Miss Pennsylvania
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- For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Pennsylvania USA
The Miss Pennsylvania competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss America pageant. Pennsylvania, including early years' city representatives, has won the Miss American crown on 5 occasions.
Original held in Hershey, the pageant was held in Altoona from 1974. In 1994, Easton was chosen as the new venue of the pageant and the date was shifted from June to May.[1]
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Local Title | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Emily Wills | Beaver | Miss Armstrong County | Top 10 Semi-finalist Miss America 2007 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Previously Pennsylvania's Junior Miss 2001 |
| 2005 | Nicole Brewer | Philadelphia | Miss Allegheny Valley | Top Ten Semi-finalist | ||
| 2004 | Victoria Bechtold | Johnstown | Miss Pittsburgh | |||
| 2003 | Candace Otto | Murrysville | Miss Three Rivers | Non-Finalist Talent Award, Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award | ||
| 2002 | Autumn Marisa | Waynesburg | Miss Armstrong County | |||
| 2001 | Rosalyn Menon | Hazleton | Miss Three Rivers | Top 20 Quarter-finalist | Preliminary Presentation & Community Achievement Winner | |
| 2000 | Melissa Jeka | Warminster | Miss Allegheny Valley | Top Ten Semi-finalist | ||
| 1999 | Susan Spafford | Erie | Miss Southwestern Pennsylvania | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 1998 | Mayra Acosta | Lewistown | Miss Southwestern Pennsylvania | |||
| 1997 | Heather Busin | Grove City | Miss Butler County | |||
| 1996 | GiGi Gordon | Butler | Miss Armstrong County | |||
| 1995 | Linette Mertz[2] | Kutztown | Miss Susquehanna Valley | |||
| 1994 | Kirstin Border[3] | Glen Rock | Miss State Capitol | |||
| 1993 | Diane Fabiano[4] | Lansdale | Miss Southwestern Pennsylvania | |||
| 1992 | Judy Fitch[5] | Dallas | Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | |||
| 1991 | Linda O'Boyle[6] | Dupont | Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | Non-Finalist Talent Award, Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1990 | Marla Wynne[7] | Easton | Miss Southwestern Pennsylvania | Top Ten Semifinalist[8] | 2nd runner-up, Quality of Life Award [9] | Described by broadcaster Larry King as the "ugliest girl in the pageant. King later recinded his remarks. Her mother, Marlene Wynne, is currently the Executive Director of the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant. |
| 1989 | Michelle Kline[10] | Easton | Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | Top Ten Semi-finalist | Quality of Life Award (first time awarded) | |
| 1988 | Denise Meyer[11] | Pittsburgh | Miss Bedford | |||
| 1987 | Katarina Sitaris[12] | Wilkes-Barre | Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | Cavalier Scholarship Winner | ||
| 1986 | Darlene Deeley | Philadelphia | Miss Greater Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | |||
| 1985 | Lea Schiazza | Philadelphia | Miss Montgomery County | Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1984 | Gina Major | Huntsville | Miss Lehigh Valley | |||
| 1983 | Jennifer Eshelman | Hegins | Miss Panther Valley | |||
| 1982 | Laurie Ann Hixenbaugh | Belle Vernon | Miss Washington County | |||
| 1981 | Jill Shaffer | Dover | Miss Lebanon | |||
| 1980 | Anita Ellen Patton | Lebanon | Miss Lebanon | |||
| 1979 | Carolyn Louise Black | Elizabethtown | Miss Lancaster County | Top Ten Semi-finalist | ||
| 1978 | Charmaine Kowalski | State College | Miss Penn State | |||
| 1977 | Lynn Carol Grote | Bowmansville | Miss Lancaster County | Top Ten Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1976 | Marie McLaughlin | Levittown | Miss Lehigh Valley | Top Ten Semi-finalist | ||
| 1975 | Connie Harness | Mechanicsburg | Miss Carlisle | Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1974 | Karen Lynn Kuhn | Levittown | Miss Lower Bucks County | |||
| 1973 | Tina Louise Thomas | Lancaster | Miss Lancaster County | 4th Runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1972 | Linda Olson | Corry | Miss Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 1971 | Maureen Wimmer | Perkasie | Miss Lower Bucks County | 3rd Runner-up | toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1970 | Maggie Walker | Harrisburg | Miss York County | 4th Runner-up | ||
| 1969 | Trudy Lee Pederson | Etters | Miss York County | |||
| 1968 | Susan Robinson | Pittsburgh | Miss Pittsburgh | |||
| 1967 | Doris Ann Lausch | Lancaster | Miss Lancaster County | |||
| 1966 | Gale Veronica Rothwell | Philadelphia | Miss Germantown | Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1965 | Judith Lynn McConnell | Pittsburgh | Miss Pittsburgh | Non-Finalist Talent Award | Long career as an actress, best known for her role in the Santa Barbara soap opera | |
| 1964 | Marilyn Cutaiar March | Havertown | Miss Delaware County | |||
| 1963 | Cheryl Lynn Kegley | Salisbury | Miss Altoona | |||
| 1962 | Crystale Leigh Martin | Milton | Miss Susquehanna Valley | |||
| 1961 | E. Lynne Maloney | King of Prussia | Miss Montgomery County | |||
| 1960 | Priscilla Mae Hendricks | Shillington | Miss Reading | |||
| 1959 | Lois Janet Piercy | Springfield | Miss Centre County | Top Ten Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1958 | Rosalie Samley | Bethlehem | Miss Lehigh Valley | |||
| 1957 | Jennie Rebecca Blatchford | Hollidaysburg | Miss Central Pennsylvania | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1956 | Lorna Malcomson Ringler | Upper Darby | Miss Delaware County | Non-Finalist Talent Award | Niece of Miss America 1924 Ruth Malcomson | |
| 1955 | Pam Ulrich | Sinking Spring | Miss Reading | |||
| 1954 | Barbara Sue Nager | Philadelphia | Miss Greater Philadelphia | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 1953 | Evelyn Margaret Ay | Ephrata | Miss Lancaster County | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Winner | |
| 1952 | Miriam Smith | McAllisterville | ||||
| 1951 | Clare Lippert | Tarentum | ||||
| 1950 | Emile Longacre | Phoenixville | ||||
| 1949 | Marlene Carozzo | Kennett Square | ||||
| 1948 | Ruth Douglas | Harrisburg | ||||
| 1947 | Dorothy Gresh | Williamsport | ||||
| 1946 | Eleanor Kramer | Lebanon | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1945 | Timmy Weston | Clairton | ||||
| 1944 | Margie Dorie | Pittsburgh | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1940 Miss Philadelphia | Frances Marie Burke | Winner | ||||
| 1939 | Ruth Phyllis Willock | Pittsburgh | ||||
| 1936 Miss Philadelphia | Rose Coyle | Winner | ||||
| 1935 Miss Pittsburgh | Henrietta Leaver | Winner | ||||
| 1927 | Florence Koons | |||||
| 1924 Miss Philadelphia | Ruth Malcomson | Winner | ||||
| 1924 Miss Altoona | Katherine Brown |
[edit] References
- ^ Gibb, Tom. "Lehigh Valley basks as Altoona fumes over pageant move", The Harrisburg Patriot, 1993-11-18, p. A1.
- ^ Associated Press. "Winner touts plan on literacy", The Harrisburg Patriot, 1993-06-05, p. B1.
- ^ "Two crowns placed on York County heads Kirstin Deliz Border of Glen Rock is selected as 1994's Miss Pennsylvania", York Daily Record, 1993-05-23, p. 01.
- ^ Associated Press. "Miss Pa. states pageant's case", The Harrisburg Patriot, 1993-06-23, p. B7.
- ^ Associated Press. "Miss Pennsylvania picked", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1992-06-15, p. C2.
- ^ Associated Press. "Luzerne County woman named Miss Pennsylvania", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1991-06-16, p. B8.
- ^ Associated Press. "Easton woman wins crown as 1990 Miss Pennsylvania", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1990-06-17, p. A18.
- ^ Associated Press (1990-09-05). Miss Pennsylvania ranks in top 10. Press release.
- ^ "Miss Texas wins Fruit of the Loom Quality of Life Award", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1990-09-09, p. A2.
- ^ Associated Press. "Easton woman wins state pageant crown", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1989-06-18, p. B1.
- ^ Associated Press. "Miss Bedford takes state crown \ Greater Harrisburg entrant is fourth runner-up", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1988-06-12, p. B1.
- ^ Associated Press. "Upstate woman wins Miss Pennsylvania title", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1987-06-14, p. B1.
[edit] External links
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| Miss America Miss Pennsylvania |
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| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA |
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