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1921: Margaret Gorman from WashingtonAP
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1922: Mary Katherine Campbell from Columbus, OhioAP
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1923: Mary Katherine Campbell from Columbus, OhioNew York Daily News Archive/Getty Images
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1924: Ruth Malcomson from PhiladelphiaBettmann/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.New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images
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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
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1935: Henrietta Leaver from PittsburghImagno—Getty Images
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1936: Rose Veronica Coyle from PhiladelphiaAP
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1937: Bette Cooper from Bertrand Island, N.J.AP
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1938: Marilyn Meseke from Marion, OhioHulton Archive/Getty Images
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1939: Patricia Donnelly from DetroitHulton Archive/Getty Images
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1940: Frances Burke from PhiladelphiaAP
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1941: Rosemary LaPlanche from Los AngelesGeorge Enell—Getty Images
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1942: Jo-Carroll Dennison from Tyler, TexasPlanet News Archive/SSPL/Getty Images
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1943: Jean Bartel from Los AngelesAP
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1944: Venus Ramey from WashingtonPeter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Gett
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1945: Bess Myerson from New YorkAlfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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1946: Marilyn Buferd from Los AngelesHulton Archive/Getty Images
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1947: Barbara Walker from Memphis, Tenn.Maurice Johnson— Bettmann/CORBIS
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1948: Beatrice Shopp from Hopkins, Minn.Bettmann/Corbis
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1949: Jacque Mercer from Litchfield, Ariz.Bettmann/Corbis
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1951: Yolande Betbeze from Mobile, Ala.Bettmann/Corbis
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1952: Colleen Kay Hutchins from Salt Lake CityAP
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1953: Neva Langley from Macon, Ga.Miss America
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1954: Evelyn Ay from Ephrate, Pa.Bettmann/Corbis
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1955: Lee Meriwether from San FranciscoBettmann/Corbis
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1956: Sharon Kay Ritchie from DenverBettmann/Corbis
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1957: Marian Ann McKnight from Manning, S.C.Bettmann/Corbis
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1958: Marilyn Van Derbur from DenverBob Beegle—Denver Post/Getty Images
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1959: Mary Ann Mobley from Brandon, Miss.Bettmann/Corbis
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1960: Lynda Mead from Natchez, Miss.Bettmann/Corbis
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1961: Nancy Fleming from Montague, Mich.Bettmann/Corbis
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1962: Maria Fletcher from Asheville, N.C.Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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1963: Jacquelyn Mayer from Sandusky, OhioHulton Archive/Getty Images
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1964: Donna Axum from El Dorado, Ark.Bettmann/Corbis
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1965: Vonda Van Dyke from PhoenixBettmann/Corbis
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1966: Deborah Bryant from Overland Park, Kan.George Crouter—Denver Post via Getty Images
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1967: Jayne Anne Jayroe from Laverne, Okla.Bill Eppridge—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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1968: Debra Barnes from Pittsburg, Kan.Bettmann/Corbis
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1969: Judi Ford from Belvidere, Ill.Miss America
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1970: Pamela Anne Eldred from West Bloomfield, Mich.Bill Achatz—AP
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1971: Phyllis George from Denton, TexasBettmann/Corbis
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1972: Laurel Lea Schaefer from Bexley, OhioBettmann/Corbis
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1973: Terry Anne Meeuwsen from De Pere, Wis.Bettmann/Corbis
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1974: Rebecca Ann King from DenverAP
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1975: Shirley Cothran from Denton, TexasMiss America
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1976: Tawny Godin from Saratoga Springs, N.Y.AP
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1977: Dorothy Benham from Edina, Minn.CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
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1978: Susan Perkins from Columbus, OhioMiss America
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1979: Kylene Barker from Roanoke, Va.Miss America
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1980: Cheryl Prewitt from Ackerman, Miss.NBC/Getty Images
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1981: Susan Powell from Elk City, Okla.Birns—AP
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1982: Elizabeth Ward from Russellville, Ark.AP
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1983: Debra Sue Maffett from Anaheim, Calif.NBC/Getty Images
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1984: Vanessa Williams from Millwood, N.Y.Donna Connor—Bettmann/Corbis
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1984: Suzette Charles from Mays Kanding, N.J.Bettmann/Corbis
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1985: Sharlene Wells from Salt Lake CityBarry Thumma—AP
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1986: Susan Akin from Meridian, Miss.AP
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1987: Kellye Cash from Memphis, Tenn.Mark Humphrey—AP
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1988: Kaye Lani Rae Rafko from Monroe, Mich.Tom Hawley—The Monroe Evening News/AP
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1989: Gretchen Carlson from Anoka, Minn.Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic
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1990: Debbye Turner from Columbia, Mo.Tom Patrick—AP
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1991: Marjorie Vincent from Oak Park, Ill.Miss America
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1992: Carolyn Sapp from HonoluluTime and Life Pictures/Getty Images
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1993: Leanza Cornett from Jacksonville, Fla.Joseph Sohm—Visions of America/Corbis
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1994: Kimberly Aiken from Columbia, S.C.Charles Rex Arbogast—AP
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1995: Heather Whitestone from Birmingham, Ala.Donna Connor—Sygma/Corbis
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1996: Shawntel Smith from Muldrow, Okla.Tom Costello—AP
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1997: Tara Dawn Holland from Overland Park, Kan.Daniel Hulshizer—AP
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1998: Kate Shindle from Evanston, Ill.Daniel Hulshizer—AP
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1999: Nicole Johnson from Virginia Beach, Va.Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images
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2000: Heather French from Maysville, Ky.Donna Connor—Sygma/Corbis
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2001: Angela Perez Baraquio from HonoluluTom Mihalek—AFP/Getty Images
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2002: Katie Harman from Gresham, Ore.Tom Mihalek—AFP/Getty Images
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2003: Erika Harold from Urbana, Ill.Brian Branch—AP
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2004: Ericka Dunlap from Orlando, Fla.William Thomas Cain—Getty Images
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2005: Deidre Downs from Birmingham, Ala.Brian Branch Price—AP
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2006: Jennifer Berry from Tulsa, Okla.Susan L. Gregg—Reuters/Corbis
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2007: Lauren Nelson from Lawton, Okla.Ethan Miller—Getty Images
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2008: Kirsten Haglund from Farmington Hills, Mich.Jae C. Hong—AP
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2009: Katie Stam from Seymour, Ind.Isaac Brekken—AP
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2010: Caressa Cameron from Fredericksburg, Va.Ethan Miller—Getty Images
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2011: Teresa Scanlan from Gering, Neb.Steve Marcus—Reuters/Corbis
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2012: Laura Kaeppeler from Kenosha, Wis.Steve Marcus—Reuters/Corbis
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2013: Mallory Hytes Hagan from Brooklyn, N.Y.Steve Marcus—Reuters/Corbis
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2014: Nina Davuluri from Syracuse, N.Y.Aristide Economopoulos—Star Ledger/Corbis
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2015: Kira Kazantsev from ManhattanMJT/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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