Miss New York
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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 twice won the Miss America Crown. Also, when city representatives were common at the national pageant, Bess Myerson
won as Miss New York City in 1945.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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. Miss New York has twice won the Miss America Crown. Also, when city representatives were common at the national pageant, Bess Myerson
Bess Myerson
Bess Myerson became the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1945. She appeared on various television shows in the 1950s and 1960s...
won as Miss New York City in 1945.
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 | Kaitlin Monte | Pittsford Pittsford, New York Pittsford may refer to two municipalities in the suburban area of Rochester, New York in the United States:*Pittsford , New York*Pittsford , New York, located entirely within the town... |
22 | Miss Southern New York | Vocal | 1st runner-up to 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.... 2008 as Miss Florida |
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| 2010 | Claire Buffie | New York City | 24 | Miss Southeast New York | Jazz Dance "Bye Bye Blackbird Bye Bye Blackbird "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Gene Austin in 1926.- Song information :... " |
Top 12 | Competed 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.... 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 |
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| 2009 | Alyse Zwick | Scarsdale Scarsdale, New York Scarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages... |
23 | Miss Westchester County | Ballet en Pointe | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | 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.... 2008 |
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| 2008 | Leigh-Taylor Smith | New York City | 22 | Miss Brooklyn | Vocal "Say the Word" | 3rd Runner Up at Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 24, 2009. The winner was Katie Stam from Indiana.... |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Former 3rd Runner Up to Miss VA 2007 and Miss VA 2006 |
| 2007 | Elisabeth Baldanza | Oneonta Oneonta, New York Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language... |
23 | Miss Empire Rose | Contemporary Ballet "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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| 2006 | Bethlene Pancoast | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Heart of New York | A cappella Tap Dance | Non Finalist Talent Award Winner | Represented Pennsylvania at America's Junior Miss in 2000 | |
| 2005 | Kandice Pelletier Kandice Pelletier Kandice Pelletier is a beauty queen from Marietta, Georgia who has competed in the Miss America pageant and on two series of the reality television show The Amazing Race.-Education:... |
New York City | 24 | Miss Greater New York City | Musical Theatre Dance "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild Party The Wild Party (LaChiusa musical) The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by LaChiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name... |
Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 The Amazing Race 10 The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 10 features twelve teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world.... , with fellow Miss America contestant Dustin-Leigh Konzelman Dustin-Leigh Konzelman Dustin Leigh Seltzer , born February 6, 1982, is a beauty queen and reality television contestant from Puyallup, Washington who has competed in the Miss America pageant and appeared on The Amazing Race 10 as well as The Amazing Race All-Stars.- Pageantry :Konzelman held the Miss San Diego 2005... (Miss California Miss California For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss California USAThe Miss California competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America pageant. Delegates from the states of California, Ohio and Oklahoma have each won the title of Miss... ); Previously won 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.... 2003 as Miss Georgia |
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| 2004 | Christina Ellington Christina Ellington Christina Yvette Ellington Pares, , is a beauty queen and entertainer from New York.Pares' first major beauty pageant title was Miss New York 2004, which she won competing as Miss Southern New York. She had previously placed second runner-up in 2003 as Miss Manhattan, and second runner-up in 2002... |
New York City | 22 | Miss Southern New York | Classical Vocal "My Man's Gone Now My Man's Gone Now My Man's Gone Now is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward, written for the folk opera Porgy and Bess . Sung in the original production by Ruby Elzy, it has been covered by many female singers notably Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, and Shirley Horn, among... " |
Top 10 Finalist | 4th runner-up to 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.... 2003; Miss Teen Connecticut America 2001 and 1st runner up in Miss Teen America 2001 |
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| 2003 | Jessica Lynch Jessica Lynch (pageant contestant) Jessica Lynch Renzi held the title of Miss New York 2003 and competed in the Miss America 2004 pageant.-Miss New York:She competed in the Miss New York pageant as Miss New York City. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Theater. Her talent was ballet and she began her... |
New York City | 24 | Miss New York City | Jazz Dance en Pointe "America America (West Side Story song) "America" is a well-known song from the musical West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein composed the music; Stephen Sondheim wrote the song's lyrics... " |
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.... 2002 |
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| 2002 | Tiffany Walker | Brooklyn | 22 | Miss New York City | Interpretive Modern Dance "Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water (song) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at... " |
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| 2001 | Andrea Plummer | New York City | 23 | Miss New York City | Ballet en Pointe "Forrest Gump Suite Forrest Gump (soundtrack) Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known artists.-Charts:... " |
4th runner-up | 1996 America's Junior Miss America's Junior Miss Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as America's Junior Miss, is a national non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to high school senior girls. Depending on the schedule of the various state and local programs, young women are eligible during the summer preceding... representing Tennessee |
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| 2000 | Kelly Falgiano | Lancaster Lancaster, New York Lancaster, New York may refer to the following locations in Erie County, New York:*Lancaster , New York*Lancaster , New York... |
21 | Miss Amherst | Classical Piano "Sonata Pathétique Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published in 1799. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky... " |
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| 1999 | Brandi Burkhardt Brandi Burkhardt Brandi Lynn Burkhardt is an American vocalist, actress and beauty queen. She grew up in Pasadena, Maryland but currently lives in Los Angeles.-Education:... |
Pasadena, Maryland Pasadena, Maryland Pasadena is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,093 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pasadena is located at .... |
20 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll & Hyde (musical) Jekyll & Hyde is a musical based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. The music is by Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Leslie Bricusse.The musical ran on Broadway for 1,543... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA Miss Maryland Teen USA The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a... 1997 |
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| 1998 | Deana Herrera | Staten Island | 20 | Miss Staten Island | Jazz Dance "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." from Damn Yankees Damn Yankees Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League... |
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| 1997 | Lisa Esler | Northville Northville, New York Northville, New York may refer to two places in the United States:*Northville, Fulton County, New York*Northville, Suffolk County, New York... |
21 | Miss Fulton County | Vocal "Memory" | |||
| 1996 | Tammy Harris | Williamstown Williamstown, New York Williamstown is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,350 at the 2000 census.The Town of Williamstown is on the county's east border.- History :The Town of Williamstown was created in 1804 from the Town of Mexico.... |
24 | Miss Oswego County | Dance "O Fortuna Carl Orff's O Fortuna in popular culture In 1935–36 O Fortuna was set to music by the German composer Carl Orff for his twenty-four-movement cantata Carmina Burana. The composition appears in numerous films and television commercials and has become a staple in popular culture, setting the mood for dramatic or cataclysmic situations... " |
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| 1995 | Sunita Param | Buffalo Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
Miss Buffalo | Starred in American Desi American Desi American Desi is a 2001 American film with Indian influence, notable for featuring many prominent South Asian American actors. Also featured is an a cappella version of the Hindi classic "Aap Jaisa Koi", sung by Penn Masala and originally from the movie Qurbani... , Miss Match Miss Match Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently... , several national commercials |
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| Helen Goldsby | Brooklyn | 24 | Miss Orange County | Classical Vocal "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine La rondine La rondine is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Title removed by pageant officials | |
| 1994 | Dione Lee Robinson | Gansevoort Gansevoort, New York Gansevoort is a hamlet in the town of Northumberland in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The hamlet of Gansevoort draws its name from Peter Gansevoort, a hero in the Siege of Fort Stanwix which contributed to the downfall of Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga during the... |
21 | Miss Capital Region | Dramatic Monologue | |||
| 1993 | Marcia Cillan | New York City | 23 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal "I Am Changing" | |||
| 1992 | Ingrid Olsen | Port Jefferson Port Jefferson, New York The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2000 United States Census, the village population was 7,837... |
22 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Classical Vocal "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief The Old Maid and the Thief The Old Maid and the Thief is an opera in one act by Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti. The work uses an English language libretto by the composer which tells a twisted tale of morals and evil womanly power... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1991 | Marisol Montalvo | Holbrook Holbrook, New York Holbrook is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 27,512 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:Holbrook is located at .... |
23 | Miss Long Island | 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... " |
1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Preliminary 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 The King and I The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in... |
Currently anchor of evening news for NBC affiliate in Buffalo. | ||
| 1989 | Lisa Marie Molella | Millbrook Millbrook, New York Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is often said to be a "low-key version of the Hamptons" and one of the wealthiest towns in New York State. Millbrook's estimated town population was 1,551 in 2008. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, an hour and thirty... |
24 | Miss Dutchess County | Vocal Medley "That's Life That's Life (song) "That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra... " & "But the World Goes 'Round And the World Goes 'Round And the World Goes 'Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The revue takes its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the film New York, New York-Productions:... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Aunt of Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011- Lauren Molella; Sister-in-law of Miss Massachusetts Miss Massachusetts For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Massachusetts USAThe Miss Massachusetts competition is a scholarship pageant put on annually by the Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Foundation, Inc... 1983 & Miss 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.... 1982- Holly Mayer |
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| 1988 | Mia Seminoff | New York City | 23 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Ballet en Pointe "La Esmeralda La Esmeralda (ballet) La Esmeralda is a ballet in 3 acts, 5 scenes, inspired by Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo, originally choreographed by Jules Perrot; with music by Cesare Pugni and design by William Grieve , D. Sloman , Mme... " |
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| 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 Fredonia, New York Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 11,068 as of 2009.The Village of Fredonia is in the Town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie... |
21 | Miss Buffalo | Vocal "Shine On, Harvest Moon Shine On, Harvest Moon "Shine On, Harvest Moon" is the name of a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of moon related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 to great acclaim... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with 1986 Miss America 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... Show Troupe |
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| 1984 | Mary-Ann Farrell | New York City | 22 | Miss Manhattan | Classical Piano "Danzas Argentinas Danzas Argentinas The Danzas Argentinas are a piano composition by Alberto Ginastera, one of the leading Latin American composers of the 20th century. Written in 1937, they are set of three dances, and they encompass his Opus 2.... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Sister of Miss Florida Miss Florida The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.-Winners:* Assumed the crown after Miss Florida won Miss America... 1985 and Miss Illinois Miss Illinois The Miss Illinois competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Illinois in the Miss America pageant. The Miss Illinois pageant started in 1927, several years after the initial Miss America pageant. The first "Miss Illinois" sent to the national pageant, Lois Delander,... 1992 |
| 1983 | Melissa Manning | successor to crown | ||||||
| Vanessa Williams Vanessa L. Williams Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine... |
Millwood Millwood, New York Millwood is a hamlet located in the town of New Castle, New York in Westchester County. It was originally settled as Sarlesville. The area now known as Millwood appears on 19th century maps as Merritt's Corners and Rockdale Mills... |
20 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Popular Vocal "Happy Days Are Here Again Happy Days Are Here Again "Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp... " |
Winner - Miss America 1984 Miss America 1984 Miss America 1984, the 59th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 17, 1983 on NBC Network.-Placements:-Preliminary Awards:-Controversy:... |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | Ten months into her reign as Miss America, she received an anonymous phone call stating that nude photos of her taken before her pageant days had surfaced. Williams believed the photographs were private and had been destroyed; she claims she never signed a release permitting the photos to be used. After days of media frenzy and sponsors threatening to pull out of the upcoming 1985 pageant, Williams felt pressured by Miss America Pageant officials to resign, and did so in a press conference on July 23, 1984. | |
| 1982 | Eileen Clark | Syracuse Syracuse, New York Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603... |
23 | Miss Greater Syracuse | Classical Vocal "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide Candide (operetta) Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman; but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler which is more faithful to... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1981 | Suzanne Alexander | Lyons Falls Lyons Falls, New York Lyons Falls is a village in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 591 at the 2000 census.The Village of Lyons Falls is on the border of the Town of West Turin and the Town of Lyonsdale... |
20 | Miss Oneida County | Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte Vissi d'arte "Vissi d'arte" is a soprano aria from act II of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Tosca as she thinks of her fate and how the life of her beloved, Mario Cavaradossi, is at the mercy of Baron Scarpia.-Libretto:-External links:*... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | An elementary school teacher in the Tully School District outside of Syracuse. |
| 1980 | Cheryl Flanagan | Rochester Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City... |
18 | Miss Greater Rochester | Tap Dance " Medley from That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II is a 1976 motion picture by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a sequel to the 1974 documentary That's Entertainment!. Like the previous film, That's Entertainment, Part II was a retrospective of famous films released by MGM from the 1930s to the 1950s... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1979 | Kelli Krull | Buffalo | 21 | Miss Niagara Falls | Baton Twirling Exhibition "If My Friends Could See Me Now If My Friends Could See Me Now "If My Friends Could See Me Now", with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, is a number from the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity. In the musical, the character of Charity, played in original New York cast by Gwen Verdon, reflects on her charmed life as she spends time with... " |
Top 10 Finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | Previously was a finalist in the 1975 Miss American Teenager Pageant |
| 1978 | Paula Pope | Lockport Lockport (city), New York Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 21,165 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a set of Erie canal locks within the city. Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County and is surrounded by the town of Lockport... |
21 | Miss Greater Colonie | Piano Solo "Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto" | |||
| 1977 | Lesly Braun | Pelham Manor Pelham Manor, New York Pelham Manor is a village located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 5,486. It is located in the town of Pelham.- Demographics :... |
23 | Miss Staten Island | Flute Medley "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke Sir Duke "Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S... " |
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| 1976 | Sonja Anderson | New York City | 25 | Miss Manhattan | Vocal "And This Is My Beloved And This Is My Beloved "And This Is My Beloved" is a popular song.It was from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was in fact based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, in this case, Borodin's String Quartet in D.The same melody had... " |
4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | previously Miss New York USA Miss New York USA The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. Amber Collins is the reigning Miss New York USA 2011... 1975 |
| 1975 | Mary Hinterberger Mary Hinterberger Mary Theresa Hinterberger was the runner-up for title of Miss New York in 1975, later promoted to that title after the winner, Tawny Godin, won the Miss America contest.-Biography:... |
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| Tawny Godin | Yonkers Yonkers, New York Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976... |
18 | Miss Saratoga Springs | Original Piano Composition "Images in Pastels" | Winner | |||
| 1974 | Kris Krull Kris Krull Kristen "Kris" Krull is a beauty queen from New York who has competed in the Miss America pageant.Krull won the Miss New York 1974 title and represented New York at the Miss America 1975 pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey... |
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they... |
22 | Miss Erie County East | Jazz Dance "Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971... " |
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 Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.... " |
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| 1971 | Elisabeth Condon | Angola Angola, New York Angola is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2000 census. The name is reportedly derived from the South-central African country of Angola... |
21 | Miss Niagara Falls | Acro Jazz Ballet "Applause Applause (musical) Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Lauren Bacall won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.... " |
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| 1970 | Katherine Karlsrud | Mamaroneck Mamaroneck (village), New York Mamaroneck is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 18,929 at the 2010 census. It is located partially within the town of Mamaroneck and partially within the town of Rye. The portion in Rye is unofficially called "Rye Neck"... |
18 | Miss Westchester | Harp Solo "Whirlwind" by Carlos Salzedo Carlos Salzedo Carlos Salzedo , was a harpist, composer and conductor, born in Arcachon, France, who was one of the musical elite of his time.-France:... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | recipient of the Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | first Allman Scholarship recipient to graduate from medical school |
| 1969 | Linda Trybus | Snyder Snyder, New York Snyder is a hamlet within the town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, United States that is part of the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The hamlet was established in 1837... |
20 | Miss Amherst | Song & Dance "Mary Poppins Medley Mary Poppins (film) Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, produced by Walt Disney, and based on the Mary Poppins books series by P. L. Travers with illustrations by Mary Shepard. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with songs by... " |
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| 1968 | Patricia Burmeister | Portville Portville, New York Portville, New York is a village and a town in Cattaraugus County, New York.*Portville , New York*Portville , New York... |
24 | Miss Rochester | Classical Vocal "Où va la jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé Lakmé Lakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Delibes wrote the score during 1881–82 with its first performance on 14 April 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Set in British India in the mid 19th century, Lakmé is based on the 1880 novel... |
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| 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 Hamburg (village), New York Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany... |
19 | Miss Dunkirk | Vocal / Dance "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical) The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and book by Richard Morris. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and her wealthy miner-husband.... |
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| 1964 | Julie Just | Buffalo | 20 | Miss Tri-County | Popular Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1963 | Barbara Gloede | New York City | Miss Dunkirk-Fredonia | Variety Act | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
| Marsha Metrinko | New York City | Tap Dance | Non-Finalist Talent Award | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1962 | Paula Heins | Le Roy Le Roy (town), New York Le Roy, or more commonly LeRoy, is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 7,790 at the 2000 census. The town is named after one of the original land owners, Herman Le Roy.... |
19 | Miss Batavia | Vocal "Climb Ev'ry Mountain Climb Ev'ry Mountain "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Here it is sung at the close of the first act by the Mother Abbess... " |
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| Margaret Mary Warncke | Flushing | 22 | Vocal "Mira" from Carnival! Carnival! Carnival is a 1961 musical with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1953 film Lili.-Background:... |
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 A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta... |
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| Maryann Hillyer | New York City | 20 | Vocal "The Song Is You The Song Is You (song) "The Song Is You" is a popular song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was written for their musical Music in the Air and sung in that show by Tullio Carminati. In later years the song became often associated with Frank Sinatra."The Song Is You" is the recurring... " |
competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1960 | Susan Talbert | Ogdensburg Ogdensburg, New York Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden.... |
19 | Miss Dunkirk-Fredonia | Dance | Miss Congeniality | ||
| Sherrylyn Patecell | Flushing | 19 | Tap Dance "St. Louis Blues" | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1959 | Bonnie Jo Marquis | Huntington Huntington, New York The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan... |
19 | Vocal / Dance "Whatever Lola Wants Whatever Lola Wants "Whatever Lola Wants" is a popular song, sometimes rendered as "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets". The music and words were written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for the 1955 musical play Damn Yankees. The song is sung by Lola, the Devil's assistant, a part originated by Gwen Verdon, who reprised... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| Elizabeth Holmes | Malverne | 19 | Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier was a French actor, singer, entertainer and a noted Sprechgesang performer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including Louise, Mimi, Valentine, and Thank Heaven for Little Girls and for his films including The Love Parade and The Big Pond... |
competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1958 | Miriam Sanderson | Rensselaer Rensselaer, New York Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the Hudson River directly opposite Albany. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,392; in 1920, it was 10,832. The name is from Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original landowner of the region in New... |
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| Bette June Piller | New York City | Speech on Art | competed as Miss New York City | |||||
| 1957 | Janet Corrigan | Huntington | Vocal | |||||
| 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, FL in the 1959 Maid of Cotton Pageant but withdrew due to illness | ||||
| 1955 | Diana Deutsch | New York City | competed as Miss New York City | |||||
| 1954 | Heather Taferner | New York City | Classical Vocal "The Indian Bell Song" from Lakme | Preliminary Talent Award | competed as Miss New York City | |||
| 1953 | Jeannine Bowman | Rome Rome, New York Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but... |
Drama | |||||
| Joan Kaible | New York City | Classical Vocal "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci Pagliacci Pagliacci , sometimes incorrectly rendered with a definite article as I Pagliacci, is an opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It recounts the tragedy of a jealous husband in a commedia dell'arte troupe... |
1st runner-up | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1952 | Joan St. John | Binghamton Binghamton, New York Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers... |
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| Joan Kayne | New York City | Dance | Semi-Finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | competed as Miss New York City | |||
| 1951 | Louise Orlando | Syracuse | ||||||
| Sandy Scott | New York City | Vocal | competed as Miss New York City | |||||
| 1950 | Marilyn Reynolds | Syracuse | Vocal | |||||
| Phyllis Battleson | New York City | Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1949 | Wanda Nalepa | New York City | Speech "Nursing" | |||||
| Loreen Osgood | New York City | Piano "The Blue Danube The Blue Danube The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 , a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866... " |
Semi-Finalist | 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 | ||||||
| Connie Inge Ronde | New York City | Dramatic Reading "State of the Union" | competed as Miss New York City | |||||
| 1947 | Carol Fredericks | Harrison Harrison, New York Harrison is a village and town in Westchester County, New York, United States, located approximately northeast of Manhattan. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census.-Establishment:... |
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 Put the Blame on Mame "Put the Blame on Mame" is a song by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, originally made for the film Gilda in 1946 - where it was sung by the title character, played by Rita Hayworth and with the singing voice actually that of Anita Kert Ellis.... " |
Semi-Finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | competed as Miss New York City | |||
| 1946 | Violet Meller | White Plains White Plains, New York White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound... |
Recitation "True to the End" | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| Eileen Henry | New York City | Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan Saint Joan (play) Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Published not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. Shaw studied the transcripts... |
Semi-Finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | competed as Miss New York City | |||
| 1945 | June Jenkins | Elmont Elmont, New York Elmont is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the northwest corner of the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City... |
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| Bess Myerson Bess Myerson Bess Myerson became the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1945. She appeared on various television shows in the 1950s and 1960s... |
New York City | 21 | Piano & Flute "Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor See here for the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg.Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor by Edvard Grieg performed by Electric Light Orchestra on the box set Flashback.... " & "Summertime Summertime (song) "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.... " |
Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | competed as Miss New York City, first Jewish Miss America | ||
| 1944 | Bobby MacAdam | Brooklyn | ||||||
| Betty Jo Dazey | New York City | Vocal Medley "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star Swinging on a Star "Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was sung by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, and has been recorded by numerous artists since... " |
Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1943 | Marion Butler | New York City | ||||||
| Milena Miller | New York City | Vocal "I Can't Get Started Without You" | 3rd runner-up | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1942 | Marion Moselle | Utica Utica, New York Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census.... |
Preliminary Talent Award | |||||
| Catherine Victoria Zambon | competed as Miss Central New York | |||||||
| Annyse Sherman | New York City | Vocal "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier The Chocolate Soldier The Chocolate Soldier is an operetta composed in 1908 by Oscar Straus based on George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play, Arms and the Man... |
Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss New York City | ||||
| 1941 | Charlotte Winstanley | competed as Miss Lake Mahopac | ||||||
| Grace DeWitt | New York City | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss New York City | |||||
| Lillian Helen O'Donnell | Yonkers | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | 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 | Grace M. Reilly | competed as Miss Coney Island | ||||||
| Clare E. Foley | vocal comedy & dance | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss Eastern New York | |||||
| Lillian Evelyn Hesser | Annadale | competed as Miss Staten Island | ||||||
| 1938 | Elissa Winston | Semi-finalist | represented New York as Miss Empire State | |||||
| Barbara Beach | Brooklyn | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss Brooklyn | |||||
| Marion Rosamund | competed as Miss Long Island | |||||||
| Adeline Margaret Shull | competed as Miss Long Island Sound | |||||||
| 1937 | Dorothy Armstrong | Whitesboro Whitesboro, New York Whitesboro is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,943 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Hugh White, an early settler.The Village of Whitesboro is inside the Town of Whitestown.... |
represented New York as Miss Empire State | |||||
| Helen Fleiss | Bronx | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss Bronx | |||||
| Grace Travis | New York City | vocal | Semi-Finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | competed as Miss New York City | |||
| Irene Alice Vanderburgh | Watervliet | competed as Miss Troy | ||||||
| Evelyn Raye | New Rochelle | Semi-Finalist | competed as Miss Westchester County | |||||
| 1936 | Susan Georgianna Green | Bolwar | competed as Miss Western New York | |||||
| 1935 | Vera Haal | Bronx | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 1927 | No Miss New York | Freida Louise Mierse, Miss New York City was a semi-finalist in the pageant. 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 & 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 in the pageant. 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 & Fern Jackson, Miss Syracuse were Finalists in the pageant. Also representing New York were: Ethel Grossback, Miss Bay Ridge; Grace Marie Carr, Miss Catskill Mountains; Florence V. Andrews, Miss Watertown; Emma Soltis, Miss Westchester & Wilma Engle, Miss Yonkers. There was also a Miss Brooklyn who competed whose name is not known. | ||||||
| 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 & 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 & 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 & Jeannette Adronis, Miss Utica | ||||||
| 1921 | No Miss New York | Virginia Lee competed as Miss New York City and was the first "Professional Beauty Winner" |