The Miss Virginia competition is a scholarship pageant for women, with the titleholder representing Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 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. The competition was founded in 1953 as a scholarship contest for young women, although women had represented Virginia in the Miss America pageant since the 1930s. Three Miss Virginia winners have gone on to be crowned Miss America, including former national titleholder Caressa Cameron

Caressa Cameron

Caressa Cameron is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010.Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.She won the Miss Virginia title on...

.

To compete in the Miss Virginia pageant, a contestant must first win one of many local competitions. Contestants may compete at the local and state level more than once, but having won a state title may only compete in the national 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...

 competition one time. The state pageant is traditionally held in Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...

 at the Roanoke Civic Center in June or July.

During her reign travels over 20,000 miles across the state making appearances to further her personal platform and for the Miss America Organization's national Children's Miracle Network

Children's Miracle Network

The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. The organization, founded in 1982 by the Osmond family and John Schneider, is headquartered in...

 campaign.

Kristi Lauren Glakas

Kristi Lauren Glakas

Kristi Lauren Glakas Ingram is an American beauty pageant contestant.- Personal life :She attended George Mason University and majored in 20th Century English with a Pre-Medicine Concentration. She was on George Mason University Dean's List Scholar and recipient of the Hoya Crystal Scholarship...

, Miss Virginia 2005, is one of only seven women who have competed in the Miss America, Miss Teen USA

Miss Teen USA

Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....

 and Miss USA

Miss USA

The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 competitions. She was Miss Virginia Teen USA

Miss Virginia Teen USA

The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

 1999 and Miss Virginia USA

Miss Virginia USA

The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss...

 2005, placing in the top ten at Miss Teen USA 1999

Miss Teen USA 1999

Miss Teen USA 1999, the 17th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 24 August 1999. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ashley Coleman of Delaware was crowned by outgoing queen Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina....

 and was a non-finalist at Miss USA 2004

Miss USA 2004

The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...

. Two other Miss Virginia titleholders later competed in the Miss USA

Miss USA

The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant: Jennifer Pitts was Miss Virginia USA 1995 and Shannon DePuy was Miss Florida USA

Miss Florida USA

The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...

 1995.

Results summary

The year in brackets indicates the year of the Miss America competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

• Winners: Kylene Barker
  Kylene Barker
  Kylene Barker from Galax, Virginia, was Miss America 1979.After her year of service, Kylene opened D. Kylene Ladies Apparel on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida which she owned and operated for 13 years. She signed a ten year lease at the age of 23...
  
   (1979), Nicole Johnson (1999), Caressa Cameron
  Caressa Cameron
  Caressa Cameron is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010.Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.She won the Miss Virginia title on...
  
   (2010)
• 1st runners-up: Julianne Smith (1987), Cullen Johnson (1995)
• 2nd runners-up: Anne Lee Ceglis (1954)
• 3rd runners-up: Evangeline Glidwell (1934), Kristi Lauren Glakas
  Kristi Lauren Glakas
  Kristi Lauren Glakas Ingram is an American beauty pageant contestant.- Personal life :She attended George Mason University and majored in 20th Century English with a Pre-Medicine Concentration. She was on George Mason University Dean's List Scholar and recipient of the Hoya Crystal Scholarship...
  
   (2006), Hannah Kiefer (2008)
• 4th runners-up: Rosa Marie Elliott (1940), Nancy Glisson (1994)

Preliminary Awards

• Preliminary Talent: Anne Lee Ceglis (1954), Dorcas Campbell (1964), Cherie Davis (1969), Pamela Polk (1977), Crystal Evans (2000), Caressa Cameron
  Caressa Cameron
  Caressa Cameron is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010.Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.She won the Miss Virginia title on...
  
   (2010)
• Preliminary Swimsuit: Linda Moyer (1972), Julianne Smith (1987), Cullen Johnson (1995), Nancy Redd
  Nancy Redd
  Nancy Redd, a.k.a. Nancy Amanda Redd, won the Miss Virginia Pageant in 2003 and competed in the Miss America Pageant, finishing in the Top 10 and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition. She is a native of Martinsville, Virginia, and graduated with honors from Harvard...
  
   (2004), Kristi Lauren Glakas
  Kristi Lauren Glakas
  Kristi Lauren Glakas Ingram is an American beauty pageant contestant.- Personal life :She attended George Mason University and majored in 20th Century English with a Pre-Medicine Concentration. She was on George Mason University Dean's List Scholar and recipient of the Hoya Crystal Scholarship...
  
   (2006)

Non-finalist Awards

• Non-finalist Talent: Rebecca Richardson (1957), Alice Sue Williams (1960), Patricia Gaulding (1963), Carolyn Eddy (1965), Sydney Lewis (1970), Terri Bartlett (1978),Susan Parker (1984), Tami Elliott (1990), Sheri Huffman (1992), Lora Flattum (1993), Michelle Kang (1997), Kelli Quick (1998)

Other

• Miss Congeniality: Linda Maclin (1967)
• Waterford Crystal Business Scholarship: Cullen Johnson (1995)
• Children's Champion award: Nancy Redd (2004), Mariah Rice (2005)
• Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship Recipient: Hannah Kiefer (2008)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2011	Elizabeth Crot	Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...	23	Miss Arlington	Classical Vocal
2010	Caitlin Uze	Arlington	22	Miss Greater Richmond	Irish Treble Reel Dance "Riverdance Finale Riverdance Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant... "	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Quality of Life Finalist, Marion A. Crooker Award
2009	Chinah Helmandollar*	Hardy Hardy, Virginia Hardy is an unincorporated community lying both in Bedford County and Franklin County, Virginia, United States, about twenty miles southeast of Roanoke. The Booker T. Washington National Monument commemorates where Booker T. Washington was born in 1856....		Miss Smith Mountain Lake				Top 10 Finalist at Miss Virginia 2009; Assumed title when Caressa Cameron won 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...  title
	Caressa Cameron Caressa Cameron Caressa Cameron is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010.Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.She won the Miss Virginia title on...	Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...	21	Miss Arlington	Vocal "Listen"	Winner 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...	Preliminary Talent	4th 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....  2006
2008	Tara Wheeler	Woodbridge Woodbridge, Virginia -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,941 people, 10,687 households, and 7,769 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,047.8 people per square mile . There were 11,026 housing units at an average density of 1,052.1/sq mi...	24	Miss Arlington	Vocal "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is the first single from British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June in the United States.-Lyrics and music:... "
2007	Hannah Kiefer	High Point, North Carolina High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....	21	Miss Mountain Empire	Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Chocolate Dance" from The Nutcracker The Nutcracker The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...	3rd runner-up at Miss America 2008 Miss America 2008 Miss America 2008, the 87th Miss America pageant, was held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on January 26, 2008.The pageant was broadcast live on TLC from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, only the third time that the pageant has been...	2008 Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship Recipient	Eligible as a student at Hollins University Hollins University Hollins University is a four-year institution of higher education, a private university located on a campus on the border of Roanoke County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia...
2006	Adrianna Sgarlata	Fairfax Station Fairfax Station, Virginia Fairfax Station is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, ZIP code 22039. The population as of the 2010 Census was 12,030. As a suburb of Washington, DC, it is a bedroom community for many who work in the federal government.-Averages:...	24	Miss Arlington	Classical Vocal "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La rondine La rondine La rondine is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert...		Quality of Life Finalist
2005	Kristi Lauren Glakas Kristi Lauren Glakas Kristi Lauren Glakas Ingram is an American beauty pageant contestant.- Personal life :She attended George Mason University and majored in 20th Century English with a Pre-Medicine Concentration. She was on George Mason University Dean's List Scholar and recipient of the Hoya Crystal Scholarship...	Centreville Centreville, Virginia Centreville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a Census Designated Place , the community population was 71,135 as of the 2010 census and is approximately west of Washington, DC.-Colonial Period:Beginning in the 1760s,...	24	Miss Apple Blossom Festival	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...	3rd runner-up at Miss America 2006 Miss America 2006 Miss America 2006, the 85th Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 21, 2006.The pageant was broadcast live on CMT from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Aladdin Resort and Casino, the first time that the pageant was held outside Atlantic City...	Preliminary Swimsuit	Triple Crown winner, previously Miss Virginia USA Miss Virginia USA The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss...  2004 and Miss Virginia Teen USA Miss Virginia Teen USA The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....  1999 (top ten at Miss Teen USA 1999 Miss Teen USA 1999 Miss Teen USA 1999, the 17th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 24 August 1999. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ashley Coleman of Delaware was crowned by outgoing queen Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina.... )
2004	Mariah Rice	Mechanicsville Mechanicsville, Virginia Mechanicsville is the name of four places in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America:*Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Loudoun County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia...	24	Miss Greater Richmond	Lyrical Dance "I Am Changing"		Children's Champion award
2003	Nancy Redd Nancy Redd Nancy Redd, a.k.a. Nancy Amanda Redd, won the Miss Virginia Pageant in 2003 and competed in the Miss America Pageant, finishing in the Top 10 and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition. She is a native of Martinsville, Virginia, and graduated with honors from Harvard...	Martinsville Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...	22	Miss Martinsville-Henry County	Piano "Malagueña"	Top 10 at Miss America 2004 Miss America 2004 Miss America 2004, the 83rd Miss America, pageant, was broadcast from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 20, 2003 on ABC Network.-Placements:*Miss America 2004: Ericka Dunlap...	Preliminary Swimsuit; Children's Champion award
2002	Jennifer Pitts Jennifer Pitts Jennifer Anne Pitts is a beauty pageant contestant from Richmond, Virginia who has competed in the Miss America and Miss USA pageants....	Arlington	24	Miss Apple Blossom Festival	Contemporary Ballet en Pointe "Standing in Motion" by Yanni Yanni Live at the Acropolis Yanni Live at the Acropolis, is the name of both an album and video by contemporary instrumental musician Yanni, recorded live at the Herodes Atticus Theatre, Athens, Greece, on September 25, 1993, and released in 1994. . This album peaked at #1 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at...			Later Miss Virginia USA Miss Virginia USA The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss...  2005; 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....  2001
2001	Meghan Shanley	Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...	21	Miss Hampton Holly Days Festival	Vocal "Big Time"
2000	Jacqueline Cook	Colonial Heights Colonial Heights, Virginia Colonial Heights is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 17,411 as of 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes...	24	Miss Hampton/Newport News	Jazz en Pointe "Jump, Shout, Boogie"
1999	Crystal Evans (Lewis)	Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...	21	Miss Lynchburg Festival	Vocal "I Believe in You and Me I Believe in You and Me "I Believe in You and Me" is a ballad written by Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert. The song was first recorded and released by the R&B group The Four Tops in 1983. The song was written by Linzer and Wolfert in 1982, and the Four Tops released it as a single in 1983... "		Preliminary Talent
1998	Nita Booth*	Tidewater		Miss Tidewater	Vocal			First African-American titleholder.
	Nicole Johnson	Virginia Beach	24	Miss Lynchburg Festival	Vocal "That's Life That's Life (song) "That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra... "	Winner at Miss America 1999 Miss America 1999 Miss America 1999, the 74th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 19, 1998 on ABC Network.- Results :* Miss America 1999: Nicole Johnson * The runners-up were:...
1997	Kelli Quick	Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...	20	Miss Lynchburg Festival	Vocal "I Go To the Rock" from The Preacher's Wife		Non-finalist Talent
1996	Michelle Kang	Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...	22	Miss Apple Blossom Festival	Classical Piano "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Few other piano solos have achieved such widespread popularity, offering the pianist the opportunity to reveal exceptional skill as a virtuoso,... "		Non-finalist Talent	First minority winner
1995	Amber Medlin	Virginia Beach	23	Miss Virginia Beach	Classical Piano "Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53"			Assumed Ballengee's title
	Andrea Ballengee	Yorktown		Miss Hampton/Newport News	Dance			Won title after placing runner-up for two years. She was initially allowed to keep her title after it was discovered she had embellished her academic record but was stripped of her crown later the same month after further discrepancies were revealed; Miss Virginia Teen USA Miss Virginia Teen USA The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....  1992 (semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1992 Miss Teen USA 1992 Miss Teen USA 1992, the tenth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 25 August 1992.... ), Mrs. America 2006 (top ten at Mrs. World) won Mrs. America as Mrs. California, married name Andrea Preuss
1994	Cullen Johnson	Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....	23	Miss Central Shenandoah Valley	Classical Piano "Sonata Pathetique Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published in 1799. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky... "	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit, Waterford Crystal Business Scholarship
1993	Nancy Glisson	Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...	22	Miss Lynchburg Festival	Popular Vocal "I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:... "	4th runner-up
1992	Lora Flattum	Isle of Wight Isle of Wight, Virginia Isle of Wight is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States.The town mainly consists of a post office, a church, historic Boykins tavern, Isle of Wight Academy , and the Isle of Wight courthouse complex.-References:...	24	Miss Apple Blossom Festival	Classical Piano "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Minor"		Non-finalist Talent
1991	Sheri Huffman	Lynchburg	23	Miss Amhearst County	Vocal "If I Can Dream If I Can Dream "If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown and notable for its direct quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was recorded by Presley in June 1968, two months after King's assassination... "		Non-finalist Talent
1990	Shannon DePuy	Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...	19	Miss Amhearst County	Classical Piano "Revolutionary Etude"	Top 10 Semi-finalist		Later Miss Florida USA Miss Florida USA The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...  1995 (finalist at Miss USA Miss USA The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA... )
1989	Tami Elliott	Newport News Newport News, Virginia Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...	24	Miss Portsmouth-Seawall Festival	Gymnastics Dance Routine "The Phantom of the Opera"		Non-finalist Talent	Later Mrs. Virginia
1988	April Fleming	Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...	23	Miss Richmond	Popular Vocal "New York State of Mind New York State of Mind "New York State of Mind" is a song written by Billy Joel which initially appeared on the album Turnstiles in 1976. While not a hit when it was first released, it has received much more frequent airplay in recent years... "
1987	Heidi Lammi	Alexandria Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...	26	Miss Northern Virginia	Ballet en Pointe "Grande Tarantelle"	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1986	Julianne Smith	Yorktown Yorktown, Virginia Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634....	21	Miss Williamsburg	Vocal "Golden Rainbow Golden Rainbow Golden Rainbow is the title of a Broadway musical that opened in 1968. It starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé for its entire run until it closed in early 1969.... "	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit	Toured with the 1987 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...  Miss America Show Troupe
1985	Kimberly Johnson	Coeburn Coeburn, Virginia Coeburn is a town in Wise County, Virginia, along the Guest River. The population was 1,996 at the 2000 census with many small peaceful wooded communities in the outskirts. Camping is available nearby at Bark Camp Lake in the Jefferson National Forest with other activities including boating and...	19	Miss Lonesome Pine	Vocal & Piano "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Swing Low, Sweet Chariot "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a historic African-American spiritual. The first recording was in 1909, by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University.... "
1984	Susan Parker	Covington Covington, Virginia Covington is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia, located at the confluence of Jackson River and Dunlap Creek. It is in Alleghany County where it is also the county seat. The population was 5,961 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Covington with Alleghany...	23	Miss Alleghany Highlands	Classical Vocal "My Man's Gone Now My Man's Gone Now My Man's Gone Now is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward, written for the folk opera Porgy and Bess . Sung in the original production by Ruby Elzy, it has been covered by many female singers notably Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, and Shirley Horn, among... "			Non-finalist Talent Award
1983	Lisa Aliff	Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...	23	Miss Vinton Dogwood Festival	Vocal & Dance "Manhattan Manhattan (song) "Manhattan" is a popular song and part of the Great American Songbook. It has been performed by Lee Wiley, Oscar Peterson, Blossom Dearie, Tony Martin, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme, among many others.... " & "Broadway Rhythm Broadway Rhythm Broadway Rhythm is an MGM Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film was originally announced as Broadway Melody of 1944 to follow MGM's Broadway Melody films of 1929, 1936, 1938, and 1940. The movie was originally slated to star Eleanor... "
1982	Beverly Cooke	Richmond	24	Miss Portsmouth-Seawall Festival	Vocal Medley "Smile" & "Happy Days Are Here Again Happy Days Are Here Again "Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp... "			Mother of Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2006- Brittany Young
1981	Vicky Pulliam	Martinsville Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...	21	Miss Martinsville/Henry County	Semi-Classical Vocal "Art Is Calling For Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert Victor Herbert Victor August Herbert was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I...
1980	Holly Jereme	Roanoke	23	Miss Roanoke Valley	Vocal & Dance "City Lights"
1979	Darlene McIntosh	Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...	22	Miss Chesapeake	Classical Piano "Prelude in C sharp minor"
1978	Paige Brown*	Alexandria		Miss Fairfax County
	Kylene Barker Kylene Barker Kylene Barker from Galax, Virginia, was Miss America 1979.After her year of service, Kylene opened D. Kylene Ladies Apparel on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida which she owned and operated for 13 years. She signed a ten year lease at the age of 23...	Galax Galax, Virginia Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010...	22	Miss Pulaski County	Gymnastics Routine "Gonna Fly Now Gonna Fly Now "Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford... " & "Feelin So Good"	Winner
1977	Terri Bartlett	Newport News	24	Miss Norfolk	Classical Piano "Rhapsody in C Minor"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1976	Pamela Polk	Richmond	22	Miss Peanut Festival	Classical Vocal "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La bohème La bohème La bohème is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions quadro, a tableau or "image", rather than atto . by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger...	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent award	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1975	Joan Grady	Virginia Beach	21	Miss Virginia Beach	Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte Vissi d'arte "Vissi d'arte" is a soprano aria from act II of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Tosca as she thinks of her fate and how the life of her beloved, Mario Cavaradossi, is at the mercy of Baron Scarpia.-Libretto:-External links:*... "
1974	Stephanie Dowdy	Virginia Beach	18	Miss Virginia Beach	Vocal "I've Gotta Be Me I've Gotta Be Me "I've Gotta Be Me" is a popular song that first appeared in the Broadway musical Golden Rainbow, which starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. The musical opened in New York City at the Shubert Theatre on February 4, 1968, and closed less than a year later, on January 11, 1969... "
1973	Elinda Gail Vandeventer	Pulaski Pulaski, Virginia Pulaski is a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,086 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.Pulaski is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	20	Miss Pulaski	Classical Vocal "The Telephone Aria The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois is an English-language comic opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti, both words and music. It was written for production by the Ballet Society and was first presented on a double bill with Menotti's The Medium at the Heckscher Theater, New York City, February... "
1972	Dona Marie Pillow	Lynchburg	22	Miss Lynchburg	Vocal Medley "Memories"			Cousin of country singer Ray Pillow Ray Pillow Ray Pillow is an American country music singer who has also worked as a music publisher and A&R representative. In his career, he has charted eighteen times on the Billboard country singles charts, with his highest-peaking song being the #9 "I'll Take the Dog," a duet with Jean Shepard... .
1971	Linda Moyer	Norfolk	20	Miss Norfolk	Vocal & Dance		Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Toured with the Miss America USO Troupe
1970	Jeannette Smith	Roanoke	19	Miss Roanoke Valley	Classical Piano "Toccata" by Aram Khachaturian Aram Khachaturian Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet composer. Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music...
1969	Sydney Lewis	Hampton Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...	19	Miss Hampton/Newport News	Original Monologue "Prisoner at the Bar"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Contestant in the 1971 Maid of Cotton Pageant
1968	Cherie Davis	Clifton Forge Clifton Forge, Virginia Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the Roanoke Region. The population was 3,884 at the 2010 census. The Jackson River flows through the town, which as a result was once known as Jackson's River Station....	20	Miss Alleghany Highlands	Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent award	Featured performer on 1969 Miss America telecast
1967	Barbara Yost	Roanoke	19	Miss Roanoke Valley	Piano Solo "Grande valse brillante in E flat major"
1966	Linda Maclin	Roanoke	18	Miss Roanoke Valley	Modern Jazz Dance		Miss Congeniality
1965	Jean Inge	Norfolk	22	Miss Norfolk	Speech about Politics & Government entitled "Democracy"
1964	Carolyn Eddy	Norfolk	21	Miss Norfolk	Dramatic Reading		Non-finalist Talent Award
1963	Dorcas Campbell	Fairfield		Miss Rockbridge County	Vocal Medley "Près des remparts de Séville" from Carmen Carmen Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...  & songs from West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent award
1962	Patricia Gaulding	Richmond	19	Miss Richmond	Caricature Sketching & Original Comedy Monologue		Non-finalist Talent Award
1961	Charlotte Thomas	Roanoke	19	Miss Lynchburg	Piano "Malagueña"
1960	Catherine Birch	Staunton Staunton, Virginia Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....	19	Miss Bristol	Classical Ballet
1959	Alice Sue Williams	Richmond	19	Miss Williamsburg	Dramatization of Designing & Sewing Fashions		Non-finalist Talent Award	Competed in the 1960 Miss Dixie Pageant
1958	Barbara Guthrie	Martinsville		Miss Martinsville	Drama			Competed in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant
1957	Rebecca Lee Edmunds	Roanoke		Miss Roanoke Valley	Dance
1956	Rebecca Richardson	Martinsville		Miss Martinsville	Art Display & Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award
1955	Betty Sue Mathews	Norfolk		Miss Virginia Beach
1954	Julie Ann Bruening	Swoope		Miss Staunton-Augusta County	Charcoal Sketch of The Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
1953	Anne Lee Ceglis	Norfolk			Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco...	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
1952	Edna Long	Richmond			Dance
1951	Shirley Bryant	Norfolk			Vocal
1950	Gloria Fenderson	Petersburg Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
1949	Betty Lewis	Norfolk
1948	Bobby Joe Wilson	Hillsville Hillsville, Virginia Hillsville is a town in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.-Geography:Hillsville is located at ....
1947	Ruth Mears	Cape Charles Cape Charles, Virginia Cape Charles is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cape Charles is located at ....			Speech
1946	Bette Cannon	Alexandria			Monologue "The Waltz" by Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles....
1943	Dorothy Taylor	Richmond						competed as "Miss Richmond" in Miss America
1942	Charlotte Smith	Fredericksburg
1941	Jacquelyn McWin	Waynesboro Waynesboro, Virginia Waynesboro, deriving its name from General Anthony Wayne, is an independent city surrounded by Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 21,006 in 2010.....				Semi-Finalist
1940	Virginia Campbell	Charlottesville Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
1939	Rosa Marie Elliott	Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...			Vocal "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Smoke Gets in Your Eyes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 operetta Roberta. It was originally recorded by Gertrude Niesen, on 13 October 1933 on the Victor label 24454. It was performed by Irene Dunne for the 1935 film adaptation,... "	4th runner-up
1938	Kathleen Mann	North Arlington
1937	Frances L. Sultan	Kecoughtan Kecoughtan, Virginia Kecoughtan in Virginia was originally named Kikotan , the name of the Algonquian Native Americans living there when the English colonists arrived in the Hampton Roads area in 1607....				Semi-Finalist
1936	Dolores Taylor	Ocean View				Semi-Finalist
	Mary Virginia Ash	Phoebus Phoebus, Virginia Phoebus was an incorporated town located in Elizabeth City County on the Virginia Peninsula in eastern Virginia. Upon incorporation in 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus , who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the...						competed as Miss Virginia Peninsular in the Miss America Pageant
1933	Evangeline Glidwell					3rd runner-up
1926	No Miss Virginia							Eleanor V. Reid competed as Miss Norfolk and was a Finalist in the Miss America Pageant.
1925	No Miss Virginia							Dorothea Prince competed as Miss Norfolk
1923	No Miss Virginia							Phyllis Gates Phyllis Gates Phyllis Lucille Gates was an American secretary and interior decorator notable for her three year marriage to the actor Rock Hudson.... competed as Miss Richmond in the Miss America Pageant

* Succeeded to the crown after Miss Virginia won Miss America

External links

• Miss Virginia official website