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.

Not to be confused with Miss Michigan USA affiliated with Miss USA or Miss Michigan World affiliated with Miss World America.
Miss Michigan
TypeScholarship pageant
Location
Membership
Miss America
WebsiteOfficial 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.

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

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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