| Year |
Name |
Hometown |
Age |
Local Title |
Miss America Talent |
Placement at Miss America |
Special scholarships at Miss America |
Notes |
| 2011 |
Elizabeth Wertenberger[1] |
Dundee |
22 |
Miss Southwest |
Dance |
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| 2010 |
Katie Lynn LaRoche |
Bay City |
23 |
Miss Capital City |
Contemporary Dance "Calls Me Home" |
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Quality of Life Award, Miss Congeniality |
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 |
| 2009 |
Nicole Blaszczyk |
Novi |
22 |
Miss Wayne County |
Lyrical Dance "Lifetime" |
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Preliminary Talent Award & Non-Finalist Talent Award |
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| 2008 |
Ashlee Baracy[2] |
Westland |
23 |
Miss Wayne County |
Jazz Dance |
Top 10 at Miss America 2009 |
1st runner-up Quality of Life Award |
1st runner-up to National Sweetheart 2007; Former Michigan's Junior Miss 2003; Top Ten Finalist and Overall Fitness Winner at America's Junior Miss 2003; Miss Michigan Preliminary Swimsuit Award 2008; Miss America 2008 Academic Scholarship |
| 2007 |
Gina Valo |
Ann Arbor |
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Miss West Michigan |
Fiddle |
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1st runner-up to Miss Michigan 2007; Assumed title after Kirsten Haglund won the Miss America title; 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart 2006; Miss Michigan Preliminary Talent Award 2007 |
| Kirsten Haglund |
Farmington Hills |
19 |
Miss Oakland County |
Vocal "Over the Rainbow" |
Winner - Miss America 2008 |
Preliminary Swimsuit |
Granddaughter of Miss Detroit 1944 |
| 2006 |
Angela Corsi |
Farmington Hills |
24 |
Miss Heart of Michigan |
Contemporary Dance en Pointe "Sway" |
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4th runner-up (2004) & 3rd runner-up (2005) at National Sweetheart; Miss Michigan Preliminary Talent and Swimsuit Award 2006 |
| 2005 |
Octavia Reese |
Detroit |
23 |
Miss Wayne County |
Cello "Fuego" |
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| 2004 |
Kelli Talicska |
Auburn |
24 |
Miss Kalamazoo County |
Vocal "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera |
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Contestant at National Sweetheart 2003 |
| 2003 |
Madonna K. Emond |
Livonia |
22 |
Miss Great Lakes |
Jazz Dance "On Broadway" |
Top 15 Quarter-finalist |
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3rd runner-up (2001) & Winner (2002) at National Sweetheart |
| 2002 |
Erin Moss |
Stevensville |
21 |
Miss Southwest Michigan |
Flute "Riverdance" |
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| 2001 |
Stacy Essebaggers |
Whitehall |
21 |
Miss Great Lakes |
Clogging "Medley from Moulin Rouge!" |
Top 10 Semi-finalist |
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| 2000 |
Che'vonne Burton |
Detroit |
18 |
Miss Redford Township |
Vocal Medley "This Can't Be Love" & Almost Like Being in Love" |
Top 10 Semi-finalist |
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previously was Miss Michigan Teen USA 1997 |
| 1999 |
Audrie Chernauckas |
Livonia |
23 |
Miss Redford Township |
Ballet en Pointe "Medley from Titanic" |
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| 1998 |
Laura Frances Welling |
Livonia |
23 |
Miss Washtenaw |
Gymnastic Dance "Jurassic Park" |
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| 1997 |
Kimberly Stec |
Rochester |
22 |
Miss Washtenaw |
Jazz Dance "Step by Step" |
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| 1996 |
Jennifer Lynn Drayton |
Saginaw |
22 |
Miss Great Lakes |
Classical Piano "Sonata Appassionata" |
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| 1995 |
Coni Lyn Hull Sullivan |
Jackson |
23 |
Miss Redford Township |
Vocal "Half a Moment" from Jeeves |
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| 1994 |
Maria Malay Kamara |
Zeeland |
24 |
Miss Heart of Michigan |
Classical Vocal "Sempre Libera" from La Traviata |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1993 |
Stacey Gail Heisler |
Livonia |
23 |
Miss Great Lakes |
Violin Solo |
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1st runner-up Quality of Life Award |
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| 1992 |
Terri Sue Liford |
Monroe |
24 |
Miss Monroe County |
Popular Vocal "Only You" |
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2nd runner-up Quality of Life Award |
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| 1991 |
Sandra Kay Metiva |
Saginaw |
25 |
Miss Northern Michigan |
Vocal "Amazing Grace" |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1990 |
Victoria Lynn Fair |
Jackson |
21 |
Miss Jackson County |
Classical Vocal "Habanera" |
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| 1989 |
Margaret Jan McIntyre |
Monroe |
24 |
Miss Monroe County |
Ballet "Carmen" |
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| 1988 |
Krista Ann Blomgren |
Livonia |
22 |
Miss Heart of Michigan |
Oboe |
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| 1987 |
Melanie Ester Churella |
Farmington Hills |
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Miss Farmington |
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Successor to crown |
| Kaye Lani Rae Rafko |
Monroe |
24 |
Miss Monroe County |
Hawaiian-Tahitian Dance |
Winner - Miss America 1988 |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award |
|
| 1986 |
Kelly Lynn Garver |
Farmington Hills |
23 |
Miss Farmington |
Fiddle Medley "Orange Blossom Special" & "New Country" |
3rd runner-up |
Preliminary Talent Award |
Toured with the 1987 Gillette Miss America Show Troupe |
| 1985 |
Alecia Rae Masalkoski |
Muskegon |
23 |
Miss Muskegon County |
Karate Kata |
Top 10 Semi-finalist |
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Future Miss Indiana USA 1987 |
| 1984 |
Barbara Jean Crandall |
Lawrence |
21 |
Miss Southwest Michigan |
Ventriloquism "Auctioneer's Song" |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1983 |
Denise Gehman |
Waterford |
20 |
Miss West Bloomfield |
Vocal Medley "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" & "Show Me" from My Fair Lady |
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| 1982 |
Kathy Pennington |
Jackson |
25 |
Miss Heart of Michigan |
Vocal "God Bless the Child" |
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| 1981 |
Gwen Brown Dickerson |
Ishpeming |
22 |
Miss Ishpeming |
Dramatic Presentation of Original Writing "Memory of Grandmother" |
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| 1980 |
Heidi Hepler |
Livonia |
24 |
Miss Livonia |
Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song" |
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| 1979 |
Bethany Wright |
Saginaw |
19 |
Miss Saginaw |
Vocal "The Music and the Mirror" from A Chorus Line |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1978 |
Suzanne M. Schemm |
Essexville |
21 |
Miss Van Buren County |
Vocal / Dance "All That Jazz" |
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Toured with Miss America USO Troupe |
| 1977 |
Holly Schmidt |
Farmington Hills |
18 |
Miss Farmington |
Piano Solo "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" |
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| 1976 |
Diane Hansen |
Berrien Center |
23 |
Miss Southwest Michigan |
Piano Medley "America," "Dixie" & "Yankee Doodle" |
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| 1975 |
Julie Beckers |
Allegan |
18 |
Miss Allegan County |
Dance & Speech "Zarathustra" |
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| 1974 |
Susan Short Shain |
Kalamazoo |
24 |
Miss Heart of Michigan |
Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It" |
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| 1973 |
Sherry Agnello Colby |
St. Clair Shores |
19 |
Miss St. Clair Shores |
Vocal "I'd Rather Be Blue" |
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| 1972 |
Terri Cousino Oros |
Erie |
19 |
Miss Monroe County |
Vocal "How Can I Wait?" |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1971 |
Linda Susan Kish |
Allen Park |
19 |
Miss Taylor |
Vocal "As Long as He Needs Me" |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1970 |
Ginger Meyers Robinson |
Lincoln Park |
21 |
Miss Ann Arbor |
Vocal "Wicked Man" |
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| 1969 |
Sandra Gillespie Bograkos |
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Miss Michigan State University |
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Successor to crown |
| Pamela Eldred |
Birmingham |
21 |
Miss Detroit |
Ballet "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" |
Winner |
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| 1968 |
Darlene Kurant Follett |
Muskegon |
19 |
Miss Muskegon |
Vocal "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" |
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| 1967 |
Toni Jo Abbenante Farmer |
East Grand Rapids |
19 |
Miss Michigan Junior College |
Dramatic Reading "Then You'll Remember Me" by Grace Atkinson |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1966 |
Nancy Ackert |
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Miss Battle Creek |
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Gayle Chancey of Dearborn was crowned Miss Michigan but was disqualified prior to Miss America and was replaced by Ackert who received the news while in Hoopeston, Illinois competing at the National Sweetheart Pageant |
| 1965 |
Esther Lynne Smith |
Portage |
19 |
Miss Western Michigan University |
Classical Vocal |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1964 |
Sarah Jane Noble |
East Lansing |
18 |
Miss East Lansing |
Free Exercise Routine |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1963 |
Kathleen McLaughlin Kostomo |
Ishpeming |
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Miss Upper Michigan |
Dramatic Presentation |
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| 1962 |
Carole van Valin Chirgwin |
Roscommon |
18 |
Miss Roscommon |
Dramatic Reading "Joe's Pal" |
Top 10 Semi-finalist |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award |
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| 1961 |
Karen Southway Dewert |
Wyoming |
18 |
Miss Wyoming |
Vocal "Someone to Watch Over Me" |
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| 1960 |
Donna Sheppard Kickert |
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Miss Dowagiac |
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Successor to crown |
| Nancy Fleming |
Montague |
18 |
Miss White Lake |
Presentation of Dress Design |
Winner |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award |
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| 1959 |
Ann Penelope Marston |
Wyandotte |
21 |
Miss Detroit |
Archery Demonstration |
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Preliminary Talent Award |
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| 1958 |
Patience Pierce Panski |
Detroit |
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Miss Detroit |
Drama "Meet Christobel" |
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| 1957 |
Valerie Strong Agresta |
Williamsburg |
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Miss Williamsburg |
Piano |
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| 1956 |
Shirley Swanson Fordham |
Muskegon |
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Miss Muskegon |
Monologue |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| 1955 |
Margaret Devereaux |
Howell |
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Miss Howell |
Piano "Flight of the Bumblebee" |
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| 1954 |
Janice Somers Jonson |
Lansing |
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Miss Lansing |
Vocal "You Made me Love You" |
Semi-finalist |
Preliminary Talent Award |
Assumed the title after pageant officials reviewed the ballots and determined there was "an unusual pattern" in the judging. The ballots were reviewed because the winner, Delores Susin, was such a surprise the audience left in protest during her crowning. |
| 1953 |
Velva I. Robbins |
Dowagiac |
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Miss Dowagiac |
Speech "Education" |
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| 1952 |
Karol Dragomir Palmer |
Benton Harbor |
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Miss Benton Harbor |
Vocal "I'll Walk Alone" |
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Placed 11th |
| 1951 |
Delores N. Berruezo |
St. Clair Shores |
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Miss St. Clair Shores |
Dance |
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| 1950 |
Bette Lou Pittman |
Owosso |
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Miss Owosso |
Monologue "I Like Americans" |
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| 1949 |
Delores J. Motter |
Dearborn |
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Miss Dearborn |
Ceramic Exhibition & Piano |
Semi-finalist |
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| 1948 |
Linda Carroll |
Grand Rapids |
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Miss Grand Rapids |
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| Doris Evelyn Johnson |
Detroit |
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Vocal "Worry, Worry, Worry" |
Semi-finalist |
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competed as Miss Detroit in the Miss America Pageant |
| 1947 |
Peggy J. Ellsworth |
Reed City |
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Miss Reed City |
Vocal "He's Funny That Way" |
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| Jane Rose Foster |
Detroit |
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Vocal My Dream Came True" |
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competed as Miss Detroit in the Miss America Pageant |
| 1946 |
Ruth Lenfestey Menza |
New Baltimore |
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Miss New Baltimore |
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| Constance Liddicoat |
Detroit |
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competed at Miss America as Miss Detroit |
| 1945 |
Therese Mary Sullivan |
Detroit |
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| Barbara Lee Smith |
Detroit |
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competed at Miss America as Miss Detroit |
| 1944 |
Beverly Bennett |
Detroit |
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Vocal "Stormy Weather" |
Semi-finalist |
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| Iora June Victor |
Detroit |
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Vocal "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" |
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*competed as Miss Detroit at Miss America, grandmother of Miss America 2008 |
| 1943 |
Ruby Telfer |
Detroit |
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Miss Detroit |
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| 1942 |
Patricia Hill |
Detroit |
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Miss Detroit |
Comedic Recitation |
2nd runner-up |
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| 1941 |
Gerry Marcoux |
Detroit |
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Miss Detroit |
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Semi-finalist |
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| 1940 |
Monnie Drake |
Detroit |
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Miss Detroit |
Vocal "Bill" |
2nd runner-up |
Preliminary Talent Award |
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| 1939 |
Patricia Donnelly |
Detroit |
18 |
Miss Detroit |
Vocal / Bass Fiddle "To You" & "Ol' Man Mose" |
Winner |
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| 1938 |
Marjorie Jackson |
Detroit |
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competed as "Miss Detroit" in the Miss America pageant |
| 1936 |
June U. Forbes |
Flint |
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competed as Miss Flint in the Miss America pageant |
| 1933 |
Barbara Strand |
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Semi-Finalist |
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| 1929 |
Loraine Budge McVey |
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There was no Miss America Pageant in 1929 |
| 1927 |
No Miss Michigan |
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Charlotte Jane Lowe competed as Miss Battle Creek and finished as a Semi-Finalist. Also representing Michigan were: Ruth Bushroe, Miss Flint; Florence Nina Clement, Miss Kalamazoo; Margherite Straus, Miss Lansing; Margaret Tinney, Miss Pontiac and Charlotte Elaine Bowman, Miss Saginaw |
| 1926 |
No Miss Michigan |
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Joyce Jean Hurd competed as Miss Lansing and was a Finalist. Also representing Michigan were Gertrude Fisher, Miss Battle Creek and Ruth Mae Fowler, Miss Detroit. |
| 1925 |
No Miss Michigan |
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Jane Porter competed as Miss Detroit and was a Finalist in the Miss America pageant. Margherita Strang competed as Miss Lansing. |
| 1922 |
No Miss Michigan |
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Beth Madsen competed as Miss Detroit |