Miss America Winner Rankings

Complete chronological list of Miss America winners and their representing state abbreviations.

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🌍 World Ranking

▲ Top 5

Vanessa Williams - NY (1984)

Cassie Donegan - NY (2026)

Nia Franklin - NY (2019)

Kira Kazantsev - NY (2015)

Mallory Hagan - NY (2013)

▼ Bottom 5

Lauren Nelson - OK (2007)

-5

Kylene Barker - VA (1979)

-4

Suzette Charles - NJ (1984)

-3

Kellye Cash - TN (1987)

-2

Deidre Downs - AL (2005)

-1

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All Items (91)

Vanessa Williams - NY (1984)+5

Cassie Donegan - NY (2026)+4

Nia Franklin - NY (2019)+3

Kira Kazantsev - NY (2015)+2

Mallory Hagan - NY (2013)+1

Margaret Gorman - DC (1921)—

Mary Katherine Campbell - OH (1922)—

Mary Katherine Campbell - OH (1923)—

Ruth Malcomson - PA (1924)—

Fay Lanphier - CA (1925)—

Norma Smallwood - OK (1926)—

Lois Delander - IL (1927)—

Ella Van Hueson - NY (1928)—

Mary Brian - TX (1929)—

Marian Bergeron - CT (1934)—

Henrietta Leaver - PA (1935)—

Rosemary La Planche - CA (1941)—

Jo-Carroll Dennison - TX (1942)—

Jean Bartel - CA (1943)—

Venita Wolf - KS (1944)—

Bess Myerson - NY (1945)—

Marilyn Buferd - CA (1946)—

Barbara Jo Walker - TN (1947)—

BeBe Shopp - MN (1948)—

Jacque Mercer - AZ (1949)—

Jacqueline Lovell - FL (1950)—

Yolande Betbeze - AL (1951)—

Colleen Kay Hutchins - UT (1952)—

Neva Jane Langley - GA (1953)—

Evelyn Margaret Ay - PA (1954)—

Lee Ann Meriwether - CA (1955)—

Sharon Kay Ritchie - CO (1956)—

Marian McKnight - SC (1957)—

Marilyn Van Derbur - CO (1958)—

Mary Ann Mobley - MS (1959)—

Lynda Lee Mead - MS (1960)—

Nancy Fleming - MI (1961)—

Maria Fletcher - NC (1962)—

Jacquelyn Mayer - OH (1963)—

Donna Axum - AR (1964)—

Vonda Kay Van Dyke - AZ (1965)—

Debra Bryant - KS (1966)—

Jane Jayroe - OK (1967)—

Judith Ford - IL (1968)—

Pamela Eldred - MI (1969)—

Cheryl Browne - IA (1970)—

Phyllis George - TX (1971)—

Laurel Lea Schaefer - OH (1972)—

Terry Meeuwsen - WI (1973)—

Rebecca King - CO (1974)—

Shirley Cothran - TX (1975)—

Tawny Godin - NY (1976)—

Dorothy Benham - MN (1977)—

Susan Perkins - OH (1978)—

Cheryl Prewitt - MS (1980)—

Susan Powell - OK (1981)—

Elizabeth Ward - AL (1982)—

Debra Maffett - CA (1983)—

Sharlene Wells Hawkes - UT (1985)—

Susan Akin - MS (1986)—

Kaye Lani Rae Rafko - MI (1988)—

Gretchen Carlson - MN (1989)—

Debbye Turner - MO (1990)—

Marjorie Judith Vincent - IL (1991)—

Leanza Cornett - FL (1992)—

Kimberly Clarice Aiken - SC (1993)—

Heather Whitestone - AL (1994)—

Shawntel Smith - OK (1995)—

Erika Harold - IL (2003)—

Ericka Dunlap - FL (2004)—

Jennifer Berry - OK (2006)—

Kirsten Haglund - MI (2008)—

Katie Stam - IN (2009)—

Caressa Cameron - VA (2010)—

Teresa Scanlan - NE (2011)—

Laura Kaeppeler - WI (2012)—

Nina Davuluri - NY (2014)—

Betty Cantrell - GA (2016)—

Savvy Shields - AR (2017)—

Cara Mund - ND (2018)—

Camille Schrier - VA (2020)—

Emma Broyles - AK (2022)—

Grace Stanke - WI (2023)—

Madison Marsh - CO (2024)—

Abbie Stockard - AL (2025)—

Marian Bergeron - CT (1933)—

Deidre Downs - AL (2005)-1

Kellye Cash - TN (1987)-2

Suzette Charles - NJ (1984)-3

Kylene Barker - VA (1979)-4

Lauren Nelson - OK (2007)-5