See Photos of Every Miss America Since 1921

  • 1921: Margaret Gorman from Washington
    AP
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  • 1922: Mary Katherine Campbell from Columbus, Ohio
    AP
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  • 1923: Mary Katherine Campbell from Columbus, Ohio
    New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images
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  • 1924: Ruth Malcomson from Philadelphia
    Bettmann/Corbis
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  • 1925: Fay Lanphier from Oakland, Calif.
    New York Daily News Archive—NY Daily News via Getty Images
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  • 1926: Norma D. Smallwood from Tulsa, Okla.
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  • 1927: Lois Delander from Joliet, Ill.
    Hulton Archive—Getty Images
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  • 1933: Marian Bergeron from West Haven, Conn.
    Miss America
    8 of 90
  • 1935: Henrietta Leaver from Pittsburgh
    Imagno—Getty Images
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  • 1936: Rose Veronica Coyle from Philadelphia
    AP
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  • 1937: Bette Cooper from Bertrand Island, N.J.
    AP
    11 of 90
  • 1938: Marilyn Meseke from Marion, Ohio
    Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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  • 1939: Patricia Donnelly from Detroit
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  • 1940: Frances Burke from Philadelphia
    AP
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  • 1941: Rosemary LaPlanche from Los Angeles
    George Enell—Getty Images
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  • 1942: Jo-Carroll Dennison from Tyler, Texas
    Planet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images
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  • 1943: Jean Bartel from Los Angeles
    AP
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  • 1944: Venus Ramey from Washington
    Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Gett
    18 of 90
  • 1945: Bess Myerson from New York
    Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
    19 of 90
  • 1946: Marilyn Buferd from Los Angeles
    Hulton Archive/Getty Images
    20 of 90
  • 1947: Barbara Walker from Memphis, Tenn.
    Maurice Johnson— Bettmann/CORBIS
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  • 1948: Beatrice Shopp from Hopkins, Minn.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    22 of 90
  • 1949: Jacque Mercer from Litchfield, Ariz.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    23 of 90
  • 1951: Yolande Betbeze from Mobile, Ala.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    24 of 90
  • 1952: Colleen Kay Hutchins from Salt Lake City
    AP
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  • 1953: Neva Langley from Macon, Ga.
    Miss America
    26 of 90
  • 1954: Evelyn Ay from Ephrate, Pa.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    27 of 90
  • 1955: Lee Meriwether from San Francisco
    Bettmann/Corbis
    28 of 90
  • 1956: Sharon Kay Ritchie from Denver
    Bettmann/Corbis
    29 of 90
  • 1957: Marian Ann McKnight from Manning, S.C.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    30 of 90
  • 1958: Marilyn Van Derbur from Denver
    Bob Beegle—Denver Post/Getty Images
    31 of 90
  • 1959: Mary Ann Mobley from Brandon, Miss.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    32 of 90
  • 1960: Lynda Mead from Natchez, Miss.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    33 of 90
  • 1961: Nancy Fleming from Montague, Mich.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    34 of 90
  • 1962: Maria Fletcher from Asheville, N.C.
    Hulton Archive/Getty Images
    35 of 90
  • 1963: Jacquelyn Mayer from Sandusky, Ohio
    Hulton Archive/Getty Images
    36 of 90
  • 1964: Donna Axum from El Dorado, Ark.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    37 of 90
  • 1965: Vonda Van Dyke from Phoenix
    Bettmann/Corbis
    38 of 90
  • 1966: Deborah Bryant from Overland Park, Kan.
    George Crouter—Denver Post via Getty Images
    39 of 90
  • 1967: Jayne Anne Jayroe from Laverne, Okla.
    Bill Eppridge—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
    40 of 90
  • 1968: Debra Barnes from Pittsburg, Kan.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    41 of 90
  • 1969: Judi Ford from Belvidere, Ill.
    Miss America
    42 of 90
  • 1970: Pamela Anne Eldred from West Bloomfield, Mich.
    Bill Achatz—AP
    43 of 90
  • 1971: Phyllis George from Denton, Texas
    Bettmann/Corbis
    44 of 90
  • 1972: Laurel Lea Schaefer from Bexley, Ohio
    Bettmann/Corbis
    45 of 90
  • 1973: Terry Anne Meeuwsen from De Pere, Wis.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    46 of 90
  • 1974: Rebecca Ann King from Denver
    AP
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  • 1975: Shirley Cothran from Denton, Texas
    Miss America
    48 of 90
  • 1976: Tawny Godin from Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
    AP
    49 of 90
  • 1977: Dorothy Benham from Edina, Minn.
    CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
    50 of 90
  • 1978: Susan Perkins from Columbus, Ohio
    Miss America
    51 of 90
  • 1979: Kylene Barker from Roanoke, Va.
    Miss America
    52 of 90
  • 1980: Cheryl Prewitt from Ackerman, Miss.
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    53 of 90
  • 1981: Susan Powell from Elk City, Okla.
    Birns—AP
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  • 1982: Elizabeth Ward from Russellville, Ark.
    AP
    55 of 90
  • 1983: Debra Sue Maffett from Anaheim, Calif.
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    56 of 90
  • 1984: Vanessa Williams from Millwood, N.Y.
    Donna Connor—Bettmann/Corbis
    57 of 90
  • 1984: Suzette Charles from Mays Kanding, N.J.
    Bettmann/Corbis
    58 of 90
  • 1985: Sharlene Wells from Salt Lake City
    Barry Thumma—AP
    59 of 90
  • 1986: Susan Akin from Meridian, Miss.
    AP
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  • 1987: Kellye Cash from Memphis, Tenn.
    Mark Humphrey—AP
    61 of 90
  • 1988: Kaye Lani Rae Rafko from Monroe, Mich.
    Tom Hawley—The Monroe Evening News/AP
    62 of 90
  • 1989: Gretchen Carlson from Anoka, Minn.
    Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic
    63 of 90
  • 1990: Debbye Turner from Columbia, Mo.
    Tom Patrick—AP
    64 of 90
  • 1991: Marjorie Vincent from Oak Park, Ill.
    Miss America
    65 of 90
  • 1992: Carolyn Sapp from Honolulu
    Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
    66 of 90
  • 1993: Leanza Cornett from Jacksonville, Fla.
    Joseph Sohm—Visions of America/Corbis
    67 of 90
  • 1994: Kimberly Aiken from Columbia, S.C.
    Charles Rex Arbogast—AP
    68 of 90
  • 1995: Heather Whitestone from Birmingham, Ala.
    Donna Connor—Sygma/Corbis
    69 of 90
  • 1996: Shawntel Smith from Muldrow, Okla.
    Tom Costello—AP
    70 of 90
  • 1997: Tara Dawn Holland from Overland Park, Kan.
    Daniel Hulshizer—AP
    71 of 90
  • 1998: Kate Shindle from Evanston, Ill.
    Daniel Hulshizer—AP
    72 of 90
  • 1999: Nicole Johnson from Virginia Beach, Va.
    Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images
    73 of 90
  • 2000: Heather French from Maysville, Ky.
    Donna Connor—Sygma/Corbis
    74 of 90
  • 2001: Angela Perez Baraquio from Honolulu
    Tom Mihalek—AFP/Getty Images
    75 of 90
  • 2002: Katie Harman from Gresham, Ore.
    Tom Mihalek—AFP/Getty Images
    76 of 90
  • 2003: Erika Harold from Urbana, Ill.
    Brian Branch—AP
    77 of 90
  • 2004: Ericka Dunlap from Orlando, Fla.
    William Thomas Cain—Getty Images
    78 of 90
  • 2005: Deidre Downs from Birmingham, Ala.
    Brian Branch Price—AP
    79 of 90
  • 2006: Jennifer Berry from Tulsa, Okla.
    Susan L. Gregg—Reuters/Corbis
    80 of 90
  • 2007: Lauren Nelson from Lawton, Okla.
    Ethan Miller—Getty Images
    81 of 90
  • 2008: Kirsten Haglund from Farmington Hills, Mich.
    Jae C. Hong—AP
    82 of 90
  • 2009: Katie Stam from Seymour, Ind.
    Isaac Brekken—AP
    83 of 90
  • 2010: Caressa Cameron from Fredericksburg, Va.
    Ethan Miller—Getty Images
    84 of 90
  • 2011: Teresa Scanlan from Gering, Neb.
    Steve Marcus—Reuters/Corbis
    85 of 90
  • 2012: Laura Kaeppeler from Kenosha, Wis.
    Steve Marcus—Reuters/Corbis
    86 of 90
  • 2013: Mallory Hytes Hagan from Brooklyn, N.Y.
    Steve Marcus—Reuters/Corbis
    87 of 90
  • 2014: Nina Davuluri from Syracuse, N.Y.
    Aristide Economopoulos—Star Ledger/Corbis
    88 of 90
  • 2015: Kira Kazantsev from Manhattan
    MJT/AdMedia/Corbis
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  • Miss Arkansa, Savvy Shields, waves to crowd after being named new the Miss America 2017 in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 11, 2016.
    Noah K. Murray—AP
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By TIME Staff
September 14, 2014 7:00 AM EDT
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