Miss Indiana
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Indiana USA.
Gabrielle Reed, Miss Indiana 2010
Nicole Pollard, Miss Indiana 2009
Megan Meadors, Miss Indiana 2008
Katie Stam, Miss Indiana 2008 and Miss America 2009
Nicole Rash, Miss Indiana 2007
The Miss Indiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss America pageant.
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Audra Casterline | Fishers | 23 | Miss Hoosier Heartland | Vocal "Over the Rainbow" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 | |
| 2013 | Terrin Thomas | Auburn | 21 | Miss Indiana University | Vocal "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love" | Semi-finalist at Miss Indiana Teen USA 2011 | ||
| 2012 | MerrieBeth Cox | Roselle, IL | 22 | Miss Duneland | Baton Twirling "Sparkling Diamonds" | Top 12 | Miss Illinois's Outstanding Teen 2007, Eligible to be Miss Indiana as a student at Purdue University | |
| 2011 | Jackie Jerlecki[1] | Goshen | 22 | Miss Duneland | Vocal "Take Me to the World" from Evening Primrose | |||
| 2010 | Gabrielle Reed | Bloomington | 22 | Miss Southern Heartland | Vocal "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 2009 | Nicole Pollard | Lafayette | 23 | Miss Duneland | Broadway Vocal "And This Is My Beloved" | Top 15 | Indiana's Junior Miss 2004 | |
| 2008 | Megan Meadors | Auburn | 22 | Miss Pride of Indiana | Vocal | Placed 6th at the Miss Indiana 2008, Assumed the title after Katie Stam became Miss America, Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005, Later cheerleader for the Indianapolis Colts (2010-present)[2] | ||
| Katie Stam | Seymour | 22 | Miss Duneland | Vocal "Via Dolorosa" | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Kentuckiana Teen 2002, Indiana's Junior Miss 2005, 2nd runner-up at America's Junior Miss 2005, Received a "golden sash" and was voted into the top 15 by the American viewing public | |
| 2007 | Nicole Rash | Plymouth | 23 | Miss Ball State University | Vocal "Bandito" | 1st runner-up | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2006 | |
| 2006 | Betsy Uschkrat | Bloomington | 24 | Miss Indiana University | Classical Vocal "Quando Me'n Vo'" | Quality of Life Finalist | ||
| 2005 | Susan Guilkey | Noblesville | 22 | Miss North Central | Vocal "I, Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha | |||
| 2004 | Sarah Wiley | Carmel | 24 | Miss Wabash Valley | Vocal "What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Top 10 (2002) & Contestant (2003) at National Sweetheart | |
| 2003 | Bryn Chapman | Indianapolis | 21 | Miss South Central | Vocal "Home" from Phantom | Top 10 | 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2002 as Miss Kentucky | |
| 2002 | Tangra Riggle | West Lafayette | 21 | Miss North Central | Vocal "God Bless America" | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 2001 | Allison Hatcher | Evansville | 24 | Miss North Central | Classical Piano "Prelude in G Minor" | Top 20 | ||
| 2000 | Betsy Bobel | Peru | 23 | Miss Duneland | Gymnastics "In the Mood" | Sister of Miss Indiana USA 2006 Bridget Bobel | ||
| 1999 | Kelly Lloyd | Indianapolis | 22 | Miss North Central | Jazz Dance "Jump, Jive an' Wail" | Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award | Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 and 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1993, Miss Indiana USA 2002 and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2002, 2nd runner-up at National Sweetheart 1998, Current director of operations for the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants[3] | |
| 1998 | Julianne Hackney | Vincennes | 20 | Miss Northwest Territory | Vocal "My Man" | Top 10 | Indiana's Junior Miss 1996, Top 10 at National Sweetheart 1997 | |
| 1997 | Sara Engerman | Kendallville | 19 | Miss Limberlost | Tap Dance "Shout And Feel It" | |||
| 1996 | Shani Nielsen | New Albany | 24 | Miss Harvest Homecoming | Vocal "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award, Bernie Wayne Talent Award | |
| 1995 | Becky Gray | Indianapolis | 23 | Miss North Central | Piano | |||
| 1994 | Tiffany Storm | Bloomington | 24 | Miss Capital City | Dramatic Vocal "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Bernie Wayne Talent Award | |
| 1993 | Dayna Brewer | New Albany | 22 | Miss Capital City | Vocal "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel | |||
| 1992 | Shelli Yoder | Shipshewana | 24 | Miss Elkhart | Vocal "This Is the Moment" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award (tie) | Is currently running for US Congress |
| 1991 | Kari Hipsher | Wabash | 23 | Miss Huntington | Ballet en Pointe | |||
| 1990 | Brenda Bassett | Kokomo | 21 | Miss Kokomo | Character Ballet en Pointe | |||
| 1989 | Lisa Williamson | Terre Haute | 26 | Miss Hoosier Hills | Classical Vocal "The Doll Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann | |||
| 1988 | Joni McMechan | Liberty | 21 | Miss Central Indiana | Semi-classical Vocal Medley | Toured with the 1989 Miss America Department of Defense USO Show | ||
| 1987 | Sheila Stephen | Unionville | 23 | Miss Hoosier Hills | Country Vocal "Only You" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1986 | Susan Sailor | Elkhart | 20 | Miss Elkhart | Piano Solo | |||
| 1985 | Laurie Broderick | Elkhart | 21 | Miss Elkhart | Dance / Twirl Batons to a medley of songs | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Toured with 1986 Miss America Gillette Show Troupe |
| 1984 | Cynthia Yantis | Fort Wayne | 23 | Miss Fort Wayne | Popular Vocal "City Lights" | |||
| 1983 | Teri Schultz | Bloomington | 21 | Miss Hoosier Hills | Ballet "Sylvia" | |||
| 1982 | Ilona Conway | Bunker Hill | 25 | Miss Hoosier Hills | Popular Vocal "Mister Melody" | |||
| 1981 | Pam Carlberg | Bourbon | 21 | Miss Plymouth | Accordion Medley "Sabre Dance" & "Ritual Fire Dance" | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1980 | Teri Kardatzke | Anderson | 19 | Miss Anderson | Semi-classical Vocal "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" | |||
| 1979 | Rickee Farrell | Valparaiso | 18 | Miss North Central | Acrobatic Dance "Sweet Charity" | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1978 | Terry Kaiser | Etna Green | 22 | Miss Plymouth | Modern Dance "Schubert's Unfinished Symphony" | |||
| 1977 | Barbara Mougin | Bremen | 24 | Miss Plymouth | Modern Dance "Theme from Summer of '42" | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1976 | Tamara Trittschuh | Plainfield | 21 | Miss Monroe County | Piano Solo "Brahms' Rhapsody No. 2" | |||
| 1975 | Cyndi Legler | Fort Wayne | 21 | Miss Mid-Central | Classical Ballet "Dawn" from Coppélia | Top 10 | Contestant at National Sweetheart 1974 | |
| 1974 | Penny Tichenor | Owensville | 21 | Miss Evansville Freedom Festival | Vocal "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret | Top 10 | ||
| 1973 | Karen Rogers | Indianapolis | 22 | Miss Indiana Central College | Popular Vocal "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | |||
| 1972 | Rebecca Graham | Indianapolis | 23 | Miss South Central | Gymnastics Dance | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe |
| 1971 | Pat Patterson | Gary | 22 | Miss Gary | Vocal "My Funny Valentine" | Special Talent Award | First African-American Miss Indiana, Had a career as a recording artist under the name "Kellee Patterson" | |
| 1970 | Debbie May | Remington | 21 | Miss Indianapolis | Semi-classical Vocal "The Impossible Dream" | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1969 | Jill Jackson | Anderson | 18 | Miss Anderson | Vocal / Dance "Much More" from The Fantasticks | |||
| 1968 | Kit Field | Indianapolis | 21 | Miss Indianapolis | Vocal "Why Was I Born?" | 4th runner-up | Featured performer at Miss America 1969 | |
| 1967 | Mary Haglund | Indianapolis | 19 | Miss Butler University | Figure Skating "Swan Lake" & "The Shadow of Your Smile" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1966 | Jane Ann Rutledge | Vincennes | 19 | Miss Indiana University | Piano Solo "Gershwin Medley" | |||
| 1965 | Eileen Smith | Indianapolis | 18 | Miss Indianapolis | Vocal Medley "The Sound of Music" & "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Featured Performer at Miss America 1966 telecast |
| 1964 | Sandra Miller | Bedford | 20 | Miss Bedford | Popular Vocal | |||
| 1963 | Marsha Pinkstaff | Crawfordsville | Miss Butler University | Dramatic Reading | ||||
| 1962 | Julia Flaningan | Lebanon | 20 | Miss Butler University | Popular Vocal | |||
| 1961 | Kathleen Burke | Terre Haute | 18 | Miss Indiana State Teachers College | Musical Monologue & Fashion Show | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1960 | Tommye Glaze | Culver | 21 | Miss Plymouth | Classical Vocal "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1959 | Barbara Kummer | Valparaiso | 20 | Miss Valparaiso University | Impersonations of Various Television Personalities | |||
| 1958 | Anita Hursh | Goshen | Miss Goshen | Piano "Polonaise" by Frédéric Chopin | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |||
| 1957 | Gloria Rupprecht | Valparaiso | Miss Valparaiso University | Vocal / Comedy Skit "My Hero" | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| 1956 | Mary McNulty | Fort Wayne | 22 | Miss Fort Wayne | Soft Shoe Dance "Singin' in the Rain" | |||
| 1955 | Carolyn Turner | Indianapolis | Miss Indianapolis | Chalk Talk & Poetry | ||||
| 1954 | Sue Eaton | Monticello | Miss Indianapolis | Art/Photo Display & Hula | ||||
| 1953 | Violet Wratich | East Chicago | Miss East Chicago | Vocal | ||||
| 1952 | Ann Garnier | Indianapolis | Miss Indianapolis | Classical Vocal "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1951 | Carol Mitchell | Rochester | Miss Rochester | Chalk Talk & Marionette Exhibition | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1950 | Pat Berry | Indianapolis | Miss Monticello | Vocal "I'm Falling In Love With Someone" from Naughty Marietta | ||||
| 1949 | Patricia Cunningham | Peru | Miss Monticello | Water Ballet | Original winner, Fay Suter, was disqualified for having competed in two local pageants that same year which at the time was against the rules.[4] | |||
| 1948 | Patti Grubbs | Gary | Vocal "When You Are Away" | |||||
| 1947 | Beverly Trenary | Gary | Vocal "I'll Close My Eyes" | |||||
| 1946 | Lois Chitwood | Helmsburg | Miss Indiana University | Piano & Speech | ||||
| 1945 | Betty Lockyear | Evansville | Vocal "Indian Love Call" | |||||
| 1941 | Alice Ullery | Evansville | Modeling | |||||
| 1940 | Carolyn Akin | Evansville | Tap Dance | |||||
| 1938 | Helen Emly | Letts | Miss Letts | Top 15 | Rosemary White competed as Miss Indianapolis. | |||
| 1933 | Mary Frances Lininger | Won the title of Miss Indiana but chose to get married rather than compete at Miss America | ||||||
| 1927 | Hilda Koch | South Bend | Miss South Bend | Also representing Indiana were: Anne Howe, Miss Hammond, who placed as a Finalist; Anna May Owens, Miss Gary and Vera Haspal, Miss Terre Haute | ||||
| 1926 | No Miss Indiana | A Miss Indianapolis competed but her name is not known. | ||||||
| 1922 | No Miss Indiana | Thelma Blossom competed as Miss Indianapolis. | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Goshen's Jackie Jerlecki Miss Indiana". Goshen News. June 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts: Megan M.". Indianapolis Colts. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ "Staff". Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Beauty Contestant Is Disqualified". Kentucky New Era. Sep 3, 1949.
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