Miss Michigan

The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions.

Miss Michigan

Type	Scholarship pageant
Location	Ferrysburg, Michigan
Membership	Miss America
Website	Official website

Mallory Rivard of Bay City was crowned Miss Michigan 2019 on June 15, 2019 at Frauenthal Theatre in Muskegon, Michigan. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2020.

Gallery of past titleholders

• 
  Kirsten Haglund
  Miss Michigan 2007 and Miss America 2008
• 
  Ashlee Baracy,
  Miss Michigan 2008
• 
  Arianna Quan,
  Miss Michigan 2016

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Michigan 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: Patricia Donnelly (1939), Nancy Fleming (1961), Pamela Eldred (1970), Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988), Kirsten Haglund (2008)
• 2nd runners-up: Monnie Drake (1940), Patricia Hill (1942)
• 3rd runners-up: Kelly Lynn Garver (1987)
• 4th runners-up: Janice Hutton Somers (1955)
• Top 10: Carole Van Valin (1963), Alecia Rae Masalkoski (1986), Che'vonne Burton (2001), Stacy Essebaggers (2002), Madonna Kimberly Emond (2004), Ashlee Baracy (2009)
• Top 12: Beverly Bennett (1944)
• Top 15: Jane Porter* (1925), Joyce Jean Hurd** (1926), Charlotte Jane Lowe*** (1927), Gerry Marcoux (1941), Doris Evelyn Johnson (1948), Dolores Jane Motter (1949)
• Top 18: Barbara Strand (1933)

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Nancy Fleming (1961), Carole Van Valin (1963), Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988), Kirsten Haglund (2008)
• Preliminary Talent: Monnie Drake (1940) (tie), Janice Hutton Somers (1955) (tie), Ann Penelope Marston (1960), Nancy Fleming (1961) (tie), Kelly Lynn Garver (1987), Nicole Blaszczyk (2010), Arianna Quan (2017)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Talent: Shirley Swanson (1957), Sarah Jane Noble (1965), Esther Lynne Smith (1966), Toni Jo Abbenante (1968), Linda Susan Kish (1972), Terri Cousino (1973), Bethany Wright (1980), Barbara Jean Crandall (1985), Sandra Kay Metiva (1992), Maria Malay Kamara (1995), Nicole Blaszczyk (2010), Arianna Quan (2017)

Other awards

• Miss Congeniality: Katie Lynn LaRoche (2011)
• Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalists: Mallory Rivard (2020)
• Evening Dress Award Second Prize: M. Beth Madson* (1922)
• Louanne Gamba Special Instrumentalist Award: Arianna Quan (2017)
• Miss America Scholar Award: Ashlee Baracy (2009)
• Private Interview Award: Mallory Rivard (2020)
• Quality of Life Award Winners: Katie Lynn LaRoche (2011), Haley Williams (2014)
• Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Stacey Gail Heisler (1994), Ashlee Baracy (2009)
• Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Terri Sue Liford (1993), Elizabeth Wertenberger (2012)

* Competed as Miss Detroit
** Competed as Miss Lansing
*** Competed as Miss Battle Creek

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
2020	State and national pageants postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2019–20	Mallory Rivard[3]	Bay City	24	Miss Great Lakes Bay	Vocal		Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalist[4] Private Interview Award[5]	Retained title for an additional year due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2018	Emily Sioma[7]	Grass Lake	24	Miss Shoreline	Tap Dance, "Gotta Push On"			Made national news when she used her introduction during the Miss America telecast to highlight the ongoing Flint water crisis rather than state her academic credentials, by stating, "From the state with 84 percent of the U.S. fresh water, but none for its residents to drink..."[8] 3rd runner-up at Miss Michigan USA 2020 pageant[9]
2017	Heather Kendrick[10]	Marysville	23	Miss Washtenaw County	Violin, "Bad Romance"			Appeared on America's Got Talent with electro-pop violin group, Nuclassica[11]
2016	Arianna Quan[12]	Bloomfield Hills	23	Miss Wayne County	Classical Piano, "L’Ouette" by Glinka Balakirev		Louanne Gamba Special Instrumentalist Award Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
2015	Emily Kieliszewski[13]	Alpena	23	Miss Stateline	Tap Dance, "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
2014	KT Maviglia[14]	Dundee	21	Miss Washtenaw County	Dance, "Be Italian" from Nine			Diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss at age of 9
2013	Haley Williams[15]	Saline	20	Miss Saginaw County	Baton Twirling, "Thunder" by Nuttin' But Stringz		Quality of Life Award	Previously Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2009[16] Later named captain of the University of Alabama Crimsonettes[17]
2012	Angela Christine Venditti[18]	Shelby Township	25	Miss St. Clair Shores	Tap Dance, "Dirty Orchestra" by Black Violin
2011	Elizabeth Wertenberger[19]	Dundee	22	Miss Southwest	Dance, "Don't Stop Believin'"		Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up
2010	Katie Lynn LaRoche	Bay City	23	Miss Capital City	Contemporary Dance, "Calls Me Home"		Miss Congeniality Quality of Life Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
2009	Nicole Blaszczyk[20]	Novi[20]	22[20]	Miss Wayne County	Lyrical Dance, "Lifetime"		Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
2008	Ashlee Baracy[21]	Westland[20]	23	Miss Wayne County	Jazz Dance	Top 10	Miss America Scholar Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up	1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant
2007	Gina Valo	Ann Arbor		Miss West Michigan	Fiddle	N/A		2nd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant 1st runner-up at Miss Michigan 2007, assumed the title after Haglund became Miss America 2008
	Kirsten Haglund[22]	Farmington Hills	19[20]	Miss Oakland County	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"	Winner[23]	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Granddaughter of Miss Detroit 1944, Iora June Victor[24]
2006	Angela Corsi	Farmington Hills	24	Miss Heart of Michigan	Contemporary Dance en Pointe, "Sway"			4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2004 pageant 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2005 pageant
2005	Octavia Reese[20]	Detroit	23	Miss Wayne County	Cello, "Fuego"
2004	Kelli Talicska	Auburn	24	Miss Kalamazoo County	Vocal, "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant
2003	Madonna Kimberly Emond	Livonia	22	Miss Great Lakes	Jazz Dance, "On Broadway"	Top 10		3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2001 pageant Previously National Sweetheart 2002
2002	Erin Moss[20]	Stevensville	21	Miss Southwest Michigan	Flute, "Riverdance"
2001	Stacy Essebaggers[20]	Whitehall	21	Miss Great Lakes	Clogging, Medley from Moulin Rouge!	Top 10
2000	Che'vonne Burton[20]	Detroit	18	Miss Redford Township	Vocal Medley, "This Can't Be Love" & "Almost Like Being in Love"	Top 10		Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 1997
1999	Audrie Chernauckas[25]	Livonia	23	Miss Redford Township	Ballet en Pointe, Medley from Titanic			Publicly condemned state assemblymen for "improper" spending of the state's $8.5 billion tobacco settlement on smoking causation programs[25] Appeared in a 2011 episode of House Hunters with husband and young son Performed for The Rockettes and Siegfried and Roy[17]
1998	Laura Welling		23	Miss Washtenaw	Gymnastic Dance, Selection from Jurassic Park
1997	Kimberly Stec[25]	Rochester	22		Jazz Dance, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
1996	Jennifer Lynn Drayton[25]	Saginaw	22	Miss Great Lakes	Classical Piano, "Piano Sonata No. 23" by Beethoven
1995	Coni Lyn Hull Sullivan	Jackson	23	Miss Redford Township	Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves
1994	Maria Malay Kamara[25]	Zeeland	24	Miss Heart of Michigan	Classical Vocal, "Sempre libera" from La traviata		Non-finalist Talent Award
1993	Stacey Gail Heisler[25]	Livonia	23	Miss Great Lakes	Violin, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"		Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up
1992	Terri Sue Liford[25]	Monroe	24	Miss Monroe County	Popular Vocal, "Only You"		Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up
1991	Sandra Kay Metiva	Saginaw	25	Miss Northern Michigan	Vocal, "Amazing Grace"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1990	Victoria Lynn Fair	Jackson	21	Miss Jackson County	Classical Vocal, "Habanera"
1989	Margaret Jan McIntyre[26]	Monroe	24	Miss Monroe County	Ballet, Carmen
1988	Krista Ann Blomgren	Livonia	22	Miss Heart of Michigan	Oboe
1987	Melanie Ester Churella	Farmington Hills		Miss Farmington		N/A		Assumed the title after Rafko became Miss America 1988
	Kaye Lani Rae Rafko	Monroe	23	Miss Monroe County	Hawaiian-Tahitian Dance	Winner[27]	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1986	Kelly Lynn Garver	Farmington Hills	23	Miss Farmington	Fiddle Medley, "Orange Blossom Special" & "New Country"	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
1985	Alecia Rae Masalkoski	Muskegon	23	Miss Muskegon County	Karate Kata	Top 10		Holds a black belt in karate Later Miss Indiana USA 1987
1984	Barbara Jean Crandall	Lawrence	21	Miss Southwest Michigan	Ventriloquism, "Auctioneer's Song"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1983	Denise Gehman	Waterford	20	Miss West Bloomfield	Vocal Medley, "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" & "Show Me" from My Fair Lady
1982	Kathy Lou Pennington	Jackson	25	Miss Heart of Michigan	Vocal, "God Bless the Child"
1981	Gwen Roberta Brown	Ishpeming	22	Miss Ishpeming	Dramatic Presentation of Original Writing, "Memory of Grandmother"
1980	Heidi Hepler	Livonia	24	Miss Livonia	Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song"
1979	Bethany Jane Wright[28]	Saginaw	19	Miss Saginaw	Vocal, "The Music and the Mirror" from A Chorus Line		Non-finalist Talent Award
1978	Suzanne Schemm	Essexville	21	Miss Van Buren County	Vocal / Dance, "All That Jazz"
1977	Holly Schmidt	Farmington Hills	18	Miss Farmington	Piano, "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum"
1976	Diane Kay Hansen	Berrien Center	23	Miss Southwest Michigan	Piano Medley, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," "Dixie," & "Yankee Doodle"
1975	Julie Ann Beckers[28]	Allegan	18	Miss Allegan County	Dance & Speech, "Zarathustra"
1974	Susan Lillian Short	Kalamazoo	23	Miss Heart of Michigan	Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It"
1973	Sherry Agnello	St. Clair Shores	19	Miss St. Clair Shores	Vocal, "I'd Rather Be Blue"
1972	Terri Cousino	Erie	19	Miss Monroe County	Vocal, "How Can I Wait?"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1971	Linda Susan Kish	Allen Park	19	Miss Taylor	Vocal, "As Long as He Needs Me"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1970	Ginger Myers	Lincoln Park	21	Miss Ann Arbor	Vocal, "Wicked Man"
1969	Sandra Gillespie	Hastings	20	Miss Michigan State University		N/A		Assumed the title after Eldred became Miss America 1970
	Pamela Eldred[29]	Birmingham[30]	21	Miss Detroit	Ballet, "Love Theme" from Romeo & Juliet	Winner[31]
1968	Darlene Kurant[30]	Muskegon	19	Miss Muskegon	Vocal, "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"
1967	Toni Jo Abbenante	East Grand Rapids	19	Miss Michigan Junior College	Dramatic Reading, "Then You'll Remember Me" by Grace Atkinson		Non-finalist Talent Award
1966	Nancy Ackert[32]	Battle Creek	19	Miss Battle Creek	Vocal Medley from Annie Get Your Gun			Assumed title when original winner, Gayle Chancey, was disqualified prior to Miss America 1967 pageant
1965	Esther Lynne Smith	Portage	19	Miss Western Michigan University	Classical Vocal		Non-finalist Talent Award	Born Vlaardingen, Netherlands
1964	Sarah Jane Noble	East Lansing	18	Miss East Lansing	Free Exercise Routine		Non-finalist Talent Award
1963	Kathleen McLaughlin	Ishpeming	22	Miss Upper Michigan	Dramatic Presentation, "Western Star" by Stephen Vincent Benét
1962	Carole Van Valin	Roscommon	18	Miss Roscommon	Dramatic Reading, "Joe's Pal"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award[33]
1961	Karen Southway	Wyoming	18	Miss Wyoming	Vocal, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
1960	Donna Sheppard		18	Miss Dowagiac		N/A		Assumed the title after Fleming became Miss America 1961
	Nancy Fleming	Montague	18	Miss White Lake	Presentation of Dress Design	Winner[34]	Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award (tie)
1959	Ann Penelope Marston	Wyandotte	21	Miss Detroit	Archery Demonstration		Preliminary Talent Award
1958	Patience Pierce	Detroit			Drama, "Meet Christobel"
1957	Valerie Strong	Williamsburg		Miss Williamsburg	Piano, "Brazil"
1956	Shirley Swanson	Muskegon		Miss Muskegon	Monologue		Non-finalist Talent Award
1955	Margaret Devereaux	Howell		Miss Howell	Piano, "Flight of the Bumblebee"
1954	Janice Hutton Somers	Lansing		Miss Lansing	Vocal, "You Made Me Love You"	4th runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award (tie)	Assumed the title after pageant officials reviewed the ballots and determined there was "an unusual pattern" in the judging[35][36]
1953	Velva Irene Robbins	Dowagiac		Miss Dowagiac	Speech, "Education"
1952	Karol Dragomir	Benton Harbor		Miss Benton Harbor	Vocal, "I'll Walk Alone"			Previously married to actor, Peter Palmer
1951	Delores Maria Berruezo	St. Clair Shores		Miss St. Clair Shores	Dance			First Latina Miss Michigan
1950	Bette Lou Pittman	Owosso		Miss Owosso	Monologue, "I Like Americans"
1949	Dolores Jane Motter	Dearborn		Miss Dearborn	Ceramic Exhibition & Piano	Top 15
1948	Doris Evelyn Johnson	Detroit		Miss Detroit	Vocal, "Worry, Worry, Worry"	Top 15		Multiple Michigan representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
	Linda Carroll	Grand Rapids		Miss Michigan	Impersonations of famous people
1947	Jane Rose Foster	Detroit		Miss Detroit	Vocal, "My Dream Came True"			Multiple Michigan representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
	Peggy Ellsworth	Reed City		Miss Michigan	Vocal, "He's Funny That Way"
1946	Constance Liddicoat	Detroit		Miss Detroit				Multiple Michigan representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
	Ruth Margaret Lenfestey	New Baltimore	20	Miss Michigan
1945	Barbara Lee Smith	Detroit		Miss Detroit				Multiple Michigan representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
	Therese Mary Sullivan			Miss Michigan
1944	Iora June Victor			Miss Detroit	Vocal, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are"			Grandmother of Miss Michigan 2007 and Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund[24]
	Beverly Bennett	Detroit		Miss Michigan	Vocal, "Stormy Weather"	Top 12		Multiple Michigan representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1943	Ruby Jean Telfer	Detroit		Miss Detroit
1942	Patricia Hill	Detroit		Miss Detroit	Comedic Recitation	2nd runner-up
1941	Gerry Marcoux	Detroit		Miss Detroit		Top 15
1940	Monnie Drake	Detroit		Miss Detroit	Vocal, "Bill"	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award (tie)
1939	Patricia Donnelly	Detroit	19	Miss Detroit	Vocal / Bass Fiddle, "To You" & "Ol' Man Mose"	Winner[37]
1938	Marjorie Jackson	Detroit		Miss Detroit				Competed under local title at national pageant
1937	No Michigan representative at Miss America pageant[38]
1936	June Ursula Forbes	Flint		Miss Flint				Competed under local title at national pageant
1935	No Michigan representative at Miss America pageant[39]
1934	No national pageant was held[40]
1933	Barbara Strand					Top 18
1932	No national pageants were held[40]
1931
1930
1929	Loraine Budge McVey					N/A		No national Miss America pageant held[40]
1928	No national pageant was held[40]
1927	Charlotte Jane Lowe			Miss Battle Creek	N/A[41]	Top 15		Multiple Michigan representatives Competed under local title at national pageant
	Ruth Bushroe			Miss Flint
	Florence Nina Clement			Miss Kalamazoo
	Margherite Strang			Miss Lansing
	Margaret Tinney			Miss Pontiac
	Charlotte Elaine Bowman			Miss Saginaw
1926	Gertrude Fisher			Miss Battle Creek				Multiple Michigan representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
	Ruth Mae Fowler			Miss Detroit
	Joyce Jean Hurd			Miss Lansing		Top 15
1925	Jane Porter			Miss Detroit		Top 15		Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1924	No Michigan representative at Miss America pageant[42]
1923	M. Beth Madson[43]	Detroit		Miss Detroit	N/A[41]			Competed under local title at national pageant
1922	M. Beth Madson[44]						Evening Dress Award Second Prize[45]
1921	No Michigan representative at Miss America pageant[46]

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External links

• Miss Michigan official website