The Miss America Organization began as “America’s Most Beautiful Bathing Beauty”, but grew into something so much more. New York has been sending young ladies since the very beginning, building an extensive legacy of representatives and state titleholders.

Approximately 220 representatives from New York competed have at the Miss America competition in Atlantic City (or Las Vegas). This number does not include those who assumed the title of Miss New York after their predecessor won the Miss America title, or the representatives from the early 1920s who are unnamed.

Those marked with an asterisk (*) competed at Miss America with their local title.

Those marked with a heart (❤) competed in the National Sweetheart Pageant.

Each of these titleholders began as a local region representative, sometimes winning multiple preliminary titles before taking the state crown. Not only do they share a sisterhood with the other Miss New York titleholders, but with those who share their local titles as well.

Take a blast into the past, and browse the extensive legacies each within the Miss New York sisterhood.

1921 (No Miss New York State)

• Virginia Lee *Miss New York City

1922 (No Miss New York State)

• Helen Agnes Scarels, *Miss Binghamton
• Ruth Andres, *Miss Brighton Beach
• Bertha Rent, *Miss Buffalo
• Lilian Harnack, *Miss Long Beach
• Dorothy Knapp *Miss New York City
• Mildred Moon, *Miss Rochester
• Roberta Cooper, *Miss Schenectady
• Mary Hlavka, *Miss South Beach
• Rosamond Fahey, *Miss Syracuse
•  Jeannette Adronis, *Miss Utica

1923 (No Miss New York State)

• Peggy Ross, *Miss Albany
• Bonita Bement, *Miss Binghamton
• Edithea Wild, *Miss Brighton Beach
• Ethelda Kenvin, *Miss Brooklyn – 1st runner-up
• Irene Knight, *Miss Buffalo
• Heather Eunice Walker, *Miss Coney Island– 2nd runner-up
• Peggy Shevlin, *Miss New York City
• Neid Tell, *Miss Niagara Falls
• Leta Cowles, *Miss Rochester
• Eileen Snyder, *Miss Syracuse

1924 (No Miss New York State)

• Helene Goebbel, *Miss Bronx
• Frances Robinson, *Miss Catskill Mountains
• Agnes I. Leonard, *Miss Coney Island
• Margie Booth, *Miss Greater New York– Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Beatrice Roberts, *Miss Manhattan– Miss America Finalist
• Mary Griggs, *Miss Newburgh
• Mary Carlson, *Miss Queens
• Katherine Skuse, *Miss Rochester
• Alma Jeanne Williams, *Miss Syracuse
• Hilda Farrell, *Miss Watertown
• Florence Kreisler, *Miss Yonkers

1925 (No Miss New York State)

• Ethel Grossback, *Miss Bay Ridge
• Edith Higgins, *Miss Bronx– Miss America Finalist
• Peggy Moore, *Miss Brooklyn
• Grace Marie Carr, *Miss Catskill Mountains
• Beatrice Roberts, *Miss New York City– Miss America Finalist
•  Fern Jackson, *Miss Syracuse– Miss America Finalist
• Florence V. Andrews, *Miss Watertown
• Emma Soltis, *Miss Westchester
• Wilma Engle, *Miss Yonkers

1926 (No Miss New York State)

• Ruth K. Patterson, *Miss Greater New York– Miss America Finalist
• Catherine Kennedy, *Miss Yonkers– Miss America Finalist

1927 (No Miss New York State)

• Kay Armstrong, *Miss Buffalo
• Laura Belle Cooper, *Miss Jamestown
• Freida Louise Mierse, *Miss New York City– Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Eva M. Bergman, *Miss Watertown
• Betty Schwartz, *Miss Western New York
• Emma Sackett, *Miss Yonkers

1935 Vern Hall Miss Bronx

• Grace Tauss *Miss Brooklyn
• Laura Baker *Miss Poughkeepsie

1936 (No Miss New York State)

• Susan Georgianna Green *Miss Western New York

1937 Dorothy Armstrong *Miss Empire State

• Helen Fleiss *Miss Bronx – Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Grace Travis *Miss New York City – Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Irene Alice Vanderburgh *Miss Troy
• Evelyn Raye *Miss Westchester County– Miss America Semi-Finalist

1938 Elissa Winston *Miss Empire State– Miss America Semi-Finalist

• Barbara Beach *Miss Brooklyn– Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Marion Rosamund *Miss Long Island
• Adeline Margaret Shull *Miss Long Island Sound 

1939 (No Miss New York State)

• • Grace M. Reilly *Miss Coney Island
  • Clare E. Foley *Miss Eastern New York – Miss America Semi-Finalist
  • Lillian Evelyn Hesser *Miss Staten Island

1940 (No Miss New York State)

• Geraldine Anne Racine *Miss Eastern New York
• Constantine Gray *Miss Westchester County
• Gloria Elizabeth Sheehan *Miss Western New York

1941 (No Miss New York)

• Charlotte Winstantley *Miss Lake Mahopac
• Grace DeWitt *Miss New York City  – Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Lillian Helen O’Donnell *Miss Westchester County  – Preliminary Swimsuit Award, 2nd Runner Up

1942 Marion Mosell Miss Utica – Miss America Preliminary Talent Award

• Catherine Victoria Zambon *Miss Central New York
• Annyse Sherman *Miss New York City  – Miss America Semi-Finalist

1943 Marion Butler Miss New York City

• Milena Miller *Miss New York City – 3rd Runner Up

1944 Bobby Macadam Miss Brooklyn

• Betty Jo Dazey *Miss New York City –Miss America Semi-Finalist

1945 June Jenkins Miss Elmont

• Bess Myerson *Miss New York City –Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award; Miss America 1945

1946 Violet Mellar Miss White Plains – Miss Congeniality

• Eileen Henry *Miss New York City –Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Miss America Semi-Finalist

1947 Carol Lee Fredricks Miss Harrison

• Lynn Faune *Miss Brooklyn
• Raven Malone *Miss New York City  –Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Miss America Semi-Finalist

1948 M. Yvonne Fix Miss Niagara Falls

• Connie Inge Ronde *Miss New York City

1949 Wanda Nalepa Miss Sullivan County 

• Loreen Osgood *Miss New York City – Miss America Semi-Finalist

1950 Marilyn Reynolds Miss Syracuse

• Phyllis Battleson *Miss New York City – Miss America Semi-Finalist
• Connie Goldberg *Miss Sullivan County

1951 Louise Orlando Miss Syracuse

• Sandy Scott *Miss New York City

1952 Joan Marie St. John Miss Binghamton

• Joan Kayne *Miss New York City –Preliminary Talent Award, Miss America Semi-Finalist

1953 Jeannine Bowman Miss Rome

• Joan Kaible *Miss New York City – First Runner Up

1954 (No Miss New York State)

• Heather Taferner *Miss New York City –Preliminary Talent Award

1955 (No Miss New York State)

• Diana Deutsch *Miss New York City

1956 (No Miss New York State)

• Lael Jackson *Miss New York City

1957 Janet Corrigan Miss Huntington

• Astrid Papamichael *Miss New York City

1958 Miriam Sanderson Miss Renesselaer

• Bette June Piller *Miss New York City

1959 Bonnie Jo Marquis Miss Huntington – Miss America Semi-Finalist, Preliminary Swimsuit

• Elizabeth Holmes *Miss New York City

1960 Susan Jane Talbert Miss Dunkirk-Fredonia – Miss Congenality [Press Release]

• Sherrylyn Patecell *Miss New York City

1961 Local Class List

• Katheryne Taylor Modern Miss Southern Erie County
• Maryann Hillyer *Miss New York City

1962 Paula Roberta Heins Miss Le Roy

• Margaret Mary Warncke *Miss New York City

1963 Barbara Ann Gloede Miss Dunkirk-Fredonia – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award

• Marsha Metrinko *Miss New York City – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award

1964 Julie Just Miss Buffalo – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1965 Marlene Butcher Miss Dunkirk
1966 Penelope Donoghue Miss Westchester
1967 Kari Marie Pedersen Miss Staten Island – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1968 Patricia Joy Burmeister Miss Porterville – Miss America Semi-Finalist
1969 Linda Marie Trybus Miss Amherst – Miss America Semi-Finalist
1970 Katherine Jean Karlsrud Miss Westchester – Miss America Semi-Finalist
1971 Elizabeth Condon Miss Niagara Falls
1972 Judith Ann Keithley Miss Rochester
1973 Jo Ann Miller Miss Erie County East
1974 Kristen Ann Krull Miss Erie County East
1975a Tawny Godin Miss Saratoga Springs – Miss America 1976
1975b Mary Hinterberger Miss Thousand Islands
1976 Sonja Anderson Miss Manhattan – Miss America 4th Runner Up, Preliminary Talent Award
1977 Lesly Braun Miss Staten Island
1978 Paula Ann Pope Miss Greater Colonie
1979 Kelli Ann Krull, Miss Niagara Falls – Miss America Semi-Finalist, Preliminary Talent Award
1980 Cheryl Flanagan Miss Greater Rochester – Miss America Semi-Finalist, Preliminary Talent Award
1981 Suzanne Alexander Miss Oneida County – Miss America Semi-Finalist, Preliminary Talent Award
1982 Eileen Diane Clark Miss Greater Syracuse – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1983a Vanessa Williams Miss Greater Syracuse –  Preliminary Swimsuit & Talent Awards, Miss America 1984
1983b Melissa Manning Miss Westchester County
1984 Mary-Ann Farrell Miss Manhattan – Miss America Semi-Finalist, Preliminary Talent Award
1985 Jill Renee Privateer Miss Buffalo – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1986 Dawn McPeak Miss Metropolitan NYC
1987 Alice Knisley Miss Metropolitan NYC
1988 Mia Seminoff, Miss Manhattan – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1989 Lisa Molella Miss Dutchess County – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1990 Maryalice Demler Miss Buffalo
1991 Marisol A. Montalvo Miss Brooklyn – Miss America 1st Runner Up, Preliminary Talent Award
1992 Ingrid Olsen Miss Greater Syracuse – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
1993 Marcia L. Cillan Miss Manhattan
1994 Dione Lee Robinson Miss Northeastern New York
1995 Helen Goldsby Miss Orange County – Miss America Semi-Finalist, Preliminary Talent Award
1995 Sunita Param Miss Western New York
1996 Tammy Marie Harris Miss Oswego County
1997 Lisa Esler Miss Fulton County
1998 Deanna Herrera Miss Staten Island
1999 Brandi Burkhardt Miss Manhattan – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
2000 Kelly Falgiano Miss Amherst
2001 Andrea Plummer Miss New York City – Miss America 4th Runner Up
2002 Tiffany Walker Miss New York City – Miss America Top 10, Preliminary Swimsuit Award
2003 ❤ Jessica Lynch Miss New York City 
2004 ❤ Christina Ellington Miss Southern New York  – Miss America Top 10
2005 ❤ Kandice Pelliter Miss Greater New York City  – Miss America Quality of Life Finalist
2006 Bethlene Pancoast Miss Heart of New York – Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award
2007 Elizabeth Baldanza Miss Empire Rose
2008 Leigh-Taylor Smith Miss Brooklyn – Miss America 3rd Runner Up, Preliminary Swimsuit Award
2009 ❤ Alyse Zwick Miss Westchester County  – Miss America Preliminary Swimsuit Award
2010 ❤ Claire Buffie Miss Southeast New York  – Miss America Top 12, America’s Choice
2011 ❤ Kaitlin Monte Miss Southern New York  – Miss America 2nd Runner Up, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Quality of Life Finalist
2012a Mallory Hagan, Miss New York City – Miss America 2013
2012b Shannon Oliver Miss Metropolitan
2013a Nina Davuluri, Miss Syracuse – Miss America 2014
2013b Amanda Mason Miss Manhattan
2014a Kira Kazantsev, Miss City of New York – Miss America 2015
2014b Jillian Tapper, Miss Southern Tier
2015 ❤ Jamie Lynn Macchia, Miss Greater New York
2016 Camille Sims, Miss Pride of New York
2017 Gabrielle Walter, Miss Western New York
2018 Nia Franklin, Miss Five Boroughs – Miss America 2019
2018b Rahmeka Cox, Miss Southern Tier
2019 Lauren Molella, Miss Upstate New York

2020-21 Sydney Park, Miss Five Boroughs – Preliminary Talent, Miss America 3rd Runner Up