National Sweetheart Titleholdeers


This US Pageant is the infamous contest held annually in Hoopeston, Illinois for first runners-up in Miss America state pageants. It is a very popular and successful pageant that has been held on an annual basis since the 1940s, and virtually all of its winners have gone on to compete in the Miss America contest with great success.


1941—Alice Baker—Wisconsin
1942-47: NO PAGEANTS
1948—Joan Edwards—Wisconsin
1949—Joyce Cisco—Wisconsin
1950—Janet Rainier—Indiana
1951—Patricia Baker—Wisconsin
1952—Corine Javaag—Minnesota
1953—Sandra Porter—Indiana
1954—Joyce Brown—Illinois
1955—Kerin Kae Okerlin—Iowa
1956—Joyce Riding—Iowa
1957—Irene Meyer—Ohio
1958—Janice Hansen—Iowa
1959—Rita Wilson—Tennessee
1960—Marjorie Koehler—Illinois
1961—Nancy McCelvey—Texas
1963—Colleen Thacker—Washington
1964—Judy Duncan—Ohio
1965—Diana Bateman—Washington
1966—Vicki Lynn Hurd—Tennessee
1967—Sidney Becker—Utah
1968—Diana Barker—Kentucky
1969—Mary Lee Nordby—North Dakota
1970—Linda Brownfield—Kentucky
1971—Susan Hays—Wisconsin
1972—Jacqueline Barrett—Texas
1973—Rebecca Bloomer—Texas
1974—Linda Hodges—Georgia
1975—Carlene McGinnis—Georgia
1976—Guylyn Remmenga—Nebraska
1977—Carolyn Jones—Kentucky
1978—Michelle Whitson—Kansas
1979—Bobbie Chandler—Texas
1980—Elizabeth Grace Ward—Arkansas
1981—Gloria Gilbert—Texas
1982—Holly Mayer—Massachusetts
1983—Margaret Marie O'Brien—Massachusetts
1984—Judy Anderson—Arizona
1985—Catherine Breslin—Illinois
1986—Carol Ann Lawson—Arkansas
1987—Melissa Aggeles—Florida
1988—Debbye Turner—Arkansas
1989—Mairead O'Conner—Connecticut
1990—Carolyn Suzanne Sapp—Hawaii
1991—Leanza Cornett—Florida
1992—Elizabeth Jeanne Simmons—Oregon
1993—Megan Welch—Florida
1994—Heather Geery—Oklahoma
1995—Tara Dawn Holland—Florida
1996—Stacey Momeyer—Arizona
1997—Chera-Lyn Cook—Kentucky
1998—Keri Schrader—Florida

1999—Andrea Bailey—Georgia
2. Joanna Larsen—Utah
3. Jennifer Davelaar—California
4. Shana Moore—Kentucky
5. Kelly Gaudet—Florida
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Brandi Watkins—Arkansas
Deanna Riddle—Illinois
Camille Lewis—Maryland
Tara Boosey—Tennessee
Nicole Abrahamsen—Washington

2000—MacKenzie Mayes—Kentucky
2. Karyn Kristyne Williams—Floria
3. Pierrette Robinson—California
4. Jennifer Lynn Nolet—New Hampshire
5. Felicia Michelle Curry—Maryland
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Melissa Clark—Louisiana
Tia Roper—Massachusetts
Catherine Hayden—North Dakota
Andrea Ison—Ohio
Katie Harman—Oregon

2001—Melissa Clark—Louisiana
2. Kimberly Gloudemans—California
3. Melanie Beth Correia—Massachusetts
4. Madonna Emond—Michigan
5. Jamie Watkins—Tennessee
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Shauna Pender—Florida
Brooke Anderson—Georgia
Camille Lewis—Maryland
Kameelah Majied—New Jersey
Amy Crawford—Washington

2002—Madonna Kimberly Emond—Michigan
2. Joan-Marie Burns—Georgia
3. Cheri Gorin—California
4. Bryn Lawton Chapman—Kentucky
5. Molly Clare Causey—Louisiana
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Valerie Lynch—Florida
Deanna Riddle—Illinois
Sarah Wiley—Indiana
Alyssa Caddle—Maine
Felicia Michelle Curry—Maryland

2003—Kandice Pelletier—Georgia
2. Diera Shaw—New Jersey
3. Erika Ebbel—Massachusetts
4. Carly Tooke—Utah
5. Christina Ellington—New York
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Abby Houseworth—Arkansas
Olena Rubin—Hawaii
Tiffany Brinkley—Louisiana
Amanda Beagle—Ohio
Ashley Brooks—Tennessee



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