Miss New York
Beauty pageant competition
The Miss New York scholarship competition selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America scholarship competition.
In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss New York organization's license as well as licenses from Florida , Georgia , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Tennessee , and West Virginia . In March 2019, the license was awarded to Sloane Lewis and Jamie Hickman, along with a board of directors consisting of 13 members.[ 1] [ 2]
Abigail Quammen of Manhattan was crowned Miss New York 2024 on July 6, 2024, at the Paramount Theatre in Peekskill, New York . She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
Gallery of titleholders
Miss New York has won the Miss America crown seven times (and is the first state to produce winners three years in a row):[ 3]
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss New York titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
Miss Americas: Bess Myerson (1945 ), Tawny Godin (1976 ), Vanessa Williams (1984 ), Mallory Hagan (2013 ), Nina Davuluri (2014 ), Kira Kazantsev (2015 ), Nia Franklin (2019 )
1st runners-up: Virginia Lee (1921), Dorothy Knapp (1922) Ethelda Kenvin (1923), Florence Meyer (1933), Joan Kaible (1954), Marisol Montalvo (1992), Taryn Delanie Smith (2023)
2nd runners-up: Heather Eulalie Walker (1923), Kaitlin Monte (2012), Camille Sims (2017)
3rd runners-up: Lillian O'Donnell (1941), Milena Mae Miller (1943), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009), Sydney Park (2022)
4th runners-up: Alice Beatrice Roberts (tie) (1924), Sonja Anderson (1977), Andrea Plummer (2002)
Top 10: Margie Booth (1924), Edith Higgins (1925), Fern Jackson (1925), Alice Beatrice Roberts (1925), Annyse Sherman (1942), Joan Kayne (1953), Bonnie Jo Marquis (1960), Patricia Burmeister (1969), Linda Trybus (1970), Katherine Karlsrud (1971), Kelli Krull (1980), Cheryl Flanagan (1981), Suzanne Alexander (1982), Mary-Ann Farrell (1985), Helen Goldsby (1996), Tiffany Walker (2003), Christina Ellington (2005)
Top 11: Amelia Collins (2024)
Top 12: Renee Vera Hall (1935), Betty Jo Dazey (1944), Claire Buffie (2011)
Top 15: Catherine Kennedy (1926), Ruth K. Patterson (1926), Dorothea B. Ditner (1927), Freida Louise Mierse (1927), Elissa Winston (1938), Barbara Beech (1938), Clare E. Foley (1939), Grace DeWitt (1941), Raven Malone (1947), Connie Inge Ronde (1948), Loreen Osgood (1949), Lauren Molella (2020)
Top 16: Helen Fleiss (1937), Grace Travis (1937), Evelyn Raye (1937), Violet Mellar (1946), Eileen Henry (1946), Phyllis Battleson (1951)
Awards
Preliminary awards
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness : Bess Myerson (1945), Bonnie Jo Marquis (1960), Vanessa Williams (1984), Tiffany Walker (2003), Leigh-Taylor Smith (2009), Alyse Zwick (2010), Kaitlin Monte (2012)
Preliminary Talent : Grace Travis (1937), Marion Moselle (1942), Bess Myerson (1945) (tie), Joan Kayne (1953), Heather Taferner (1955) (tie), Sonja Anderson (1977), Kelli Krull (1980), Cheryl Flanagan (1981), Suzanne Alexander (1982), Vanessa Williams (1984), Mary-Ann Farrell (1985), Marisol Montalvo (1992), Helen Goldsby (1996), Sydney Park (2022)
Non-finalist awards
Non-finalist Talent: Barbara Gloede (1964), Marsha Metrinko (1964), Julie Just (1965), Kari Pedersen (1968), Eileen Clark (1983), Jill Privateer (1986), Mia Seminoff (1989), Lisa Marie Molella (1990), Ingrid Olsen (1993), Brandi Burkhardt (2000), Bethlene Pancoast (2007)
Other awards
Miss Congeniality : Violet Mellar (1946), Susan Jane Talbert (1961)
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Katherine Karlsrud (1971)
America's Choice : Claire Buffie (2011)
Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship: Kira Kazantsev (2015)
Evening Dress Award Runner-up: Eileen Snyder (1923)
Intercity Beauty Award Third Prize: Dorothy Hughes (1922)
Professional Beauty Award: Virginia Lee (1921), Dorothy Knapp (1922)
Professional Beauty Award Second Prize: Pauline Virginia Dakla (1922)
Quality of Life Award Finalists: Kaitlin Monte (2012)
Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize: Ethelda Kenvin (1923)
STEM Scholarship Award 2nd runners-up: Lauren Molella (2020)
Winners
Declared as winner
Ended as a runner-up
Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
Year
Name
Hometown
Age
Local Title
Miss America Talent
Placement at Miss America
Special scholarships at Miss America
Notes
2024
Abigail Quammen
Manhattan
24
Miss Empire
Vocal
TBA
TBA
Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2017
2023
Amelia Collins
Minot, North Dakota
21
Miss Manhattan
Lyrical Dance
Top 11
Previously Miss Tennessee Volunteer; 3rd Runner-Up to Miss Volunteer America 2022
2022
Taryn Delanie Smith [ 4]
Manhattan
25
Miss Greater New York
Vocal
1st Runner-Up
First Runner Up at Miss New York 2021. Second Runner Up at Miss Washington 2017. Fourth Runner Up at Miss Washington 2016. Top 10 at Miss Washington 2015.
2021
Sydney Park[ 5]
South Bronx
25
Miss Five Boroughs
Original Monologue
3rd runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award
First Runner Up at Miss New York 2019
2019 –20[ a]
Lauren Molella[ 7] [ 8]
Millbrook
23
Miss Upstate New York
Ballet en Pointe
Top 15[ 9]
STEM Scholarship Award 2nd runner-up[ 10]
Daughter of Miss Massachusetts 1983 and National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer, and niece of Miss New York 1989, Lisa Molella[ 11] Previously Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011[ 11]
2018
Rahmeka Cox[ 12]
New York City
Miss Southern Tier
Vocal
Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title when Franklin won Miss America 2019 [ 13]
Nia Franklin [ 13] [ 14]
Brooklyn
25
Miss Five Boroughs
Operatic Vocal, "Quando m'en vò " from La bohème
Winner [ 15]
2017
Gabrielle Walter[ 16]
Clarence
24
Miss Western New York
Broadway Vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone " from Carousel
2016
Camille Sims[ 17]
Ithaca
23
Miss Pride of New York
Vocal, "Sway"
2nd runner-up[ 18]
Previously Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2010[ 19] 2nd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant[ 20]
2015
Jamie Lynn Macchia [ 21]
Eltingville
23
Miss Greater New York
Lyrical Dance "I Was Here " by Beyoncé
1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2014
Jillian Tapper
23
Miss Southern Tier
Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title when Kazantsev won Miss America 2015
Kira Kazantsev [ 22]
Manhattan
23
Miss City of New York
Vocal with Cup Percussion, "Happy " by Pharrell Williams
Winner [ 23]
Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship[ 24]
2013
Amanda Mason
Manhattan
24
Miss Manhattan
Classical Vocal
Did not compete; later assumed title when Davuluri won Miss America 2014
Nina Davuluri [ 25]
Fayetteville
24
Miss Syracuse
Bollywood Fusion Dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om
Winner [ 26]
Previously Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006[ 27] 1st runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 pageant[ 28] First Indian American crowned Miss America First to perform Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant
2012
Shannon Oliver
Manhattan
25
Miss Metropolitan
Operatic Vocal
Did not compete; later assumed title when Hagan won Miss America 2013 [ 29]
Mallory Hagan [ 30]
Brooklyn
23
Miss New York City
Tap Dance, "Get Up Offa That Thing "
Winner [ 31]
2011
Kaitlin Monte [ 32]
Pittsford
22
Miss Southern New York
Vocal, "Disneyland" from Smile
2nd runner-up
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Quality of Life Award Finalist
1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Florida
2010
Claire Buffie [ 33]
New York City
24
Miss Southeast New York
Jazz Dance, "Bye Bye Blackbird "
Top 12
America's Choice
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Indiana
2009
Alyse Zwick
Scarsdale
23
Miss Westchester County
Ballet en Pointe
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant, now works for WTVT in Tampa, Florida [ 34]
2008
Leigh-Taylor Smith
New York City
22
Miss Brooklyn
Vocal, "Say the Word"
3rd runner-up
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2007
Elisabeth Baldanza
Oneonta
23
Miss Empire Rose
Contemporary Ballet, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime
2006
Bethlene Pancoast
Brooklyn
24
Miss Heart of New York
A cappella Tap Dance
Non-finalist Talent Award
2005
Kandice Pelletier
New York City
24
Miss Greater New York City
Musical Theatre Dance, "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild Party
Previously National Sweetheart 2003 as Miss Georgia Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11 with fellow Miss America contestant, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman
2004
Christina Ellington
New York City
22
Miss Southern New York
Classical Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now "
Top 10
4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant
2003
Jessica Lynch
New York City
24
Miss New York City
Jazz Dance en Pointe, "America "
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2002 pageant
2002
Tiffany Walker
Brooklyn
22
Miss New York City
Interpretive Modern Dance, "Bridge Over Troubled Water "
Top 10
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
2001
Andrea Plummer
New York City
23
Miss New York City
Ballet en Pointe, "Forrest Gump Suite "
4th runner-up
2000
Kelly Falgiano
Lancaster
21
Miss Amherst
Classical Piano, Sonata Pathétique by Beethoven
1999
Brandi Burkhardt
Pasadena, MD
20
Miss Manhattan
Vocal, "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & Hyde
Non-finalist Talent Award
Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997
1998
Deana Herrera
Staten Island
20
Miss Staten Island
Jazz Dance, "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." from Damn Yankees
1997
Lisa Esler
Northville
21
Miss Fulton County
Vocal, "Memory "
1996
Tammy Harris
Williamstown
24
Miss Oswego County
Dance, "O Fortuna "
1995
Sunita Param
Buffalo
Miss Buffalo
Did not compete; later assumed title when Goldsby resigned
Starred in American Desi , Miss Match , several national commercials[citation needed ]
Helen Goldsby
Brooklyn
24
Miss Orange County
Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
Title removed by pageant officials[ 35]
1994
Dione Lee Robinson
Gansevoort
21
Miss Northeastern New York
Dramatic Monologue
1993
Marcia Cillan
New York City
23
Miss Manhattan
Vocal, "I Am Changing "
1992
Ingrid Olsen
Port Jefferson
22
Miss Greater Syracuse
Classical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief
Non-finalist Talent Award
1991
Marisol Montalvo
Holbrook
23
Miss Long Island
Classical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta " from Turandot
1st runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award
1990
Maryalice Demler
Buffalo
26
Miss Buffalo
Dramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" from The King and I
Currently evening news anchor for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo[citation needed ]
1989
Lisa Marie Molella
Millbrook
24
Miss Dutchess County
Vocal Medley, "That's Life " & "But the World Goes 'Round "
Non-finalist Talent Award
Aunt of Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2011 and Miss New York 2019, Lauren Molella Sister-in-law of Miss Massachusetts 1983 & National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer[ 36]
1988
Mia Seminoff
New York City
23
Miss Manhattan
Classical Ballet en pointe, La Esmeralda
Non-finalist Talent Award
1987
Alice Knisley
Staten Island
21
Miss Metropolitan New York City
Vocal Medley
1986
Dawan McPeak
New York City
25
Gymnastics Dance
Later Mrs. Texas 2001
1985
Jill Privateer
Fredonia
21
Miss Buffalo
Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon "
Non-finalist Talent Award
1984
Mary-Ann Farrell
New York City
22
Miss Manhattan
Classical Piano, Danzas Argentinas
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
Sister of Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell, and Miss Illinois 1992, Kathleen Farrell
Aunt of Miss Ohio 2022, Elizabetta Nies
1983
Melissa Manning
26
Miss Westchester County
Did not compete; later assumed title when Williams won Miss America 1984
Vanessa Williams [ 37]
Millwood
20
Miss Greater Syracuse
Popular Vocal, "Happy Days Are Here Again "
Winner [ 37]
Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award
First African American Miss America[ 37] Resigned on July 23, 1984, after Penthouse was to publish nude photos of Williams without her consent[ 38]
1982
Eileen Clark
Syracuse
23
Miss Greater Syracuse
Classical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide
Non-finalist Talent Award
1981
Suzanne Alexander
Lyons Falls
20
Miss Oneida County
Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte " from Tosca
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
1980
Cheryl Flanagan
Rochester
18
Miss Greater Rochester
Tap Dance, Medley from That's Entertainment, Part II
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
1979
Kelli Krull
Buffalo
21
Miss Niagara Falls
Baton Twirling Exhibition, "If My Friends Could See Me Now "
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
1978
Paula Pope
Lockport
21
Miss Greater Colonie
Piano, "Piano Concerto" by Tchaikovsky
1977
Lesly Braun
Pelham Manor
23
Miss Staten Island
Flute Medley, "Take the "A" Train " & "Sir Duke "
1976
Sonja Anderson
New York City
25
Miss Manhattan
Vocal, "And This Is My Beloved "
4th runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award
Previously Miss New York USA 1975
1975
Mary Hinterberger
21
Miss Thousand Islands
Did not compete; later assumed title when Godin won Miss America 1976
Tawny Godin
Yonkers
18
Miss Saratoga Springs
Original Piano Composition, "Images in Pastels"
Winner
Later Los Angeles news anchor[citation needed ]
1974
Kris Krull
Niagara Falls
22
Miss Erie County East
Jazz Dance, "Superstar " from Jesus Christ Superstar
1973
Joann Miller
Cheektowaga
20
Jazz Dance
1972
Judith Keithley
Rochester
19
Miss Rochester
Piano, Rhapsody in Blue
1971
Elisabeth Condon
Angola
21
Miss Niagara Falls
Acro Jazz Ballet from Applause
1970
Katherine Karlsrud
Mamaroneck
18
Miss Westchester
Harp, "Whirlwind" by Carlos Salzedo
Top 10
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
First Allman Scholarship recipient to graduate from medical school[citation needed ]
1969
Linda Trybus
Snyder
20
Miss Amherst
Song & Dance Medley from Mary Poppins
Top 10
1968
Patricia Burmeister
Portville
24
Miss Rochester
Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé
Top 10
1967
Kari Pedersen
Staten Island
21
Miss Staten Island
Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte " from Tosca
Non-finalist Talent Award
1966
Penelope Donoghue
Yonkers
22
Miss Westchester
Modern Dance
1965
Marlene Butcher
Hamburg
19
Miss Dunkirk
Vocal / Dance, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
Julie Just
Buffalo
20
Miss Tri-County
Popular Vocal, "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home "
Non-finalist Talent Award
1963
Barbara Gloede
Staten Island
Miss New York
Vocal & Pantomime, "Guide to World Capitals"
Non-finalist Talent Award
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marsha Metrinko
New York City
Miss New York City
Tap Dance, "Just in Time " & "Blues"
Non-finalist Talent Award
1962
Paula Heins
Le Roy
19
Miss New York
Vocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain " from The Sound of Music
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Margaret Mary Warncke
Flushing
22
Miss New York City
Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival!
Special Judge's Award
1961
Kathryn Moden
Buffalo
20
Miss New York
Dramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Maryann Hillyer
New York City
20
Miss New York City
Vocal, "The Song Is You "
1960
Susan Talbert
Ogdensburg
19
Miss New York
Dance
Miss Congeniality
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sherrylyn Patecell
New York City
Miss New York City
1959
Bonnie Jo Marquis
Huntington
19
Miss New York
Vocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants "
Top 10
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elizabeth Holmes
Malverne
19
Miss New York City
Vocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
1958
Miriam Sanderson
Rensselaer
Miss New York
French Vocal, "Serenade" by Sigmund Romberg
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bette June Piller
New York City
Miss New York City
Speech on Art
1957
Janet Corrigan
Huntington
Miss New York
Vocal, "True Love "
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Astrid Papamichael
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal
1956
Lael Jackson
Specialty Number
Competed under local title at respective Miss America pageant
1955
Diana Deutsch
Art Sketching
1954
Heather Taferner
Classical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé
Preliminary Talent Award (tie)
1953
Jeannine Bowman
Rome
Miss New York
Drama
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan Kaible
New York City
Miss New York City
Classical Vocal, "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci
1st runner-up
1952
Joan St. John
Binghamton
Miss New York
Vocal
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan Kayne
New York City
Miss New York City
Dance
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award
1951
Louise Orlando
Syracuse
Miss New York
Vocal
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sandy Scott
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal
1950
Marilyn Reynolds
Syracuse
Miss New York
Vocal, "I'll Take Romance"
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Phyllis Battleson
New York City
Miss New York City
Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix "
Top 16
1949
Wanda Nalepa
New York City
Miss New York
Speech, "Nursing"
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Loreen Osgood
New York City
Miss New York City
Piano, "The Blue Danube "
Top 15
1948
M. Yvonne Fix
Niagara Falls
Miss New York
Classical Vocal, "Un bel di" from Madama Butterfly
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Connie Inge Ronde
New York City
Miss New York City
Dramatic Reading, "State of the Union"
Top 15
1947
Lynn Faune
Brooklyn
Miss Brooklyn
Vocal, "I Come From Brooklyn"
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Carol Fredericks
Harrison
Miss New York
Tap Dance
Raven Malone
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal, "Put the Blame on Mame "
Top 15
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1946
Violet Mellar
White Plains
Miss New York
Recitation, "True to the End"
Top 16
Miss Congeniality
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Eileen Henry
New York City
Miss New York City
Dramatic Monologue from Saint Joan
Top 16
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1945
June Jenkins
Elmont
Miss New York
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bess Myerson
21
Miss New York City
Piano & Flute, "Piano Concerto in A Minor " & "Summertime "
Winner [ 39]
Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award (tie)
First Jewish American to win Miss America pageant First New York titleholder to be named Miss America
1944
Bobby MacAdam
Brooklyn
Miss New York
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Betty Jo Dazey
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal Medley, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star "
Top 12
1943
Marion Butler
Miss New York
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Milena Miller
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal, "I Can't Get Started Without You"
3rd runner-up
1942
Catherine Victoria Zambon
Miss Central New York
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marion Moselle
Utica
Miss New York
Preliminary Talent Award
Annyse Sherman
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier
Top 10
1941
Charlotte Winstanley
Miss Lake Mohopac
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Grace DeWitt
New York City
Miss New York City
Top 15
Lillian O'Donnell
Yonkers
Miss Westchester County
3rd runner-up
1940
Geraldine Anne Racine
Miss Eastern New York
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Constantine Gray
Yonkers
Miss Westchester County
Gloria Elizabeth Sheehan
Buffalo
Miss Western New York
1939
Grayce M. Reilly
Miss Coney Island
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Clare E. Foley
Miss Eastern New York
Vocal Comedy & Dance
Top 15
Lillian Evelyn Hessen
Annadale
Miss Staten Island
1938
Barbara Beech
Brooklyn
Miss Brooklyn
Top 15
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elissa Winston
Miss Empire State
Top 15
Marion Rosamund
Miss Long Island
Adeline Shull
Miss Long Island Sound
1937
Helen Fleiss
The Bronx
Miss Bronx
Top 16
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Dorothy Armstrong
Whitesboro
Miss Empire State
Grace Travis
New York City
Miss New York City
Vocal
Top 16
Preliminary Talent Award
Irene Alice Vanderburgh
Watervliet
Miss Troy
Evelyn Raye
New Rochelle
Miss Westchester County
Top 16
1936
Evelyn Lemhart
Miss Long Island
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Susan Georgianna Green
Bolwar
Miss Western New York
1935
Grace Travis
Brooklyn
Miss Brooklyn
Piano
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Vera Haal
The Bronx
Miss New York
Top 12
Laura Baker
Poughkeepsie
Miss Poughkeepsie
1934
No national pageant was held
[ 40]
1933
Florence Meyer
19
Miss New York
1st runner-up
Elsie Donath
Miss New York City
did not compete
Withdrew from competition and did not compete
1932
No national pageants were held
[ 40]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
Kay Armstrong
Miss Buffalo
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Name not known
Miss Central New York
Laura Belle Cooper
Miss Jamestown
Peggy Louise Proctor
Miss Lockport
Freida Louise Mierse
Miss New York City
Top 15
Name not known
Miss Riverside
Dorothea B. Ditner
Miss Rochester
Top 15
Margaret Lockwood
Miss Utica
Eva M. Bergman
Miss Watertown
Betty Schwartz
Miss Western New York
Emma Sackett
Miss Yonkers
1926
Florence Meyer
Miss Bay Ridge
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Ruth K. Patterson
Miss Greater New York
Top 15
Name not known
Miss Oswego
Catherine Kennedy
Miss Yonkers
Top 15
1925
Ethel Groesback
Miss Bay Ridge
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Edith Higgins
Miss Bronx
Top 10
Peggy Moore
Miss Brooklyn
Alice Beatrice Roberts
Miss Greater New York
Top 10
Fern Jackson
Miss Syracuse
Top 10
Florence V. Andrews
Miss Watertown
Emma Soltis
Miss Westchester
Wilma Ansell
Miss Yonkers
Kathryn Ray
Miss Coney Island
did not compete
Withdrew from pageant
Audrey Jean Austin
Miss Manhattan
did not compete
1924
Dorothea Kenna
Miss Bay Ridge
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Frances Harten
Miss Bronx
Hildur Johnson
Miss Brooklyn
Agnes I. Leonard
Miss Coney Island
Margie Booth
Brooklyn
Miss Greater New York
Top 10
Alice Beatrice Roberts
Miss Manhattan
4th runner-up (tie)
Mary Griggs
Miss Newburgh
Mary Carlson
Miss Queens
Melise Danning
Miss Richmond
Katherine Skuse
Miss Rochester
Alma Jeanne Williams
Miss Syracuse
Hilda Farrell
Miss Watertown
Florence Kreisler
Miss Yonkers
1923
Peggy Ross[ 41]
Albany
Miss Albany
N/A [ 42]
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Bonita C. Bement[ 43]
Binghamton
Miss Binghamton
Edithea Lois Wild [ 44]
Brooklyn
15
Miss Brighton Beach
Ethelda Kenvin[ 41]
Brooklyn
24
Miss Brooklyn
1st runner-up[ 45]
Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize[ 46]
Married baseball player, E.D. Barnes , in 1921[ 47]
Irene Knight[ 41]
Buffalo
Miss Buffalo
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Heather Eulalie Walker[ 48]
Coney Island
Miss Coney Island
2nd runner-up[ 49]
Star of the lost musical film, Hit the Deck , opposite Jack Oakie [ 50]
Peggy Verna Shevlin[ 48]
New York City
Miss New York City
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Nelda Tell[ 48]
Niagara Falls
Miss Niagara Falls
Reta Cowles[ 51]
Rochester
Miss Rochester
Eileen Snyder[ 52]
Syracuse
Miss Syracuse
Evening Dress Award Runner-up[ 52]
1922
Helen Agnes Searles[ 53]
Binghamton
Miss Binghamton
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Ruth Andrea[ 54]
Brighton Beach
Miss Brighton Beach
Bertha Rent[ 55]
Buffalo
Miss Buffalo
Lillian Harnach[ 54]
Long Beach
Miss Long Beach
Pauline Virginia Dakla[ 56]
Miss New York
Professional Beauty Award Second Prize[ 57]
Appeared in the Broadway productions of Bombo , The Passing Show of 1922 , and The Whirl of New York [ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Dorothy Knapp [ 61] [ 62]
New York City
17
Miss New York City
1st runner-up[ 63]
Professional Beauty Award[ 56]
Multiple New York representatives Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Mildred Moon[ 63]
Rochester
Miss Rochester
Dorothy Hughes[ 54]
Rockaway Beach
Miss Rockaway Beach
Intercity Beauty Award Third Prize[ 64]
Roberta Cooper[ 65]
Schenectady
Miss Schenectady
Mary Hlavka[ 54]
South Beach
Miss South Beach
M. Rosamond Fahey[ 53]
Syracuse
Miss Syracuse
Janette Adams[ 66]
Utica
Miss Utica
1921
Virginia Lee[ 67]
New York City
20
Miss New York City
Professional Beauty Award[ 67]
Competed as Miss New York City at national pageant
Notes
^ Titleholder extended to a full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 6]
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