Year |
Name |
Hometown |
Age |
Local Title |
Miss America Talent |
Placement at Miss America |
Special scholarships at Miss America |
Notes |
2025 |
Amber Pike |
Snohomish |
24 |
Miss Spokane |
Violin |
TBA |
TBA |
Preliminary Evening Gown winner at Miss Washington 2025.
First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2024.
First Runner Up and Preliminary Talent winner at Miss Washington 2023.
Competed at Miss Washington 2022. |
2024 |
Hermona Girmay |
Seattle |
23 |
Miss Seattle |
Vocal |
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Preliminary Evening Gown and Talent winner at Miss Washington 2024.
Top 10 at Miss Washington 2023.
Previously National American Miss Washington 2021-2022, Second Runner Up at National American Miss 2021-2022.
Previously National American Miss Teen 2017-2018. |
2023 |
Vanessa Munson |
Battle Ground |
23 |
Miss Clark County |
Dance |
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Preliminary Evening Gown winner at Miss Washington 2023. |
2022 |
Regan Gallo |
Puyallup |
23 |
Miss Pierce County |
Dance |
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Previously Top 10 at Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2016.
Third Runner Up at Miss Washington Volunteer 2022. |
2021 |
Maddie Louder[7] |
Seattle |
23 |
Miss Emerald City |
Dance |
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Competed at Miss Oklahoma 2018, Top 16 finalist at Miss Oklahoma 2019.
Later became Miss Washington Volunteer 2024 and Top 16 at Miss Volunteer America. |
2019–20 |
Abbie Kondel[8] |
Brush Prairie |
21 |
Miss Clark County |
Power Tap Dance, "Sax" by Fleur East |
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First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2018.
Top 10 at Miss Washington 2017. |
2018 |
Danamarie McNicholl[9] |
Spokane |
23 |
Miss Columbia Basin |
Piano, "Curse of the Black Pearl" from Pirates of the Caribbean |
Top 15[10] |
|
First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2017.
Competed at Miss Washington 2016. |
2017 |
Nicole Renard[11] |
Kennewick |
22 |
Miss Rainier |
Jazz Dance, "I Love Me" by Meghan Trainor |
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Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2011[12]
Previously Distinguished Young Woman of America 2013[13]
Semi Finalist at Miss California 2016 |
2016 |
Alicia Cooper[14] |
Vancouver |
21 |
Miss Clark County |
Tap Dance, "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez |
3rd runner-up[14] |
|
Third Runner up and Preliminary Swimsuit Winner at Miss Washington 2014.
Top 10 at Miss Washington 2013.
1st runner-up at Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant[15] |
2015 |
Lizzi Jackson[16] |
Bellingham |
23 |
Miss Rainier |
Vocal, "This Will Be An Everlasting Love" |
|
STEM Scholarship Award |
Previously competed at Miss Washington 2014. |
2014 |
Kailee Dunn |
Kennewick |
22 |
Miss Spokane |
Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde |
|
|
Previously competed at Miss Washington 2012 and 2013. |
2013 |
Reina Almon[17] |
Yakima |
21 |
Miss Evergreen |
Vocal, "I (Who Have Nothing)" |
|
|
Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2009[18]
First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2012 and Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant |
2012 |
Mandy Schendel |
Newcastle |
22 |
Miss Eastside |
Vocal, "My Wish" |
Top 10 |
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Quality of Life Award Finalist |
Was chosen 16th as the "Judges Choice" during the televised Miss America 2013 pageant
Previously Miss Washington Teen USA 2008
2nd runner-up at Miss Washington USA 2012 pageant[citation needed] |
2011 |
Brittney Henry |
Puyallup |
24 |
Miss Eastside |
Fiddle, "Celtic Fiddle Medley" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2010 and Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant |
2010 |
Jacquie Brown |
Vancouver |
21 |
Miss Greater Vancouver |
Vocal, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" |
3rd runner-up |
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2009 |
Devanni Partridge |
Auburn |
20 |
Miss Seattle |
Piano, "Malagueña" |
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2008 |
Janet Harding |
Yelm |
21 |
Miss Tahoma |
Piano |
|
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2007 |
Elyse Umemoto |
Wapato |
23 |
Miss Seattle |
Popular Vocal, "Angels" |
2nd runner-up[19][20] |
|
First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2006 and 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant
Contestant on Survivor: South Pacific |
2006 |
Kristen Eddings |
Silverdale |
22 |
Miss Kitsap |
Vocal, "For Once in My Life" |
Top 10 |
|
Competed for Miss Washington 2002 |
2005 |
Tina Mares |
Lynnwood |
25 |
Miss Sno-isle |
Classical Piano, "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" by Chopin |
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2004 |
Allison Porter |
Tacoma |
24 |
Miss Seattle |
Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor" |
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2003 |
Fianna Dickson |
Spokane |
24 |
Miss Spokane |
Jazz Dance, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" |
|
Non-finalist Interview Award |
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 pageant |
2002 |
Amanda Beers |
Richland |
20 |
Miss Tri-Cities |
Classical Piano, "Sonata Opus 31" by Beethoven |
Top 15 |
|
|
2001 |
Breann Parriott |
Puyallup |
23 |
Miss Pierce County |
Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, Music from West Side Story |
|
|
Later Miss Washington USA 2003 |
2000 |
Semmelle Ford |
Tacoma |
19 |
Classical Vocal, "Art Is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert |
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1999 |
Tina Willis |
20 |
Vocal, "Remember Me" |
|
|
|
1998 |
Mariana Loya[21] |
19 |
Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor" |
|
Miss America Scholar |
Later Miss Arizona USA 2005 |
1997 |
Monta Monique |
Pasco |
24 |
Miss Seattle |
Classical Piano, "Rigoletto Paraphrase" by Franz Liszt |
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1996 |
Janet Reasons |
Port Orchard |
22 |
Miss Pierce County |
Semi-classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves |
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1995 |
Amber Hamilton |
Auburn |
18 |
Miss Auburn |
Jazz Dance, "Last Dance" |
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1994 |
Annalee Klein |
Enumclaw |
24 |
Miss SeaTac |
Country Vocal, "Sweet Dreams" |
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1993 |
Teri Ann Plante |
Normandy Park |
22 |
Miss Whatcom County |
Tap Dance |
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1992 |
Colleen Kearney |
Bellevue |
26 |
Miss Issaquah |
Jazz Piano, "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey |
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1991 |
SoYoung Kwon |
Olympia |
22 |
Miss Seattle |
Classical Piano, "Mephisto Waltz" |
Top 10 |
|
|
1990 |
Lynnae Thurik |
Lake Oswego, Oregon |
26 |
Miss Clark County |
Classical Piano |
|
|
|
1989 |
Jennifer Wall[22] |
Issaquah |
20 |
Miss Issaquah |
Piano, "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern |
Top 10 |
|
|
1988 |
Talia Watland |
Poulsbo |
24 |
Miss Seattle |
Vocal, "Pour on the Power" |
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|
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1987 |
Sharon Dean |
Issaquah |
21 |
Miss Issaquah |
Vocal Medley |
|
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1986 |
Melanie Cobb |
Vancouver |
24 |
Miss Clark County |
Vocal, "Let's Hear It For Me" from Funny Lady |
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1985 |
Honey Castro[23] |
Moses Lake |
19 |
Miss Moses Lake |
Vocal, "What Did I Have I Don't Have Now" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
3rd runner-up[24] |
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship |
|
1984 |
Rebecca Wood |
Spokane |
21 |
Miss Greater Tacoma |
Vocal, "If I Ruled the World" |
|
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1983 |
Jennifer Havlin[25] |
Bellingham |
24 |
Miss Whatcom County |
Character Ballet, "On Golden Pond" |
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1982 |
Monica Hard |
Bellevue |
23 |
Miss Burien |
Vocal Medley, "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead" |
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1981 |
Kristine Weitz |
Moses Lake |
19 |
Miss Tri-Cities |
Jazz Vocal, "Summertime" |
|
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1980 |
Doris Hayes |
Tacoma |
20 |
Miss Pierce County |
Jazz Vocal, "Love Is Here to Stay" |
Top 10 |
Preliminary Talent Award (tie) |
First African American preliminary winner[26] |
1979 |
Janelle Martz |
Normandy Park |
22 |
Miss Des Moines |
Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg |
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1978 |
Laurie Nelson[27] |
Gig Harbor |
19 |
Miss Pierce County |
Vocal, "Have I Stayed Too Long At the Fair?" |
4th runner-up |
|
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1977 |
Natasha Solovjev |
Burien |
19 |
Miss Burien |
Classical Piano, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky |
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|
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1976 |
Theresa Adams |
Wenatchee |
19 |
Miss Greater Wenatchee |
Classical Piano, "Prelude in G minor" by Rachmaninoff |
|
|
Assumed to the title after Lambert resigned |
Sharon Lambert |
Tacoma |
|
Miss Pierce County |
|
Unable to compete; later resigned after facing a shoplifting charge[28] |
1975 |
Lee Ann Hibbert |
Shoreline |
22 |
Miss Northshore |
Vocal / Jazz Improvisation, "That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom" |
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1974 |
Charlene Myers |
Burien |
|
Miss Burien |
|
Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Moore resigned |
Kathleen Moore |
Bothell |
22 |
Miss Northshore |
Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song" |
Top 10 |
|
Later resigned |
1973 |
Leslie Mays |
Mercer Island |
23 |
Miss Bellevue |
Jazz Dance, "The 'In' Crowd" |
Top 10 |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award[29] |
|
1972 |
Rebecca Pozzi |
Kent |
20 |
Miss Kent |
Vocal Medley, "Consider Yourself" & "I'd Do Anything" |
|
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1971 |
Susan Buckner |
Burien |
19 |
Miss Burien |
Gymnastics Dance, "The Joker" |
Top 10 |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award |
Played Patty Simcox in the film, Grease[citation needed] |
1970 |
Nancy Peterson |
Moses Lake |
19 |
Miss Moses Lake |
Original Comedy Monologue, "Once Upon a Leaf" |
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1969 |
Marsha Covey |
19 |
Vocal Medley, "Love Come Again" & "That's Life" |
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1968 |
Joyce Stepanek |
Issaquah |
20 |
Miss Issaquah |
Comedy Routine, "The Adventures of Huck Finn" |
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1967 |
Lynda Kilp |
White Center |
19 |
Miss White Center |
Vocal Medley, "One Boy" & "A Lot of Livin To Do" from Bye Bye Birdie |
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1966 |
Sandra Marth |
Centralia |
19 |
Miss Lewis County |
Semi-classical Vocal, "Habanera" |
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1965 |
Kippy Lou Brinkman |
Richland |
21 |
Miss Seattle |
Harp & Tap Dance, "Night and Day" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1964 |
Lauren Waddleton[30] |
Burien |
19 |
Miss Burien |
Vocal, "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady |
Top 10 |
|
|
1963 |
Mardi Hagen |
Tacoma |
|
Miss Seattle |
Modern & Classical Character Dance |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1962 |
Susan English |
Bellevue |
19 |
Miss Bellevue |
Dramatic Reading |
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1961 |
Gail Hannuk |
Aberdeen |
18 |
Miss Grays Harbor |
Piano, "Warsaw Concerto" |
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1960 |
Connie Hughes |
Bellingham |
18 |
Miss Bellingham |
Original Monologue |
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1959 |
Sharon Vaughn[31] |
Port Orchard |
21 |
Miss South Kitsap |
Vocal Medley, "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No" |
2nd runner-up |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award[32] |
|
1958 |
Anne Henderson |
Spokane |
|
Miss Spokane |
Pantomime & Charleston Dance |
|
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1957 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [33] |
1956 |
Deanna Hall |
Olympia |
|
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Dance |
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|
|
1955 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [34] |
1954 |
Frances Graham |
Spokane |
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Vocal |
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1953 |
Geraldine Lindsey |
Seattle |
|
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Vocal |
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1952 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [35] |
1951 |
Darlene Shaffer[36] |
Seattle |
|
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Dress Design |
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1950 |
Karlyne Abele[37] |
Des Moines |
|
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Dramatic Reading, "The Flag" |
Top 16 |
|
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1949 |
Libby Aldrich |
Kelso |
|
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Vocal, "Stormy Weather" |
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1948 |
Lorraine Lowder |
Aberdeen |
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Miss Grays Harbor |
Hula dance |
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1947 |
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1946 |
1945 |
1944 |
1943 |
1942 |
1941 |
1940 |
Peggy Mason |
Tacoma |
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1939 |
Anna Mae Schoonover |
Seattle |
|
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Dramatic Monologue from Accent on Youth |
2nd runner-up |
|
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1938 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [45] |
1937 |
Juliana Bernhardt |
Seattle |
|
Miss Seattle |
|
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|
Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
1936 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [46][47] |
1935 |
1934 |
No national pageant was held [48] |
1933 |
Gladine Sweetser |
Seattle |
22 |
|
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Top 18 |
|
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1932 |
No national pageants were held [48] |
1931 |
1930 |
1929 |
1928 |
1927 |
Eleanor Maddieux |
Seattle |
|
Miss Seattle |
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Multiple Washington representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
Eva King |
Spokane |
|
Miss Spokane |
|
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|
1926 |
Leona Fengler |
Seattle |
|
Miss Seattle |
|
Top 15 |
|
Multiple Washington representatives
Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
Gloria Smith |
Spokane |
|
Miss Spokane |
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Dorothy Rothermell |
Tacoma |
|
Miss Tacoma |
|
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1925 |
Evelyn Carman |
Seattle |
|
Miss Seattle |
|
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Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
1924 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [49][50] |
1923 |
1922 |
Evelyn Atkinson[51] |
Seattle |
|
Miss Seattle |
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Competed under local title at Miss America pageant |
1921 |
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant [52] |