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{{Short description|Beauty pageant competition}}
{{for|the state pageant affiliated with [[Miss USA]]|Miss Kansas USA}}
{{for|the state pageant affiliated with [[Miss USA]]|Miss Kansas USA}}
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[[File:Theresa Vail, Miss Kansas.jpg|right|thumb|140px|right|[[Theresa Vail]], Miss Kansas 2013]]
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The '''Miss Kansas''' competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of [[Kansas]] in the [[Miss America]] pageant. Kansas has won the Miss America crown on three occasions.
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The '''Miss Kansas''' competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the US state of [[Kansas]] in the [[Miss America]] pageant. Kansas has won the Miss America crown on three occasions.


Alexis Smith was crowned Miss Kansas 2024 on June 8, 2024, at Dennis Lesh Sports Arena at [[Pratt Community College]] in [[Pratt, Kansas|Pratt]]. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
== Winners ==

{| class="wikitable"
==Results summary==
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Kansas 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.
! width=5% | Year

! width=10%| Name
===Placements===
! width=10%| Hometown
* '''Miss Americas:''' [[Deborah Irene Bryant]] (1966), [[Debra Dene Barnes]] (1968), [[Tara Dawn Holland]] (1997)
! width=3%| Age
* '''2nd runners-up:''' Michelle Elaine Whitson (1980)
! width=12%| Local Title
* '''3rd runners-up:''' [[Vera Miles|Vera June Ralston]] (1948), Mary Ann McGrew (1957) (tie), Pamela McKelvy (1993)
! width=15%| Miss America Talent
* '''Top 10:''' Sandy Rings (1972), [[Cynthia Sikes]] (1973), Lori Ann Bergen (1979), Robbin Lee Wasson (1992), Trisha Schaffer (1995), Amy Keller (1996), Megan Bushell (2005), [[Theresa Vail]] (2014)
! width=10%| Placement at Miss America
* '''Top 11:''' Courtney Wages (2024)
! width=17%| Special scholarships at Miss America
* '''Top 15:''' Shirley Hargiss (1949), Annika Wooton (2020)
! width=18%| Notes
* '''Top 16:''' Lucia Benton (1937)

===Awards===
====Preliminary awards====
* '''[[Miss America award winners#Preliminary swimsuit award|Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness]]:''' [[Vera Miles|Vera June Ralston]] (1948), [[Deborah Irene Bryant]] (1966), [[Debra Dene Barnes]] (1968), [[Cynthia Sikes]] (1973), Karen Dianne Smith (1975), Amy Keller (1996), [[Tara Dawn Holland]] (1997)
* '''[[Miss America award winners#Preliminary talent award|Preliminary Talent]]:''' Sandy Rings (1972), Lori Ann Bergen (1979), Pamela McKelvy (1993), Trisha Schaffer (1995)

====Non-finalist awards====
* '''Non-finalist Talent:''' Sharon O'Neal (1960), Karen Raye Schwartz (1964), Karen Diane Smith (1975), Jill Dirks (1978), Laura Lynn Watters (1984), Kimberly Dugger (1991), Angelea Busby (2004), Annika Wooton (2020)

====Other awards====
* '''[[Miss America award winners#America's Choice|America's Choice]]:''' [[Theresa Vail]] (2014)
* '''Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award 1st runners-up:''' Hannah Klaassen (2019)
* '''CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runners-up:''' Kendall Schoenekase (2017)
* '''Eleanor "Big Mama" Andrews Performing Arts Award:''' Kimberlee Grice (2002)
* '''People's Choice:''' Courtney Wages (2024)
* '''[[Miss America award winners#Jean Bartel Quality of Life / Social Impact Initiative Scholarship award|Quality of Life Award/Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Award]] Winners:''' Annika Wooton (2020)
* '''Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up:''' [[Tara Dawn Holland]] (1997), Kendall Schoenekase (2017)
* '''Quality of Life Award Finalists:''' Megan Bushell (2005), Adrienne Rosel (2006), Krystian Fish (2018)
* '''[[Miss America award winners#STEM scholarship award|STEM Scholarship Award]] Winners:''' Kendall Schoenekase (2017)

==Winners==
{{Plainlist|
*{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} Declared as winner
*{{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} Ended as a runner-up
*{{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;"
! Year
! Name
! Hometown
! Age
! Local Title
! Miss America Talent
! Placement at Miss America
! Special scholarships at Miss America
! Notes
|-
|-
|2024
| 2014
|Alexis Smith
| rowspan="2" |[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
|25
|Miss Butler County
|Ventriloquism
|TBA
|TBA
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|[[Miss America 2024|2023]]
| Courtney Wages<ref>{{Cite web |author=KWCH Staff|date=June 10, 2023 |title=Wichita woman crowned in Miss Kansas 2023|url=https://www.kwch.com/2023/06/11/wichita-woman-crowned-miss-kansas-2023/|access-date=June 11, 2023|website=12 News|language=en}}</ref>
| 25
| Miss Southern Kansas
| Tap Dance
| Top 11
|People's Choice
|
|-
|[[Miss America 2023|2022]]
|Ayanna Hensley<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stultz |first=Jennifer |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Miss Kansas 2022: Hensley credits difficult upbringing, faith in God and helpful connections for success on the 2022 Miss Kansas stage |url=https://www.pratttribune.com/2022/06/13/miss-kansas-2022-hensley-credits-difficult-upbringing-faith-in-god-and-helpful-connections-for-success-on-the-2022-miss-kansas-stage/ |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=The Pratt Tribune}}</ref>
|[[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]
|21
|Miss Kiowa County
|Dance
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|-
| [[Miss America 2022|2021]]
| Taylor Clark<ref>{{Cite web|author=KWCH Staff|title=4You: Miss Kansas has been crowned, the competition gives out nearly $58,000 in scholarships|url=https://www.kwch.com/2021/07/12/4you-miss-kansas-has-been-crowned-competition-gives-out-nearly-58000-scholarships/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.kwch.com|language=en}}</ref>
| [[St. John, Kansas|St. John]]
| 21
| Miss Augusta
| Drums
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| Previously [[Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen]] 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pratttribune.com/news/20170610/taylor-clark-is-1017-miss-kansas-outstanding-teen|title=Taylor Clark is 2017 Miss Kansas Outstanding Teen|last=Rose|first=Gale|work=Pratt Tribune|access-date=2021-07-10|language=en}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|[[Miss America 2020|2019]]–20{{efn|Titleholder extended to a full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Amy |last=Kuperinksy |title=Miss America postpones pageant until 2021, N.J. pageant still set for September |url=https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/05/miss-america-postpones-100th-anniversary-pageant-until-2021.html |work=Press of Atlantic City |date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>}}
| Annika Wooton<ref name="woot">{{cite news |title=Miss Wichita crowned the new Miss Kansas |url=https://www.kwch.com/content/news/New-Miss-Kansas-crowned-511031331.html |work=KWCH News |date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>
| [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]
| 25
| Miss Wichita
| Speed Painting, "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv91NtA5C1A&t=20s&ab_channel=R.JonathanShelley Free To Be]" Original Poem while painting a portrait of Supreme Court Justice, [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]<ref>[https://www.annikawooton.com/live-painting Painting by Annika Wooton]</ref>
|Top 15<ref>{{cite web |title=Miss America 2020 Pageant: Top 15 Contestants Revealed LIVE |work=Heavy.com|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/12/miss-america-2020-top-15-winners-contestants/ |date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>
| Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Miss America 2020 Scholarship Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.missamerica.org/miss-america-2020-scholarship-award-winners-announced/ |work=Miss America Organization |date=December 19, 2019}}</ref><br><br>Non-Finalist Talent Award
| Competed for the Miss Kansas title a total of seven times<ref name="woot"/><br><br>Served two years due to COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-19 |title=Miss Kansas competitions postponed until 2021 |url=https://www.ksn.com/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-kansas/miss-kansas-competitions-postponed-until-2021/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=KSN-TV |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss America 2019|2018]]
|Hannah Klaassen<ref name="Klaassen">{{cite web|first= Gale |last=Rose |title=Hannah Klaassen of Arkansas City is Miss Kansas 2018 |work=Pratt Tribune |url=http://www.pratttribune.com/news/20180609/hannah-klaassen-of-arkansas-city-is-miss-kansas-2018 |date= June 9, 2018}}</ref>
|[[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]]
|19
|Miss South Central
|Tap Dance, "[[The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|The Greatest Show]]" from ''[[The Greatest Showman]]''
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|CMN Miracle Maker Award 1st runner-up
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| [[Miss America 2018|2017]]
| Krystian Fish<ref name="Fish">{{cite web| title=Krystian Fish is Miss Kansas 2017|publisher=Pratt Tribune|url=http://www.pratttribune.com/news/20170610/krystian-fish-is-miss-kansas-2017|date=June 10, 2017}}</ref>
|[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
|21
| Miss Heart of the Midwest
| Vocal, "[[Original songs in Smash#They Just Keep Moving the Line|They Just Keep Moving the Line]]" from ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]''
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| Quality of Life Award Finalist<ref name="QOL 2018">{{cite web| first=Terry Cowart |last=Frazier |title=Miss Mississippi's platform recognized at Miss America pageant|publisher=The Vicksburg Post|url=http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2017/08/31/miss-mississippis-platform-recognized-at-miss-america-pageant/|date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Miss America 2017|2016]]
| Kendall Schoenekase<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam |last=Stewart |url=http://www.hutchnews.com/4ad06be6-8671-595f-9005-befee6795c97.html |title=Crash prompted Miss Kansas' campaign |work=The Hutchinson News |date=June 12, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]
| 22
| Miss Johnson County
| Vocal, "Ain't No Sunshine"
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|CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runner-up<ref name="Schoenekase">{{cite web |publisher=Miss America Organization|title=The 2017 Academy of Honor, Quality of Life, STEM, & Women in Business Scholarship Recipients Honored On Stage|url=http://missamerica.org/2016/09/11/2017-academy-honor-quality-life-stem-women-business-scholarship-recipients-honored-stage/|date=September 11, 2016 }}</ref><br><br>Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up<ref name="Schoenekase"/><br><br>STEM Scholarship Award<ref name="Schoenekase"/>
| 4th runner-up at [[Miss Kansas Teen USA]] 2011 competition<ref name="kansasusaresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.pageantupdate.info/miss-kansas-usa-teen-usa-pageant-results.html|title=Miss Kansas USA & Teen USA pageant results|publisher=Pageant Update|access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss America 2016|2015]]
| [[Hannah Wagner]]
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 19
| Miss Augusta
| Ballet en Pointe, ''[[Swan Lake]]''
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| [[Miss America 2015|2014]]
| [[Amanda Sasek]]
| [[Amanda Sasek]]
| [[Moberly, MO|Moberly]]
| [[Moberly, Missouri|Moberly, MO]]
| 23
| 23
| Miss Greater Wichita
| Miss Greater Wichita
| Vocal ''"I Don't Know My Own Strength"''
| Vocal, "I Don't Know My Own Strength"
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|-style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
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| 2013
| [[Miss America 2014|2013]]
| [[Theresa Vail]]
| [[Theresa Vail]]
| [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]
| [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Leavenworth County
| Miss Leavenworth County
| Vocal, ''"[[Nessun Dorma]]"''
| Vocal, "[[Nessun Dorma]]"
|Top 10
| Top 10
| America's Choice
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| America's Choice winner at the [[Miss America 2014]]; She is the first Miss America contestant to display tattoos in the swimsuit competition (the insignia of the [[United States Army Dental Command]] on her left shoulder and one of the ''[[Serenity Prayer]]'' along the right side of her torso).<ref>[http://www.armytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013309120009 Tattooed Kan. Guard sergeant is Miss America contestant]</ref><ref name=bares>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/09/13/miss-kansas-theresa-vail-bares-tattoos-is-in-the-army-national-guard-is-an-expert-marksman.html Miss Kansas Bares Her Tattoos]</ref>
| First [[Miss America]] contestant to display tattoos in the swimsuit competition<ref>[http://www.armytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013309120009 Tattooed Kan. Guard sergeant is Miss America contestant]</ref><ref name=bares>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/09/13/miss-kansas-theresa-vail-bares-tattoos-is-in-the-army-national-guard-is-an-expert-marksman.html Miss Kansas Bares Her Tattoos]</ref>
|-
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| 2012
| [[Miss America 2013|2012]]
| [[Sloane Lewis]]
| Sloane Lewis
| [[Norwich, Kansas|Norwich]]
| [[Norwich, Kansas|Norwich]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Wooded Hills
| rowspan=2 | Miss Wooded Hills
| Self-arranged Piano Medley ''"River Storm"''
| Self-arranged Piano, "River Storm"
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| won preliminary swimsuit award, interview award, evening gown award, outstanding instrumentalist
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| 2011
| [[Miss America 2012|2011]]
| [[Carissa Kelley]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Pageant newcomer earns Miss Kansas title|url=http://www.pratttribune.com/topstories/x1732973495/Pageant-newcomer-earns-Miss-Kansas-title|publisher=Pratt Tribune|date=June 11, 2011}}</ref>
| Carissa Kelley<ref>{{cite news|title=Pageant newcomer earns Miss Kansas title|url=http://www.pratttribune.com/topstories/x1732973495/Pageant-newcomer-earns-Miss-Kansas-title|publisher=Pratt Tribune|date=June 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617044049/http://www.pratttribune.com/topstories/x1732973495/Pageant-newcomer-earns-Miss-Kansas-title|archive-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref>
| [[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield]]
| [[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield]]
| 24
| 24
| Dance, "[[Rolling in the Deep]]"
| Miss Wooded Hills
| Dance ''"[[Rolling in the Deep]]"''
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| Previously [[Miss Kansas Teen USA]] 2004
| Previously [[Miss Kansas Teen USA]] 2004
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| 2010
| [[Miss America 2011|2010]]
| [[Lauren Werhan]]
| Lauren Werhan
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Southwest
| Miss Southwest
| Ballet en Pointe ''"Asturias"''
| Ballet en Pointe, "Asturias"
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|Won preliminary talent and interview award.
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| 2009
| [[Miss America 2010|2009]]
| [[Becki Ronen]]
| Becki Ronen
| [[Buhler, Kansas|Buhler]]
| [[Buhler, Kansas|Buhler]]
| 21
| 20
| Miss Flint Hills
| Miss Flint Hills
| Classical Trumpet Solo ''"Stars in a Velvety Sky"''
| Classical Trumpet, "Stars in a Velvety Sky"
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| 2008
| [[Miss America 2009|2008]]
| [[Emily Deaver]]
| Emily Deaver
| [[Augusta, Kansas|Augusta]]
| [[Augusta, Kansas|Augusta]]
| 19
| 19
| Miss Augusta
| Miss Augusta
| Piano / Vocal ''"[[What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?]]"''
| Piano / Vocal, "[[What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?]]"
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| Won all 3 preliminary competitions during Miss Kansas competition
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| 2007
| [[Miss America 2008|2007]]
| [[Alyssa George]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Karrey |last=Britt |title=New Miss Kansas seeks winning streak |url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jun/12/new_miss_kansas_seeks_winning_streak/ |newspaper=Lawrence Journal-World |date=June 12, 2007}}</ref>
| [[Alyssa George]]
| [[Minneapolis, Kansas|Minneapolis]]
| [[Minneapolis, Kansas|Minneapolis]]
| 22
| 21
| Miss Sedgwick County
| Miss Sedgwick County
| Classical Piano Solo
| Classical Piano
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| 2006
| [[Miss America 2007|2006]]
| [[Michelle Walthers]]
| Michelle Walthers
| [[Towanda, Kansas|Towanda]]
| [[Towanda, Kansas|Towanda]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Augusta
| Miss Augusta
| Vocal ''"Shy"'' from [[Once Upon a Mattress]]
| Vocal, "Shy" from ''[[Once Upon a Mattress]]''
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| 2005
| [[Miss America 2006|2005]]
| [[Adrienne Rosel]]
| Adrienne Rosel
| [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]]
| [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]]
| 23
| 23
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Theatrical Vocal / Dance ''"America"'' from [[West Side Story]]
| Theatrical Vocal / Dance, "America" from ''[[West Side Story]]''
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|Quality of Life Award Finalist
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| 2004
| [[Miss America 2005|2004]]
| [[Megan Bushell]]
| Megan Bushell
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Wheat Capital
| Miss Wheat Capital
| Vocal ''"When You Say You Love Me"''
| Vocal, "When you Say you Love Me"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
|-Quality of Life Award finalist
| Quality of Life Award Finalist
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| 2003
| [[Angelea Busby]]
| [[Miss America 2004|2003]]
| Angelea Busby
| [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]
| [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Cheney Lake
| Miss Cheney Lake
| Interpretive Baton Twirling / Dance ''"[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves|Theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]"''
| Interpretive Baton Twirling / Dance, [[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves|Theme from ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'']]
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| Non-finalist Talent Award
| Non-finalist Talent Award
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| 2002
| [[Miss America 2003|2002]]
| [[Jeanne Anne Schroeder]]
| Jeanne Anne Schroeder
| [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]
| [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]
| 24
| 24
| Miss Chisholm Trail
| Miss Chisholm Trail
| Classical Vocal ''"[[Time To Say Goodbye]]"''
| Classical Vocal, "[[Con te partirò|Time to Say Goodbye]]"
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| 2001
| [[Miss America 2000|2001]]
| [[Kimberlee Grice]]
| Kimberlee Grice
| [[Ulysses, Kansas|Ulysses]]
| [[Ulysses, Kansas|Ulysses]]
| 23
| 23
| Miss Kaw Valley
| Miss Kaw Valley
| Vocal ''"[[At Last]]"''
| Vocal, "[[At Last]]"
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| Eleanor "Big Mama" Andrews Performing Arts Award winner
| Eleanor "Big Mama" Andrews Performing Arts Award{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
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| 2000
| [[Miss America 2001|2000]]
| [[Amy Lea Shaw]]
| Amy Lea Shaw
| [[Derby, Kansas|Derby]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Derby, Kansas|Derby]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Arkansas Valley
| Miss Arkansas Valley
| Classical Piano ''"[[Preludes, Op. 23 (Rachmaninoff)|Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5]]"''
| Classical Piano, "[[Preludes, Op. 23 (Rachmaninoff)|Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5]]" by Rachmaninoff
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| 1999
| [[Miss America 2000|1999]]
| [[Leah Darby]]
| Leah Darby
| Derby
| 21
| 21
| Miss Derby
| Miss Derby
| Vocal ''"[[I Dreamed a Dream]]"''
| Vocal "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]" from ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''
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| 1998
| [[Miss America 1999|1998]]
| [[Jennifer Vannatta]]
| Jennifer Vannatta
| [[Leawood, Kansas|Leawood]]
| [[Leawood, Kansas|Leawood]]
| 24
| 24
| Miss Greater Kansas City
| rowspan=2 | Miss Greater Kansas City
| Vocal ''"Le Jazz Hot"'' from [[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]
| Vocal, "Le Jazz Hot" from ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]''
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| 3rd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1999; Current co-director of the [[Miss Arkansas USA]], [[Miss Arkansas Teen USA]], [[Miss Kansas USA]], [[Miss Kansas Teen USA]], [[Miss Missouri USA]], [[Miss Missouri Teen USA]], [[Miss Nebraska USA]], [[Miss Nebraska Teen USA]], [[Miss Oklahoma USA]], and [[Miss Oklahoma Teen USA]] pageants under her married name, Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanbros.com/about_prod.html |title=About Us |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref>
| Co-director of the Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma state pageants for the [[Miss USA]] organization<ref name="Vannatta">{{cite web|url=http://www.vanbros.com/staff.html|title=Staff|publisher=Vanbros and Associates|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref><br><br>Married to JC Fisher of [[The Texas Tenors]]<ref name="Vannatta"/>
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| 1997
| [[Miss America 1998|1997]]
| [[Lesley Moss]]
| Lesley Moss
| [[Hoxie, Kansas|Hoxie]]
| [[Hoxie, Kansas|Hoxie]]
| 24
| 24
| Vocal, "[[(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)|You'll Have to Swing It]]"
| Miss Greater Kansas City
| Vocal ''"[[(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)|You'll Have to Swing It]]"''
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| rowspan=2|1996
| rowspan=2 | [[Miss America 1997|1996]]
| [[Jennifer Parks]]
| Jennifer Parks
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
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| Miss Arkansas Valley
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| colspan=3 {{N/A|''Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title after Holland won Miss America 1997 when the other runners-up declined to take the title''}}
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| assumed title when Tara Holland became Miss America
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| [[Tara Dawn Holland]]
| [[Tara Dawn Holland]]
| [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]
| [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]
| 23
| 23
| Miss Flint Hills
| Miss Flint Hills
| Classical Vocal ''"Où Va la Jeune Hindoue"'' from [[Lakmé]]
| Classical Vocal, "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from ''[[Lakmé]]''
| '''Winner'''
| '''Winner'''
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award, 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award<br><br>Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up
| former National Sweetheart Pageant winner 1995 as Miss Florida
| Previously '''[[National Sweetheart]] 1995''' as Miss Florida
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| 1995
| [[Miss America 1996|1995]]
| [[Amy Keller]]
| Amy Keller
| [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]]
| [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]]
| 24
| 24
| Miss Heartland
| Miss Heartland
| Classical Vocal ''"[[Quando me'n vo']]"''
| Classical Vocal, "[[Quando me'n vo']]"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
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| 1994
| [[Miss America 1995|1994]]
| [[Trisha Schaffer]]
| Trisha Schaffer
| Liberal
| [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Southwest
| Miss Southwest
| Popular Vocal ''"[[Orange Colored Sky]]"''
| Popular Vocal, "[[Orange Colored Sky]]"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
| Preliminary Talent Award
| Preliminary Talent Award
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| Previously was Kansas' Junior Miss 1990
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| 1993
| [[Miss America 1994|1993]]
| [[Lori Minnix]]
| Lori Minnix
| [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]]
| [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]]
| 24
| 24
| Miss KU/Lawrence
| Miss KU/Lawrence
| Classical Piano ''"[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor]]"''
| Classical Piano "[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor]]" by Tchaikovsky
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| 1992
| [[Miss America 1993|1992]]
| [[Pamela McKelvy]]
| Pamela McKelvy
| [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]]
| [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]]
| 24
| 24
| Miss Greater Kansas City
| Miss Greater Kansas City
| Popular Vocal ''"[[I Am Changing]]"''
| Popular Vocal, "[[I Am Changing]]"
| 3rd runner-up
| 3rd runner-up
| Preliminary Talent Award
| Preliminary Talent Award
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| 1991
| [[Miss America 1992|1991]]
| [[Robbin Lee Wasson]]
| Robbin Lee Wasson
| Lenexa
| [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Greater Kansas City
| Miss Greater Kansas City
| Vocal Medley ''"[[How Long Has This Been Going On?]]" & "[[It's a Miracle (Barry Manilow song)|It's a Miracle]]"''
| Vocal Medley, "[[How Long Has This Been Going On?]]" & "[[It's a Miracle (Barry Manilow song)|It's a Miracle]]"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
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| 1990
| [[Miss America 1991|1990]]
| [[Kimberly Dugger]]
| Kimberly Dugger
| Wichita
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Semi-Classical Vocal ''"Love Is Where You Find It"''
| Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where you Find It"
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| Non-finalist Talent Award
| Non-finalist Talent Award
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| 1989
| [[Miss America 1990|1989]]
| [[Jennifer Lyn Hedrick]]
| Jennifer Lyn Hedrick
| Derby
| [[Derby, Kansas|Derby]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Fort Scott
| Miss Fort Scott
| Flute, "Carmen Fantasy" by [[Georges Bizet]] and [[François Borne]]
| Flute Solo
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| 1988
| [[Miss America 1989|1988]]
| [[Candice Cae Pyle]]
| Candice Cae Pyle
| [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]
| [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Dodge City
| Miss Dodge City
| Vocal ''"[[Blue Moon (song)|Blue Moon]]"''
| Vocal, "[[Blue Moon (1934 song)|Blue Moon]]"
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| 1987
| [[Miss America 1988|1987]]
| [[Sherri Lee Mayer]]
| Sherri Lee Mayer
| [[Brewster, Kansas|Brewster]]
| [[Brewster, Kansas|Brewster]]
| 26
| 26
| Miss Harvey County
| Miss Harvey County
| Dramatic Interpretation ''"Clear Glass Marbles"'' from [[Talking With...]]
| Dramatic Interpretation, "Clear Glass Marbles" from ''[[Talking With...]]''
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| 1986
| [[Miss America 1987|1986]]
| [[Heather Lynn Clark]]
| Heather Lynn Clark
| [[Benton, Kansas|Benton]]
| [[Benton, Kansas|Benton]]
| 23
| 23
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Vocal & Sign Language ''"I'll Never Say Goodbye"''
| Vocal & Sign Language, "I'll Never Say Goodbye"
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| 1985
| [[Miss America 1986|1985]]
| [[Carolyn Jo Kirgis]]
| Carolyn Jo Kirgis
| [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]]
| [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]]
| 25
| 25
| Miss Blue Stem
| Miss Blue Stem
| Vocal ''"[[Love Is Here to Stay|Our Love Is Here to Stay]]"''
| Vocal, "[[Love Is Here to Stay|Our Love Is Here to Stay]]"
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| Carolyn Jo Kirgis Johnson passed away in Phillipsburg, Kansas of complications with Multiple Sclerosis on July 24, 2022, at age 61.
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| 1984
| [[Miss America 1985|1984]]
| [[Nancy Lee Cobb]]
| Nancy Lee Cobb
| Wichita
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Lawrence
| Miss Lawrence
| Piano / Vocal ''"I Love New Orleans Music"''
| Piano / Vocal, "I Love New Orleans Music"
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| 1983
| [[Miss America 1984|1983]]
| Laura Lynn Watters<ref>{{cite news|title=Colby Woman Crowned Miss Kansas, will compete for Miss America Title|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/salina/salina-journal/1983/07-17?tag=miss+kansas+pageant&rtserp=tags/miss-kansas-pageant?&ndt=ex&py=1983&pm=7&pd=17|publisher=Salina Journal|date=July 17, 1983}}</ref>
| [[Laura Lynn Watters]]
| [[Colby, Kansas|Colby]]
| [[Colby, Kansas|Colby]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Emporia State University
| Miss Troia-Thomas County
| Trumpet Medley ''"[[Sugar Blues (song)|Sugar Blues]]" & "Wood Chopper's Ball"''
| Trumpet Medley, "[[Sugar Blues (song)|Sugar Blues]]" & "Wood Chopper's Ball"
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| Non-finalist Talent Award
| Non-finalist Talent Award
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| 1982
| [[Miss America 1983|1982]]
| [[Lisa Marie Berwick]]
| Lisa Marie Berwick
| [[Valley Center, Kansas|Valley Center]]
| [[Valley Center, Kansas|Valley Center]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Wheatland
| Miss Wheatland
| Vocal ''"[[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]"''
| Vocal, "[[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]"
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| 1981
| [[Miss America 1982|1981]]
| [[Dawn Holmstrom]]
| Dawn Holmstrom
| Wichita
| rowspan=2| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Vocal Medley ''"[[My Man]]" & "[[Happy Days Are Here Again]]"''
| Vocal Medley, "[[My Man]]" & "[[Happy Days Are Here Again]]"
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| 1980
| [[Miss America 1981|1980]]
| [[K. Leann Folsom]]
| K. Leann Folsom
| Wichita
| 21
| 21
| Miss Center City
| Miss Center City
| Piano / Vocal ''"Kiss Me In the Rain"''
| Piano / Vocal, "Kiss Me in the Rain"
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| 1979
| [[Miss America 1980|1979]]
| [[Michelle Elaine Whitson]]
| Michelle Elaine Whitson
| [[Mission, Kansas|Mission]]
| [[Mission, Kansas|Mission]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Topeka
| Miss Topeka
| Harp Solo ''"[[Never on Sunday (song)|Never on Sunday]]"''
| Harp, "[[Never on Sunday (song)|Never on Sunday]]"
| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
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| Previously '''National Sweetheart 1978'''{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
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| 1978
| [[Miss America 1979|1978]]
| [[Lori Ann Bergen]]
| Lori Ann Bergen
| Salina
| [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Salina
| Miss Salina
| Violin Solo ''"[[Csárdás (Monti)|Csárdás]]" & "[[Orange Blossom Special (song)|Orange Blossom Special]]"''
| Violin, "[[Csárdás (Monti)|Csárdás]]" & "[[Orange Blossom Special (song)|Orange Blossom Special]]"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
| Preliminary Talent Award
| Preliminary Talent Award
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| Dean, College of Communication, Marquette University
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| 1977
| [[Miss America 1978|1977]]
| [[Jill Dirks]]
| Jill Dirks
| Wichita
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 22
| 22
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Vocal ''"Open Your Heart"''
| Vocal, "Open Your Heart"
|
|
| Non-finalist Talent Award
| Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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| 1976
| [[Miss America 1977|1976]]
| [[Linda Hall]]
| Linda Hall
| [[Hill City, Kansas|Hill City]]
| [[Hill City, Kansas|Hill City]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Frontier
| Miss Frontier
| Piano Solo ''"[[The Apartment|Theme from The Apartment]]"''
| Piano, [[Theme from The Apartment|Theme from ''The Apartment'']]
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| *wife of former US Senator [[Tom Daschle]]
| Wife of former [[United States Senator]] [[Tom Daschle]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
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| 1975
| [[Miss America 1976|1975]]
| Jana Salmans<ref>{{cite news|title=Hanston Lass Wins Pageant|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/hutchinson/hutchinson-news/1975/07-13/page-82?tag=miss+kansas+pageant&rtserp=tags/miss-kansas-pageant?psb=dateasc&page=2&pd=13&ndt=ex&py=1975&pm=7|publisher=Hutchinson News|date=July 13, 1975}}</ref>
| [[Jana Lynn Salmans]]
| [[Hanston, Kansas|Hanston]]
| [[Hanston, Kansas|Hanston]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Colby Community College
| Miss Dodge City
| Vocal ''"Follow Me"''
| Vocal, "Follow Me"
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| 1974
| [[Miss America 1975|1974]]
| [[Karen Dianne Smith]]
| Karen Smith
| [[Shawnee, Kansas|Shawnee]]
| [[Shawnee, Kansas|Shawnee]]
| 18
| 18
| Miss Shawnee
| Miss Shawnee
| Jazz / Acrobatic Dance ''"[[The Entertainer (rag)|The Entertainer]]"''
| Jazz / Acrobatic Dance, "[[The Entertainer (rag)|The Entertainer]]"
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| Non-finalist Talent Award<br><br>Preliminary Swimsuit Award
|
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| Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Non-finalist Talent Award
| Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
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| 1973
| [[Miss America 1974|1973]]
| [[Jane Schulte]]
| Jane Schulte
| [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]
| [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Fort Hays State College
| Miss Fort Hays State College
| Vocal Medley ''"[[The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (song)|Happiest Girl in the Whole USA]]" & "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]"''
| Vocal Medley, "[[The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (song)|Happiest Girl in the Whole USA]]" & "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]"
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| 1972
| [[Miss America 1973|1972]]
| [[Cynthia Sikes|Cindy Lee Sikes]]
| [[Cynthia Sikes]]
| [[Coffeyville, Kansas|Coffeyville]]
| [[Coffeyville, Kansas|Coffeyville]]
| 18
| 18
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Vocal ''"Fame"''
| Vocal, "Fame"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| starred as Dr. Annie Canavero on [[St. Elsewhere]]; Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
| Starred as Dr. Annie Canavero on ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
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| 1971
| [[Miss America 1972|1971]]
| [[Sandy Rings]]
| Sandy Rings
| [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]
| [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Topeka
| Miss Topeka
| Vocal / Ventriloquism ''"[[Toyland]]"''
| Vocal / Ventriloquism, "[[Toyland (song)|Toyland]]"
| Top 10
| Semi-finalist
| Preliminary Talent Award
| Preliminary Talent Award
|
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| 1970
| [[Miss America 1971|1970]]
| [[Linda Susan Edds]]
| Linda Susan Edds
| [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]
| [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]
| 21
| 21
| Miss Manhattan
| Miss Manhattan
| Popular Vocal ''"[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]"''
| Popular Vocal, "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]"
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| 1969
| [[Miss America 1970|1969]]
| [[Margo Sue Schroeder]]
| Margo Sue Schroeder
| [[Hillsboro, Kansas|Hillsboro]]
| [[Hillsboro, Kansas|Hillsboro]]
| 18
| 18
| Miss Marion County Fair
| Miss Marion County Fair
| Piano Solo ''"[[Sunny (song)|Sunny]]"''
| Piano, "[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]"
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| 1968
| [[Miss America 1969|1968]]
| [[Jane Kathryn Bair]]
| Jane Kathryn Bair
| [[Parsons, Kansas|Parsons]]
| [[Parsons, Kansas|Parsons]]
| 18
| 18
| Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg
| Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg
| Ballet Interpretation ''"My Friend the Sea"''
| Ballet Interpretation, "My Friend the Sea"
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| rowspan=2|1967
| rowspan=2 | [[Miss America 1968|1967]]
| [[Kandee Kae Kline]]
| Kandee Kae Klein
| [[Tribune, Kansas|Tribune]]
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| Miss Garden City
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| assumed the title when Debra Barnes became Miss America
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| [[Debra Dene Barnes]]
| [[Debra Dene Barnes]]
| [[Moran, Kansas|Moran]]
| [[Moran, Kansas|Moran]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg
| Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg
| Piano Solo ''"[[Born Free (song)|Born Free]]"''
| Piano, "[[Born Free (song)|Born Free]]"
| '''Winner'''
| '''Winner'''
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
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| 1966
| [[Miss America 1967|1966]]
| [[Betty Louise Fox]]
| Betty Louise Fox
| [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]]
| [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Emporia
| Miss Emporia
| Popular Vocal Medley, ''"[[A Foggy Day]]"'' & ''"[[The Girl from Ipanema]]"''
| Popular Vocal Medley, "[[A Foggy Day]]"'' & ''"[[The Girl from Ipanema]]"
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| rowspan=2|1965
| rowspan=2 | [[Miss America 1966|1965]]
| [[Mimi Frink]]
| Mimi Frink
| [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]]
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| Miss Eudora
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| assumed the title when Deborah Bryant became Miss America
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| [[Deborah Irene Bryant]]
| [[Deborah Irene Bryant]]
| Overland Park
| [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]
| 19
| 19
| Miss Overland Park
| Miss Overland Park
| Dramatic Interpretation ''"The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags"''
| Dramatic Interpretation, "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags"
| '''Winner'''
| '''Winner'''
| Preliminary Swimuit Award
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| semifinalist in Miss World USA 1963, Semi-Finalist in the 1961 Miss Teenage America Pageant and competed in the 1962 Miss Teenage America Pageant
| Previously Miss Kansas World 1963 and Top 7 finalist at [[Miss USA World 1963]].
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| rowspan=2 | [[Miss America 1965|1964]]
| 1964
| Catherine Bergstrom
| [[Sharon Margene Savage]]
| [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
| 21
| Miss Lawrence
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| 1st runner-up at Miss Kansas 1964 pageant<br><br>Assumed title after Savage was killed in an auto accident
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| Sharon Margene Savage
| [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]]
| [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Marion County Fair
| Miss Marion County Fair
| Vocal, ''"[[Johnny One Note]]" & "Ritorna Vincitor" from [[Aida]]''
| Vocal, "[[Johnny One Note]]" & "Ritorna Vincitor" from ''[[Aida]]''
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| During her reign as "Miss Kansas" killed in auto accident near [[Peabody, Kansas]]
| During her reign she was killed in an auto accident near [[Peabody, Kansas]]{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
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| 1963
| [[Miss America 1964|1963]]
| [[Karen Raye Schwartz]]
| Karen Raye Schwartz
| [[Pratt, Kansas|Pratt]]
| [[Pratt, Kansas|Pratt]]
|
| 20
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Classical Vocal, ''"Voi la Sapete"'' from [[Cavalleria rusticana]]
| Classical Vocal, "Voi la Sapete" from ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]''
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| Non-finalist Talent Award
| Non-finalist Talent Award
|
| Featured Performer for the 1964 Miss America Pageant telecast
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| 1962
| [[Miss America 1963|1962]]
| [[Beverly June Wood]]
| Beverly June Wood
| [[Prairie Village, Kansas|Prairie Village]]
| [[Prairie Village, Kansas|Prairie Village]]
| 18
| 18
| Miss Kansas City
| Miss Kansas City
| Charleston Dance
| Charleston Dance
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| 1961
| [[Miss America 1962|1961]]
| [[Carolyn Jane Parkinson]]
| Carolyn Jane Parkinson
| [[Scott City, Kansas|Scott City]]
| [[Scott City, Kansas|Scott City]]
| 20
| 20
| Miss Lawrence
| Miss Lawrence
| Musical Reading ''"Hello Kansas"''
| Musical Reading, "Hello Kansas"
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| 1960
| [[Miss America 1961|1960]]
| [[Gayla Leigh Shoemake]]
| Gayla Leigh Shoemake
| [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]]
| [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]]
| 19
| 19
| Miss El Dorado
| Miss El Dorado
| Original Dramatic Interpretation ''"Rude Awakening"''
| Original Dramatic Interpretation, "Rude Awakening"
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| Miss [[Kansas State University]], 1959
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| 1959
| [[Miss America 1960|1959]]
| [[Sharon O'Neal]]
| Sharon O'Neal
| Kansas City
| [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]]
| 18
| 18
| rowspan=2 | Miss Kansas City
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| Dramatic Interpretation
| Dramatic Interpretation
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| Non-finalist Talent Award
| Non-finalist Talent Award
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| 1958
| [[Miss America 1959|1958]]
| [[Sharon Whitacre]]
| Sharon Whitacre
| Mission
| [[Mission, Kansas|Mission]]
| 18
| Accordion, "3rd Movement of Concerto in A" by [[Pietro Deiro]]
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| Accordion Solo ''"3rd Movement of Concerto in A"'' by [[Pietro Deiro]]
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| 1957
| [[Miss America 1958|1957]]
| [[Georgiana Rundel]]
| Georgiana Rundle
| [[Axtell, Kansas|Axtell]]
| [[Axtell, Kansas|Axtell]]
| 21
| Miss Kansas State
| Vocal, "[[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]]" & "[[Getting to Know You (song)|Getting to Know You]]"
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| Vocal, ''"[[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]]" & "[[Getting to Know You (song)|Getting to Know You]]"''
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| [[Miss America 1957|1956]]
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| Mary Ann McGrew
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| 1956
| [[Mary Ann McGrew]]
| [[Wellington, Kansas|Wellington]]
| [[Wellington, Kansas|Wellington]]
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| 19
| Miss Lawrence
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| Dramatic Reading ''"Understanding Others"''
| Dramatic Reading, "Understanding Others"
| 3rd runner-up
| 3rd runner-up (tie)
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| tied w/Miss Ariz
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| 1955
| [[Miss America 1956|1955]]
| [[Gail White]]
| Gail White
| [[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]]
| [[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]]
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| Piano
| Piano
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| 1954
| [[Miss America 1955|1954]]
| [[Phyllis Danielson]]
| Phyllis Danielson
| Wichita
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
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| Vocal
| Vocal
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| 1953
| [[Miss America 1954|1953]]
| [[Joann Milnar]]
| Joanne Milnar
| Hutchinson
| [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]
|23
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| Water Ballet
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| Water Ballet
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| 1952
| [[Miss America 1953|1952]]
| [[Kay Ann Goforth]]
| Kay Ann Goforth
| [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]]
| [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]]
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| Vocal / Dance
| Vocal / Dance
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| 1950
| [[Anabel Baker]]
| Wichita
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| Drama ''"[[Lady Macbeth]]"''
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| [[Miss America 1952|1951]]
| 1949
| colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" |No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1952-candidates/ |title=1952 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref>
| [[Shirley Hargiss]]
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| Topeka
| [[Miss America 1951|1950]]
| Anabel Baker
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
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| Dramatic Monologue from ''[[Macbeth]]''
| Vocal ''"Cecilia On a See-Saw"''
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| Semi-finalist
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| [[Miss America 1949|1949]]
| 1948
| Shirley Hargiss
| [[Vera Miles|Vera J. Ralston]]
| [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]
| Wichita
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| Vocal, "Cecilia On a See-Saw"
| Top 15
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| [[Miss America 1948|1948]]
| [[Vera Miles|Vera June Ralston]]
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| 18
| 18
| Miss Wichita
| Miss Wichita
| Oratory
| Oratory
| 3rd Runner-up
| 3rd runner-up
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| Preliminary Swimsuit Award
| Better known as [[Vera Miles]], whose acting career spanned 45 years{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
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| 1947
| [[Miss America 1947|1947]]
| [[Ruth Ellen Richmond]]
| Ruth Ellen Richmond
| [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]]
| [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]]
|
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| Miss Pittsburg
| Miss Pittsburg
| Vocal ''"[[Wonderful One|My Wonderful One]]"''
| Vocal, "[[Wonderful One]]"
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| 1946
| [[Miss America 1946|1946]]
| [[Joyce Blakemore]]
| Joyce Blakemore
| Liberal
| [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]]
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| [[Miss America 1945|1945]]
| 1944
| colspan="8"| {{center|No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1945-candidates/ |title=1945 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref>}}
| [[Grace Louise Pittman]]
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| Wichita
| [[Miss America 1944|1944]]
| Grace Louise Pittman
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
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| [[Miss America 1943|1943]]
| 1939
| rowspan=4 colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" |No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1943-candidates/ |title=1943 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1942-candidates/ |title=1942 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1941-candidates/ |title=1941 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1940-candidates/ |title=1940 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref>
| [[Rosemary Winslow (pageant contestant)|Rosemary Winslow]]
| Salina
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| [[Miss America 1942|1942]]
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| [[Miss America 1941|1941]]
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| [[Miss America 1940|1940]]
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| [[Miss America 1939|1939]]
| Rosemary Winslow
| [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]]
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| 1938
| [[Miss America 1938|1938]]
| [[Blanche Webb]]
| Blanche Webb
| [[Humboldt, Kansas|Humboldt]]
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| 1937
| [[Lucia Benton]]
| [[Miss America 1937|1937]]
| Lucia Benton
| [[Norton, Kansas|Norton]]
| [[Norton, Kansas|Norton]]
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| [[Miss America 1936|1936]]
| 1933
| colspan=8 rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1936-candidates/ |title=1936 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1935-candidates/ |title=1935 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref>
| [[Pauline Sayre]]
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| [[Miss America 1935|1935]]
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| 1934
| colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" |No national pageant was held<ref name="shut">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/missamerica/timeline/timeline2.html |title=Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950 |work=[[PBS]] |access-date=2019-09-08 |archive-date=2017-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215160548/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/timeline/timeline2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Miss America 1933|1933]]
| Pauline Sayre
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| 1932
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| No Miss Kansas
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| 1931
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| [[Miss America 1927|1927]]
| Mildred Orr
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| 1926
| [[Miss America 1926|1926]]
| Ruth Richardson
| No Miss Kansas
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| [[Ruth Richardson (pageant contestant)|Ruth Richardson]] competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant
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| 1925
| [[Miss America 1925|1925]]
| Wildeana Withers
| No Miss Kansas
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| [[Wildeana Withers]] competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant
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| [[Miss America 1924|1924]]
| Donna Frye
| No Miss Kansas
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| [[Donna Frye (pageant contestant)|Donna Frye]] competed as Miss Wichita in the Miss America Pageant
| [[Miss America 1923|1923]]
| rowspan=3 colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" |No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1923-candidates/ |title=1923 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1922-candidates/ |title=1922 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1921-candidates/ |title=1921 Candidates |website=Miss America }}</ref>
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| [[Miss America 1922|1922]]
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| [[Miss America 1921|1921]]
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.misskansas.org Miss Kansas official website]
* [http://www.misskansas.org Miss Kansas official website]


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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Kansas USA.
Miss Kansas
Formation1924
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPratt
Location
Membership
Miss America
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Alexis Smith was crowned Miss Kansas 2024 on June 8, 2024, at Dennis Lesh Sports Arena at Pratt Community College in Pratt. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

Results summary

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The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Kansas 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: Deborah Irene Bryant (1966), Debra Dene Barnes (1968), Tara Dawn Holland (1997)
  • 2nd runners-up: Michelle Elaine Whitson (1980)
  • 3rd runners-up: Vera June Ralston (1948), Mary Ann McGrew (1957) (tie), Pamela McKelvy (1993)
  • Top 10: Sandy Rings (1972), Cynthia Sikes (1973), Lori Ann Bergen (1979), Robbin Lee Wasson (1992), Trisha Schaffer (1995), Amy Keller (1996), Megan Bushell (2005), Theresa Vail (2014)
  • Top 11: Courtney Wages (2024)
  • Top 15: Shirley Hargiss (1949), Annika Wooton (2020)
  • Top 16: Lucia Benton (1937)

Awards

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Preliminary awards

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Non-finalist awards

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  • Non-finalist Talent: Sharon O'Neal (1960), Karen Raye Schwartz (1964), Karen Diane Smith (1975), Jill Dirks (1978), Laura Lynn Watters (1984), Kimberly Dugger (1991), Angelea Busby (2004), Annika Wooton (2020)

Other awards

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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 Alexis Smith Wichita 25 Miss Butler County Ventriloquism TBA TBA
2023 Courtney Wages[1] 25 Miss Southern Kansas Tap Dance Top 11 People's Choice
2022 Ayanna Hensley[2] Dodge City 21 Miss Kiowa County Dance
2021 Taylor Clark[3] St. John 21 Miss Augusta Drums Previously Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen 2017[4]
2019–20[a] Annika Wooton[6] Overland Park 25 Miss Wichita Speed Painting, "Free To Be" Original Poem while painting a portrait of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg[7] Top 15[8] Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Award[9]

Non-Finalist Talent Award 		Competed for the Miss Kansas title a total of seven times[6]

Served two years due to COVID-19 pandemic[10]
2018 Hannah Klaassen[11] Arkansas City 19 Miss South Central Tap Dance, "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman CMN Miracle Maker Award 1st runner-up
2017 Krystian Fish[12] Wichita 21 Miss Heart of the Midwest Vocal, "They Just Keep Moving the Line" from Smash Quality of Life Award Finalist[13]
2016 Kendall Schoenekase[14] Overland Park 22 Miss Johnson County Vocal, "Ain't No Sunshine" CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runner-up[15]

Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up[15]

STEM Scholarship Award[15] 		4th runner-up at Miss Kansas Teen USA 2011 competition[16]
2015 Hannah Wagner Wichita 19 Miss Augusta Ballet en Pointe, Swan Lake
2014 Amanda Sasek Moberly, MO 23 Miss Greater Wichita Vocal, "I Don't Know My Own Strength"
2013 Theresa Vail Manhattan 22 Miss Leavenworth County Vocal, "Nessun Dorma" Top 10 America's Choice First Miss America contestant to display tattoos in the swimsuit competition[17][18]
2012 Sloane Lewis Norwich 22 Miss Wooded Hills Self-arranged Piano, "River Storm"
2011 Carissa Kelley[19] Winfield 24 Dance, "Rolling in the Deep" Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2004
2010 Lauren Werhan Wichita 20 Miss Southwest Ballet en Pointe, "Asturias"
2009 Becki Ronen Buhler 20 Miss Flint Hills Classical Trumpet, "Stars in a Velvety Sky"
2008 Emily Deaver Augusta 19 Miss Augusta Piano / Vocal, "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
2007 Alyssa George[20] Minneapolis 21 Miss Sedgwick County Classical Piano
2006 Michelle Walthers Towanda 21 Miss Augusta Vocal, "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress
2005 Adrienne Rosel Liberal 23 Miss Wichita Theatrical Vocal / Dance, "America" from West Side Story Quality of Life Award Finalist
2004 Megan Bushell Wichita 22 Miss Wheat Capital Vocal, "When you Say you Love Me" Top 10 Quality of Life Award Finalist
2003 Angelea Busby Lenexa 21 Miss Cheney Lake Interpretive Baton Twirling / Dance, Theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Non-finalist Talent Award
2002 Jeanne Anne Schroeder Hutchinson 24 Miss Chisholm Trail Classical Vocal, "Time to Say Goodbye"
2001 Kimberlee Grice Ulysses 23 Miss Kaw Valley Vocal, "At Last" Eleanor "Big Mama" Andrews Performing Arts Award[citation needed]
2000 Amy Lea Shaw Derby 22 Miss Arkansas Valley Classical Piano, "Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5" by Rachmaninoff
1999 Leah Darby 21 Miss Derby Vocal "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables
1998 Jennifer Vannatta Leawood 24 Miss Greater Kansas City Vocal, "Le Jazz Hot" from Victor/Victoria Co-director of the Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma state pageants for the Miss USA organization[21]

Married to JC Fisher of The Texas Tenors[21]
1997 Lesley Moss Hoxie 24 Vocal, "You'll Have to Swing It"
1996 Jennifer Parks Wichita Miss Arkansas Valley Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title after Holland won Miss America 1997 when the other runners-up declined to take the title
Tara Dawn Holland Overland Park 23 Miss Flint Hills Classical Vocal, "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé Winner Preliminary Swimsuit Award

Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up 		Previously National Sweetheart 1995 as Miss Florida
1995 Amy Keller Great Bend 24 Miss Heartland Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1994 Trisha Schaffer Liberal 22 Miss Southwest Popular Vocal, "Orange Colored Sky" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
1993 Lori Minnix Lawrence 24 Miss KU/Lawrence Classical Piano "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor" by Tchaikovsky
1992 Pamela McKelvy Kansas City 24 Miss Greater Kansas City Popular Vocal, "I Am Changing" 3rd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
1991 Robbin Lee Wasson Lenexa 21 Miss Greater Kansas City Vocal Medley, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" & "It's a Miracle" Top 10
1990 Kimberly Dugger Wichita 22 Miss Wichita Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where you Find It" Non-finalist Talent Award
1989 Jennifer Lyn Hedrick Derby 22 Miss Fort Scott Flute, "Carmen Fantasy" by Georges Bizet and François Borne
1988 Candice Cae Pyle Dodge City 20 Miss Dodge City Vocal, "Blue Moon"
1987 Sherri Lee Mayer Brewster 26 Miss Harvey County Dramatic Interpretation, "Clear Glass Marbles" from Talking With...
1986 Heather Lynn Clark Benton 23 Miss Wichita Vocal & Sign Language, "I'll Never Say Goodbye"
1985 Carolyn Jo Kirgis Salina 25 Miss Blue Stem Vocal, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" Carolyn Jo Kirgis Johnson passed away in Phillipsburg, Kansas of complications with Multiple Sclerosis on July 24, 2022, at age 61.
1984 Nancy Lee Cobb Wichita 20 Miss Lawrence Piano / Vocal, "I Love New Orleans Music"
1983 Laura Lynn Watters[22] Colby 22 Miss Troia-Thomas County Trumpet Medley, "Sugar Blues" & "Wood Chopper's Ball" Non-finalist Talent Award
1982 Lisa Marie Berwick Valley Center 21 Miss Wheatland Vocal, "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
1981 Dawn Holmstrom Wichita 20 Miss Wichita Vocal Medley, "My Man" & "Happy Days Are Here Again"
1980 K. Leann Folsom 21 Miss Center City Piano / Vocal, "Kiss Me in the Rain"
1979 Michelle Elaine Whitson Mission 21 Miss Topeka Harp, "Never on Sunday" 2nd runner-up Previously National Sweetheart 1978[citation needed]
1978 Lori Ann Bergen Salina 20 Miss Salina Violin, "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
1977 Jill Dirks Wichita 22 Miss Wichita Vocal, "Open Your Heart" Non-finalist Talent Award
1976 Linda Hall Hill City 21 Miss Frontier Piano, Theme from The Apartment Wife of former United States Senator Tom Daschle[citation needed]
1975 Jana Salmans[23] Hanston 20 Miss Dodge City Vocal, "Follow Me"
1974 Karen Smith Shawnee 18 Miss Shawnee Jazz / Acrobatic Dance, "The Entertainer" Non-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1973 Jane Schulte Hays 21 Miss Fort Hays State College Vocal Medley, "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
1972 Cynthia Sikes Coffeyville 18 Miss Wichita Vocal, "Fame" Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit Award Starred as Dr. Annie Canavero on St. Elsewhere[citation needed]
1971 Sandy Rings Topeka 20 Miss Topeka Vocal / Ventriloquism, "Toyland" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
1970 Linda Susan Edds Manhattan 21 Miss Manhattan Popular Vocal, "The Windmills of Your Mind"
1969 Margo Sue Schroeder Hillsboro 18 Miss Marion County Fair Piano, "Sunny"
1968 Jane Kathryn Bair Parsons 18 Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg Ballet Interpretation, "My Friend the Sea"
1967 Kandee Kae Klein Tribune Miss Garden City Did not compete; later assumed the title after Barnes won Miss America 1968
Debra Dene Barnes Moran 20 Miss Kansas State College of Pittsburg Piano, "Born Free" Winner Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1966 Betty Louise Fox Emporia 20 Miss Emporia Popular Vocal Medley, "A Foggy Day" & "The Girl from Ipanema"
1965 Mimi Frink Lawrence Miss Eudora Did not compete; later assumed the title after Bryant won Miss America 1966
Deborah Irene Bryant Overland Park 19 Miss Overland Park Dramatic Interpretation, "The Miserable Miserliness of Midas Moneybags" Winner Preliminary Swimsuit Award Previously Miss Kansas World 1963 and Top 7 finalist at Miss USA World 1963.
1964 Catherine Bergstrom Kansas City 21 Miss Lawrence N/A 1st runner-up at Miss Kansas 1964 pageant

Assumed title after Savage was killed in an auto accident
Sharon Margene Savage Florence 20 Miss Marion County Fair Vocal, "Johnny One Note" & "Ritorna Vincitor" from Aida During her reign she was killed in an auto accident near Peabody, Kansas[citation needed]
1963 Karen Raye Schwartz Pratt 20 Miss Wichita Classical Vocal, "Voi la Sapete" from Cavalleria rusticana Non-finalist Talent Award
1962 Beverly June Wood Prairie Village 18 Miss Kansas City Charleston Dance
1961 Carolyn Jane Parkinson Scott City 20 Miss Lawrence Musical Reading, "Hello Kansas"
1960 Gayla Leigh Shoemake El Dorado 19 Miss El Dorado Original Dramatic Interpretation, "Rude Awakening"
1959 Sharon O'Neal Kansas City 18 Miss Kansas City Dramatic Interpretation Non-finalist Talent Award
1958 Sharon Whitacre Mission 18 Accordion, "3rd Movement of Concerto in A" by Pietro Deiro
1957 Georgiana Rundle Axtell 21 Miss Kansas State Vocal, "Habanera" & "Getting to Know You"
1956 Mary Ann McGrew Wellington 19 Miss Lawrence Dramatic Reading, "Understanding Others" 3rd runner-up (tie)
1955 Gail White Arkansas City Piano
1954 Phyllis Danielson Wichita Vocal
1953 Joanne Milnar Hutchinson 23 Water Ballet
1952 Kay Ann Goforth McPherson Vocal / Dance
1951 No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant[24]
1950 Anabel Baker Wichita Dramatic Monologue from Macbeth
1949 Shirley Hargiss Topeka Vocal, "Cecilia On a See-Saw" Top 15
1948 Vera June Ralston Wichita 18 Miss Wichita Oratory 3rd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Award Better known as Vera Miles, whose acting career spanned 45 years[citation needed]
1947 Ruth Ellen Richmond Fort Scott Miss Pittsburg Vocal, "Wonderful One"
1946 Joyce Blakemore Liberal
1945
No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant[25]
1944 Grace Louise Pittman Wichita
1943 No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant[26][27][28][29]
1942
1941
1940
1939 Rosemary Winslow Salina
1938 Blanche Webb Humboldt
1937 Lucia Benton Norton Top 16
1936 No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant[30][31]
1935
1934 No national pageant was held[32]
1933 Pauline Sayre 23
1932 No national pageants were held[32]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927 Mildred Orr Miss Wichita No Miss Kansas

Competed as Miss Wichita at Miss America pageant
1926 Ruth Richardson
1925 Wildeana Withers
1924 Donna Frye
1923 No Kansas representative at Miss America pageant[33][34][35]
1922
1921

Notes

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  1. ^ Titleholder extended to a full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

References

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  1. ^ KWCH Staff (June 10, 2023). "Wichita woman crowned in Miss Kansas 2023". 12 News. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Stultz, Jennifer (June 13, 2022). "Miss Kansas 2022: Hensley credits difficult upbringing, faith in God and helpful connections for success on the 2022 Miss Kansas stage". The Pratt Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  3. ^ KWCH Staff. "4You: Miss Kansas has been crowned, the competition gives out nearly $58,000 in scholarships". www.kwch.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. ^ Rose, Gale. "Taylor Clark is 2017 Miss Kansas Outstanding Teen". Pratt Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ^ Kuperinksy, Amy (May 8, 2020). "Miss America postpones pageant until 2021, N.J. pageant still set for September". Press of Atlantic City.
  6. ^ a b "Miss Wichita crowned the new Miss Kansas". KWCH News. June 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Painting by Annika Wooton
  8. ^ "Miss America 2020 Pageant: Top 15 Contestants Revealed LIVE". Heavy.com. December 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Miss America 2020 Scholarship Award Winners Announced". Miss America Organization. December 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "Miss Kansas competitions postponed until 2021". KSN-TV. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  11. ^ Rose, Gale (June 9, 2018). "Hannah Klaassen of Arkansas City is Miss Kansas 2018". Pratt Tribune.
  12. ^ "Krystian Fish is Miss Kansas 2017". Pratt Tribune. June 10, 2017.
  13. ^ Frazier, Terry Cowart (August 31, 2017). "Miss Mississippi's platform recognized at Miss America pageant". The Vicksburg Post.
  14. ^ Stewart, Adam (June 12, 2016). "Crash prompted Miss Kansas' campaign". The Hutchinson News.
  15. ^ a b c "The 2017 Academy of Honor, Quality of Life, STEM, & Women in Business Scholarship Recipients Honored On Stage". Miss America Organization. September 11, 2016.
  16. ^ "Miss Kansas USA & Teen USA pageant results". Pageant Update. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  17. ^ Tattooed Kan. Guard sergeant is Miss America contestant
  18. ^ Miss Kansas Bares Her Tattoos
  19. ^ "Pageant newcomer earns Miss Kansas title". Pratt Tribune. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011.
  20. ^ Britt, Karrey (June 12, 2007). "New Miss Kansas seeks winning streak". Lawrence Journal-World.
  21. ^ a b "Staff". Vanbros and Associates. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  22. ^ "Colby Woman Crowned Miss Kansas, will compete for Miss America Title". Salina Journal. July 17, 1983.
  23. ^ "Hanston Lass Wins Pageant". Hutchinson News. July 13, 1975.
  24. ^ "1952 Candidates". Miss America.
  25. ^ "1945 Candidates". Miss America.
  26. ^ "1943 Candidates". Miss America.
  27. ^ "1942 Candidates". Miss America.
  28. ^ "1941 Candidates". Miss America.
  29. ^ "1940 Candidates". Miss America.
  30. ^ "1936 Candidates". Miss America.
  31. ^ "1935 Candidates". Miss America.
  32. ^ a b "Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950". PBS. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  33. ^ "1923 Candidates". Miss America.
  34. ^ "1922 Candidates". Miss America.
  35. ^ "1921 Candidates". Miss America.
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