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Miss New York Scholarship Competition
Formation1921
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
Membership
Miss America
Official language
English
Websitemiss-newyork.org

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.

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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

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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

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  • 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

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Preliminary awards

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Non-finalist awards

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  •   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

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  1. ^ Titleholder extended to a full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Parry, Wayne (October 8, 2018). "Miss America Organization strikes back at rebellious states". The Associated Press.
  2. ^ Parry, Wayne (December 5, 2018). "Miss America terminates agreements with NJ, NY and FL". The Associated Press.
  3. ^ Friedman, Molly (September 15, 2014). "The secrets behind New York's stunning three Miss America wins in a row". New York Daily News.
  4. ^ "Photos and results: Staten Island contestants take honors at Miss New York 2022 pageant". silive. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  5. ^ "Miss New York 2021 crowned at Paramount Theater in Peekskill". News 12 - Connecticut. May 30, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ^ Kuperinksy, Amy (May 8, 2020). "Miss America postpones pageant until 2021, N.J. pageant still set for September". Press of Atlantic City.
  7. ^ Brock, Chris (June 11, 2019). "Miss T.I. Pageant dissolves over disagreements with Miss America Organization". Watertown Daily Times. Lauren Molella, Miss Upstate New York, won the competition.
  8. ^ Gallo Farrell, Barbara (June 19, 2019). "Miss New York is a Millbrook native, Dutchess Community College instructor". Poughkeepsie Journal.
  9. ^ "Miss America 2020 Pageant: Top 15 Contestants Revealed LIVE". Heavy.com. December 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "Miss America 2020 Scholarship Award Winners Announced". Miss America Organization. December 19, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Lauren Molella named Miss New York Outstanding Teen". SILive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  12. ^ Benanti, Carol Ann (November 14, 2018). "Miss Staten Island pageant set for Sunday: Get a preview of the contestants". SI Live. A homecoming reception was held last weekend for Franklin at Lincoln Center, where she crowned her successor Rahmeka Cox, the first runner up.
  13. ^ a b Benanti, Carol Ann (July 6, 2018). "ICYMI: Miss Five Boroughs crowned Miss New York at state pageant". SI Live. Rahmeka Cox, a New York University grad, was named first runner-up.
  14. ^ "Winston-Salem native wins Miss New York". Winston-Salem Journal. June 30, 2018.
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  17. ^ "Miss New York 2016: Camille Sims, aka 'Miss Pride,' wins coveted crown". blog.silive.com. May 29, 2016.
  18. ^ Boscia, Ted (September 2016). "Miss New York Camille Sims fights for social justice". Ezra Magazine.
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  21. ^ Dickens, Aaron (June 8, 2015). "SI Native Crowned Miss New York 2015". New York City: NY1. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  22. ^ Benanti, Carol Ann (May 24, 2014). "Miss New York: Kira Kazantsev takes the top crown at Staten Island's St. George Theater". Staten Island Advance. Staten Island. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  23. ^ "A threepeat: Miss New York Kira Kazantsev crowned Miss America". CNN. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  24. ^ "2015 Miss America Pageant Scholarship Winners". Miss America. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015.
  25. ^ "Nina Davuluri named Miss New York at Staten Island's St. George Theatre". www.silive.com. 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  26. ^ Stern, Marlow (September 16, 2013). "Nina Davuluri Crowned Miss America: The First Miss America of Indian Descent". Daily Beast.
  27. ^ "Our own Nina Davuluri is Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006 winner". TANA. October 8, 2006.
  28. ^ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Ready for Prime Time Debut". Pageantry Magazine.
  29. ^ "History - Miss New York Scholarship Organization". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  30. ^ Benanti, Carol Ann (June 16, 2012). "Mallory Hagan wins Miss New York 2012 title". SILive.com.
  31. ^ "NY woman crowned Miss America". 3 News NZ. January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  32. ^ "Miss New York crown goes to Kaitlin Monte". SILive.com. June 19, 2011.
  33. ^ "The Official Miss New York Scholarship Pageant". Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 2010 Pageant Results
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