1921
Margaret Gorman
District of Columbia
1922, 1923
Mary Katherine Campbell
Columbus, Ohio
1924
Ruth Malcomson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1925
Fay Lanphier
Oakland, California
1926
Norma Smallwood
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1927
Lois Delander
Joliet, Illinois
1933
Marian Bergeron
West Haven, Connecticut
1935
Henrietta Leaver
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1936
Rose Coyle
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1937
Bette Cooper
Bertrand Island, New Jersey
1938
Marilyn Meseke
Marion, Ohio
1939
Patricia Donnelly
Detroit, Michigan
1940
Frances Marie Burke
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1941
Rosemary LaPlanche
Los Angeles
1942
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Tyler, Texas
1943
Jean Bartel
Los Angeles, California
1944
Venus Ramey
District of Columbia
1945
Bess Myerson
New York, New York
1946
Marilyn Buferd
Los Angeles, California
1947
Barbara Walker
Memphis, Tennessee
1948
BeBe Shopp
Hopkins, Minnesota
1949
Jacque Mercer
Litchfield, Arizona
1951
Yolande Betbeze
Mobile, Alabama
1952
Colleen Hutchins
Salt Lake City, Utah
1953
Neva Langley
Macon, Georgia
1954
Evelyn Ay
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
1955
Lee Meriwether
San Francisco, California
1956
Sharon Ritchie
Denver, Colorado
1957
Marian McKnight
Manning, South Carolina
1958
Marilyn Van Derbur
Denver, Colorado
1959
Mary Ann Mobley
Brandon, Mississippi
1960
Lynda Mead
Natchez, Mississippi
1961
Nancy Fleming
Montague, Michigan
1962
Maria Fletcher
Asheville, North Carolina
1963
Jacquelyn Mayer
Sandusky, Ohio
1964
Donna Axum
El Dorado, Arkansas
1965
Vonda Van Dyke
Phoenix, Arizona
1966
Deborah Bryant
Overland Park, Kansas
1967
Jane Jayroe
Laverne, Okla.
1968
Debra Barnes
Pittsburg, Kansas
1969
Judith Ford
Belvidere, Illinois
1970
Pamela Eldred
West Bloomfield, Mich.
1971
Phyllis George
Denton, Texas
1972
Laurel Lea Schaefer
Bexley, Ohio
1973
Terry Meeuwsen
De Pere, Wisconsin
1974
Rebecca King
Denver, Colorado
1975
Shirley Cothran
Denton, Texas
1976
Tawny Godin
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
1977
Dorothy Benham
Edina, Minn.
1978
Susan Perkins
Columbus, Ohio
1979
Kylene Barker
Roanoke, Va.
1980
Cheryl Prewitt
Ackerman, Miss.
1981
Susan Powell
Elk City, Oklahoma
1982
Elizabeth Ward
Russellville, Arkansas
1983
Debra Maffett
Anaheim, Calif.
1984
Vanessa Williams
Millwood, N.Y.
1984
Suzette Charles
Mays Landing, N.J.
(Served for seven weeks after Vanessa Williams was forced to resign over the unauthorized publication of nude photos.)
1985
Sharlene Wells
Salt Lake City, Utah
1986
Susan Akin
Meridian, Miss.
1987
Kellye Cash
Memphis, Tenn.
1988
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
Monroe, Mich.
1989
Gretchen Carlson
Anoka, Minnesota
1990
Debbye Turner
Columbia, Missouri
1991
Marjorie Vincent
Oak Park, Illinois
1992
Carolyn Sapp
Honolulu, Hawaii
1993
Leanza Cornett
Jacksonville, Fla.
1994
Kimberly Aiken
Columbia, South Carolina
1995
Heather Whitestone
Birmingham, Alabama
1996
Shawntel Smith
Muldrow, Okla.
1997
Tara Dawn Holland
Overland Parks, Kansas
1998
Kate Shindle
Evanston, Illinois
1999
Nicole Johnson
Virginia Beach, Va.
2000
Heather French
Maysville, Kentucky
2001
Angela Perez Baraquio
Honolulu, Hawaii
2002
Katie Harman
Gresham, Oregon
2003
Erika Harold
Urbana, Illinois
2004
Ericka Dunlap
Orlando, Fla.
2005
Deidre Downs
Birmingham, Alabama
2006
Jennifer Berry
Tulsa, Okla.
2007
Lauren Nelson
Lawton, Okla.
2008
Kirsten Haglund
Farmington Hills, Mich.
2009
Katie Stam
Seymour, Indiana
2010
Caressa Cameron
Fredericksburg, Virginia
2011
Teresa Scanlan
Gering, Nebraska
2012
Laura Kaeppeler
Kenosha, Wisconsin
2013
Mallory Hytes Hagan
Brooklyn, N.Y.
2014
Nina Davuluri
Syracuse, N.Y.
2015
Kira Kazantsev
Manhattan, N.Y.
2016
Betty Cantrell
Warner Robins, Georgia
2017
Savvy Shields
Fayetteville, Arkansas
2018
Cara Mund
Bismarck, North Dakota
2019
Nia Franklin
New York, N.Y.
