Miss Louisiana
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The Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana
in the Miss America
pageant. For many years Miss New Orleans was the state's representative.
Although no delegate from this state has ever won the Miss America title, four have placed first runner-up
* Competed in Miss America pageant as Miss New Orleans
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. For many years Miss New Orleans was the state's representative.
Although no delegate from this state has ever won the Miss America title, four have placed first runner-up
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Hope Anderson Hope Anderson Hope Anderson, is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Monroe, Louisiana who was named Miss Louisiana 2011.-Biography:... |
Monroe Monroe, Louisiana Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636... |
22 | Miss Spirit of Ruston | Dance | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2009 |
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| 2010 | Kelsi Crain Kelsi Crain Kelsi Auldyn Crain, is a woman from Monroe, Louisiana who was named Miss Louisiana 2010.-Biography:She won the title of Miss Louisiana on June 26, 2010, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Katherine Putnam... |
Monroe Monroe, Louisiana Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636... |
20 | Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe | Ballet en Pointe "Victory" | |||
| 2009 | Katherine Putnam | Oak Grove Oak Grove, Louisiana Oak Grove is a town in, and the parish seat of, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Grove is located at .... |
23 | Miss Shreveport | Piano "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah Messiah (Handel) Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later... |
3rd runner-up at Miss America 2010 Miss America 2010 Miss America 2010, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 30, 2010... |
CMN Miracle Maker Award winner | |
| 2008 | Blair Abene | Hammond Hammond, Louisiana Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,049 at the 2009 census. It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University... |
22 | Miss Lincoln Parish | Classical Vocal "Nessun dorma Nessun dorma Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot... " |
Top 10 at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2006 |
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| 2007 | Amanda Joseph | Pineville Pineville, Louisiana Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census.... |
21 | Miss Bossier City | Ballet en Pointe "Canned Heat Canned Heat (song) "Canned Heat" is the second single from British funk band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized, released in 1999. The song was their second #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart and peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund... " |
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| 2006 | Jamie Wilson Jamie Wilson Jamie Wilson is a beauty queen from Minden, Louisiana who has competed in the Miss America pageant.Competing as Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival, Wilson won the Miss Louisiana 2006 title in a state pageant held in Monroe, Louisiana in June 2006. Earlier in the pageant week she won a preliminary... |
Minden Minden, Louisiana Minden is a city in the American state of Louisiana. It serves as the parish seat of Webster Parish and is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish. The population, which has been stable since 1960, was 13,027 at the 2000 census... |
23 | Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival | Vocal "Like We Never Loved at All Like We Never Loved at All "Like We Never Loved At All" is the second single from American country singer Faith Hill's album Fireflies. The song features husband Tim McGraw singing harmony vocals... " |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2005 |
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| 2005 | Molly Causey | Ruston Ruston, Louisiana Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population... |
22 | Miss Shreveport | Piano "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Few other piano solos have achieved such widespread popularity, offering the pianist the opportunity to reveal exceptional skill as a virtuoso,... " |
4th runner-up (2002) & Contestant (2004) at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... |
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| 2004 | Jennifer Dupont Jennifer Dupont Jennifer Dupont is an American beauty pageant contestant who represented Louisiana in Miss Teen USA 1998, Miss USA 2000, and Miss America 2005.... |
Plaquemine Plaquemine, Louisiana Plaquemine is a city in and the parish seat of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,064 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
23 | Miss Ouachita Parish | Jazz Dance "The Life of the Party" from The Wild Party The Wild Party (Lippa musical) The Wild Party is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Andrew Lippa. It is based on Joseph Moncure March's 1928 narrative poem of the same name... |
1st runner-up at Miss America 2005 Miss America 2005 Miss America 2005, the 84th Miss America, pageant, was held in Atlantic City on September 18, 2004 following a week of events including the preliminary competition.The pageant was broadcast live on ABC from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City... |
Preliminary Swimsuit | Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA Miss Louisiana Teen USA The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 1998, Miss Louisiana USA Miss Louisiana USA The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders... 2000 |
| 2003 | Melissa Clark | Ruston | 23 | Miss Louisiana Tech University | Vocal "The Prayer" | Contestant (2000) & Winner (2001) at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... |
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| 2002 | Casey Crowder | Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States.... |
23 | Miss Ark-La-Miss Fair | Vocal Medley "This Can't Be Love This Can't Be Love (song) "This Can't Be Love" is a show tune and a popular song from the 1938 Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse. It was also included in the 1962 musical film, Billy Rose's Jumbo, though most of the songs in that film came from the 1935 Rodgers & Hart musical Jumbo. The lyrics poke fun of the... " & "Almost Like Being in Love Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a popular song published in 1947. The music was written by Frederick Loewe, and the lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.... " |
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| 2001 | Kati Guyton | Bossier City Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States.As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 61,315. Bossier City is closely tied to its larger sister city Shreveport, located on the western bank of the Red River. The Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area is the... |
23 | Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival | Vocal "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime Ragtime (musical) Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty.Based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in America, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in... |
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| 2000 | Faith Jenkins | Shreveport | 24 | Miss Louisiana Lagniappe | Vocal "If I Could" | 1st runner-up at Miss America 2001 Miss America 2001 Miss America 2001, the 80th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 14, 2000 on ABC Network.-Placements:*Miss America 2001: Angela Perez Baraquio... |
Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Quality of Life Award | Won the most scholarship money in the history of Miss America Pageant to date. |
| 1999 | Julie Lawrence | Destrehan Destrehan, Louisiana Destrehan is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census. It was named after Jean N... |
22 | Miss Louisiana Stock Show | Ballet en Pointe "I, Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote... |
Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award, Miss America Scholar | Competed in the 1998 National Sweetheart Pageant | |
| 1998 | Heather Dupree | Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South... |
21 | Miss Louisiana Lagniappe | Ventriloquism "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) "Sold " is a the title of a song written by Richard Fagan and Robb Royer and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in May 1995 as the second single from his 1995 self-titled album. It hit number-one on the country charts in the United States and Canada... " |
Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA Miss Louisiana Teen USA The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 1993 |
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| 1997 | Mette Boving | Ruston | 24 | Miss Holiday in Dixie | Popular Vocal "How Do I Live How Do I Live "How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1996 | Erika Schwarz | Folsom Folsom, Louisiana Folsom is a village in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the wife of Grover Cleveland, Frances Folsom... |
24 | Miss St. Tammany Parrish | Original Piano Composition "New Orleans Rhapsody" | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up Quality of Life Award | Entertainment lawyer, judged the Miss America Pageant in 2006, was the "pageant coach" on the 2007 Miss America Pageant School special. |
| 1995 | Karmyn Tyler | Shreveport | 20 | Miss City of Roses | Classical Vocal "Tu che di gel sei cinta Tu che di gel sei cinta 'Tu che di gel sei cinta' is an aria from Act 3 Scene 1 of Puccini's opera Turandot. It is sung by Liu under torture, and prior to her suicide. Turandot is clearly taken by Liù's resolve and asks her who put so much strength in her heart... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | represented Arkansas in Miss Oktoberfest 1997, did not place | |
| 1994 | Tiffany Mock | Bossier City | 23 | Miss Shreveport | Vocal "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1934 popular song with words and music by James F. Hanley. It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue Thumbs Up! Probably the most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland and by The Trammps "Zing! Went the Strings of My... " |
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| 1993 | Catherine Teague | Shreveport | 20 | Miss Natchitoches City of Lights | Vocal "Listen To My Heart" | |||
| 1992 | Elizabeth Haynes | Baton Rouge | 24 | Miss Caddo Lake | Piano Medley "El Cumbanchero" & "Cumana" | |||
| 1991 | Christi Page | Ruston | 21 | Miss Caney Lake | Piano / Vocal "Great Balls of Fire Great Balls of Fire "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1990 | Linnea Fayard | Shreveport | 22 | Miss Louisiana Super Derby Festival | Vocal "Stormy Weather" | 4th runner-up at Miss America 1991 Miss America 1991 Miss America 1991, the 70th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1990 on NBC Network.- Placements :-Preliminary Awards:-Quality of Life Award:- Delegates :The Miss America 1991 delegates:... |
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| 1989 | Stacy King | Slidell Slidell, Louisiana Slidell is a city situated on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 25,695 at the 2000 census. The Greater Slidell Community has a population of about 90,000... |
23 | Miss Louisiana Deep South | Banjo Medley "Dueling Banjos Dueling Banjos "Dueling Banjos" is an instrumental composition by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. The song was composed in 1955 by Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos", which contained riffs from "Yankee Doodle". Smith recorded it playing a four-string plectrum banjo and accompanied by... " & "Ghost Riders" |
Prelminary Swimsuit Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1988 | Valerie Brosset | West Monroe West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,250 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
21 | Miss Louisiana Stockshow | Contemporary Ballet "Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain (song) "Singin' In the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. However, it is unclear exactly when the song was written with some claiming that the song was written and performed as early as 1927. The song was listed as Number 3 on AFI's 100 Years..... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist at Miss America 1989 Miss America 1989 Miss America 1989, the 68th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1988 and was televised by the NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America 1989 Gretchen Carlson... |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1987 | Patricia Brant | Monroe Monroe, Louisiana Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636... |
23 | Miss Red River Valley | Ventriloquism "Arizona Yodeler" & "Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, Row, Row Your Boat "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is an English language nursery rhyme, and a popular children's song, often sung as a round. It can also be an 'action' nursery rhyme where singers sit opposite one another and 'row' forwards and backwards with joined hands... " |
1st runner-up at Miss America 1988 Miss America 1988 Miss America 1988, the 67th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 19, 1987 on NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America 1988 Kaye Lani Rae Rafko... |
Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1986 | Amanda Mainord | Baton Rouge | 20 | Miss Louisiana State University | Vocal "When You Wish upon a Star When You Wish upon a Star "When You Wish upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version of the song was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and again in the final scene of the... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with the 1987 Gillette Global Gillette Gillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble currently used for safety razors, among other personal care products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was one of several brands originally owned by The Gillette Company, a leading global supplier of products under various brands, which was... Miss America Show Troupe |
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| 1985 | Carol Carter | Shreveport | 20 | Miss Louisiana State University | Vocal "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin Pippin (musical) Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto... |
Later Miss Louisiana USA Miss Louisiana USA The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders... 1987 & toured with USO troupe |
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| 1984 | Nita Whitaker | Shreveport | 24 | Miss Louisiana Forest Festival | Popular Vocal "Over the Rainbow Over the Rainbow "Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie... " |
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| 1983 | Miriam Gauthier | Shreveport | 19 | Miss Bossier City | Piano "Toccata" by Antonio Tauriello | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1982 | Bobbie Candler | Baton Rouge | 25 | Miss Baton Rouge | Semi-Classical Vocal "With a Song in My Heart With a Song in My Heart (song) "With a Song in My Heart" is a show tune from the 1929 Rodgers and Hart musical Spring is Here.In the original Broadway production it was introduced by John Hundley and Lillian Taiz... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Former National Sweetheart Pageant winner 1979 | |
| 1981 | Donese Worden | Monroe | 22 | Miss Northeast Louisiana University | Violin Solo "Millionaire's Hoe-Down" | |||
| 1980 | Martha "Missy" Crews | Baton Rouge | 22 | Miss Baton Rouge | Ballet en Pointe "Jet Song" from West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins... |
Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1979 | Myrrah McCully | Monroe | 24 | Miss North Louisiana Paperland | Piano "Khachaturian's Piano Concerto Piano Concerto (Khachaturian) Aram Khachaturian's Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 38, was composed in 1936. It was his first work to bring him recognition in the West, and it immediately entered the repertoire of many notable pianists.... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1978 | Phyllis Kelly | Baton Rouge | 20 | Miss Southeastern Louisiana University | Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song Italian Street Song "Italian Street Song" is a popular song written by Victor Herbert and Rida Johnson Young in 1910.The song was written for and introduced in the operetta Naughty Marietta, which originally opened in Syracuse, New York on October 24, 1910.... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist at Miss America 1979 Miss America 1979 Miss America 1979, the 52nd Miss America, pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1978 on NBC Network.- Results :*Miss America : Kylene Barker... |
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| 1977 | Donna Holt | Tioga Tioga, Louisiana Tioga is an unincorporated village in northern Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
21 | Miss Plain Dealing Dogwood | Semi-Classical Vocal "My Tribute" | |||
| 1976 | Candy Sue Crocker | Hammond Hammond, Louisiana Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,049 at the 2009 census. It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University... |
22 | Miss Plain Dealing Dogwood | Vocal / Tap Dance "Swanee Swanee (song) "Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson.... " |
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| 1975 | Becky Wilson | Bossier City | 23 | Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival | Vocal "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin | |||
| 1974 | Libby Lovejoy | Sulphur Sulphur, Louisiana Sulphur is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 22,512 at the 2000 census. Sulphur is a suburb of Lake Charles, and is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
21 | Miss Lake Charles | Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Grenadiers" | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1973 | Debbie Ward | Baton Rouge | Miss Delhi | Vocal Medley "A Heart That's Free" "I Enjoy Being a Girl I Enjoy Being a Girl (song) "I Enjoy Being a Girl" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song. It was originally performed in 1958, as the showpiece for the Linda Low showgirl character... " & "I Could Have Danced All Night I Could Have Danced All Night "I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956... " |
3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Featured performer and co-host of the Miss America pageant 1974-1977 | |
| 1972 | Debby Robert | Baton Rouge | 21 | Miss Baton Rouge | Classical Vocal "The Art of Beguiling" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1971 | Avis Cochran | Shreveport | 19 | Miss Shreveport | Acrobatic Dance "Theme from Exodus" | toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1970 | Carol Almand | Haynesville Haynesville, Louisiana Haynesville is a town in northern Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States, located just south of the Arkansas border. The population was 2,679 at the 2000 census.... |
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| 1969 | Sharon Branaman | New Iberia New Iberia, Louisiana New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747... |
19 | Miss Lafayette | Classical Vocal "Olympia's Aria" from The Tales of Hoffmann | |||
| 1968 | Susanne Saunders | Shreveport | 18 | Miss Northeast Louisiana State College | Popular Vocal "I Can See It" | |||
| 1967 | Genevieve Del Gallo | New Orleans | 21 | Miss New Orleans | Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1966 | Joy Woods | New Orleans | 20 | Miss Northeast Louisiana State College | Oboe Solo / Dance | |||
| 1965 | Lynda Ferguson | Shreveport | 20 | Miss Shreveport | Semi-Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1964 | Cherie Martin | Pineville Pineville, Louisiana Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census.... |
19 | Miss Rapides Parrish | Toreador Dance & Baton Twirling | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1963 | Linda Gail Baucum | Springhill Springhill, Louisiana Springhill is a city in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
Miss Springhill | Modern Jazz - South American Rock-Umba Dance | When the original winner, Judy Cathey, was announced she stepped up to the microphone and resigned the title on the spot so she could get married and Linda was named the new winner | |||
| 1962 | Diana Jane Smith | Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, Louisiana Oak Ridge is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Oak Ridge is located at .... |
21 | Miss Bastrop | Organ Medley "Lady of Spain Lady of Spain (song) "Lady Of Spain" is a popular song, written in 1931 by Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, and Henry Tilsley.-Performance:... " & "Sabre Dance Sabre Dance "The Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of the ballet Gayane , written by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's and completed in 1942. It evokes a whirling war dance in an Armenian dance, where the dancers display their skill with sabres. Its middle section incorporates an Armenian folk... " |
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| 1961 | Lyndra Frances Pate | Shreveport | 20 | Miss Bastrop | Vocal "The House I Live In The House I Live In The House I Live In is a ten-minute short film written by Albert Maltz, produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Frank Sinatra... " |
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| 1960 | Judith Ann Coday | Baton Rouge | 20 | Miss Baton Rouge | Vocal Medley | |||
| 1959 | Mary Mills Hawkins | Lake Providence Lake Providence, Louisiana Lake Providence is a town in and the parish seat of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,104 at the 2000 census.-Civil War:... |
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| 1958 | Alberta Louise Futch | Hammond | Miss Tangipahoa Parish | Fire Baton Twirling | ||||
| 1957 | Beverly Leigh Norman | Shreveport | Miss Caddo Parish | Vocal | Competed in the 1958 Miss Dixie Pageant | |||
| 1956 | Bobbie Chachere | Baton Rouge | Miss Baton Rouge | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Competed in the 1957 Miss Dixie Pageant | ||
| 1955 | Jan Aline Johnston | Ruston | Miss Ruston | Drama | ||||
| 1954 | Gail Gleason | Shreveport | Miss Louisiana Polytechnic Institute | Piano & Art | ||||
| 1953 | Sonya Lee LeBlanc | Baton Rouge | Miss Baton Rouge | Dance | ||||
| 1952 | Barbara Barker | Monroe | Drama "The Fog" | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1951 | Jeanne Thompson | Baton Rouge | Dance | Future Miss Louisiana USA Miss Louisiana USA The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders... 1952-1953 |
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| 1950 | Rowena Taliaferro | Winnsboro Winnsboro, Louisiana Winnsboro is a city in and the parish seat of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of July 2009, the estimated city population was 4,377... |
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| 1949 | Annie Hollingsworth | Baton Rouge | ||||||
| 1947 | Ruth Mary Blust | New Orleans | Vocal "This Song Is You" | |||||
| 1946 | Marguerite McClelland | Baton Rouge | Classical Vocal "Voices of Spring Frühlingsstimmen "Frühlingsstimmen" , Op. 410, is a waltz by Johann Strauss II, written in 1882, for orchestra and solo soprano voice.-History:Strauss dedicated the work to the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld... " |
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| Joyce Josephine Frink* | New Orleans | |||||||
| 1945 | Helene Shively* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1944 | Wilhelmina Hoffman* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1943 | Shirley Catherine Lange* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1942 | Edna Joyce* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1941 | Helen Yvonne Englert* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1940 | Pauline Powell* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1939 | Frances Helen Anello* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1938 | Irene Blush Schomberger* | New Orleans | Vocal / Trumpet / Dance | |||||
| 1937 | Gussie Short | Winnsboro | ||||||
| Gertrude Rissie Miller* | New Orleans | Top 15 Semi-finalist | ||||||
| 1936 | Doris Huet* | New Orleans | ||||||
| 1933 | Marjorie Hagler | 17 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | |||||
| 1927 | Gladys Renya Moore* | |||||||
| 1926 | Edna du Vernay* | |||||||
| 1925 | Thelma Roeling* | |||||||
| 1924 | Louise Moore* | Top 10 Semi-finalist | There was also a Miss Algiers Algiers, Louisiana Algiers is a neighborhood within the city of New Orleans. It is the portion of Orleans Parish on the West Bank of the Mississippi River.Algiers is also known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.-History:... who competed in the pageant but whose name is not known |
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| 1922 | Maud Allison Price* |