Miss New York

The Miss New York scholarship competition selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America scholarship competition.

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

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]

Amelia Collins of Manhattan was crowned Miss New York 2023 on June 4, 2023 at the Paramount Theatre in Peekskill, New York. She competed for the title of Miss America 2024 at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida in January 2024 and placed in the Top 11.

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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
YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleMiss America TalentPlacement at Miss AmericaSpecial scholarships at Miss AmericaNotes
2023Amelia CollinsManhattan21Miss ManhattanLyrical DanceTop 11Previously Miss Tennessee Volunteer; 3rd Runner-Up to Miss Volunteer America 2022
2022Taryn Delanie Smith[4]Manhattan25Miss Greater New YorkVocal1st Runner-UpFirst 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.
2021Sydney Park[5]South Bronx25Miss Five BoroughsOriginal Monologue3rd runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardFirst Runner Up at Miss New York 2019
2019–20[a]Lauren Molella[7][8]Millbrook23Miss Upstate New YorkBallet en PointeTop 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]
2018Rahmeka Cox[12]New York CityMiss Southern TierVocalDid not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title when Franklin won Miss America 2019[13]
Nia Franklin[13][14]Brooklyn25Miss Five BoroughsOperatic Vocal, "Quando m'en vò" from La bohèmeWinner[15]
2017Gabrielle Walter[16]Clarence24Miss Western New YorkBroadway Vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel
2016Camille Sims[17]Ithaca23Miss Pride of New YorkVocal, "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]
2015Jamie Lynn Macchia[21]Eltingville23Miss Greater New YorkLyrical Dance "I Was Here" by Beyoncé1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2014Jillian Tapper23Miss Southern TierDid not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title when Kazantsev won Miss America 2015
Kira Kazantsev[22]Manhattan23Miss City of New YorkVocal with Cup Percussion, "Happy" by Pharrell WilliamsWinner[23]Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship[24]
2013Amanda MasonManhattan24Miss ManhattanClassical VocalDid not compete; later assumed title when Davuluri won Miss America 2014
Nina Davuluri[25]Fayetteville24Miss SyracuseBollywood Fusion Dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti OmWinner[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
2012Shannon OliverManhattan25Miss MetropolitanOperatic VocalDid not compete; later assumed title when Hagan won Miss America 2013[29]
Mallory Hagan[30]Brooklyn23Miss New York CityTap Dance, "Get Up Offa That Thing"Winner[31]
2011Kaitlin Monte[32]Pittsford22Miss Southern New YorkVocal, "Disneyland" from Smile2nd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Florida
2010Claire Buffie[33]New York City24Miss Southeast New YorkJazz Dance, "Bye Bye Blackbird"Top 12America's ChoiceContestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Indiana
2009Alyse ZwickScarsdale23Miss Westchester CountyBallet en PointePreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness AwardContestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant, now works for WTVT in Tampa, Florida[34]
2008Leigh-Taylor SmithNew York City22Miss BrooklynVocal, "Say the Word"3rd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2007Elisabeth BaldanzaOneonta23Miss Empire RoseContemporary Ballet, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime
2006Bethlene PancoastBrooklyn24Miss Heart of New YorkA cappella Tap DanceNon-finalist Talent Award
2005Kandice PelletierNew York City24Miss Greater New York CityMusical Theatre Dance, "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild PartyPreviously 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
2004Christina EllingtonNew York City22Miss Southern New YorkClassical Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now"Top 104th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant
2003Jessica LynchNew York City24Miss New York CityJazz Dance en Pointe, "America"Contestant at National Sweetheart 2002 pageant
2002Tiffany WalkerBrooklyn22Miss New York CityInterpretive Modern Dance, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"Top 10Preliminary Swimsuit Award
2001Andrea PlummerNew York City23Miss New York CityBallet en Pointe, "Forrest Gump Suite"4th runner-up
2000Kelly FalgianoLancaster21Miss AmherstClassical Piano, Sonata Pathétique by Beethoven
1999Brandi BurkhardtPasadena, MD20Miss ManhattanVocal, "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & HydeNon-finalist Talent AwardPreviously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997
1998Deana HerreraStaten Island20Miss Staten IslandJazz Dance, "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." from Damn Yankees
1997Lisa EslerNorthville21Miss Fulton CountyVocal, "Memory"
1996Tammy HarrisWilliamstown24Miss Oswego CountyDance, "O Fortuna"
1995Sunita ParamBuffaloMiss BuffaloDid not compete; later assumed title when Goldsby resigned
Starred in American Desi, Miss Match, several national commercials[citation needed]
Helen GoldsbyBrooklyn24Miss Orange CountyClassical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La RondineTop 10Preliminary Talent AwardTitle removed by pageant officials[35]
1994Dione Lee RobinsonGansevoort21Miss Northeastern New YorkDramatic Monologue
1993Marcia CillanNew York City23Miss ManhattanVocal, "I Am Changing"
1992Ingrid OlsenPort Jefferson22Miss Greater SyracuseClassical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the ThiefNon-finalist Talent Award
1991Marisol MontalvoHolbrook23Miss Long IslandClassical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot1st runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
1990Maryalice DemlerBuffalo26Miss BuffaloDramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" from The King and ICurrently evening news anchor for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo[citation needed]
1989Lisa Marie MolellaMillbrook24Miss Dutchess CountyVocal Medley, "That's Life" & "But the World Goes 'Round"Non-finalist Talent AwardAunt 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]
1988Mia SeminoffNew York City23Miss ManhattanClassical Ballet en pointe, La EsmeraldaNon-finalist Talent Award
1987Alice KnisleyStaten Island21Miss Metropolitan New York CityVocal Medley
1986Dawan McPeakNew York City25Gymnastics DanceLater Mrs. Texas 2001
1985Jill PrivateerFredonia21Miss BuffaloVocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon"Non-finalist Talent Award
1984Mary-Ann FarrellNew York City22Miss ManhattanClassical Piano, Danzas ArgentinasTop 10Preliminary Talent AwardSister of Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell, and Miss Illinois 1992, Kathleen Farrell

Aunt of Miss Ohio 2022, Elizabetta Nies

1983Melissa Manning26Miss Westchester CountyDid not compete; later assumed title when Williams won Miss America 1984
Vanessa Williams[37]Millwood20Miss Greater SyracusePopular 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]
1982Eileen ClarkSyracuse23Miss Greater SyracuseClassical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from CandideNon-finalist Talent Award
1981Suzanne AlexanderLyons Falls20Miss Oneida CountyClassical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from ToscaTop 10Preliminary Talent Award
1980Cheryl FlanaganRochester18Miss Greater RochesterTap Dance, Medley from That's Entertainment, Part IITop 10Preliminary Talent Award
1979Kelli KrullBuffalo21Miss Niagara FallsBaton Twirling Exhibition, "If My Friends Could See Me Now"Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
1978Paula PopeLockport21Miss Greater ColoniePiano, "Piano Concerto" by Tchaikovsky
1977Lesly BraunPelham Manor23Miss Staten IslandFlute Medley, "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke"
1976Sonja AndersonNew York City25Miss ManhattanVocal, "And This Is My Beloved"4th runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardPreviously Miss New York USA 1975
1975Mary Hinterberger21Miss Thousand IslandsDid not compete; later assumed title when Godin won Miss America 1976
Tawny GodinYonkers18Miss Saratoga SpringsOriginal Piano Composition, "Images in Pastels"WinnerLater Los Angeles news anchor[citation needed]
1974Kris KrullNiagara Falls22Miss Erie County EastJazz Dance, "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar
1973Joann MillerCheektowaga20Jazz Dance
1972Judith KeithleyRochester19Miss RochesterPiano, Rhapsody in Blue
1971Elisabeth CondonAngola21Miss Niagara FallsAcro Jazz Ballet from Applause
1970Katherine KarlsrudMamaroneck18Miss WestchesterHarp, "Whirlwind" by Carlos SalzedoTop 10Dr. David B. Allman Medical ScholarshipFirst Allman Scholarship recipient to graduate from medical school[citation needed]
1969Linda TrybusSnyder20Miss AmherstSong & Dance Medley from Mary PoppinsTop 10
1968Patricia BurmeisterPortville24Miss RochesterClassical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from LakméTop 10
1967Kari PedersenStaten Island21Miss Staten IslandClassical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from ToscaNon-finalist Talent Award
1966Penelope DonoghueYonkers22Miss WestchesterModern Dance
1965Marlene ButcherHamburg19Miss DunkirkVocal / Dance, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964Julie JustBuffalo20Miss Tri-CountyPopular Vocal, "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home"Non-finalist Talent Award
1963Barbara GloedeStaten IslandMiss New YorkVocal & Pantomime, "Guide to World Capitals"Non-finalist Talent AwardMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marsha MetrinkoNew York CityMiss New York CityTap Dance, "Just in Time" & "Blues"Non-finalist Talent Award
1962Paula HeinsLe Roy19Miss New YorkVocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of MusicMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Margaret Mary WarnckeFlushing22Miss New York CityVocal, "Mira" from Carnival!Special Judge's Award
1961Kathryn ModenBuffalo20Miss New YorkDramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's DreamMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Maryann HillyerNew York City20Miss New York CityVocal, "The Song Is You"
1960Susan TalbertOgdensburg19Miss New YorkDanceMiss CongenialityMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sherrylyn PatecellNew York CityMiss New York City
1959Bonnie Jo MarquisHuntington19Miss New YorkVocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants"Top 10Preliminary Swimsuit AwardMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elizabeth HolmesMalverne19Miss New York CityVocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
1958Miriam SandersonRensselaerMiss New YorkFrench Vocal, "Serenade" by Sigmund RombergMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bette June PillerNew York CityMiss New York CitySpeech on Art
1957Janet CorriganHuntingtonMiss New YorkVocal, "True Love"Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Astrid PapamichaelNew York CityMiss New York CityVocal
1956Lael JacksonSpecialty NumberCompeted under local title at respective Miss America pageant
1955Diana DeutschArt Sketching
1954Heather TafernerClassical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from LakméPreliminary Talent Award (tie)
1953Jeannine BowmanRomeMiss New YorkDramaMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan KaibleNew York CityMiss New York CityClassical Vocal, "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci1st runner-up
1952Joan St. JohnBinghamtonMiss New YorkVocalMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan KayneNew York CityMiss New York CityDanceTop 10Preliminary Talent Award
1951Louise OrlandoSyracuseMiss New YorkVocalMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sandy ScottNew York CityMiss New York CityVocal
1950Marilyn ReynoldsSyracuseMiss New YorkVocal, "I'll Take Romance"Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Phyllis BattlesonNew York CityMiss New York CityClassical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"Top 16
1949Wanda NalepaNew York CityMiss New YorkSpeech, "Nursing"Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Loreen OsgoodNew York CityMiss New York CityPiano, "The Blue Danube"Top 15
1948M. Yvonne FixNiagara FallsMiss New YorkClassical Vocal, "Un bel di" from Madama ButterflyMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Connie Inge RondeNew York CityMiss New York CityDramatic Reading, "State of the Union"Top 15
1947Lynn FauneBrooklynMiss BrooklynVocal, "I Come From Brooklyn"Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Carol FredericksHarrisonMiss New YorkTap Dance
Raven MaloneNew York CityMiss New York CityVocal, "Put the Blame on Mame"Top 15Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1946Violet MellarWhite PlainsMiss New YorkRecitation, "True to the End"Top 16Miss CongenialityMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Eileen HenryNew York CityMiss New York CityDramatic Monologue from Saint JoanTop 16Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1945June JenkinsElmontMiss New YorkMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bess Myerson21Miss New York CityPiano & 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
1944Bobby MacAdamBrooklynMiss New YorkMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Betty Jo DazeyNew York CityMiss New York CityVocal Medley, "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" & "Swinging on a Star"Top 12
1943Marion ButlerMiss New YorkMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Milena MillerNew York CityMiss New York CityVocal, "I Can't Get Started Without You"3rd runner-up
1942Catherine Victoria ZambonMiss Central New YorkMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marion MoselleUticaMiss New YorkPreliminary Talent Award
Annyse ShermanNew York CityMiss New York CityVocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate SoldierTop 10
1941Charlotte WinstanleyMiss Lake MohopacMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Grace DeWittNew York CityMiss New York CityTop 15
Lillian O'DonnellYonkersMiss Westchester County3rd runner-up
1940Geraldine Anne RacineMiss Eastern New YorkMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Constantine GrayYonkersMiss Westchester County
Gloria Elizabeth SheehanBuffaloMiss Western New York
1939Grayce M. ReillyMiss Coney IslandMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Clare E. FoleyMiss Eastern New YorkVocal Comedy & DanceTop 15
Lillian Evelyn HessenAnnadaleMiss Staten Island
1938Barbara BeechBrooklynMiss BrooklynTop 15Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elissa WinstonMiss Empire StateTop 15
Marion RosamundMiss Long Island
Adeline ShullMiss Long Island Sound
1937Helen FleissThe BronxMiss BronxTop 16Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Dorothy ArmstrongWhitesboroMiss Empire State
Grace TravisNew York CityMiss New York CityVocalTop 16Preliminary Talent Award
Irene Alice VanderburghWatervlietMiss Troy
Evelyn RayeNew RochelleMiss Westchester CountyTop 16
1936Evelyn LemhartMiss Long IslandMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Susan Georgianna GreenBolwarMiss Western New York
1935Grace TravisBrooklynMiss BrooklynPianoMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Vera HaalThe BronxMiss New YorkTop 12
Laura BakerPoughkeepsieMiss Poughkeepsie
1934
No national pageant was held[40]
1933Florence Meyer19Miss New York1st runner-up
Elsie DonathMiss New York Citydid not competeWithdrew from competition and did not compete
1932
No national pageants were held[40]
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1927Kay ArmstrongMiss BuffaloMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Name not knownMiss Central New York
Laura Belle CooperMiss Jamestown
Peggy Louise ProctorMiss Lockport
Freida Louise MierseMiss New York CityTop 15
Name not knownMiss Riverside
Dorothea B. DitnerMiss RochesterTop 15
Margaret LockwoodMiss Utica
Eva M. BergmanMiss Watertown
Betty SchwartzMiss Western New York
Emma SackettMiss Yonkers
1926Florence MeyerMiss Bay RidgeMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Ruth K. PattersonMiss Greater New YorkTop 15
Name not knownMiss Oswego
Catherine KennedyMiss YonkersTop 15
1925Ethel GroesbackMiss Bay RidgeMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Edith HigginsMiss BronxTop 10
Peggy MooreMiss Brooklyn
Alice Beatrice RobertsMiss Greater New YorkTop 10
Fern JacksonMiss SyracuseTop 10
Florence V. AndrewsMiss Watertown
Emma SoltisMiss Westchester
Wilma AnsellMiss Yonkers
Kathryn RayMiss Coney Islanddid not competeWithdrew from pageant
Audrey Jean AustinMiss Manhattandid not compete
1924Dorothea KennaMiss Bay RidgeMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Frances HartenMiss Bronx
Hildur JohnsonMiss Brooklyn
Agnes I. LeonardMiss Coney Island
Margie BoothBrooklynMiss Greater New YorkTop 10
Alice Beatrice RobertsMiss Manhattan4th runner-up (tie)
Mary GriggsMiss Newburgh
Mary CarlsonMiss Queens
Melise DanningMiss Richmond
Katherine SkuseMiss Rochester
Alma Jeanne WilliamsMiss Syracuse
Hilda FarrellMiss Watertown
Florence KreislerMiss Yonkers
1923Peggy Ross[41]AlbanyMiss AlbanyN/A[42]Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Bonita C. Bement[43]BinghamtonMiss Binghamton
Edithea Lois Wild[44]Brooklyn15Miss Brighton Beach
Ethelda Kenvin[41]Brooklyn24Miss Brooklyn1st runner-up[45]Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize[46]Married baseball player, E.D. Barnes, in 1921[47]
Irene Knight[41]BuffaloMiss BuffaloMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Heather Eulalie Walker[48]Coney IslandMiss Coney Island2nd runner-up[49]Star of the lost musical film, Hit the Deck, opposite Jack Oakie[50]
Peggy Verna Shevlin[48]New York CityMiss New York CityMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Nelda Tell[48]Niagara FallsMiss Niagara Falls
Reta Cowles[51]RochesterMiss Rochester
Eileen Snyder[52]SyracuseMiss SyracuseEvening Dress Award Runner-up[52]
1922Helen Agnes Searles[53]BinghamtonMiss BinghamtonMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Ruth Andrea[54]Brighton BeachMiss Brighton Beach
Bertha Rent[55]BuffaloMiss Buffalo
Lillian Harnach[54]Long BeachMiss Long Beach
Pauline Virginia Dakla[56]Miss New YorkProfessional 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 City17Miss New York City1st runner-up[63]Professional Beauty Award[56]Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Mildred Moon[63]RochesterMiss Rochester
Dorothy Hughes[54]Rockaway BeachMiss Rockaway BeachIntercity Beauty Award Third Prize[64]
Roberta Cooper[65]SchenectadyMiss Schenectady
Mary Hlavka[54]South BeachMiss South Beach
M. Rosamond Fahey[53]SyracuseMiss Syracuse
Janette Adams[66]UticaMiss Utica
1921Virginia Lee[67]New York City20Miss New York CityProfessional 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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