Miss America—Preliminary Swimsuit Winners

NOTE: All years post-dated

Also check out the Miss America Preliminary Talent Winners list and see who was a double-prelim winner!

1940
California—Rosemarie LaPlanche
Kentucky—Dorothy Slatten
Philadelphia, Pennsylviania—Frances Marie Burke

1941
California—Rosemarie LaPlanche
North Carolina—Joey Augusta Paxton
West Chester County, New York—Lillian Helen O'Donnell

1942
Birmingham, Alabama—Marie Duncan
Chicago, Illinois—Bette Brunk
Texas—Jo-Carroll Dennison

1943
Boston, Massachusetts—Helena Frances Mack (tie)
California—Jean Bartel
District of Columbia—Dixie Lou Rafter
Western Pennsylvania—Emma Hammermeister (tie)

1944
Birmingham, Alabama—Betty Jane Rase
District of Columbia—Venus Ramey
Florida—Virginia Warlen

1945
Chicago, Illinois—Lee Wieland
New York City, New York—Bess Myerson
Tennessee—Lee Henson

1946
Arkansas—Rebecca Jane McCall
Atlanta, Georgia—Janey Miller (tie)
California—Marilyn Buferd
New York City, New York—Eileen Henry (tie)

1947
Alabama—Peggy Jane Elder (tie)
Canada—Margaret Marshall
Kentucky—Evelyn L. Murray
New York City, New York—Raven Malone (tie)

1948
Atlanta, Georgia—Jerry Long
Kansas—Vera Ralston
Minnesota—Beatrice Bella "BeBe" Shopp

1949
Arizona—Jacque Mercer (tie)
California—Jone Ann Pedersen (tie)
Colorado—Sylvia Canaday
Illinois—Trudy Germi

1951
Alabama—Yolande Betbeze
Arkansas—Mary Jennings
California—Joanne Durant

1952
Arkansas—Charlotte Rosalie Simmen
North Carolina—Lu Long Ogburn
South Dakota—Marlene Margaret Rieb

1953
Alabama—Gwen Harmon (tie)
California—Jeanne Shores (tie)
Chicago, Illinois—Jo Hoppe
Georgia—Neva Jane Langley

1954
California—Patricia Ann Johns
Pennsylvania—Evelyn Margaret Ay
Wyoming—Elaine Holkenbrink

1955
California—Lee Meriweather
Florida—Ann Gloria Daniel
South Carolina—Polly Rankin Suber

1956
Hawaii—Barbara Mamo Vieira
North Carolina—Clara Faye Arnold
Oklahoma—Ann Campbell

1957
California—Joan Colleen Beckett
Chicago, Illinois—Sandra Jean Stuart
Hawaii—Jere Wright

1958
Arizona—Lynn Freyse
Georgia—Jody Elizabeth Shattuck
North Carolina—Elaine Hendon

1959
California—Sandra Lee Jennings
North Carolina—Betty Lane Evans
Indiana—Anita Marie Huran

1960
New York—Bonnie Jo Marquis
Washington—Sharon Joyce Vaughn
Wisconsin—Mary Alice Fox

1961
District of Columbia—Ruth Rea
Michigan—Nancy Fleming
South Carolina—Edith Browning

1962
Arkansas—Frances Jane Anderson
Minnesota—Nancee Ann Parkinson
North Carolina—Maria Beale Fletcher

1963
Illinois—Pamela Gilbert
Michigan—Carole Jean Van Valin
Wisconsin—Joan Mary Engh

1964
Alabama—Judith Antoinette Short
Arkansas—Donna Axum
District of Columbia—Rosanne Tueller

1965
California—Sherri Lee Raap
New Mexico—Jane Nelson
West Virginia—Ella Dee Kessel

1966
Kansas—Deborah Irene Bryant
Mississippi—Patricia Anne Puckett
Nevada—Kathryn Elizabeth Blaikie

1967
California—Charlene Diane Dallas
New Hampshire—Nancy Anne Naylor
South Carolina—Barbara Ann Harris

1968
Arkansas—Sharon Ann Evans
Idaho—Kristine Phillips
Kansas—Debra Dene Barnes

1969
Alabama—Dellyne Catching
Illinois—Judith Anne "Judi" Ford
Iowa—Susan Thompson

1970
Connecticut—Carol Jean Norval
Michigan—Pamela Eldred
Ohio—Kathy Lynn Baumann

1971
Hawaii—Kathleen O'Sullivan
South Carolina—Claudia Turner
Texas—Phyllis George

1972
California—Carolyn Jean Stoner
Ohio—Laurel Lea Schaffer
Virginia—Linda Jean Moyer (tie)
Washington—Susan Buckner (tie)

1973
Indiana—Rebecca Sue Graham
Kansas—Cindy Lee Sikes
Wisconsin—Terry Meeuwsen

1974
New Jersey—Suzanne Plummer
Washington—Leslie Ann Mays
Wisconsin—Judy Hieke

1975
California—Lucianne Buchanan
Kansas—Karen Diane Smith
Texas—Shirley Cothran

1976
Arkansas—Paula Denise Roach
California—Janet Jay Carr
Rhode Island—Debra Cusick

1977
Minnesota—Dorothy Benham
South Carolina—Lavinia Merle Cox
Texas—Carmen McCollum

1978
Arkansas—Bunny Carolyn Holbert
South Carolina—Catherine Amelia Hinson
Tennessee—Linda Faye Moore

1979
Alabama—Teresa Cheatham (tie)
Delaware—Janice Anne Albro
Minnesota—Sue Erickson
Mississippi—Cheri Brown (tie)

1980
Maryland—Shelly Peiken
Mississippi—Cheryl Prewitt
North Carolina—Monta Maki

1981
Arkansas—Lencola Sullivan
Minnesota—Debra Goodwin
Mississippi—Donna Pope

1982
Arkansas—Elizabeth Ward
Mississippi—Karen Hopson
Washington—Kristine Elizabeth Weitz

1983
California—Debra Sue Maffett
North Carolina—Elizabeth Williams
Tennessee—Desiree Denise Daniels

1984
Mississippi—Wanda Gayle Geddie
New York—Vanessa Williams
Ohio—Pamela Helean Rigas

1985
Mississippi—Kathy Manning
Texas—Tamara Hext
Utah—Sharlene Wells

1986
Alabama—Angela Tower
Mississippi—Susan Diane Akin
Ohio—Suellen Cochran

1987
Missouri—Tamara Tungate
South Carolina—Dawn Elizabeth Smith (tie)
Tennessee—Kellye Cash (tie)
Virginia—Julianne Smith

1988
Georgia—Kelly Jerles
Michigan—Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
South Carolina—Nancy Humphries

1989
Florida—Melissa Aggeles
Louisiana—Valerie Brosset
Mississippi—Carla Haag

1990
Illinois—Jeri Lynn Zimmerman
Louisiana—Stacy King
Missouri—Debbye Turner

1991
Colorado—Karrie Mitchell
Florida—Dana Dalton
Mississippi—Beth Howell

1992
Hawaii—Carolyn Suzanne Sapp
Louisiana—Christi Page
Utah—Elizabeth Anne Johnson

1993
Indiana—Shelli Renee Yoder (tie)
Iowa—Catherine Ann Lemkau (tie)
Kentucky—Tawyna Mullins
South Carolina—Carrie Lee Davis

1994
California—Lisa Duncan
Georgia—Kara Kim Martin
West Virginia—Cynthia Sims

1995
Alabama—Heather Whitestone
Indiana—Tiffany Storm
Virginia—Cullen Johnson

1996
California—Tiffany Stoker
Illinois—Tracy Hayes
Kansas—Amy Keller

1997
Hawaii—Melissa Short
Kansas—Tara Dawn Holland
Oregon—Patricia Leines

1998
California—Rebekah Ann Keller
Hawaii—Erika Leilani Kauffman
New Jersey—Kathy Nejat

1999
Alaska—Joslyn Jamie Tinker
Florida—Lissette Gonzalez
North Carolina—Kelli Bradshaw

2000
Kentucky—Heather Renee French
Nevada—Gina Giacinto
Rhode Island—Karen Lindsay

2001
Hawaii—Angela Perez Baraquio
Louisiana—Faith Jenkins
Mississippi—Christy May

2002
Georgia—Emily Foster [Tuesday]
Massachusetts—Abbie Lynne Rabine [Wednesday]
Tennessee—Stephanie Culberson [Thursday]

2003
New York—Tiffany Walker [Tuesday]
Arkansas—Lauren Davidson [Wednesday]
Mississippi—Jennifer Adcock [Thursday]

2004
California—Nicole Lamarche[Tuesday]
Virginia—Nancy Redd [Wednesday]
New Hampshire—Candace Glickman [Thursday]


List by Tim Schaffer and Ken Nelson, with files from Jimmy's Pageant Page.

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