Miss New York
Formation | 1921 |
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Type | Scholarship pageant |
Headquarters | Staten Island |
Location | |
Membership | Miss America |
Website | Miss New York official website |
The Miss New York competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America pageant. Miss New York has won the Miss America crown six times (and is the first state to produce winners three years in a row):
- Bess Myerson (1945, first Jewish American Miss America, competed as Miss New York City)
- Tawny Godin (Tawny Little) (1976)
- Vanessa Williams (1984, first African American Miss America)
- Mallory Hagan (2013)
- Nina Davuluri (2014, first Indian American Miss America)
- Kira Kazantsev (2015)
Gabrielle Walter of Amherst was crowned Miss New York 2017 on May 28, 2017 at St. George Theatre in Staten Island, New York. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2018 on September 10, 2017 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Results summary
The year in brackets indicates the year of the Miss America competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
- Miss Americas: Bess Myerson (1945), Tawny Godin (1976), Vanessa Williams (1984), Mallory Hagan (2013), Nina Davuluri (2014), Kira Kazantsev (2015)
- 1st runners-up: Florence Meyers (1933), Joan Kaible (1954), Marisol Montalvo (1992)
- 2nd runners-up: Kaitlin Monte (2012), Camille Sims (2017)
- 3rd runners-up: Lillian O'Donnell (1941), Milena Mae Miller (1943), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009)
- 4th runners-up: Sonja Anderson (1977), Andrea Plummer (2002)
- Top 10: Annyse Sherman (1942), Joan Kayne (1953), Bonnie Jo Marquis (1960), Patricia Burmeister (1969), Linda Trybus (1970), Katherine Karlsrud (1971), Kelli Krull (1980), Cheryl Flanagan (1981), Suzanne Alexander (1982), Mary-Ann Farrell (1985), Helen Goldsby (1996), Tiffany Walker (2003), Christina Ellington (2005)
- Top 12: Renee Vera Hall (1935), Betty Jo Dazey (1944), Claire Buffie (2011)
- Top 15: Elissa Winston (1938), Barbara Beach (1938), Clare E. Foley (1939), Grace DeWitt (1941), Raven Malone (1947), Connie Inge Ronde (1948), Loreen Osgood (1949)
- Top 16: Helen Fleiss (1937), Grace Travis (1937), Evelyn Raye (1937), Violet Mellar (1946), Eileen Henry (1946), Phyllis Battleson (1951)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Swimsuit: Bess Myerson (1945), Bonnie Jo Marquis (1960), Vanessa Williams (1984), Tiffany Walker (2003), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009), Alyse Zwick (2010), Kaitlin Monte (2012)
- Preliminary Talent: Marion Mossell (1942), Bess Myerson (1945) (tie), Heather-Jo Taferner (1955) (tie), Sonja Anderson (1977), Kelli Krull (1980), Cheryl Flanagan (1981), Suzanne Alexander (1982), Vanessa Williams (1984), Mary-Ann Farrell (1985), Marisol Montalvo (1992), Helen Goldsby (1996)
Non-finalist awards
- Non-finalist Talent: Barbara Gloede (1964), Julie Just (1965), Kari Pedersen (1968), Eileen Clark (1983), Jill Privateer (1986), Mia Seminoff (1989), Lisa Marie Molella (1990), Ingrid Olsen (1993), Brandi Burkhardt (2000), Bethlene Pancoast (2007)
Other awards
- Miss Congeniality: Violet Meller (1946), Susan Jane Talbert (1961)
- America's Choice: Claire Buffie (2011)
- Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Katherine Karlsrud (1971)
- Quality of Life Award Finalists: Kaitlin Monte (2012)
Winners
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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2017 | Gabrielle Walter[1] | Amherst | 24 | Miss Western New York | Vocal | TBD | TBD | Studying to be an attorney at the University of Buffalo School of Law[1] |
2016 | Camille Sims | Ithaca | 23 | Miss Pride of New York | Vocal "Sway" | 2nd Runner-up | Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2010 and 2RU at Miss America's Outstanding Teen. 4RU to Betty Cantrell at Miss Georgia 2015. | |
2015 | Jamie Lynn Macchia | Eltingville | 23 | Miss Greater New York | Lyrical Dance "I Was Here" by Beyoncé | 1st runner up at National Sweetheart 2014 | ||
2014 | Jillian Tapper | 23 | Miss Southern Tier | N/A | N/A | 3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2014, Assumed title when Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America 2015 title | ||
Kira Kazantsev | Manhattan | 23 | Miss City of New York | Vocal with cup percussion "Happy" by Pharrell Williams | Winner | Threepeat: the third time in a row a Miss New York has won the Miss America title | ||
2013 | Amanda Mason | Manhattan | 24 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Vocal | N/A | N/A |
1st runner-up at Miss New York 2013 Assumed title when Nina Davuluri won the Miss America 2014 title Non-Finalist at Miss New York USA 2016 |
Nina Davuluri | Fayetteville | 24 | Miss Syracuse | Bollywood Fusion Dance "Dhoom Tana" from the film Om Shanti Om | Winner | Back to back wins for Miss New York, First Indian American winner of the Miss America contest and first to perform a Bollywood dance on the Miss America stage, Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006 and 1st runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 | ||
2012 | Shannon Oliver | Manhattan | 25 | Miss Metropolitan | Operatic Vocal | N/A | N/A | Assumed title when Mallory Hagan won the Miss America 2013 title |
Mallory Hagan | Brooklyn | 23 | Miss New York City | Tap Dance "Get Up Offa That Thing" | Winner | Shannon Oliver assumed title when Mallory won Miss America 2013,[2] Originally from Opelika, Alabama | ||
2011 | Kaitlin Monte[3] | Pittsford | 22 | Miss Southern New York | Vocal "Disneyland" from Smile | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Quality of Life Award Finalist | 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2008 as Miss Florida |
2010 | Claire Buffie[4] | New York City | 24 | Miss Southeast New York | Jazz Dance "Bye Bye Blackbird" | Top 12 | America's Choice | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 as Miss Indiana Was selected as one of two "America's Choice" finalists voted into the top 15 at Miss America by the public |
2009 | Alyse Zwick | Scarsdale | 23 | Miss Westchester County | Ballet en Pointe | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 | |
2008 | Leigh-Taylor Smith | New York City | 22 | Miss Brooklyn | Vocal "Say the Word" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | 3rd runner-up at Miss Virginia 2006 & 2007 |
2007 | Elisabeth Baldanza | Oneonta | 23 | Miss Empire Rose | Contemporary Ballet "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime | Featured in "Two Dancers" exhibit at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga, NY. On reality TV show "Miss America Reality Check" on TLC. | ||
2006 | Bethlene Pancoast | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Heart of New York | A cappella Tap Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Pennsylvania's Junior Miss 2000 | |
2005 | Kandice Pelletier | New York City | 24 | Miss Greater New York City | Musical Theatre Dance "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild Party | National Sweetheart 2003 as Miss Georgia, Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 with fellow Miss America contestant Dustin-Leigh Konzelman (Miss California) | ||
2004 | Christina Ellington | New York City | 22 | Miss Southern New York | Classical Vocal "My Man's Gone Now" | Top 10 | Miss Teen Connecticut America 2001 and 1st runner-up at Miss Teen America 2001, 4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2003 | |
2003 | Jessica Lynch | New York City | 24 | Miss New York City | Jazz Dance en Pointe "America" | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2002 | ||
2002 | Tiffany Walker | Brooklyn | 22 | Miss New York City | Interpretive Modern Dance "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
2001 | Andrea Plummer | New York City | 23 | Miss New York City | Ballet en Pointe "Forrest Gump Suite" | 4th runner-up | America's Junior Miss 1996 representing Tennessee | |
2000 | Kelly Falgiano | Lancaster | 21 | Miss Amherst | Classical Piano "Sonata Pathétique" | |||
1999 | Brandi Burkhardt | Pasadena, Maryland | 20 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & Hyde | Non-finalist Talent Award | Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997 | |
1998 | Deana Herrera | Staten Island | 20 | Miss Staten Island | Jazz Dance "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." from Damn Yankees | |||
1997 | Lisa Esler | Northville | 21 | Miss Fulton County | Vocal "Memory" | |||
1996 | Tammy Harris | Williamstown | 24 | Miss Oswego County | Dance "O Fortuna" | |||
1995 | Sunita Param | Buffalo | Miss Buffalo | Starred in American Desi, Miss Match, several national commercials | ||||
Helen Goldsby | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Orange County | Classical Vocal "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Title removed by pageant officials[5] | |
1994 | Dione Lee Robinson | Gansevoort | 21 | Miss Capital Region | Dramatic Monologue | |||
1993 | Marcia Cillan | New York City | 23 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal "I Am Changing" | |||
1992 | Ingrid Olsen | Port Jefferson | 22 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Classical Vocal "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1991 | Marisol Montalvo | Holbrook | 23 | Miss Long Island | Classical Vocal "Tu che di gel sei cinta" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Currently singing leading soprano roles in major European opera houses |
1990 | Maryalice Demler | Buffalo | 26 | Miss Buffalo | Dramatic Soliloquy "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" from The King and I | Currently evening news anchor for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo | ||
1989 | Lisa Marie Molella | Millbrook | 24 | Miss Dutchess County | Vocal Medley "That's Life" & "But the World Goes 'Round" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Aunt of Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011 Lauren Molella, Sister-in-law of Miss Massachusetts 1983 & National Sweetheart 1982 Holly Mayer[6] | |
1988 | Mia Seminoff | New York City | 23 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Ballet en Pointe "La Esmeralda" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1987 | Alice Knisley | Staten Island | 21 | Miss Metropolitan New York City | Vocal Medley | |||
1986 | Dawan McPeak | New York City | 25 | Miss Metropolitan New York City | Gymnastics Dance | Actress/model in Dallas: website: dawanmazzu.com; Mrs. Texas 2001 | ||
1985 | Jill Privateer | Fredonia | 21 | Miss Buffalo | Vocal "Shine On, Harvest Moon" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with 1986 Miss America Gillette Show Troupe | |
1984 | Mary-Ann Farrell | New York City | 22 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Piano "Danzas Argentinas" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Sister of Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell, and Miss Illinois 1992, Kathleen Farrell |
1983 | Melissa Manning | 26 | Miss Westchester County | Successor to crown | ||||
Vanessa Williams | Millwood | 20 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Popular Vocal "Happy Days Are Here Again" | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | First African American Miss America, Resigned on 23 July 1984 | |
1982 | Eileen Clark | Syracuse | 23 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Classical Vocal "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1981 | Suzanne Alexander | Lyons Falls | 20 | Miss Oneida County | Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | A fourth grade teacher in the Marcelllus school district |
1980 | Cheryl Flanagan | Rochester | 18 | Miss Greater Rochester | Tap Dance "Medley from That's Entertainment, Part II" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
1979 | Kelli Krull | Buffalo | 21 | Miss Niagara Falls | Baton Twirling Exhibition "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Finalist at Miss American Teenager 1975 |
1978 | Paula Pope | Lockport | 21 | Miss Greater Colonie | Piano Solo "Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto" | |||
1977 | Lesly Braun | Pelham Manor | 23 | Miss Staten Island | Flute Medley "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke" | |||
1976 | Sonja Anderson | New York City | 25 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal "And This Is My Beloved" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Miss New York USA 1975 |
1975 | Mary Hinterberger | 21 | Miss Thousand Islands | Successor to crown | ||||
Tawny Elaine Godin | Yonkers | 18 | Miss Saratoga Springs | Original Piano Composition "Images in Pastels" | Winner | Became Los Angeles news anchor Tawny Little | ||
1974 | Kris Krull | Niagara Falls | 22 | Miss Erie County East | Jazz Dance "Jesus Christ Superstar" | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
1973 | Joann Miller | Cheektowaga | 20 | Miss Erie County East | Jazz Dance | |||
1972 | Judith Keithley | Rochester | 19 | Miss Rochester | Piano "Rhapsody in Blue" | |||
1971 | Elisabeth Condon | Angola | 21 | Miss Niagara Falls | Acro Jazz Ballet "Applause" | |||
1970 | Katherine Karlsrud | Mamaroneck | 18 | Miss Westchester | Harp Solo "Whirlwind" by Carlos Salzedo | Top 10 | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | First Allman Scholarship recipient to graduate from medical school |
1969 | Linda Trybus | Snyder | 20 | Miss Amherst | Song & Dance "Mary Poppins Medley" | Top 10 | ||
1968 | Patricia Burmeister | Portville | 24 | Miss Rochester | Classical Vocal "Où va la jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé | Top 10 | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
1967 | Kari Pedersen | Staten Island | 21 | Miss Staten Island | Classical Vocal "Vissi d'Arte" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1966 | Penelope Donoghue | Yonkers | 22 | Miss Westchester | Modern Dance | |||
1965 | Marlene Butcher | Hamburg | 19 | Miss Dunkirk | Vocal / Dance "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown | |||
1964 | Julie Just | Buffalo | 20 | Miss Tri-County | Popular Vocal "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1963 | Barbara Gloede | Staten Island | Miss Dunkirk-Fredonia | Vocal & Pantomime Variety Act "Guide to World Capitals" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
Marsha Metrinko | New York City | Tap Dance "Just in Time" & "Blues" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1962 | Paula Heins | Le Roy | 19 | Miss Batavia | Vocal "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | |||
Margaret Mary Warncke | Flushing | 22 | Vocal "Mira" from Carnival! | Special Judge's Award | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
1961 | Kathryn Moden | Buffalo | 20 | Miss West Seneca | Dramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's Dream | |||
Maryann Hillyer | New York City | 20 | Vocal "The Song Is You" | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1960 | Susan Talbert | Ogdensburg | 19 | Miss Dunkirk-Fredonia | Dance | Miss Congeniality | ||
1959 | Bonnie Jo Marquis | Huntington | 19 | Vocal / Dance "Whatever Lola Wants" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
Elizabeth Holmes | Malverne | 19 | Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1958 | Miriam Sanderson | Rensselaer | Vocal sung in French "Romberg's Serenade" | |||||
Bette June Piller | New York City | Speech on Art | Competed as Miss New York City | |||||
1957 | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Vocal "True Love" | |||||
Astrid Papamichael | New York City | Vocal | Competed as Miss New York City | |||||
1956 | Lael Jackson | New York City | Specialty Number | Competed as Miss New York City, Was to represent Jacksonville (Florida) at Maid of Cotton 1959 pageant but withdrew due to illness | ||||
1955 | Diana Deutsch | New York City | Art Sketching | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1954 | Heather Taferner | New York City | Classical Vocal "The Indian Bell Song" from Lakme | Preliminary Talent Award (tie) | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
1953 | Jeannine Bowman | Rome | Drama | |||||
Joan Kaible | New York City | Classical Vocal "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci | 1st runner-up | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1952 | Joan St. John | Binghamton | Vocal | |||||
Joan Kayne | New York City | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
1951 | Louise Orlando | Syracuse | Vocal | |||||
Sandy Scott | New York City | Vocal | Competed as Miss New York City | |||||
1950 | Marilyn Reynolds | Syracuse | Vocal "I'll Take Romance" | |||||
Phyllis Battleson | New York City | Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Top 16 | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1949 | Wanda Nalepa | New York City | Speech "Nursing" | |||||
Loreen Osgood | New York City | Piano "The Blue Danube" | Top 15 | Competed as Miss New York City; Mary Collins originally won the title but could not compete at Miss America due to prior contractual obligations | ||||
1948 | M. Yvonne Fix | Niagara Falls | Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | |||||
Connie Inge Ronde | New York City | Dramatic Reading "State of the Union" | Top 15 | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1947 | Carol Fredericks | Harrison | Tap Dance | |||||
Lynn Faune | Brooklyn | Vocal "I Come From Brooklyn" | Competed as Miss Brooklyn | |||||
Raven Malone | New York City | Vocal "Put the Blame on Mame" | Top 15 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
1946 | Violet Meller | White Plains | Recitation "True to the End" | Top 16 | Miss Congeniality | |||
Eileen Henry | New York City | Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan | Top 16 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
1945 | June Jenkins | Elmont | ||||||
Bess Myerson | 21 | Miss New York City (organized by a local radio station)[7] | Piano & Flute "Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor" & "Summertime" | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award (tie) | Competed as Miss New York City, First Jewish American winner of the Miss America contest, Also the first Miss New York to become Miss America | ||
1944 | Bobby MacAdam | Brooklyn | ||||||
Betty Jo Dazey | New York City | Vocal Medley "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star" | Top 12 | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1943 | Milena Miller | New York City | Vocal "I Can't Get Started Without You" | 3rd runner-up | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
1942 | Marion Mosell | Utica | Preliminary Talent Award | |||||
Catherine Victoria Zambon | Competed as Miss Central New York | |||||||
Annyse Sherman | New York City | Vocal "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier | Top 10 | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
1941 | Grace DeWitt | New York City | Top 15 | Competed as Miss New York City | ||||
Lillian O'Donnell | Yonkers | 3rd runner-up | Competed as Miss Westchester County | |||||
1940 | Geraldine Anne Racine | Competed as Miss Eastern New York | ||||||
Constantine Gray | Yonkers | Competed as Miss Westchester County | ||||||
Gloria Elizabeth Sheehan | Buffalo | Competed as Miss Western New York | ||||||
1939 | Marie McDonald (Cora Marie Frye) | Yonkers | Competed as Miss New York State | |||||
Grace M. Reilly | Competed as Miss Coney Island | |||||||
Clare E. Foley | Vocal comedy & dance | Top 15 | Competed as Miss Eastern New York | |||||
Lillian Evelyn Hesser | Annadale | Competed as Miss Staten Island | ||||||
1938 | Elissa Winston | Top 15 | Represented New York as Miss Empire State | |||||
Barbara Beach | Brooklyn | Top 15 | Competed as Miss Brooklyn | |||||
Marion Rosamund | Competed as Miss Long Island | |||||||
Adeline Margaret Shull | Competed as Miss Long Island Sound | |||||||
1937 | Dorothy Armstrong | Whitesboro | Represented New York as Miss Empire State | |||||
Helen Fleiss | The Bronx | Top 16 | Competed as Miss Bronx | |||||
Grace Travis | New York City | Vocal | Top 16 | Preliminary Talent Award | Competed as Miss New York City | |||
Irene Alice Vanderburgh | Watervliet | Competed as Miss Troy | ||||||
Evelyn Raye | New Rochelle | Top 16 | Competed as Miss Westchester County | |||||
Renee Vera Haal | Vocal | Competed as Miss New York State | ||||||
1936 | Susan Georgianna Green | Bolwar | Competed as Miss Western New York | |||||
1935 | Renee Vera Haal | The Bronx | Top 12 | Competed as Miss New York | ||||
Grace Tauss | Brooklyn | Piano | Competed as Miss Brooklyn | |||||
Laura Baker | Poughkeepsie | Competed as Miss Poughkeepsie | ||||||
1933 | Florence Meyers | 19 | 1st runner-up | Elsa Donath was to compete as Miss New York City but withdrew from the competition and alleged that Miss America was not being judged fairly. | ||||
1927 | No Miss New York | Freida Louise Mierse, Miss New York City was a Semi-finalist. Also representing New York were: Kay Armstrong, Miss Buffalo; Laura Belle Cooper, Miss Jamestown; Eva M. Bergman, Miss Watertown; Betty Schwartz, Miss Western New York; and Emma Sackett, Miss Yonkers. Also competing were Miss Central New York and Miss Riverside whose names are not known. | ||||||
1926 | No Miss New York | Ruth K. Patterson, Miss Greater New York and Catherine Kennedy, Miss Yonkers were Finalists. There were also contestants representing Bay Ridge, Elmira and Oswego whose names are not known. | ||||||
1925 | No Miss New York | Edith Higgins, Miss Bronx; Beatrice Roberts, Miss New York City; and Fern Jackson, Miss Syracuse were Finalists. Also representing New York were: Ethel Grossback, Miss Bay Ridge; Grace Marie Carr, Peggy Moore, Miss Brooklyn; Miss Catskill Mountains; Florence V. Andrews, Miss Watertown; Emma Soltis, Miss Westchester; and Wilma Engle, Miss Yonkers. Miss Manhattan (name unknown) became ill at the Atlantic City pageant, and Miss NC 1922 was conveniently in AC. Dorothy Knapp jumped in to take the place of Miss Manhattan 1925. | ||||||
1924 | No Miss New York | Beatrice Roberts, Miss Manhattan was a Finalist and Margie Booth, Miss Greater New York was a Semi-finalist. Also representing New York were: Helene Goebbel, Miss Bronx; Frances Robinson, Miss Catskill Mountains; Agnes I. Leonard, Miss Coney Island; Mary Griggs, Miss Newburgh; Mary Carlson, Miss Queens; Katherine Skuse, Miss Rochester; Alma Jeanne Williams, Miss Syracuse; Hilda Farrell, Miss Watertown; and Florence Kreisler, Miss Yonkers. Also competing were Miss Bay Ridge, Miss Brooklyn and Miss Richmond whose names are not known. | ||||||
1923 | No Miss New York | Ethelda Kenvin, Miss Brooklyn was 1st runner-up and Heather Eunice Walker, Miss Coney Island was 2nd runner-up. Also representing New York were: Peggy Ross, Miss Albany; Bonita Bement, Miss Binghamton; Edithea Wild, Miss Brighton Beach; Irene Knight, Miss Buffalo; Peggy Shevlin, Miss New York City; Neid Tell, Miss Niagara Falls; Leta Cowles, Miss Rochester; and Eileen Snyder, Miss Syracuse | ||||||
1922 | No Miss New York | Dorothy Knapp competed as Miss New York City and was the "Professional Beauty Winner". Also representing New York were: Helen Agnes Scarels, Miss Binghamton; Ruth Andres, Miss Brighton Beach; Bertha Rent, Miss Buffalo; Lilian Harnack, Miss Long Beach; Mildred Moon, Miss Rochester; Roberta Cooper, Miss Schenectady; Mary Hlavka, Miss South Beach; Rosamond Fahey, Miss Syracuse; and Jeannette Adronis, Miss Utica | ||||||
1921 | No Miss New York | Virginia Lee competed as Miss New York City and was the first "Professional Beauty Winner". |
References
- 1 2 "A new Miss New York is crowned at the St. George Theatre". silive.com. May 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Miss New York crown goes to Kaitlin Monte". SILive.com. June 19, 2011.
- ↑ 2010 Pageant Results
- ↑ "Who Rules Over a Beauty Queen?;Miss New York and Pageant Officials in a Power Struggle". SILive.com. Feb 3, 1996.
- ↑ "Lauren Molella named Miss New York Outstanding Teen". SI Live. June 19, 2011.
- ↑ Woo, Elaine (January 5, 2015). "Bess Myerson, Miss America who rose in politics and fell in scandal, dies at 90". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Miss New York official website
- Crowns Amid Controversies New York Times, January 7, 2015.
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