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Miss New York

Beauty pageant competition

Summary

Beauty pageant competition

Field	Value
name	Miss New York Scholarship Competition
logo	Miss New York Logo.jpg
formation	1921
type	Beauty pageant
headquarters	New York City
location	New York
membership	Miss America
language	English
website

The Miss New York scholarship competition selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America scholarship competition.

In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss New York organization's license as well as licenses from Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In March 2019, the license was awarded to Sloane Lewis and Jamie Hickman, along with a board of directors consisting of 13 members.

Cassie Donegan of New York City was crowned Miss New York 2025 on July 15, 2025. Donegan competed for the title of Miss America 2026, which she won, making her the eighth New York resident to do so. Donegan, a vocalist, was selected and crowned as Miss America 2026 on September 7, 2025, at the Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.

Lauren Norris of Manhattan was named Donegan’s successor and the new Miss New York 2025 on September 14, 2025.

Gallery of titleholders

A New York delegate has won the Miss America crown eight times (and is the first state to produce winners three consecutive years):

Bess Myerson (1945, first Jewish American Miss America, competed as Miss New York City)
Tawny Godin (1976)
Vanessa Williams (1984, first African American Miss America)
Mallory Hagan (2013)
Nina Davuluri (2014, first Indian American Miss America)
Kira Kazantsev (2015)
Nia Franklin (2019)
Cassie Donegan (2026) File:Bess Myerson 1957.jpg | Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945 File:Vanessa Williams homezfoo.jpg | Vanessa Williams, Miss America 1984 File:Mallory_Hagan_Show_Us_Your_Shoes_2013.JPG | Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013 File:Nina Davuluri.jpg | Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014 File:Kira Kazantsev 2 March 2015.jpg | Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015 File:2018 Military Bowl - Nia Franklin.jpg |Nia Franklin, Miss America 2019

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss New York titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

Miss Americas: Bess Myerson (1945), Tawny Godin (1976), Vanessa Williams (1984), Mallory Hagan (2013), Nina Davuluri (2014), Kira Kazantsev (2015), Nia Franklin (2019); Cassie Donegan (2026)
1st runners-up: Virginia Lee (1921), Dorothy Knapp (1922) Ethelda Kenvin (1923), Florence Meyer (1933), Joan Kaible (1954), Marisol Montalvo (1992), Taryn Delanie Smith (2023)
2nd runners-up: Heather Eulalie Walker (1923), Kaitlin Monte (2012), Camille Sims (2017)
3rd runners-up: Lillian O'Donnell (1941), Milena Mae Miller (1943), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009), Sydney Park (2022)
4th runners-up: Alice Beatrice Roberts (tie) (1924), Sonja Anderson (1977), Andrea Plummer (2002)
Top 10: Margie Booth (1924), Edith Higgins (1925), Fern Jackson (1925), Alice Beatrice Roberts (1925), 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 11: Amelia Collins (2024)
Top 12: Renee Vera Hall (1935), Betty Jo Dazey (1944), Claire Buffie (2011)
Top 15: Catherine Kennedy (1926), Ruth K. Patterson (1926), Dorothea B. Ditner (1927), Freida Louise Mierse (1927), Elissa Winston (1938), Barbara Beech (1938), Clare E. Foley (1939), Grace DeWitt (1941), Raven Malone (1947), Connie Inge Ronde (1948), Loreen Osgood (1949), Lauren Molella (2020)
Top 16: Helen Fleiss (1937), Grace Travis (1937), Evelyn Raye (1937), Violet Mellar (1946), Eileen Henry (1946), Phyllis Battleson (1951)

Awards

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: 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: Grace Travis (1937), Marion Moselle (1942), Bess Myerson (1945) (tie), Joan Kayne (1953), Heather 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), Sydney Park (2022), Cassie Donegan (2026)

Non-finalist awards

Non-finalist Talent: Barbara Gloede (1964), Marsha Metrinko (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 Mellar (1946), Susan Jane Talbert (1961)
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Katherine Karlsrud (1971)
America's Choice: Claire Buffie (2011)
Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship: Kira Kazantsev (2015)
Evening Dress Award Runner-up: Eileen Snyder (1923)
Intercity Beauty Award Third Prize: Dorothy Hughes (1922)
Professional Beauty Award: Virginia Lee (1921), Dorothy Knapp (1922)
Professional Beauty Award Second Prize: Pauline Virginia Dakla (1922)
Quality of Life Award Finalists: Kaitlin Monte (2012), Cassie Donegan (2026)
Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize: Ethelda Kenvin (1923)
STEM Scholarship Award 2nd runners-up: Lauren Molella (2020)
AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award Regional Winner: Cassie Donegan (2026)

Winners

Declared as winner
Ended as a runner-up
Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist}}

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2025	Lauren Norris	Manhattan	27	Miss Metropolitan	Vocal	Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title when Donegan won Miss America 2026}}
Cassie Donegan	Queens	27	Miss Five Boroughs	Vocal	Winner	Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2013, (4th runner-up at nationals; talent preliminary winner; outstanding vocalist winner); Miss New York Volunteer 2024 (2nd runner-up at nationals; talent preliminary winner)
2024	Abigail Quammen	Manhattan	24	Miss Empire	Vocal			Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2017
2023	Amelia Collins	Minot, North Dakota	21	Miss Manhattan	Lyrical Dance	Top 11		Previously Miss Tennessee Volunteer; 3rd Runner-Up to Miss Volunteer America 2022
2022	Taryn Delanie Smith	Manhattan	25	Miss Greater New York	Vocal	1st Runner-Up		First Runner Up at Miss New York 2021. Second Runner Up at Miss Washington 2017. Fourth Runner Up at Miss Washington 2016. Top 10 at Miss Washington 2015.
2021	Sydney Park	South Bronx	Miss Five Boroughs	Original Monologue	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award	First Runner Up at Miss New York 2019
2019–20	Lauren Molella	Millbrook	23	Miss Upstate New York	Ballet en Pointe	Top 15	STEM Scholarship Award 2nd runner-up	url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/lauren_molella_named_miss_new.html	title=Lauren Molella named Miss New York Outstanding Teen	work=SILive.com	access-date=2018-02-22	language=en-US}}
2018	Rahmeka Cox	New York City		Miss Southern Tier	Vocal	Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title when Franklin won Miss America 2019}}
title= Winston-Salem native wins Miss New York	work=Winston-Salem Journal	url=https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/winston-salem-native-wins-miss-new-york/article_2962ee0b-3283-5dda-9f2e-89eacac2513f.html	date= June 30, 2018}}	Brooklyn	25	Miss Five Boroughs	Operatic Vocal, "Quando m'en vò" from La bohème	first=Chloe	last=Melas	title=Miss America 2019 is Nia Franklin	url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/09/entertainment/miss-america-winner-nia-franklin/index.html	work=CNN	date=September 10, 2018}}
2017	title= A new Miss New York is crowned at the St. George Theatre	publisher=silive.com	url=http://www.silive.com/gracelyn/2017/05/a_new_miss_new_york_is_crowned.html	date=May 28, 2017}}	Clarence	24	Miss Western New York	Broadway Vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel
2016	Camille Sims	Ithaca	23	Miss Pride of New York	Vocal, "Sway"	first= Ted	last= Boscia	url=https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Sept16/EU.Camille.Sims.html	work= Ezra Magazine	title= Miss New York Camille Sims fights for social justice	date= September 2016}}		Previously Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2010
2nd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant
2015	first=Aaron	last=Dickens	publisher=NY1	location=New York City	title=SI Native Crowned Miss New York 2015	url=http://www.ny1.com/nyc/staten-island/news/2015/06/8/miss-new-york.html	date=June 8, 2015	access-date=June 15, 2015}}	Eltingville	23	Miss Greater New York	Lyrical Dance "I Was Here" by Beyoncé			1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant. 2nd Runner Up at Miss New York 2014. Top 10 at Miss New York 2012.
2014	Jillian Tapper		Miss Southern Tier		Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title when Kazantsev won Miss America 2015}}
Kira Kazantsev	Manhattan	23	Miss City of New York	Vocal with Cup Percussion, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams	url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/15/us/miss-america-winner/	title=A threepeat: Miss New York Kira Kazantsev crowned Miss America	access-date=September 15, 2014	date=September 15, 2014	publisher=CNN}}	Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship
2013	Amanda Mason	Manhattan	24	Miss Manhattan	Classical Vocal	Did not compete; later assumed title when Davuluri won Miss America 2014}}
Nina Davuluri	Fayetteville	24	Miss Syracuse	Bollywood Fusion Dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om	last=Stern	first=Marlow	title=Nina Davuluri Crowned Miss America: The First Miss America of Indian Descent	url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/16/nina-davuluri-crowned-miss-america-the-first-miss-america-of-indian-descent.html	agency=Daily Beast	date=September 16, 2013}}		url=http://www.tana.org/about-us/news/2006/10/09/our-own-nina-davuluri-is-miss-michigan's-outstanding-teen-2006-winner	title=Our own Nina Davuluri is Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006 winner	work=TANA	date=October 8, 2006}}
1st runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 pageant
First Indian American crowned Miss America
First to perform Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant
2012	Shannon Oliver	Manhattan	25	Miss Metropolitan	Operatic Vocal	Did not compete; later assumed title when Hagan won Miss America 2013}}
first=Carol Ann	last= Benanti	title= Mallory Hagan wins Miss New York 2012 title	publisher= SILive.com	url= http://www.silive.com/news/2012/06/mallory_hagan_wins_miss_new_yo.html	date=June 16, 2012}}	Brooklyn	23	Miss New York City	Tap Dance, "Get Up Offa That Thing"	Winner
2011	Kaitlin Monte	Pittsford	22	Miss Southern New York	Vocal, "Disneyland" from Smile	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Quality of Life Award Finalist	1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Florida
2010	Claire Buffie	New York City	24	Miss Southeast New York	Jazz Dance, "Bye Bye Blackbird"	Top 12	America's Choice	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Indiana
2009	Alyse Zwick	Scarsdale	23	Miss Westchester County	Ballet en Pointe		Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant, now works for WTVT in Tampa, Florida
2008	Leigh-Taylor Smith	New York City	22	Miss Brooklyn	Vocal, "Say the Word"	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2007	Elisabeth Baldanza	Oneonta	23	Miss Empire Rose	Contemporary Ballet, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime
2006	Bethlene Pancoast	Brooklyn	24	Miss Heart of New York	A cappella Tap Dance		Non-finalist Talent Award
2005	Kandice Pelletier	New York City	24	Miss Greater New York City	Musical Theatre Dance, "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild Party			Previously National Sweetheart 2003 as Miss Georgia
Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11 with fellow Miss America contestant, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman
2004	Christina Ellington	New York City	22	Miss Southern New York	Classical Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now"	Top 10		4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant
2003	Jessica Lynch	New York City	24	Miss New York City	Jazz Dance en Pointe, "America"			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2002 pageant
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
2000	Kelly Falgiano	Lancaster	21	Miss Amherst	Classical Piano, Sonata Pathétique by Beethoven
1999	Brandi Burkhardt	Pasadena, MD	20	Miss Manhattan	Vocal, "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & Hyde		Non-finalist Talent Award	Previously 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		Did not compete; later assumed title when Goldsby resigned}}
	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
1994	Dione Lee Robinson	Gansevoort	21	Miss Northeastern New York	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 Brooklyn	Classical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
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 and Miss New York 2019, Lauren Molella
Sister-in-law of Miss Massachusetts 1983 & National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer
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	Gymnastics Dance			Later Mrs. Texas 2001
1985	Jill Privateer	Fredonia	21	Miss Buffalo	Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon"		Non-finalist Talent Award
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		Did not compete; later assumed title when Williams won Miss America 1984}}
url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/african-american-usa-crowned-1983-article-1.2353418	title=Vanessa Williams is crowned the first African-American Miss America in 1983	last=Singleton	first=Don	date=1983-09-18	newspaper=New York Daily News}}	Millwood	20	Miss Greater Syracuse	Popular Vocal, "Happy Days Are Here Again"	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Preliminary Talent Award	Penthouse]]'' was to publish nude photos of Williams without her consent
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" from Tosca	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
1980	Cheryl Flanagan	Rochester	18	Miss Greater Rochester	Tap Dance, Medley from That's Entertainment, Part II
1979	Kelli Krull	Buffalo	21	Miss Niagara Falls	Baton Twirling Exhibition, "If My Friends Could See Me Now"
1978	Paula Pope	Lockport	21	Miss Greater Colonie	Piano, "Piano Concerto" by Tchaikovsky
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	Previously Miss New York USA 1975
1975	Mary Hinterberger		21	Miss Thousand Islands		Did not compete; later assumed title when Godin won Miss America 1976}}
Tawny Godin	Yonkers	18	Miss Saratoga Springs	Original Piano Composition, "Images in Pastels"	Winner		Later Los Angeles news anchor
1974	Kris Krull	Niagara Falls	22	Miss Erie County East	Jazz Dance, "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar
1973	Joann Miller	Cheektowaga	20	Jazz Dance
1972	Judith Keithley	Rochester	19	Miss Rochester	Piano, Rhapsody in Blue
1971	Elisabeth Condon	Angola	21	Miss Niagara Falls	Acro Jazz Ballet from Applause
1970	Katherine Karlsrud	Mamaroneck	18	Miss Westchester	Harp, "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 Medley from Mary Poppins	Top 10
1968	Patricia Burmeister	Portville	24	Miss Rochester	Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé	Top 10
1967	Kari Pedersen	Staten Island	21	Miss Staten Island	Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca		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 New York	Vocal & Pantomime, "Guide to World Capitals"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marsha Metrinko	New York City		Miss New York City	Tap Dance, "Just in Time" & "Blues"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1962	Paula Heins	Le Roy	19	Miss New York	Vocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Margaret Mary Warncke	Flushing	22	Miss New York City	Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival!		Special Judge's Award
1961	Kathryn Moden	Buffalo	20	Miss New York	Dramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's Dream			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Maryann Hillyer	New York City	Miss New York City	Vocal, "The Song Is You"
1960	Susan Talbert	Ogdensburg	19	Miss New York	Dance		Miss Congeniality	Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sherrylyn Patecell	New York City		Miss New York City
1959	Bonnie Jo Marquis	Huntington	19	Miss New York	Vocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elizabeth Holmes	Malverne	19	Miss New York City	Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
1958	Miriam Sanderson	Rensselaer		Miss New York	French Vocal, "Serenade" by Sigmund Romberg			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bette June Piller	New York City		Miss New York City	Speech on Art
1957	Janet Corrigan	Huntington		Miss New York	Vocal, "True Love"			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Astrid Papamichael	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal
1956	Lael Jackson		Specialty Number			Competed under local title at respective Miss America pageant
1955	Diana Deutsch		Art Sketching
1954	Heather Taferner		Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé		Preliminary Talent Award (tie)
1953	Jeannine Bowman	Rome		Miss New York	Drama			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan Kaible	New York City		Miss New York City	Classical Vocal, "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci	1st runner-up
1952	Joan St. John	Binghamton		Miss New York	Vocal			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan Kayne	New York City		Miss New York City	Dance	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
1951	Louise Orlando	Syracuse		Miss New York	Vocal			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sandy Scott	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal
1950	Marilyn Patricia Reynolds	Syracuse	21	Miss New York	Vocal, "I'll Take Romance"			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Phyllis Anita Battleson	New York City	22	Miss New York City	Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"	Top 16
1949	Wanda Nalepa	New York City		Miss New York	Speech, "Nursing"			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Loreen Osgood	New York City		Miss New York City	Piano, "The Blue Danube"	Top 15
1948	M. Yvonne Fix	Niagara Falls		Miss New York	Classical Vocal, "Un bel di" from Madama Butterfly			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Connie Inge Ronde	New York City		Miss New York City	Dramatic Reading, "State of the Union"	Top 15
1947	Lynn Faune	Brooklyn		Miss Brooklyn	Vocal, "I Come From Brooklyn"			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Carol Fredericks	Harrison		Miss New York	Tap Dance
Raven Malone	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal, "Put the Blame on Mame"	Top 15	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1946	Violet Mellar	White Plains		Miss New York	Recitation, "True to the End"	Top 16	Miss Congeniality	Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Eileen Henry	New York City		Miss New York City	Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1945	June Jenkins	Elmont		Miss New York				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bess Myerson		21	Miss New York City	Piano & Flute, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" & "Summertime"	url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-bess-myerson-20150105-story.html#page=1	title=Bess Myerson, Miss America who rose in politics and fell in scandal, dies at 90	last= Woo	first=Elaine	date=January 5, 2015	newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Preliminary Talent Award (tie)	First Jewish American to win Miss America pageant
First New York titleholder to be named Miss America
1944	Bobby MacAdam	Brooklyn		Miss New York				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Betty Jo Dazey	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal Medley, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star"	Top 12
1943	Marion Butler			Miss New York				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Milena Miller	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal, "I Can't Get Started Without You"	3rd runner-up
1942	Catherine Victoria Zambon			Miss Central New York				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marion Moselle	Utica		Miss New York			Preliminary Talent Award
Annyse Sherman	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier	Top 10
1941	Charlotte Winstanley			Miss Lake Mohopac				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Grace DeWitt	New York City		Miss New York City		Top 15
Lillian O'Donnell	Yonkers		Miss Westchester County		3rd runner-up
1940	Geraldine Anne Racine			Miss Eastern New York				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Constantine Gray	Yonkers		Miss Westchester County
Gloria Elizabeth Sheehan	Buffalo		Miss Western New York
1939	Grayce M. Reilly			Miss Coney Island				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Clare E. Foley			Miss Eastern New York	Vocal Comedy & Dance	Top 15
Lillian Evelyn Hessen	Annadale		Miss Staten Island
1938	Barbara Beech	Brooklyn		Miss Brooklyn		Top 15		Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elissa Winston			Miss Empire State
Marion Rosamund			Miss Long Island
Adeline Shull			Miss Long Island Sound
1937	Helen Fleiss	The Bronx		Miss Bronx		Top 16		Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Dorothy Armstrong	Whitesboro		Miss Empire State
Grace Travis	New York City		Miss New York City	Vocal	Top 16	Preliminary Talent Award
Irene Alice Vanderburgh	Watervliet		Miss Troy
Evelyn Raye	New Rochelle		Miss Westchester County		Top 16
1936	Evelyn Lemhart			Miss Long Island				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Susan Georgianna Green	Bolwar		Miss Western New York
1935	Grace Travis	Brooklyn		Miss Brooklyn	Piano			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Vera Haal	The Bronx		Miss New York		Top 12
Laura Baker	Poughkeepsie		Miss Poughkeepsie
1934
1933	Florence Meyer		19	Miss New York		1st runner-up
Elsie Donath			Miss New York City		did not compete}}	Withdrew from competition and did not compete
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927	Kay Armstrong			Miss Buffalo				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Name not known			Miss Central New York
Laura Belle Cooper			Miss Jamestown
Peggy Louise Proctor			Miss Lockport
Freida Louise Mierse			Miss New York City		Top 15
Name not known			Miss Riverside
Dorothea B. Ditner			Miss Rochester		Top 15
Margaret Lockwood			Miss Utica
Eva M. Bergman			Miss Watertown
Betty Schwartz			Miss Western New York
Emma Sackett			Miss Yonkers
1926	Florence Meyer			Miss Bay Ridge				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Ruth K. Patterson			Miss Greater New York		Top 15
Name not known			Miss Oswego
Catherine Kennedy			Miss Yonkers		Top 15
1925	Ethel Groesback			Miss Bay Ridge				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Edith Higgins			Miss Bronx		Top 10
Peggy Moore			Miss Brooklyn
Alice Beatrice Roberts			Miss Greater New York		Top 10
Fern Jackson			Miss Syracuse
Florence V. Andrews			Miss Watertown
Emma Soltis			Miss Westchester
Wilma Ansell			Miss Yonkers
Kathryn Ray			Miss Coney Island		did not compete}}	Withdrew from pageant
Audrey Jean Austin			Miss Manhattan		did not compete}}
1924	Dorothea Kenna			Miss Bay Ridge				Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Frances Harten			Miss Bronx
Hildur Johnson			Miss Brooklyn
Agnes I. Leonard			Miss Coney Island
Margie Booth	Brooklyn		Miss Greater New York		Top 10
Alice Beatrice Roberts			Miss Manhattan		4th runner-up (tie)
Mary Griggs			Miss Newburgh
Mary Carlson			Miss Queens
Melise Danning			Miss Richmond
Katherine Skuse			Miss Rochester
Alma Jeanne Williams			Miss Syracuse
Hilda Farrell			Miss Watertown
Florence Kreisler			Miss Yonkers
1923	title=Golden Apple Is Sought by Scores	newspaper=The Morning Call	url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26319381/the-morning-call/	location=Allentown, Pennsylvania	date=September 6, 1923	page=11	via=Newspapers.com}}	Albany		Miss Albany	N/A			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
title=Half a Dozen America Beauties, Please	newspaper=The Daily News	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=33532&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjg4MjU4MjEsImlhdCI6MTU4NjY1MDIwMSwiZXhwIjoxNTg2NzM2NjAxfQ.YD71aKUA0b-9JGxDrgmMsgLjrdWD255BbaQo-Q7QaAc	location=Frederick, Maryland	date=September 6, 1923	page=11	via=Newspaper.com}}	Binghamton		Miss Binghamton
Edithea Lois Wild	Brooklyn	15	Miss Brighton Beach
Ethelda Kenvin	Brooklyn	24	Miss Brooklyn	1st runner-up	Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize	Married baseball player, E.D. Barnes, in 1921
Irene Knight	Buffalo		Miss Buffalo			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
title=Golden Apple Is Sought by Scores	newspaper=The Morning Call	url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26319391/the-morning-call/	location=Allentown, Pennsylvania	date=September 6, 1923	page=12	via=Newspapers.com}}	Coney Island		Miss Coney Island	title=Beauty Escapes Death; Miss Coney Island Arrives Too Late for Fatal Flight	newspaper=The New York Times	url=https://www.nytimes.com/1923/09/10/archives/beauty-escapes-death-miss-coney-island-arrives-too-late-for-fatal.html	location=New York, New York	date=September 9, 1923	page=17	quote=...who finished third in the international beauty tournament...	via=Newspapers.com}}	Star of the lost musical film, Hit the Deck, opposite Jack Oakie
Peggy Verna Shevlin	New York City		Miss New York City			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Nelda Tell	Niagara Falls		Miss Niagara Falls
Reta Cowles	Rochester		Miss Rochester
first=Johnathan	last=Croyle	title= Miss Syracuse charms at the 1923 Miss America Pageant	url=https://www.syracuse.com/vintage/2018/09/miss_syracuse_charms_at_the_1923_miss_america_pageant.html	website=Syracuse.com	date=September 8, 2018}}	Syracuse		Miss Syracuse		Evening Dress Award Runner-up
1922	title=Most Beautiful Girls of 57 Cities Given Golden Keys to City by Mayor Bader at Opening of Atlantic City's Pageant and National Beauty Tournament	newspaper=The Tribune	url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49742628/	location=Scranton, Pennsylvania	date=September 9, 1922	page=1	via=Newspapers.com}}	Binghamton		Miss Binghamton			Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
title=Dorothy Hughes, Rockaway Girl, Chosen Queen of New York Beaches	newspaper=Daily News	url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33916470/henry-clive-judges-queen-of-new-york/	location=New York, New York	date=August 27, 1922	page=64	via=Newspapers.com}}	Brighton Beach		Miss Brighton Beach
Bertha Rent	Buffalo		Miss Buffalo
Lillian Harnach	Long Beach		Miss Long Beach
title=Columbus Beauty Adjudged Atlantic City Fete Queen	newspaper=New York Tribune	url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1922-09-09/ed-1/seq-3/	location=New York, New York	date=September 9, 1922	page=3}}			Miss New York		title=Atlantic City's Queen of Beauty is 'Miss Columbus'	newspaper=The New York Herald	url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1922-09-09/ed-1/seq-8/	location=New York City, New York (state)	date=September 9, 1922	page=6}}	Appeared in the Broadway productions of Bombo, The Passing Show of 1922, and The Whirl of New York
Dorothy Knapp	New York City	17	Miss New York City	1st runner-up	Professional Beauty Award	Multiple New York representatives
Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Mildred Moon	Rochester		Miss Rochester
Dorothy Hughes	Rockaway Beach		Miss Rockaway Beach		Intercity Beauty Award Third Prize
title=Police Hunt Prize Police Dog	url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21359995/the-new-york-times/	newspaper=The New York Times	location=New York, New York	date=September 25, 1922	page=19	via=Newspapers.com}}	Schenectady		Miss Schenectady
Mary Hlavka	South Beach		Miss South Beach
M. Rosamond Fahey	Syracuse		Miss Syracuse
Janette Adams	Utica		Miss Utica
1921	first1=Elwood	last1=Watson	first2=Darcy	last2=Martin	title= "There She Is, Miss America": The Politics of Sex, Beauty, and Race in America's Most Famous Pageant	date=21 August 2004	url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ngmnWRzLck8C&q=%22Virginia+Lee%22+1921+miss+america&pg=PA34	publisher=Palgrave Macmillan	location=New York, NY	page=34	isbn=1-4039-6301-0}}	New York City	20	Miss New York City		Professional Beauty Award	Competed as Miss New York City at national pageant

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