberger | 21 | Miss Thousand Islands | Did not compete; later assumed title when Godin won Miss America 1976 | ||||
Tawny Godin | Yonkers | 18 | Miss Saratoga Springs | Original Piano Composition, "Images in Pastels" | Winner | Later Los Angeles news anchor[citation needed] | ||
1974 | Kris Krull | Niagara Falls | 22 | Miss Erie County East | Jazz Dance, "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar | |||
1973 | Joann Miller | Cheektowaga | 20 | Jazz Dance | ||||
1972 | Judith Keithley | Rochester | 19 | Miss Rochester | Piano, Rhapsody in Blue | |||
1971 | Elisabeth Condon | Angola | 21 | Miss Niagara Falls | Acro Jazz Ballet from Applause | |||
1970 | Katherine Karlsrud | Mamaroneck | 18 | Miss Westchester | Harp, "Whirlwind" by Carlos Salzedo | Top 10 | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | First Allman Scholarship recipient to graduate from medical school[citation needed] |
1969 | Linda Trybus | Snyder | 20 | Miss Amherst | Song & Dance Medley from Mary Poppins | Top 10 | ||
1968 | Patricia Burmeister | Portville | 24 | Miss Rochester | Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé | Top 10 | ||
1967 | Kari Pedersen | Staten Island | 21 | Miss Staten Island | Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1966 | Penelope Donoghue | Yonkers | 22 | Miss Westchester | Modern Dance | |||
1965 | Marlene Butcher | Hamburg | 19 | Miss Dunkirk | Vocal / Dance, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown | |||
1964 | Julie Just | Buffalo | 20 | Miss Tri-County | Popular Vocal, "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1963 | Barbara Gloede | Staten Island | Miss New York | Vocal & Pantomime, "Guide to World Capitals" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||
Marsha Metrinko | New York City | Miss New York City | Tap Dance, "Just in Time" & "Blues" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||||
1962 | Paula Heins | Le Roy | 19 | Miss New York | Vocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||
Margaret Mary Warncke | Flushing | 22 | Miss New York City | Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival! | Special Judge's Award | |||
1961 | Kathryn Moden | Buffalo | 20 | Miss New York | Dramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's Dream | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||
Maryann Hillyer | New York City | 20 | Miss New York City | Vocal, "The Song Is You" | ||||
1960 | Susan Talbert | Ogdensburg | 19 | Miss New York | Dance | Miss Congeniality | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |
Sherrylyn Patecell | New York City | Miss New York City | ||||||
1959 | Bonnie Jo Marquis | Huntington | 19 | Miss New York | Vocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
Elizabeth Holmes | Malverne | 19 | Miss New York City | Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier | ||||
1958 | Miriam Sanderson | Rensselaer | Miss New York | French Vocal, "Serenade" by Sigmund Romberg | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Bette June Piller | New York City | Miss New York City | Speech on Art | |||||
1957 | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Miss New York | Vocal, "True Love" | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Astrid Papamichael | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal | |||||
1956 | Lael Jackson | Specialty Number | Competed under local title at respective Miss America pageant | |||||
1955 | Diana Deutsch | Art Sketching | ||||||
1954 | Heather Taferner | Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé | Preliminary Talent Award (tie) | |||||
1953 | Jeannine Bowman | Rome | Miss New York | Drama | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Joan Kaible | New York City | Miss New York City | Classical Vocal, "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci | 1st runner-up | ||||
1952 | Joan St. John | Binghamton | Miss New York | Vocal | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Joan Kayne | New York City | Miss New York City | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
1951 | Louise Orlando | Syracuse | Miss New York | Vocal | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Sandy Scott | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal | |||||
1950 | Marilyn Reynolds | Syracuse | Miss New York | Vocal, "I'll Take Romance" | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Phyllis Battleson | New York City | Miss New York City | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Top 16 | ||||
1949 | Wanda Nalepa | New York City | Miss New York | Speech, "Nursing" | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Loreen Osgood | New York City | Miss New York City | Piano, "The Blue Danube" | Top 15 | ||||
1948 | M. Yvonne Fix | Niagara Falls | Miss New York | Classical Vocal, "Un bel di" from Madama Butterfly | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Connie Inge Ronde | New York City | Miss New York City | Dramatic Reading, "State of the Union" | Top 15 | ||||
1947 | Lynn Faune | Brooklyn | Miss Brooklyn | Vocal, "I Come From Brooklyn" | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Carol Fredericks | Harrison | Miss New York | Tap Dance | |||||
Raven Malone | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal, "Put the Blame on Mame" | Top 15 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |||
1946 | Violet Mellar | White Plains | Miss New York | Recitation, "True to the End" | Top 16 | Miss Congeniality | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |
Eileen Henry | New York City | Miss New York City | Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan | Top 16 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |||
1945 | June Jenkins | Elmont | Miss New York | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||||
Bess Myerson | 21 | Miss New York City | Piano & Flute, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" & "Summertime" | Winner[39] | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award (tie) |
First Jewish American to win Miss America pageant First New York titleholder to be named Miss America | ||
1944 | Bobby MacAdam | Brooklyn | Miss New York | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||||
Betty Jo Dazey | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal Medley, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star" | Top 12 | ||||
1943 | Marion Butler | Miss New York | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Milena Miller | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal, "I Can't Get Started Without You" | 3rd runner-up | ||||
1942 | Catherine Victoria Zambon | Miss Central New York | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Marion Moselle | Utica | Miss New York | Preliminary Talent Award | |||||
Annyse Sherman | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier | Top 10 | ||||
1941 | Charlotte Winstanley | Miss Lake Mohopac | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Grace DeWitt | New York City | Miss New York City | Top 15 | |||||
Lillian O'Donnell | Yonkers | Miss Westchester County | 3rd runner-up | |||||
1940 | Geraldine Anne Racine | Miss Eastern New York | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Constantine Gray | Yonkers | Miss Westchester County | ||||||
Gloria Elizabeth Sheehan | Buffalo | Miss Western New York | ||||||
1939 | Grayce M. Reilly | Miss Coney Island | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Clare E. Foley | Miss Eastern New York | Vocal Comedy & Dance | Top 15 | |||||
Lillian Evelyn Hessen | Annadale | Miss Staten Island | ||||||
1938 | Barbara Beech | Brooklyn | Miss Brooklyn | Top 15 | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Elissa Winston | Miss Empire State | Top 15 | ||||||
Marion Rosamund | Miss Long Island | |||||||
Adeline Shull | Miss Long Island Sound | |||||||
1937 | Helen Fleiss | The Bronx | Miss Bronx | Top 16 | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Dorothy Armstrong | Whitesboro | Miss Empire State | ||||||
Grace Travis | New York City | Miss New York City | Vocal | Top 16 | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
Irene Alice Vanderburgh | Watervliet | Miss Troy | ||||||
Evelyn Raye | New Rochelle | Miss Westchester County | Top 16 | |||||
1936 | Evelyn Lemhart | Miss Long Island | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Susan Georgianna Green | Bolwar | Miss Western New York | ||||||
1935 | Grace Travis | Brooklyn | Miss Brooklyn | Piano | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||
Vera Haal | The Bronx | Miss New York | Top 12 | |||||
Laura Baker | Poughkeepsie | Miss Poughkeepsie | ||||||
1934 | No national pageant was held[40]
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1933 | Florence Meyer | 19 | Miss New York | 1st runner-up | ||||
Elsie Donath | Miss New York City | did not compete | Withdrew from competition and did not compete | |||||
1932 | No national pageants were held[40]
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1927 | Kay Armstrong | Miss Buffalo | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Name not known | Miss Central New York | |||||||
Laura Belle Cooper | Miss Jamestown | |||||||
Peggy Louise Proctor | Miss Lockport | |||||||
Freida Louise Mierse | Miss New York City | Top 15 | ||||||
Name not known | Miss Riverside | |||||||
Dorothea B. Ditner | Miss Rochester | Top 15 | ||||||
Margaret Lockwood | Miss Utica | |||||||
Eva M. Bergman | Miss Watertown | |||||||
Betty Schwartz | Miss Western New York | |||||||
Emma Sackett | Miss Yonkers | |||||||
1926 | Florence Meyer | Miss Bay Ridge | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Ruth K. Patterson | Miss Greater New York | Top 15 | ||||||
Name not known | Miss Oswego | |||||||
Catherine Kennedy | Miss Yonkers | Top 15 | ||||||
1925 | Ethel Groesback | Miss Bay Ridge | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Edith Higgins | Miss Bronx | Top 10 | ||||||
Peggy Moore | Miss Brooklyn | |||||||
Alice Beatrice Roberts | Miss Greater New York | Top 10 | ||||||
Fern Jackson | Miss Syracuse | Top 10 | ||||||
Florence V. Andrews | Miss Watertown | |||||||
Emma Soltis | Miss Westchester | |||||||
Wilma Ansell | Miss Yonkers | |||||||
Kathryn Ray | Miss Coney Island | did not compete | Withdrew from pageant | |||||
Audrey Jean Austin | Miss Manhattan | did not compete | ||||||
1924 | Dorothea Kenna | Miss Bay Ridge | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | |||||
Frances Harten | Miss Bronx | |||||||
Hildur Johnson | Miss Brooklyn | |||||||
Agnes I. Leonard | Miss Coney Island | |||||||
Margie Booth | Brooklyn | Miss Greater New York | Top 10 | |||||
Alice Beatrice Roberts | Miss Manhattan | 4th runner-up (tie) | ||||||
Mary Griggs | Miss Newburgh | |||||||
Mary Carlson | Miss Queens | |||||||
Melise Danning | Miss Richmond | |||||||
Katherine Skuse | Miss Rochester | |||||||
Alma Jeanne Williams | Miss Syracuse | |||||||
Hilda Farrell | Miss Watertown | |||||||
Florence Kreisler | Miss Yonkers | |||||||
1923 | Peggy Ross[41] | Albany | Miss Albany | N/A[42] | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant | |||
Bonita C. Bement[43] | Binghamton | Miss Binghamton | ||||||
Edithea Lois Wild[44] | Brooklyn | 15 | Miss Brighton Beach | |||||
Ethelda Kenvin[41] | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Brooklyn | 1st runner-up[45] | Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize[46] | Married baseball player, E.D. Barnes, in 1921[47] | ||
Irene Knight[41] | Buffalo | Miss Buffalo | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant | |||||
Heather Eulalie Walker[48] | Coney Island | Miss Coney Island | 2nd runner-up[49] | Star of the lost musical film, Hit the Deck, opposite Jack Oakie[50] | ||||
Peggy Verna Shevlin[48] | New York City | Miss New York City | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant | |||||
Nelda Tell[48] | Niagara Falls | Miss Niagara Falls | ||||||
Reta Cowles[51] | Rochester | Miss Rochester | ||||||
Eileen Snyder[52] | Syracuse | Miss Syracuse | Evening Dress Award Runner-up[52] | |||||
1922 | Helen Agnes Searles[53] | Binghamton | Miss Binghamton | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant | ||||
Ruth Andrea[54] | Brighton Beach | Miss Brighton Beach | ||||||
Bertha Rent[55] | Buffalo | Miss Buffalo | ||||||
Lillian Harnach[54] | Long Beach | Miss Long Beach | ||||||
Pauline Virginia Dakla[56] | Miss New York | Professional Beauty Award Second Prize[57] | Appeared in the Broadway productions of Bombo, The Passing Show of 1922, and The Whirl of New York[58][59][60] | |||||
Dorothy Knapp[61][62] | New York City | 17 | Miss New York City | 1st runner-up[63] | Professional Beauty Award[56] | Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant | ||
Mildred Moon[63] | Rochester | Miss Rochester | ||||||
Dorothy Hughes[54] | Rockaway Beach | Miss Rockaway Beach | Intercity Beauty Award Third Prize[64] | |||||
Roberta Cooper[65] | Schenectady | Miss Schenectady | ||||||
Mary Hlavka[54] | South Beach | Miss South Beach | ||||||
M. Rosamond Fahey[53] | Syracuse | Miss Syracuse | ||||||
Janette Adams[66] | Utica | Miss Utica | ||||||
1921 | Virginia Lee[67] | New York City | 20 | Miss New York City | Professional Beauty Award[67] | Competed as Miss New York City at national pageant |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Titleholder extended to a full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
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External links
[edit]- Miss New York official website
- Crowns Amid Controversies New York Times, January 7, 2015.