Miss Kentucky
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The Miss Kentucky competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky
in the Miss America
pageant. Kentucky has once won the Miss America crown.
Notes:¹ Shanna Moore assumed the duties of Miss Kentucky when Heather French was named Miss America.
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. Kentucky has once won the Miss America crown.
Winners
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| 2011 | Ann-Blair Thornton Ann-Blair Thornton Ann Blair Thornton, is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Bowling Green, Kentucky who was named Miss Kentucky 2011.-Biography:... |
Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009... |
21 | Miss Bowling Green | Piano | Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2007, 4th runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is a sister company to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens." The first competition was held in... ; 1st runner-up to National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2010 |
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| 2010 | Djuan Trent | Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
23 | Miss Berea Area | Vocal "A Change Is Gonna Come A Change Is Gonna Come (song) "A Change Is Gonna Come" is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor label shortly after his death in late 1964. Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, the song came to exemplify the... " |
Top 10 | Eligible to compete at Miss Kentucky as a Berea College Berea College Berea College is a liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky , founded in 1855. Current full-time enrollment is 1,514 students... student; Voted into the Top 15 as a "Contestants' Choice" finalist by her fellow contestants |
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| 2009 | Mallory Ervin Mallory Ervin Mallory Christina Ervin held the title of Miss Kentucky 2009 and was 4th runner-up to Miss America 2010. In September 2010, it was announced that she competed on The Amazing Race 17 with her father Gary Ervin. The Amazing Race was filmed in May and June 2010 and premiered on September 26, 2010... |
Morganfield Morganfield, Kentucky Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County... |
24 | Miss Bowling Green | Vocal "On My Own" from Les Misérables Songs from Les Misérables Les Misérables, colloquially known as Les Mis, is one of the most famous and most performed musicals worldwide. It is based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, which follows the struggles of a cast of characters as they seek redemption and revolution in nineteenth century France... |
4th Runner-up at Miss America 2010 Miss America 2010 Miss America 2010, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 30, 2010... |
Quality of Life Finalist | Was selected as one of three "America's Choice" contestants in the top 15 voted by TV viewers; The Amazing Race 17 The Amazing Race 17 The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 17 features 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.... Contestant |
| 2008 | Emily Cox Emily Cox (Miss Kentucky) Emily Cox, is Miss Kentucky 2008.-Biography:She won the title of Miss Kentucky in 2008 and participated in Miss America 2009 on January 24, 2009. Cox’s platform is “Uniquely Me: Promoting Self-Esteem in Adolescent Girls” and her competition talent was piano. She won the Quality of Life Award and... |
Campbellsville Campbellsville, Kentucky Campbellsville is a city in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. The population within city limits was 10,498 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Taylor County, and the home of Campbellsville University... |
22 | Miss Bowling Green | Classical Piano "Impromptu in C Sharp Minor" by Hugo Reinhold Hugo Reinhold Hugo Reinhold was an Austrian composer and pianist.He was born and died in Vienna. He was admitted to the Conservatorium der Musikfreunde, where he studied under Anton Bruckner, Felix Dessoff and Julius Epstein, among others... |
Top 12 at Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 24, 2009. The winner was Katie Stam from Indiana.... |
Quality of Life Award winner | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2005; Niece of Miss Kentucky 1990- Nancy Cox Nancy Cox (TV news anchor) Nancy Jane Cox, is Miss Kentucky 1990, a television journalist and news anchor for WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.-Biography:Nancy Cox anchors LEX 18 News at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and 11:00. She joined LEX 18 in July 1992... ; Daughter of Ricky Lee Cox Ricky Lee Cox Ricky Lee Cox is a dentist in Campbellsville, Kentucky, who served two terms from 1997-2001 as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.... |
| 2007 | Kaitlynne Postel Kaitlynne Postel Kailynne Postel is a pageant competitor and vocalist from Lexington, Kentucky who competed in the Miss America pageant in 2008.- Pageant history :... |
Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region... |
21 | Miss Monticello | Vocal "So Much Better" from Legally Blonde Legally Blonde (musical) Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to... |
Daughter of Miss Maryland Miss Maryland The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss America pageant.- Winners :- External links :*... 1982- Lynne Carol Graham; Niece (by marriage) of Miss Kentucky 1978- Marcia Bell |
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| 2006 | Rachelle Phillips | Princeton Princeton, Kentucky Princeton is a city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,329 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County.-History:... |
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| 2005 | Kerri Mitchell | Barbourville Barbourville, Kentucky Each year in early October, Barbourville hosts the Daniel Boone Festival commemorating the American pioneer Daniel Boone who explored the area in 1775. The festival features open air concerts, carnival attractions, a beauty pageant, a parade, and other events.... |
21 | Miss Jeffersontown | Vocal "Born to Fly Born to Fly (song) "Born to Fly" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. The song was released in June 2000, and served as the lead-off single to her third studio album, Born to Fly. It became Evans' second Number One hit on the U.S... " |
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| 2004 | Maria Maldonado | Lexington | 22 | Miss Heart of the South | Vocal "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime Ragtime (musical) Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty.Based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in America, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in... |
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| 2003 | MacKenzie Mayes | Lexington | 23 | Miss Monticello | Vocal "I Surrender" | 1st runner-up Quality of Life award; Non-finalist Talent | Former National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2000; Former Kentucky's Junior Miss 1998 |
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| 2002 | Mary Catherine Correll | Somerset Somerset, Kentucky The major demographic differences between the city and the micropolitan area relate to income, housing composition and age. The micropolitan area, as compared to the incorporated city, is more suburban in flavor and has a significantly younger housing stock, a higher income, and contains most of... |
21 | Miss Maysville Area | Vocal "The Prayer" | Quality of Life Award Finalist, Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | Daughter of Miss Kentucky USA Miss Kentucky USA The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs... 1975 and Miss Wyoming Miss Wyoming Miss Wyoming is a state-level pageant which sends winners to compete for the title of Miss America. The competition, which awards scholarships, is open to women aged 17 through 24.- Winners :-External links:*... 1976, Carol June Wallace |
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| 2001 | Monica Hardin | Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... |
20 | Miss Jeffersontown | Vocal "If You Believe" from The Wiz The Wiz The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A... |
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| 2000 | Whitney Boyles | Louisville | 22 | Miss Northern Kentucky | Vocal "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll & Hyde (musical) Jekyll & Hyde is a musical based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. The music is by Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Leslie Bricusse.The musical ran on Broadway for 1,543... |
4th Runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Quality of Life Award Finalist | |
| 1999 | Shanna Kari Moore¹ | Marion Marion, Kentucky Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,196. It is the county seat of Crittenden County... |
Miss Jeffersontown | Classical Piano | 4th runner-up (1998) & 3rd runner-up (1999) to National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... |
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| Heather French Heather French Heather Renee French Henry is a Miss America title holder, personality and fashion designer.Raised in Maysville, Kentucky, Heather French Henry graduated from The University of Cincinnati School of Design, Art, and Architecture & Planning. She competed in pageants through her teens, including the... |
Maysville Maysville, Kentucky Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, northeast of Lexington. It is the principal city of the Maysville... |
24 | Miss Louisville | Vocal "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard (musical) Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the... |
Winner | Quality of Life 1st runner-up; Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1998 | Chera-Lyn Cook Chera-Lyn Cook Loveta Cheralyn "Chera-Lyn" Cook, crowned Miss Kentucky 1998, was the first young woman from southeast Kentucky to win the Miss Kentucky title.-Pageants:... |
London London, Kentucky -Education:All of the following schools are administered by the Laurel County School District.-Primary schools:* * * * * * * * * * * * -High schools:* * -Colleges:* Laurel Technical College* * -Notable natives:... |
21 | Miss Lexington | Vocal "When a Man Loves a Woman When a Man Loves a Woman (song) "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time... " |
4th Runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Former National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 1997 |
| 1997 | Lori Menshouse Lori Menshouse Lori Lynn Menshouse is a beauty queen from Ashland, Kentucky who has competed in the Miss America and Miss USA pageants.Menshouse won the Miss Kentucky title in 1997 competing as Miss Ashland Area... |
Ashland Ashland, Kentucky Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the... |
24 | Miss Ashland Area | Piano "Revolutionary Etude" | Future Miss Kentucky USA Miss Kentucky USA The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs... 1999 |
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| 1996 | Veronica Duka | Campbellsville | 19 | Miss Campbellsville | Vocal "Somewhere Somewhere (song) "Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the... " |
Top 10 Semifinalist | ||
| 1995 | Kristie Hicks | Bardstown Bardstown, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of... |
23 | Miss Jeffersontown | Vocal "Stormy Weather" | Konica Visual Arts Scholarship | Former Miss Kentucky Teen USA Miss Kentucky Teen USA The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Kentucky is ranked eight in terms of place and value of placements across all twenty-three years of competition at Miss Teen USA. When this is broken down to... 1989, 1st Runner-Up to Miss Teen USA 1989 Miss Teen USA 1989 Miss Teen USA 1989, the seventh Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1989.At the conclusion of the final competition, Brandi Sherwood of Idaho was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mindy Duncan of Oregon. Brandi is the only Miss Teen USA from Idaho... |
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| 1994 | Laura Sue Humphress | Campbellsville | 22 | Miss Heart of the Bluegrass | Classical Piano "Khachaturian's Toccata Toccata Toccata is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring fast-moving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuosic passages or sections, with or without imitative or fugal interludes, generally emphasizing the dexterity of the performer's fingers... " |
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| 1993 | Tonya Virgin | Oldtown | 24 | Miss East Kentucky | Country Vocal "If I Could Only Be Like You" | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| 1992 | Tawnya Mullins | Kimper | 25 | Miss Heart of Kentucky | Contemporary Clogging "Banjo Fantasy" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1991 | Sheri Plambeck | Lexington | 23 | Miss Heart of the Bluegrass | Tap Dance "The Joint Is Jumpin'" | |||
| 1990 | Nancy Cox Nancy Cox (TV news anchor) Nancy Jane Cox, is Miss Kentucky 1990, a television journalist and news anchor for WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.-Biography:Nancy Cox anchors LEX 18 News at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and 11:00. She joined LEX 18 in July 1992... |
Campbellsville | 23 | Miss Bowling Green | Popular Vocal "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a popular country-pop music song by Crystal Gayle , younger sister of Loretta Lynn. The song was written by Richard Leigh and first appeared on Gayle's 1977 album, We Must Believe in Magic.... " |
Currently Nancy Cox-Kenny, WLEX TV Personality in Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region... , Kentucky. Sister of Ricky Lee Cox Ricky Lee Cox Ricky Lee Cox is a dentist in Campbellsville, Kentucky, who served two terms from 1997-2001 as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.... ; Aunt of Miss Kentucky 2008- Emily Cox Emily Cox (Miss Kentucky) Emily Cox, is Miss Kentucky 2008.-Biography:She won the title of Miss Kentucky in 2008 and participated in Miss America 2009 on January 24, 2009. Cox’s platform is “Uniquely Me: Promoting Self-Esteem in Adolescent Girls” and her competition talent was piano. She won the Quality of Life Award and... |
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| 1989 | Melanie Glasscock | Leitchfield Leitchfield, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 6,139 people, 2,485 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,797 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.63% White, 1.56% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.18%... |
21 | Miss Green River Valley | Baton Twirling "If My Friends Could See Me Now If My Friends Could See Me Now "If My Friends Could See Me Now", with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, is a number from the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity. In the musical, the character of Charity, played in original New York cast by Gwen Verdon, reflects on her charmed life as she spends time with... " |
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| 1988 | Mikka Darby | Salyersville Salyersville, Kentucky Salyersville is a city in and the county seat of Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the Licking River. The population was 1,604 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
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| 1987 | Elizabeth McDowell | Prospect Prospect, Kentucky Prospect is a city in far northeastern Jefferson and southwestern Oldham Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky, along the Ohio River. The city is a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky. It's one of few cities in Jefferson County that extend into another county. The population was 4,657 at the 2000... |
21 | Miss Jefferson County | Semi-Classical Vocal "Falling in Love with Love Falling in Love with Love Falling in Love with Love is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse, where it was introduced by Muriel Angelus. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1938... " |
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| 1986 | Melinda Cumberledge | Lexington | 23 | Miss Bluegrass Area | Semi-Classical Vocal "Till There Was You Till There Was You "Till There Was You" is a song written by Meredith Willson for his 1957 musical play The Music Man, and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version... " |
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| 1985 | Laurie Janine Keller | Nippa Nippa, Kentucky Nippa is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at an elevation of 636 feet . Nippa is located in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for ZIP code 41240.... |
21 | Miss Floyd County | Vocal / Ballet en Pointe "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Toured with 1986 Miss America Gillette Global Gillette Gillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble currently used for safety razors, among other personal care products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was one of several brands originally owned by The Gillette Company, a leading global supplier of products under various brands, which was... Show Troupe |
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| 1984 | Kelly Lin Brumagen | Lexington | 22 | Miss Fayette County | Vocal "Le Jazz Hot" from Victor/Victoria Victor/Victoria (musical) Victor/Victoria is a musical with a book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and additional musical material by Frank Wildhorn... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Allman Medical Scholarship recipient | |
| 1983 | Lynn Thompson | Lexington | 24 | Miss Bluegrass Area | Popular Vocal "Yesterday When I Was Young" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1982 | Gwendolyn Whitten | Vine Grove Vine Grove, Kentucky Vine Grove is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,169 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Vine Grove is located at .... |
23 | Miss Louisville | Semi-Classical Vocal "And This Is My Beloved And This Is My Beloved "And This Is My Beloved" is a popular song.It was from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was in fact based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, in this case, Borodin's String Quartet in D.The same melody had... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1981 | Sheri Copeland | Benton Benton, Kentucky Benton is a city in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,197 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County.... |
20 | Miss Bluegrass Area | Popular Vocal "Out Here On My Own" from Fame Fame (soundtrack) Fame is the original soundtrack of the 1980 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film Fame starring Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Paul McCrane and Laura Dean. The original score was composed by Michael Gore.... |
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| 1980 | Daphne Cochran | Louisville | 21 | Miss Fairdale | Popular Vocal "Bridges" | |||
| 1979 | Kathryn Parker | Wilmore Wilmore, Kentucky Wilmore is a city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,134 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
21 | Miss Lexington | Flute Solo "The Swiss Shepherd's Song" | |||
| 1978 | Marcia Bell | Lexington | 21 | Miss Lake Cumberland | Popular Vocal "Can't Take My Eyes Off You Can't Take My Eyes off You "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record. It was Valli's biggest "solo" hit until he hit #1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You"... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Aunt (by marriage) of Miss Kentucky 2007- Kaitlynne Postel Kaitlynne Postel Kailynne Postel is a pageant competitor and vocalist from Lexington, Kentucky who competed in the Miss America pageant in 2008.- Pageant history :... |
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| 1977 | Karen Gordon | Benton | 21 | Miss Murray State University | Chalk Drawing with Narration "Mark Twain Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist... " |
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| 1976 | Victoria Harned | Leitchfield | 21 | Miss Lake Cumberland | Popular Vocal "Send In the Clowns Send in the Clowns "Send in the Clowns" is a song by Stephen Sondheim from the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night. It is a ballad from Act II in which the character Desirée reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life. Among other things, she... " |
Nonfinalist Talent Award | Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1975 | Marsha Griffith | Greenup Greenup, Kentucky Greenup is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Sandy Rivers. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greenup County. Greenup is named in honor of Christopher Greenup.... |
22 | Miss Ashland Area | Vocal / Trumpet "I Can See Clearly Now I Can See Clearly Now -Certifications:-Charts:-Other covers:The song also appears in various other films, such as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Break-up, Thelma & Louise, Antz, Deep Blue Sea, Envy, Hitch, Shrek 2s Far Far Away Idol, Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man and Jennifer's Body, as well in a 2009 advertisement for Lipton... " |
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| 1974 | Darlene Compton | Louisville | 25 | Miss Louisville | Vocal "Mira" from Carnival! Carnival! Carnival is a 1961 musical with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1953 film Lili.-Background:... |
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| 1973 | Lyda Lewis | Louisville | 24 | Miss Louisville | Vocal "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead Where You Lead "Where You Lead" is a song written in 1970 by Carole King and Toni Stern.It first appeared on King's bestselling Tapestry album in January 1971. The song was inspired from the Book of Ruth, where it says: "Where thou lead, I shall follow".... " |
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| 1972 | Diana Moore | Louisville | Miss Louisville | Successor to crown | ||||
| Carolyn Walters | Louisville | 19 | Miss University of Louisville | Vocal "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" is a popular song written by Jean Schwartz, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. The song was published in 1918.... " |
Represented Kentucky in the Miss America 1973 Miss America 1973 Miss America 1973, the 48th Miss America, pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1972 on NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America : Terry Meeuwsen... Pageant but was later relieved of her duties |
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| 1971 | Robbie Halcomb | Scottsville Scottsville, Kentucky Scottsville is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,327 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scottsville is located at .... |
19 | Miss Jeffersontown | Semi-Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song Italian Street Song "Italian Street Song" is a popular song written by Victor Herbert and Rida Johnson Young in 1910.The song was written for and introduced in the operetta Naughty Marietta, which originally opened in Syracuse, New York on October 24, 1910.... " |
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| 1970 | Cynthia Bostick | Owensboro Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's... |
18 | Miss Owensboro | Vocal "Life Is a One Way Street" | actress, appeared on As the World Turns As the World Turns As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light... |
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| 1969 | Louisa Flook | Richmond Richmond, Kentucky There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had... |
20 | Miss Richmond | Dramatic Monologue from "Little Moon of Alban" by James Costigan James Costigan James Costigan was an American television actor and Emmy Award-winning television screenwriter. His writing credited included the Eleanor and Franklin and Love Among the Ruins television movies.... |
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| 1968 | Janet Hatfield | Jeffersontown Jeffersontown, Kentucky Jeffersontown is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Before Louisville and Jefferson County were consolidated in 2003, it was the county's largest city outside of Louisville. The population was 26,633 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
18 | Miss Jeffersontown | Vocal "I'm Glad There Is You I'm Glad There Is You I'm Glad There Is You is a song written by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira first published in 1941... " |
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| 1967 | Jo-Anne Clark | Louisville | 19 | Miss Jeffersontown | Vocal / Guitar "Unchained Melody Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages.... " |
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| 1966 | Janie Olmstead | New Castle New Castle, Kentucky New Castle is a city in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 919. It is the county seat of Henry County. It is located on U.S. Route 421 30 miles northeast of Louisville.- History :... |
22 | Miss New Castle | Modern Ballet Dance "Peter Gunn Theme Peter Gunn Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator was Blake Edwards... " |
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| 1965 | Rebecca Snyder | Owensboro | 20 | Miss Lexington | Dramatic Monologue "Portrayal of the Sphinx" | |||
| 1964 | Linda Sawyer | Louisville | 21 | Miss Louisville | Vocal & Speech "Stephen Foster Medley" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Was also Kentucky's Junior Miss in 1961 and 1st runner-up to America's Junior Miss America's Junior Miss Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as America's Junior Miss, is a national non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to high school senior girls. Depending on the schedule of the various state and local programs, young women are eligible during the summer preceding... , older sister of newscaster Diane Sawyer Diane Sawyer Lila Diane Sawyer is the current anchor of ABC News' flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC Newss morning news program, Good Morning America .... |
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| 1963 | Nell Owen | Bowling Green | Miss Bowling Green | Fashion Design | Former mayor of Prospect, Kentucky Prospect, Kentucky Prospect is a city in far northeastern Jefferson and southwestern Oldham Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky, along the Ohio River. The city is a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky. It's one of few cities in Jefferson County that extend into another county. The population was 4,657 at the 2000... |
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| 1962 | Nanci Bowling | Campbellsville | 21 | Miss Harlan | Piano Solo | |||
| 1961 | Lee Grigsby | Bardstown | 18 | Miss Louisville | Vocal "Summertime Summertime (song) "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.... " |
competed in the 1962 Miss Dixie Pageant | ||
| 1960 | Alice Chumbley | Jamestown Jamestown, Kentucky Jamestown is a city in, and the county seat of, Russell County, Kentucky . The area was first settled in 1826 and named Jacksonville in honor of General Andrew Jackson. By 1827 the settlement was incorporated and renamed Jamestown in honor of James Wooldridge, who had donated the land for the town... |
21 | Miss Bowling Green | Dramatic Monologue from "The Country Girl The Country Girl (1954 film) The Country Girl is a 1954 drama film adapted by George Seaton from a Clifford Odets play of the same name, which tells the story of an alcoholic has-been actor struggling with the one last chance he's been given to resurrect his career. It stars Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden. Seaton,... " |
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| 1959 | Carol Brown | Whitesburg Whitesburg, Kentucky Whitesburg is a city in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,139 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Letcher County.-Culture:... |
19 | Miss Eastern State Teacher's College | Dramatic Reading | 1st runner-up in the 1960 Miss Dixie Pageant | ||
| 1958 | Sandra Smith | Harlan Harlan, Kentucky Harlan is a city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,081 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 1,880 in 2007. It is the county seat of Harlan County.-History:... |
Pantomime/Dance "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dee "Tweedlee Dee" is a rhythm and blues novelty song with a Latin-influenced riff written by Winfield Scott for LaVern Baker and recorded by her at Atlantic Records' studio in New York City in 1954. It was her first hit, reaching #4 on Billboard's R&B chart and #14 on its Pop chart... " |
Competed in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant | ||||
| 1957 | Jane Brock | Liberty Liberty, Kentucky Liberty is a city in and the county seat of Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1806 by several Revolutionary War veterans and named for one of the values of their new country... |
Piano | Non-Finalist Talent | ||||
| 1956 | Janene Simpson | Louisville | Piano | |||||
| 1955 | Ann Gillock | Carrollton Carrollton, Kentucky Carrollton is a town in Carroll County, Kentucky, at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Kentucky River. Its population was 3,846 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.... |
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| 1954 | Margaret Diane Hunt | Lexington | Dance | |||||
| 1953 | Emily Rucker | Berea Berea, Kentucky -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,693 households, and 2,426 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,055.4 people per square mile . There were 4,115 housing units at an average density of 440.9 per square mile... |
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| 1952 | Joy Williams | Louisville | Dance | |||||
| 1951 | Dottye Nuckols | Bowling Green | Vocal | |||||
| 1950 | Mary Osborne | Wheelwright Wheelwright, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 1,042 people, 203 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density was 598.0 people per square mile . There were 236 housing units at an average density of 135.4 per square mile... |
Drama | |||||
| 1949 | Betty Haverstock | Louisville | ||||||
| 1948 | Mildred Joanne Hollinger | Louisville | competed as Miss Louisville in the Miss America Pageant | |||||
| 1947 | Evelyn Murray | Louisville | Samba | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |||
| Margaret Allen Hill | Louisville | Vocal/Piano "It Had to Be You It Had to Be You (song) "It Had to Be You" is a popular song written by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn, and was first published in 1924.The song was performed by Priscilla Lane in the 1939 film The Roaring Twenties and by Danny Thomas in the 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams. The latter film was based loosely upon... " |
Competed as Miss Louisville in the Miss America Pageant. | |||||
| 1946 | Mary Madonna Smith | Jenkins Jenkins, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 2,203 people, 877 households, and 671 families residing in the city. The population density was 281.2 people per square mile . There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 131.4 per square mile... |
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| Patricia Alden Fenton | Louisville | Artistic Exhibition & Sketch | Semi-Finalist | Competed as Miss Louisville in the Miss America Pageant. | ||||
| 1941 | Dorothy Slatten | Lexington | Semi-Finalist | |||||
| 1940 | Dorothy Slatten | Lexington | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||||
| 1939 | Louise Holman | Pineville Pineville, Kentucky Pineville is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bell County. It is located on a small strip of land between the Cumberland River and Pine Mountain.-History:... |
Dorothy Slatten was the original winner but was disqualified due to being underage at that time | |||||
| Mattigene Palmore | Lexington | Competed as Miss Lexington in the Miss America Pageant. | ||||||
| 1938 | Evelyn Cooper | Mt. Healthy | Vocal "A-Tisket, A-Tasket A-Tisket, A-Tasket A Tisket A Tasket is a nursery rhyme first recorded in America in the late nineteenth century. It was used as the basis for a very successful and highly regarded 1938 recording by Ella Fitzgerald... " |
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| 1937 | Audrey Flaig | Bellevue Bellevue, Kentucky Bellevue is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,955 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bellevue is located in the extreme northern portion of Kentucky, directly across the Ohio River from the Mount Adams neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio... |
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| 1936 | Charlet Hiteman | Newport Newport, Kentucky Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers. The population was 15,273 at the 2010 census. Historically, it was one of four county seats of Campbell County. Newport is part of the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio Metro Area which... |
Semi-Finalist | Model, appeared in shows in New York | ||||
| Jean Megerle | Fort Thomas Fort Thomas, Kentucky Fort Thomas is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, on the southern bank of the Ohio River and the site of an 1890 US Army post. The population was 16,325 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in Campbell County and it is officially part of the Cincinnati – Northern Kentucky metropolitan... |
19 | Semi-Finalist | Competed as Miss Blue Grass in the pageant that year. | ||||
| 1935 | Jean Megerle | Fort Thomas | 18 | Vocal / Acrobatic Dance "I'll Never Say Never Again" | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1933 | Lucille Rader | Berea | 14 | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1926 | No Miss Kentucky | Gladys Imogene King competed as Miss Louisville | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss Kentucky | Madeline O'Laughlin competed as Miss Louisville and placed as a Finalist | ||||||
| 1924 | No Miss Kentucky | Kathleen McElroy competed as Miss Paducah and there was also a Miss Louisville whose name is not known | ||||||
| 1923 | No Miss Kentucky | A Miss Louisville competed in the Miss America Pageant but her name is not known. | ||||||
| 1922 | No Miss Kentucky | Dorothy Heick competed as Miss Louisville in the Miss America Pageant |
Notes:¹ Shanna Moore assumed the duties of Miss Kentucky when Heather French was named Miss America.