Miss District of Columbia

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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss District of Columbia USA

Kate Michael, Miss District of Columbia 2006

The Miss District of Columbia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss America pageant. The District has twice won the title of Miss America.

The District of Columbia pageant, which was suspended for some years during the 1990s, is unusual in that many winners come from outside the district. Women are eligible to compete for the title if they attend school, work or are ordinarily resident in the District, and many students who have won the title come from out-of-state.

[edit] Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2007	Shayna Rudd	Washington		Non-finalist Talent Award
2006	Kate Michael	Washington			Named "The Most Beautiful Person on Capitol Hill" in July, 2005 by The Hill. Second runner-up in 2008 Miss District of Columbia USA pageant
2005	Shannon Schambeau	Washington	4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit	Married (2007) to Washington Nationals' pitcher John Patterson. First runner-up in 2007 Miss District of Columbia USA pageant, 2nd runner up at National Sweetheart 2004 as Miss Florida
2004	Therese Lizardo	Watchung, New Jersey
2003	Lisa Ferris	Portland, Oregon
2002	Sarah-Elizabeth Langford	Atlanta, Georgia			Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2005
2001	Marshawn Evans	Arlington, Virginia	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Interview Award	Contestant on The Apprentice 4
2000	Rashida Jolley	Washington
1999	Toyia Taylor	Washington		Non-finalist Talent Award
1998	Nicole Messina	Waterford, New Jersey	Top 10 Finalist	Preliminary Talent
1997	Sonya Gavankar	Joliet, Illinois
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1989	Donya Rose	Washington
1988	Patricia Morrin	Washington
1987	Cheryl Chapman	Arlington, Virginia
1986	Karen Watson	Arlington, Virginia
1985	Cherie Ward	Adelphi, Maryland
1984	Desiree Keating	Silver Spring, Maryland			Future Miss District of Columbia USA 1986
...
1963	Rosanne Tueller	McLean, Virginia	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award	Featured Performer on the 1964 Miss America Pageant telecast
1962	Ann Verner	Arlington, Virginia
1961	Scarlett Shinault	Silver Spring, Maryland		Non-finalist Talent Award
1960	Ruth Rea	Chevy Chase, Maryland	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1959	Virginia Pailes	Hyattsville, Maryland		Preliminary Talent Award
1958	Lee Berkow
1957	June Cook
1956	Margo Lucey		1st runner-up		Backstoke Champion of Egypt - 1951. First female drum major, Sherwood High School Marching Band - 1954.
1955	Judith Dunkle
1954	Linda Weisbrod		Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent Award
1953	Helen Smith				voted Miss Congeniality (tie)
1952	Iris Fitch			Preliminary Talent Award
1951	June Klein
1950	Sandra Stahl		Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent Award
1949	Mary Hayes
1948	Joann Miller
1947	Margaret Wilson
1946	Jeanne Carlson
1945	Dorothy Powell		Semi-finalist
1944	Venus Ramey		Winner	Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1943	Dixie Rafter		4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1942	Marilyn Makin
1941	Jean Cavanaugh		2nd runner-up
1940	Catherine Howe			Preliminary Talent Award
1939	Evelyn Foster
1938	Dorothy Parker		Semi-finalist		Her photo appears on the wall of the District Chophouse, 509 7th Street, NW
1937	Helen Greene
1936	Shirley Schwartz
1935	Helen Clum		Semi-finalist
1933	Rita Burns
1927	Gladys Cookman
1926	Marjorie Joesting
1925	Abbie Eagan
1924	Helen Sweeney
1923	Lorraine Bunch
1922	Ina Reed
1921	Margaret Gorman		Winner	Also first Miss America