Miss Michigan
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- For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on four occasions.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Local Title | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Angela Corsi | Farmington Hills | Miss Heart of Michigan | |||
| 2005 | Octavia Reese | Detroit | Miss Wayne County | |||
| 2004 | Kelli Talicska | Auburn | Miss Kalamazoo County | |||
| 2003 | Madonna K. Emond | Livonia | Miss Great Lakes | Top 15 Quarter-finalist | Previously won the National Sweetheart Pageant in 2002 | |
| 2002 | Erin Moss | Stevensville | Miss Southwest Michigan | |||
| 2001 | Stacy Essebaggers | Whitehall | Miss Great Lakes | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 2000 | Che'vonne Burton | Detroit | Miss Redford Township | Top 10 Semi-finalist | previously was Miss Michigan Teen USA 1997 | |
| 1999 | Audrie Chernauckas | Livonia | Miss Redford Township | |||
| 1998 | Laura Frances Welling | Livonia | Miss Washtenaw | |||
| 1997 | Kimberly Stec | Rochester | Miss Washtenaw | |||
| 1996 | Jennifer Lynn Drayton | Saginaw | Miss Great Lakes | |||
| 1995 | Coni Lyn Hull Sullivan | Jackson | Miss Redford Township | |||
| 1994 | Maria Malay Kamara | Zeeland | Miss Heart of Michigan | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1993 | Stacey Gail Heisler | Livonia | Miss Great Lakes | 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1992 | Terri Sue Liford | Monroe | Miss Monroe County | 2nd runner-up Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1991 | Sandra Kay Metiva | Saginaw | Miss Northern Michigan | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1990 | Victoria Lynn Fair | Jackson | Miss Jackson County | |||
| 1989 | Margaret Jan McIntyre | Monroe | Miss Monroe County | |||
| 1988 | Krista Ann Blomgren | Livonia | Miss Heart of Michigan | |||
| 1987 | Melanie Ester Churella | Successor to crown | ||||
| Kaye Lani Rae Rafko | Monroe | Miss Monroe County | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1986 | Kelly Lynn Garver | Farmington Hills | Miss Farmington | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Toured with the 1987 Gillette Miss America Show Troupe |
| 1985 | Alice Rae Masalkowski | Muskegon | Miss Muskegon County | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Future Miss Indiana USA 1987 | |
| 1984 | Barbara Jean Crandall | Lawrence | Miss Southwest Michigan | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1983 | Denise Gehman | Waterford | Miss West Bloomfield | |||
| 1982 | Katie Pennington | Jackson | Miss Heart of Michigan | |||
| 1981 | Gwen Brown Dickerson | Ishpeming | Miss Ishpeming | |||
| 1980 | Heidi Hepler | Livonia | Miss Livonia | |||
| 1979 | Bethany Wright | Saginaw | Miss Saginaw | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1978 | Suzanne M. Schemm | Essexville | Miss Van Buren County | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1977 | Holly Schmidt | Farmington Hills | Miss Farmington | |||
| 1976 | Diane Hansen | Berrien Center | Miss Southwest Michigan | |||
| 1975 | Julie Beckers | Allegan | Miss Allegan County | |||
| 1974 | Susan Short Shain | Kalamazoo | Miss Heart of Michigan | |||
| 1973 | Sherry Agnello Colby | St. Clair Shores | Miss St. Clair Shores | |||
| 1972 | Terri Cousino Oros | Erie | Miss Monroe County | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1971 | Linda Susan Kish | Allen Park | Miss Taylor | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1970 | Ginger Meyers Robinson | Lincoln Park | Miss Ann Arbor | |||
| 1969 | Sandra Gillespie Bograkos | Miss Michigan State University | Successor to crown | |||
| Pamela Eldred | Birmingham | Miss Detroit | Winner | |||
| 1968 | Darlene Kurant Follett | Muskegon | Miss Muskegon | |||
| 1967 | Toni Abbenante Farmer | Grand Rapids | Miss Michigan Junior College | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1966 | Nancy Ackert | Miss Battle Creek | *the Miss America program from 1966 lists Gayle Chancey of Dearborn as Miss Michigan | |||
| 1965 | Esther Lynne Smith | Portage | Miss Western Michigan University | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1964 | Sarah Jane Noble | East Lansing | Miss East Lansing | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1963 | Kathleen McLaughlin Kostomo | Ishpeming | Miss Upper Michigan | |||
| 1962 | Carole van Valin Chirgwin | Roscommon | Miss Roscommon | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1961 | Karen Southway Dewert | Wyoming | Miss Wyoming | |||
| 1960 | Donna Sheppard Kickert | Miss Dowagiac | Successor to crown | |||
| Nancy Fleming | Montague | Miss White Lake | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1959 | Ann Penelope Marston | Wyandotte | Miss Detroit | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1958 | Patience Pierce Panski | Detroit | Miss Detroit | |||
| 1957 | Valerie Strong Agresta | Williamsburg | Miss Williamsburg | |||
| 1956 | Shirley Swanson Fordham | Muskegon | Miss Muskegon | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1955 | Margaret Devereaux | Howell | Miss Howell | |||
| 1954 | Janice Somers Jonson | Lansing | Miss Lansing | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1953 | Velva I. Robbins | Dowagiac | Miss Dowagiac | |||
| 1952 | Karol Dragomir Palmer | Benton Harbor | Miss Benton Harbor | |||
| 1951 | Delores N. Berruezo | St. Clair Shores | Miss St. Clair Shores | |||
| 1950 | Bette Lou Pittman | Owosso | Miss Owosso | |||
| 1949 | Delores J. Motter | Dearborn | Miss Dearborn | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1948 | Linda Carroll | Grand Rapids | Miss Grand Rapids | |||
| 1947 | Peggy J. Ellsworth | Reed City | Miss Reed City | |||
| 1946 | Ruth Lenfestey Menza | New Baltimore | Miss New Baltimore | |||
| 1945 | Therese Mary Sullivan | Detroit | Miss Detroit | |||
| 1944 | Dora June Victor | Detroit | Miss Detroit | *competed as Miss Detroit at Miss America | ||
| Beverly Bennett | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1943 | Ruby Telfer | Detroit | Miss Detroit | |||
| 1942 | Patricia Hill | Detroit | Miss Detroit | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1941 | Gerry Marcoux | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1940 | Monnie Drake | Detroit | Miss Detroit | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1939 | Patricia Donnelly | Detroit | Miss Detroit | Winner | ||
| 1929 | Loraine Budge McVey |
[edit] External links
| Michigan Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss Michigan |
Miss USA Miss Michigan USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Michigan Teen USA |
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