Miss Wisconsin
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Wisconsin USA.
Christina Thompson, Miss Wisconsin 2007
Tracy Ann Gest, Miss Wisconsin 2005
The Miss Wisconsin competition is the pageant, held annually in Oshkosh, that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss America pageant. Wisconsin has twice won the Miss America crown (1973 and 2012).
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Courtney Jean Pelot | Manitowoc | 22 | Miss Green Bay Area | Dance "Burnin' Up" by Jessie J | |||
| 2015 | Rosalie Elizabeth Smith | Waukesha | 19 | Miss New Berlin | Lyrical Dance "Heaven" by Beyoncé | |||
| 2014 | Raeanna Mary Johnson | Holmen | 24 | Miss Madison | Lyrical Dance "Hallelujah" | First woman to hold the Miss Wisconsin title two times: she had previously held the 2011 title after Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America 2012, 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2011 | ||
| 2013 | Paula Mae Kuiper | Mount Pleasant | 19 | Miss Madison | Piano "Hungarian Rhapsody" | Top 12 | ||
| 2012 | Kathryn (Kate) Bess Gorman | Onalaska | 23 | Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest | Vocal "20th Century Fox Mambo" from Smash | |||
| 2011 | Raeanna Mary Johnson[1] | Holmen | 21 | Miss Seven Rivers | Lyrical dance "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke | 1st runner-up at Miss Wisconsin 2011, Assumed title when Laura Kaeppeler won the Miss America title, 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2011,[2] Later went on to be Miss Wisconsin 2014 | ||
| Laura Marie Kaeppeler | Kenosha | 23 | Miss Southern Wisconsin | Operatic Vocal "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 2010 | Kimberly Brooke Sawyer | Egg Harbor | 22 | Miss Green Bay Area | Classical Vocal "Donde lieta uscì" from La bohème | |||
| 2009 | Kristina Kelly Smaby | Holmen | 22 | Miss Madison | Ballet en Pointe "River Deep – Mountain High" | |||
| 2008 | Briana Rose Lipor | Racine | 21 | Miss South Central | Classical Vocal "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La rondine | Golden Sash Winner-Countdown to the Crown | ||
| 2007 | Christina Anna Thompson[3] | Pleasant Prairie | 23 | Miss Madison | Classical Violin "Praeludium & Allegro" by Fritz Kreisler | Top 8 | ||
| 2006 | Meghan Marie Coffey | New Berlin | 22 | Miss New Berlin | Novelty Baton Twirling "Stuff Like That There" | Wisconsin National Teenager 2003 | ||
| 2005 | Tracy Ann Gest | Menomonee Falls | 20 | Miss New Berlin | Classical Piano "Polichinelle in F Sharp Minor" | Beauties of America Teen 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Molly Jean McGrath | Wisconsin Rapids | 22 | Miss Madison | Theatrical Ballet en Pointe "All That Jazz" | Quality of Life Finalist | ||
| 2003 | Tina Marie Sauerhammer | Green Bay | 22 | Miss Madison | Classical Cello "The Swan" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 2002 | Jayme Michel Dawicki | New Berlin | 22 | Miss Southern Wisconsin | Classical Piano "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" | |||
| 2001 | Laura Margaret Herriot | Princeton | 23 | Miss Berlin | Vocal "Oh, Lady Be Good!" | Quality of Life Finalist | ||
| 2000 | Joya Josephine Zamora | Kenosha | 23 | Miss Eastern Shore | Vocal "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1999 | Mary-Louise Kurey | Brookfield | 24 | Miss West Allis | Classical Vocal "Il Bacio" | Top 10 | Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award, Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1998 | Jill Marie Patzner | Arcadia | 22 | Miss Western Wisconsin | Semi-classical Vocal "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera | Scholar Award | ||
| 1997 | Nicole Jean Locy | Glendale | 22 | Miss Western Wisconsin | Vocal "Someone Else's Story" from Chess | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
| 1996 | Jennifer Marie Streblow | Oshkosh | 18 | Miss Oshkosh | Vocal "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | |||
| 1995 | Pamela Lynn Polk | Berlin | 22 | Miss Southeastern Wisconsin | Vocal "Operator" | |||
| 1994 | Laura Jean Voss | Green Bay | 22 | Miss Green Bay | Semi-classical Vocal "West Side Story melodies" | |||
| 1993 | Tania Elizabeth Ziegler | Fond du Lac | 18 | Miss Fond du Lac | Classical Violin "Bruch's Concerto No. 1 in G Minor" | Top 10 | ||
| 1992 | Stephanie Ann Klett | Beloit | 25 | Miss Wisconsin Central | Coronet Medley "Basin Street Blues" & "Ciribiribin" | Non-finalist Talent Award[4] | Later television/radio host and Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism[4] | |
| 1991 | Brenda Jo Haines | Arcadia | 19 | Miss Arcadia | Clarinet Solo "Jazz Clarinet Medley" | |||
| 1990 | Tricia Ann Luedtke | Oostburg | 19 | Miss Oshkosh | Classical Piano "Polichinelle in F Sharp Minor" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1989 | Kimberly Jean Totdahl | Racine | 23 | Miss Kenosha | Vocal & Dance "Being Alive" | Miss Wisconsin T.E.E.N. 1982, Miss Wisconsin USA 1991 | ||
| 1988 | Jeanie Marie Pfeiffer | Franksville | 25 | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | |||
| 1987 | Maria Kim | Shorewood | 20 | Miss Madison | Classical Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | Miss Wisconsin National Teenager 1983, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1985 | |
| 1986 | Mara Ann Nesemann | Brookfield | 20 | Miss Waukesha County | Gymnastics Dance Routine "1980" | |||
| 1985 | Mary Kay Anderson | St. Francis | 20 | Miss St. Francis | Piano Solo "Frederik Chopin's Etude, Winter Wind, Op 25, No 11" | Miss Wisconsin USA 1988 | ||
| 1984 | Barbara Marie Mullally | Onalaska | 22 | Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest | Vocal "Here I am" | |||
| 1983 | Wendy Lynn Wagner | Menomonie / Des Plaines, Illinois | 22 | Miss Menomonie | Vocal "Mira" from Carnival! | |||
| 1982 | Gail Marie Soller | La Crosse | 24 | Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest | Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1981 | Keungsuk Kim | Shorewood | 19 | Miss Milwaukee | Classical Piano "Kabalevsky's Prelude" | Top 10 | ||
| 1980 | Dana Lorraine Spychalla | Appleton | 19 | Miss Fond du Lac | Vocal "The Music And the Mirror" from A Chorus Line | |||
| 1979 | Kristine Kay Konrad | Oshkosh | 19 | Miss Oshkosh | Vocal "Starting Here, Starting Now" | |||
| 1978 | Carin Ann Kizewic | Racine | 24 | Miss Milwaukee | Ballet en Pointe "The Overture" from Die Fledermaus | |||
| 1977 | Jennifer Mae Woychik | Arcadia | 19 | Miss Arcadia | Vocal Comedy "I Love Trash" | |||
| 1976 | Julie Ann Nowak | Greendale | 19 | Miss West Allis | Popular Vocal "Do You Know Where You're Going To?" | |||
| 1975 | Marilyn Sembell | Beloit | 25 | Miss Lake Geneva | Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1974 | Carol Ann Schmitt | Green Bay | 22 | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal "Speak Softly Love" | Special Education Award, Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | ||
| 1973 | Judith (Judy) Hieke | Menomonee Falls | 19 | Miss Milwaukee | Flute Medley including "Cuanto le Gusta" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1972 | Linda Marie Henderson* | Elm Grove | 20 | Miss Milwaukee | Classical piano | 1st runner-up at Miss Wisconsin 1972, Assumed title when Terry Anne Meeuwsen won Miss America 1973 title | ||
| Terry Anne Meeuwsen | DePere | 23 | Miss Appleton | Vocal "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1971 | Patricia (Patti) Anne Jacobs | Wauwatosa | 19 | Miss Stevens Point | Vocal & Dance "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1970 | Linda Jane Johnson | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss Madison | Piano "Polonaise" | |||
| 1969 | Cynthia (Cindy) Anne Morgan | Janesville | 18 | Miss Janesville | Vocal "Old Devil Moon" | |||
| 1968 | Marilyn Kay Brahmsteadt | Wisconsin Rapids | 21 | Miss La Crosse | Vocal "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" | |||
| 1967 | Barbara Burk Baugh | Brookfield | 20 | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal "Mira" from Carnival! | 2nd runner-up | Featured performer on Miss America 1968 pageant | |
| 1966 | Candace Gail Hinz | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss West Allis | Piano Solo & Watercolor Painting Exhibition "Tara's Theme from Gone with the Wind" | |||
| 1965 | Sharon Mae Singstock | Oshkosh | 20 | Miss Oshkosh | Vocal "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" | 4th runner-up | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1964 | Angela Gina Baldi | Glendale | 18 | Miss North Shore | Piano "On Wisconsin in Three Variations" | |||
| 1963 | Barbara Jean Bonville | Whitefish Bay | 19 | Miss North Shore | Violincello Solo "Pièce en forme de Habanera" by Maurice Ravel | Special Scholarship Award | ||
| 1962 | Joan Mary Engh | La Crosse | 21 | Miss La Crosse | Vocal Comedy "I'll Be Anything You Want Me To Be" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1961 | Diane Margaret Anderson | Eau Claire | 19 | Miss Eau Claire | Violin Solo & Ballet en Pointe "The Swan" | |||
| 1960 | Karen Marie Fahrenbach | Racine | 21 | Miss Racine | Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Sleeping Beauty" | |||
| 1959 | Mary Alice Fox | Sheboygan | 20 | Miss Sheboygan | Soft Shoe Comedy Dance | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1958 | Kay Joan Ross | West Allis | 24 | Miss West Allis | Art Presentation with Vocal & Dance to an Original Song | |||
| 1957 | Joan Carol Hentschel | Wauwatosa | 18 | Miss Wauwatosa | Interpretive Ballet "3:00 in the Morning" | |||
| 1956 | Lynn Byron Holden | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss Ripon | Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1955 | Margaret Carolynne Walls | Milwaukee | 18 | Miss Milwaukee | Ballet Dance "Dying Swan" | |||
| 1954 | Dixie Ann Sarchet | Stevens Point | 19 | Miss Wisconsin Rapids | Modern Dance "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" | |||
| 1953 | Judith Lee Jacobsen | Wauwatosa | 19 | Miss Milwaukee | Vocal & Dance "Make Believe" & "Come Back to Sorrento" | |||
| 1952 | Jeannie Eleanor Huston | La Crosse | 19 | Miss La Crosse | Cello | |||
| 1951 | Sheila Murphy | Marshfield | 18 | Miss Marshfield | Monologue | |||
| 1950 | Gloria Betty Lange | Milwaukee | 20 | Miss Milwaukee | Operatic Vocal "Donkey Serenade" from The Firefly | |||
| 1949 | Phyllis Ann Kessler | Green Bay | 18 | Miss Green Bay | Baton Twirling | Top 15 | ||
| 1948 | Marvene Margaret Fischer | Milwaukee | 19 | Miss Milwaukee | ||||
| 1947 | Gladys Elaine Berkley | Baraboo | 19 | Miss Baraboo | Monologue | |||
| 1946 | Antoine Bernice Lunde | Milwaukee / Westby | 20 | Miss Milwuaukee | Top 16 | |||
| 1945 | Eileen (Christianson) Christy | Menomonie | 20 | Miss Menomonie | ||||
| 1944 | Elyse Sutter | Milwaukee | 20 | Miss Milwaukee | Did not compete in the 1944 Miss America pageant | |||
| 1942 | Charlotte Ruth Lemmer | Milwaukee | 18 | Miss Milwaukee | ||||
| 1941 | Betty Ann Miller | Milwaukee | 18 | Miss Milwaukee Mid-Summer Festival | Artistic Characture of President Franklin Roosevelt | Top 15 | ||
| 1936 | Aline Fern Schwartz | Milwaukee | 18 | Miss Milwaukee | ||||
| 1933 | Marie Marguerite Huebner | Portage[5] | 20 | Miss Portage | Top 18 | |||
| 1927 | Virginia June Hillyer | Fort Atkinson | 17 | Miss Fort Atkinson | Also Marjorie Mae Leffingwell competed as Miss Madison. | |||
| 1926 | No Miss Wisconsin | Dorothy Bernadine Seiler competed as Miss Madison and Florence Andrees competed as Miss Milwaukee. There was also a Miss Racine who competed at Miss America, but her name is not known. | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss Wisconsin | Virginia Armstrong competed as Miss Milwaukee. | ||||||
| 1924 | No Miss Wisconsin | Clara Koehler competed as Miss Milwaukee and placed as a Semi-finalist. | ||||||
* Succeeded to the crown after Miss Wisconsin won Miss America
References
- ↑ "New Miss Wisconsin announced". News8000.com. WKBT La Crosse. January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Holmen's Raeanna Johnson places fourth in national pageant". Onalaska Holmen Courier-Life. September 8, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Miss Madison is new Miss Wisconsin". Appleton Post Crescent. 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- 1 2 "Stephanie Klett biography". Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ http://missamerica1933.com/newspapers/19330819IronwoodMI-wi.jpg
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