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Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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. Wisconsin has once won the Miss America crown.
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Laura Kaeppeler | Kenosha Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,... |
23 | Miss Southern Wisconsin | Operatic Vocal | |||
| 2010 | Kimberly Sawyer | Egg Harbor Egg Harbor, Wisconsin Egg Harbor is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 250 at the 2000 census. The village was incorporated in 1964, and is adjacent to the Town of Egg Harbor.-Geography:Egg Harbor is located at .... |
22 | Miss Green Bay Area | Classical Vocal "Donde lieta uscì" 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... |
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| 2009 | Kristina Kelly Smaby | Holmen Holmen, Wisconsin Holmen is a village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,005 at the 2010 census. It is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Area.-Geography:... |
22 | Miss Madison Capital City | Ballet en Pointe "River Deep – Mountain High" | |||
| 2008 | Briana Lipor | Racine Racine, Wisconsin Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196... |
21 | Miss South Central | 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... |
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| 2007 | Christina Thompson | Pleasant Prairie Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin located between Milwaukee and Chicago. The population was 16,136 at the 2000 census. The neighborhoods of Carol Beach, Dexter's Corner, Ranney, and Tobin are located within the village.-Geography:... |
23 | Miss Madison-Capital City | Classical Violin "Praeludium & Allegro" by Fritz Kreisler Fritz Kreisler Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately... |
Top 8 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... |
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| 2006 | Meghan Coffey Meghan Coffey Meghan Coffey is a beauty queen from New Berlin, Wisconsin who competed in the Miss America pageant in 2007.Coffey was raised in New Berlin, Wisconsin and upon graduation from high school, she attended Marquette University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering... |
New Berlin New Berlin, Wisconsin New Berlin is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 38,220 at the 2000 census. New Berlin is the third largest community in Waukesha County after the cities of Waukesha and Brookfield.... |
22 | Miss New Berlin | Novelty Baton Twirling "Stuff Like That There Stuff Like That There Music by Jay Livingston, lyrics by Ray Evans. Originally recorded 12/44 by Betty Hutton.Recorded by Bette Midler for the motion picture For The Boys. and covered by Kelly Clarkson on Big Band night, American Idol season 1,... " |
Wisconsin National Teenager 2003 | ||
| 2005 | Tracy Gest | Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Menomonee Falls is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, and is part of the Greater Milwaukee area. The population was 35,626 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous village in Wisconsin. It is the fourth largest community in Waukesha County... |
20 | Miss New Berlin | Classical Piano "Polichinelle in F Sharp Minor Morceaux de Fantaisie Morceaux de fantaisie , Op. 3, is a set of five piano solo pieces composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1892... " |
Beauties of America Teen 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Molly McGrath | Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census.According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan area was home to 54,362 people... |
22 | Miss Madison Area | Theatrical Ballet en Pointe "All That Jazz All That Jazz (song) "All That Jazz" is a song from the 1975 musical Chicago. It has lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander, and is the opening song of the musical... " |
Finalist, Quality of Life award | ||
| 2003 | Tina Sauerhammer | Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,... |
22 | Miss Madison Area | Classical Cello "The Swan Le Cygne Le Cygne is a scholarly journal, published once a year, in April, by the International Marie de France Society.It is included in the Modern Language Association International Bibliography database.... " |
2nd runner-up 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 Talent award | |
| 2002 | Jayme Dawicki | New Berlin | 22 | Miss Southern Wisconsin | Classical Piano "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Lyric Pieces Lyric Pieces is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. They were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 to 1901... " |
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| 2001 | Laura Herriot | Princeton Princeton, Wisconsin Princeton is a city in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Princeton, though it is politically independent.-Transportion:... |
23 | Miss Berlin | Vocal "Oh, Lady Be Good! Oh, Lady be Good! "Oh, Lady be Good!" is a 1924 song by George and Ira Gershwin.The song was introduced by Walter Catlett in the Broadway show, Lady, Be Good!, written by Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson, and the Gershwin brothers, starring Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire. It ran for 330 performances in its original... " |
Finalist, Quality of Life award | ||
| 2000 | Joya Zamora | Kenosha Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,... |
23 | Miss Eastern Shore | Vocal "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, published in 1931. The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P... " |
Non-finalist talent | ||
| 1999 | Mary-Louise Kurey | Brookfield Brookfield, Wisconsin Brookfield is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It had a population of 37,920 in the 2010 census. Brookfield is the second largest city in Waukesha County, and the leading commercial suburb of Milwaukee. The City of Brookfield was formed in 1954 from the Town of... |
24 | Miss West Allis | Classical Vocal "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi Luigi Arditi Luigi Arditi was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor.Arditi was born in Crescentino, Piemonte . He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. He made his debut in 1843 as a director at Vercelli, and it was there that he was made an honorary... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award; Preliminary Talent award | |
| 1998 | Jill Patzner | Arcadia Arcadia, Wisconsin Arcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 2,925 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Trempealeau county.-History:... |
22 | Miss Western Wisconsin | Semi-Classical Vocal "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,... |
Scholar award | ||
| 1997 | Nicole Locy | Glendale Glendale, Wisconsin Glendale is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,367 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glendale is located at .... |
22 | Miss Western Wisconsin | Vocal "Someone Else's Story" from Chess Chess (musical) Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;... |
Non-finalist interview award | ||
| 1996 | Jennifer Streblow | Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wisconsin As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile... |
18 | Miss Oshkosh | Vocal "Someone Like You" 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... |
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| 1995 | Pamela Polk | Berlin Berlin, Wisconsin Berlin is a city in Green Lake and Waushara Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,305 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the Town of Berlin in Green Lake County; only a small portion of the city extends into the Town of Aurora in Waushara... |
22 | Miss Southeastern Wisconsin | Vocal "Operator The Manhattan Transfer (album) The Manhattan Transfer is the second album by The Manhattan Transfer. However, it is the first of four albums to be released by the line-up of Tim Hauser, Laurel Massé, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel, and the first to establish the sound and style for which the group would become known... " |
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| 1994 | Laura Voss | Green Bay | 22 | Miss Green Bay | Semi-Classical Vocal | |||
| 1993 | Tania Ziegler | Fond du Lac Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census... |
18 | Miss Fond du Lac | Classical Violin "Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch) Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, is one of the most popular violin concertos in the repertoire. It continues to be performed and recorded by many violinists and is arguably Bruch's most famous composition.- History :... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1992 | Stephanie Klett | Beloit Beloit, Wisconsin Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, Beloit had a population of 36,966. The greater Beloit area is home to more than 91,000 residents.-Claim to fame:... |
25 | Miss Wisconsin Central | Coronet Medley "Basin Street Blues Basin Street Blues "Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams. The song was published in 1926 and made famous in a recording by Louis Armstrong in 1928... " & "Ciribiribin Ciribiribin "Ciribiribin" is a merry Italian ballad in three quarter time, composed by Alberto Pestalozza in 1898 with lyrics by Carlo Tiochet. . It quickly became popular and has come to be recorded by many artists. The distinguishing feature of the song is repeated use of the five note phrase that forms the... " |
Non-finalist Talent award | ||
| 1991 | Brenda Haines | Arcadia | 19 | Miss Arcadia | Clarinet Solo | |||
| 1990 | Tricia Ann Luedtke | Oostburg Oostburg, Wisconsin Oostburg is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population as of 2009 is 2,842. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The Village of Oostburg was incorporated in 1909... |
19 | Miss Oshkosh | Classical Piano "Polichinelle in F Sharp Minor" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| 1989 | Kimberly Totdahl | Racine Racine, Wisconsin Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196... |
23 | Miss Kenosha | Vocal & Dance "Being Alive Being Alive "Being Alive" is a song from the musical Company by George Furth with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song appears at the end of Act II and is sung by the main character, Robert, a 35 year old bachelor who at the show's end “. . . realizes being a lone wolf isn't all it's cracked up to be... " |
Later Miss Wisconsin USA Miss Wisconsin USA The Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2008 the state pageant has been directed by Future Productions of Savage, Minnesota.... 1991 |
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| 1988 | Jeanie Pfeiffer | Franksville Franksville, Wisconsin Franksville is a former census-designated place in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,789 at the 2000 census. It became part of the newly-established village of Caledonia on March 20, 2006.-Geography:... |
25 | Miss Milwaukee | 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.... " |
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| 1987 | Maria Kim | Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the... |
20 | Miss Madison | Classical Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu Fantaisie-Impromptu Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 66, is a solo piano composition and one of his best-known pieces. It was composed in 1834 and dedicated to Julian Fontana, who published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so.... " |
Preliminary Talent; Non-finalist Talent | Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA Miss Wisconsin Teen USA The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Wisconsin is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed on two occasions... 1985 |
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| 1986 | Mara Nesemann | Brookfield | 20 | Miss Waukesha County | Gymnastics | |||
| 1985 | Mary Kay Anderson | St. Francis St. Francis, Wisconsin St. Francis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,662. It is the smallest incorporated city in Milwaukee County.-Geography:St. Francis is located at .... |
20 | Miss St. Francis | Piano Solo | Later Miss Wisconsin USA Miss Wisconsin USA The Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2008 the state pageant has been directed by Future Productions of Savage, Minnesota.... 1988 |
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| 1984 | Barbara Mullally | La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485... |
22 | Miss La Crosse | Vocal Medley | |||
| 1983 | Wendy Wagner | Menomonie Menomonie, Wisconsin Two other spellings of the name appear elsewhere, see Menomonee and Menominee. For the town, see Menomonie .Menomonie is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city's population was 16,264 as of the 2010 census... |
22 | Miss Menomonie | 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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| 1982 | Gail Marie Soller | La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485... |
24 | Miss La Crosse | Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| 1981 | Keungsuk Kim | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss Milwaukee | Classical Piano "Kabalevsky's Prelude" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1980 | Dana Spychalla | Appleton Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census... |
19 | Miss Fond du Lac | Vocal "The Music And the Mirror" from A Chorus Line A Chorus Line A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.... |
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| 1979 | Kristine Konrad | Oshkosh | 19 | Miss Oshkosh | Vocal "Starting Here, Starting Now Starting Here, Starting Now Starting Here, Starting Now is a musical revue with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire. With a cast of three and three musicians, the revue explores a variety of romantic relationships.... " |
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| 1978 | Carin Kizewic | Racine | 24 | Miss Milwaukee | Ballet en Pointe "The Overture" from Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.- Literary sources :... |
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| 1977 | Jennifer Woychik | Arcadia | 19 | Miss Arcadia | Vocal Comedy "I Love Trash" | |||
| 1976 | Julie Ann Nowak | Greendale Greendale, Wisconsin Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,405 at the 2000 census.-History:Greendale was settled in 1938 as a public cooperative community in the New Deal Era... |
19 | Miss West Allis | Popular Vocal "Do You Know Where You're Going To? Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) "Theme from Mahogany " is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin, and recorded by American singer Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film Mahogany... " |
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| 1975 | Marilyn Sembell | Beloit | 25 | Miss Lake Geneva | Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff) Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, was a music piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. It epitomizes Rachmaninoff's Russian nationalism, being rich, in full chords, and... " |
Non-finalist Talent | ||
| 1974 | Carol Ann Schmitt | Green Bay | 22 | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal "Speak Softly Love Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From The Godfather) "Speak Softly Love " is a song written for The Godfather , the first film in the Godfather trilogy. While its instrumental version is simply known as "The Godfather Love Theme", "Speak Softly Love" is the vocal version. The words are by Larry Kusik but the music itself is by Nino Rota... " |
Special Education award, Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship recipient | ||
| 1973 | Judy Hieke | Menomonee Falls | 19 | Miss Milwaukee | Flute Medley including "Cuanto le Gusta" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| 1972 | Linda Henderson* | Miss Milwaukee | ||||||
| Terry Anne Meeuwsen Terry Anne Meeuwsen Terry Anne Meeuwsen Friedrich is an American television personality, co-host of the Christian Broadcasting Network 's 700 Club, author and singer.... |
DePere | 23 | Miss Appleton | Vocal "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! Drat! The Cat! Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer.Originally called Cat and Mouse, this spoof of late-Victorian melodrama has at its core Alice Van Guilder, who wants to be a career girl at a time when nice young ladies marry well instead of having careers... |
Winner | Preliminary Talent; Preliminary Swimsuit | ||
| 1971 | Patti Jacobs | Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, and was incorporated on May 27, 1897. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city's population was 44,798. Wauwatosa is located immediately west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area... |
19 | Miss Stevens Point | Vocal & Dance "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1929 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated... " |
Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1970 | Linda Johnson | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss Madison | Piano "Polonaise" | |||
| 1969 | Cindy Morgan | Janesville Janesville, Wisconsin Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:... |
18 | Miss Janesville | Vocal "Old Devil Moon Old Devil Moon "Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane, with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow.-Notable recordings:*Rosemary Clooney - Out Of This World , At Long Last... " |
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| 1968 | Marilyn Brahmsteadt | Wisconsin Rapids | 21 | Miss La Crosse | Vocal "What a Diff'rence a Day Made What a Diff'rence a Day Made "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" is a popular song originally written in Spanish by María Méndez Grever , a Mexican composer, in 1934. Originally, the song was known as Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado... " |
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| 1967 | Barbara Baugh | Brookfield | 20 | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal "Mira" from Carnival! | 2nd runner-up | Featured performer in the 1968 Miss America Pageant | |
| 1966 | Candace Hinz | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss West Allis | Piano Solo & Painting Exhibition | |||
| 1965 | Sharon Singstock | Oshkosh | 20 | Miss Oshkosh | Vocal "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" | 4th runner-up | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1964 | Angela Gina Baldi | Milwaukee | 18 | Miss North Shore | Classical Piano "Premiere Ballade Ballades (Chopin) Frédéric Chopin's four ballades are one-movement pieces for solo piano, composed between 1835 and 1842. They are some of the most challenging pieces in the standard piano repertoire.... " |
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| 1963 | Barbara Bonville | Milwaukee | Miss North Shore | Violincello Solo "Pièce en forme de Habanera" by Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
Special Scholarship award | |||
| 1962 | Joan Engh | La Crosse | 21 | Miss La Crosse | Vocal Comedy "I'll Be Anything You Want Me To Be" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| 1961 | Diane Anderson | Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,... |
19 | Miss Eau Claire | Violin Solo & Ballet en Pointe "The Swan" | |||
| 1960 | Karen Fahrenbach | Racine | 21 | Miss Racine | Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Sleeping Beauty" | |||
| 1959 | Mary Alice Fox | Sheboygan Sheboygan, Wisconsin -Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S... |
20 | Miss Sheboygan | Soft Shoe Comedy Dance | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| 1958 | Kay Joan Ross | West Allis West Allis, Wisconsin West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 61,254 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from Edward P. Allis, who started the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in the 19th century. The site of the town was... |
Miss West Allis | Art Presentation with Vocal & Dance to an Original Song | ||||
| 1957 | Joan Hentschel | Wauwatosa | Miss Wauwatosa | Interpretive Ballet | ||||
| 1956 | Lynn Holden | Milwaukee | Miss Ripon | Piano | Non-finalist Talent | |||
| 1955 | Margaret Walls | Milwaukee | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal | ||||
| 1954 | Dixie Ann Sarchet | Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Located in the central part of the state, it is the largest city in the county, with a population of 24,551 at the 2000 census... |
Miss Wisconsin Rapids | Dance | ||||
| 1953 | Judith Jacobsen | Wauwatosa | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal & Dance "Make Believe Make Believe (Jerome Kern song) "Make Believe" is a show tune from the 1927 Broadway musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.In the show, it is first sung as a duet by the characters Gaylord Ravenal, a handsome riverboat gambler, and the teenage Magnolia Hawks, an aspiring performer and... " & "Come Back to Sorrento Torna a Surriento “Torna a Surriento” is a Neapolitan song said to have been composed in 1902 by Ernesto De Curtis to words by his brother, Giambattista. The song was copyrighted officially in 1905; it has since become wildly popular, and has been sung by performers as diverse as Beniamino Gigli, Elvis Presley,... " |
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| 1952 | Jeannie Huston | La Crosse | Miss La Crosse | Cello | ||||
| 1951 | Sheila Murphy | Marshfield Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in Marathon and Wood counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the largest city in Wood County. The small portion of the city that extends into Marathon County is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,800 at the 2000 census. Marshfield is... |
Monologue | |||||
| 1950 | Gloria Lange | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 1949 | Phyllis Kessler | Green Bay | Baton Twirling | Top 15 Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1948 | Marvene Fischer | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 1947 | Gladys Berkley | Baraboo Baraboo, Wisconsin Baraboo is the largest city in, and the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA. It is situated on the Baraboo River. Its 2010 population was 12,048 according to the US Census Bureau... |
Monologue | |||||
| 1946 | Antoine Lunde | Milwaukee | Top 16 Semi-finalist | |||||
| 1945 | Eileen Christy | Menomonie | ||||||
| 1944 | Elyse Sutter | |||||||
| 1942 | Charlotte Lemmer | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 1941 | Betty Ann Miller | Milwaukee | Top 15 Semi-finalist | |||||
| 1936 | Aline Fern Schwartz | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 1933 | Marie Huebner | Portage | 20 | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1927 | June Hillyer | Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. In 1996, Money Magazine named Fort Atkinson "One of America's Hottest Little Boomtowns." The population was 11,621 at the 2000 census.- History :Fort... |
Also competing in the Miss America Pageant was Marjorie Leffingwell, Miss Madison | |||||
| 1926 | No Miss Wisconsin | Dorothy Seiler competed as Miss Madison and Florence Andrees competed as Miss Milwaukee. There was also a Miss Racine who competed in the Miss America Pageant this year, but her name is not known. | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss Wisconsin | Virginia Armstrong competed as Miss Milwaukee in the Miss America Pageant | ||||||
| 1924 | No Miss Wisconsin | Clara Koehler competed as Miss Milwaukee and placed as a semi-finalist in the Miss America Pageant |