Miss Minnesota

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Miss Minnesota
Formation1925
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Cottage Grove
Location
Membership
Miss America
Official language
English
Website Official website
Dorothy Benham,
Miss Minnesota 1976 and Miss America 1977 Dorothy Benham Korea.jpg
Dorothy Benham,
Miss Minnesota 1976 and Miss America 1977
Gretchen Carlson,
Miss Minnesota 1988 and Miss America 1989 Gretchen carlson cropped retouched.jpg
Gretchen Carlson,
Miss Minnesota 1988 and Miss America 1989

The Miss Minnesota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss America pageant. Women from Minnesota have won the Miss America crown on three occasions. The most recent winner was Gretchen Carlson in 1989.

Contents

Emily Schumacher of Mankato was crowned Miss Minnesota 2024 on June 21, 2024. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Minnesota 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

Awards

Preliminary awards

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Keri Thorne (1976), Debra Goodwin (1981), Jo Bender (1993), Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg (1994), Jennifer Ostergaard (1998), Karyn Stordahl (2006), Nicole Swanson (2007), Brooke Kilgarriff (2010), Kathryn Knuttila (2011), Brianna Drevlow (2018)

Other awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Madeline Van Ert (2017)
  • Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award: Kathryn Knuttila (2011), Rebecca Yeh (2014)
  • Quality of Life Award Winners: Jennifer Ostergaard (1998)
  • Quality of Life Award Finalists: Jennifer Hudspeth (2008), Brooke Kilgarriff (2010), Kathryn Knuttila (2011), Natalie Davis (2012), Brianna Drevlow (2018)
  • STEM Scholarship Finalist: Gabrielle "Elle" Mark (2022)
  • Waterford Business Management & Marketing Award: Paula Knoll (1996)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleMiss America TalentPlacement at Miss AmericaSpecial scholarships at Miss AmericaNotes
2024 Emily Rae Schumacher Mankato 24Miss MankatoDance "Elvis Has Left the Building”Previously Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2017

Older sister of Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2022, Julia Schumacher

2023 Angelina Amerigo Woodbury 22Miss West CentralDance
2022 Rachel Evangelisto Minneapolis 24Miss WinonaPraying Mantis Kung FuFirst Native American Miss Minnesota[ citation needed ]
2021 Gabrielle (Elle) Louise Mark [1] Red Wing 25Miss St. Croix ValleyVocalSTEM Scholarship Finalist
2019–20Kathryn Kueppers [2] Mendota Heights 21Miss Coon RapidsVocalDaughter of Miss Minnesota 1983, Vicki Plaster Kueppers [2]

Previously Miss Minnesota Sweetheart 2018 [3]
Top 10 finalist at National Sweetheart 2018 pageant [3]
2018 Michaelene Karlen [4] Kasson 23Miss South CentralContemporary Ballet, "Symphony No. 3" by Philip Glass Top 15 [5]
2017 Brianna Drevlow [6] Thief River Falls 23Miss North StarClassical Piano, Rhapsody in Blue Non-finalist Talent Award [7]

Preliminary Talent Award [8]

Quality of Life Award Finalist [9]
2016 Madeline Van Ert [10] Rochester 19Miss River ValleyPiano/Vocal, "What a Wonderful World"Miss Congeniality [11] Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2015 pageant
2015 Rachel Latuff [12] Hastings 24Miss Olmsted CountyContemporary Ribbon Dance, "Out of the Woods"Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2014 Savannah Cole [13] Brainerd 19Miss Southern ValleyVocal, "The House of the Rising Sun"
2013 Rebecca Yeh [14] Nisswa 20Miss NorthwestViolin, "Scherzo Tarantelle" by Henryk Wieniawski 4th runner-upLouanne Gamba Instrumental Award

Preliminary Talent Award
2012 Siri Freeh [15] Lake Park 22Miss NorthwestLyrical Dance, "Make Us One"
2011 Natalie Davis [16] Dassel 21Miss MankatoVocal, "Unexpected Song"Quality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2006 [17]

Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
2010 Kathryn Knuttila [18] Detroit Lakes 23Miss Twin CitiesOriginal Piano Composition, "Quintessence"Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award

Non-finalist Talent Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
Sister of Miss Minnesota 2001, Kari Knuttila [18]
2009 Brooke Kilgarriff Eagan 20Vocal, "Somebody to Love"Non-finalist Talent Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
2008 Angela McDermott [19] [20] Austin 24Vocal, "You Don't Own Me"
2007 Jennifer Hudspeth [21] Apple Valley 23Miss MankatoVocal, "Life of the Party" from The Wild Party Quality of Life Award Finalist
2006 Nicole Swanson Lakeville 24Miss Twin CitiesClassical Viola, "Etude Speciale Opus 36, No. 29" by Jacques Féréol Mazas Non-finalist Talent Award
2005 Karyn Stordahl Owatonna 24Miss Heart of the LakesClassical Piano Medley, "Malagueña," "Prelude in G minor," "Fantaisie-Impromptu," & "Clair de Lune"Non-finalist Talent AwardMarried to NFL player Ben Utecht [22]
2004 Tiffany Ogle Waverly 24Miss MetropolitanBroadway Vocal, "Nothing" from A Chorus Line Co-host of morning show The Morning Blend for Milwaukee's WTMJ-TV [23]
2003 Megan Torgerson Warren 23Miss Coon RapidsClassical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville
2002 Allyson Kearns Eden Prairie 22Miss Twin CitiesDance, "I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line
2001 Kari Knuttila Detroit Lakes 21Classical Piano, "Sonata in B Minor" by LisztSister of Miss Minnesota 2010, Kathryn Knuttila [18]
2000 Katherine Hill Wayzata 23Vocal / Piano, "All by Myself"
1999 Natalie Lund New Brighton 21Miss Central MinnesotaTap Dance, "Shout And Feel It"
1998 Megan West Litchfield 22Miss WinonaVocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"
1997 Jennifer Ostergaard Winona 22Dramatic Monologue, "Clear Glass Marbles" from Talking With... Non-finalist Talent Award

Quality of Life Award
1996 Sherry Johnson Owatonna 22Vocal, "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"
1995 Paula Knoll Moorhead 22Miss NorthwestClassical Violin, "Csárdás"Waterford Business Management & Marketing Award
1994 Eileen Kay Van Driest Winona 23Miss Cottage GroveClassical Flute
1993 Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg Coon Rapids 24Miss StillwaterClassical PianoNon-finalist Talent Award
1992 Jo Bender Rochester 23Miss RochesterFiddle Medley, "Dixie," "Tennessee River," & "Orange Blossom Special"Non-finalist Talent Award
1991 Julie Richardson Fridley 24Miss Coon RapidsVocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde
1990 Brenda Armstrong Albert Lea 19Miss Albert LeaHarp, "La Source" by Alphonse Hasselmans
1989 Lynne Ann Schacher East Grand Forks 25Miss MetropolitanBallet / Jazz Dance, Selections from Merrily We Roll Along
1988 Susan JohnsonMiss MankatoDid not compete; originally second runner-up, later assumed the title after Carlson won Miss America 1988 and the first runner-up declined to take the title
Gretchen Carlson [24] Anoka 22Miss Cottage GroveClassical Violin, Zigeunerweisen WinnerPreliminary Talent AwardFormer chairwoman of the Miss America Board of Directors [25]

Filed a lawsuit against then Fox News Chairman and CEO, Roger Ailes, claiming sexual harassment, which eventually was settled for $20 million [26] [27]

Former co-host of Fox & Friends and anchor of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson [28]
1987 Katherine Killen Owatonna 20Miss OwatonnaVocal, "Tonight"
1986 Kristine Fouks Stillwater 23Miss White Bear LakeVocalPlaced as 1st runner-up in the state pageant, assumed the title after Phyliky resigned [29] [30]
Lisa PhylikyN/AResigned due to knee injury [29]
1985 Elizabeth Hunter Austin 21Miss AustinSemi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It"
1984 Lauren Green Minneapolis 26Miss Twin CitiesPiano, "Étude Op. 10, No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor" by Frédéric Chopin 3rd runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardFirst African-American Miss Minnesota[ citation needed ]
1983 Vicki Plaster St. Paul 23Miss Twin CitiesVocal Medley, "Just You Wait" & "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady Mother of Miss Minnesota 2019, Kathryn Kueppers [2]
1982 Laurie Saarinen Osage 21Miss Park RapidsVocal, "My Man"Top 10Previously Miss North Dakota USA 1981
1981 Elizabeth Ruyak Mankato 20Miss MankatoPiano, Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin
1980 Debra Goodwin Austin 20Miss AustinClassical PianoNon-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1979 Debra Ann Nerby Rochester 24Miss ByronVocal, "Who Can I Turn To?"Debra Ann Nerby Desmonde died at age 62 after an expended illness on December 29, 2017
1978 Sue Erickson Coon Rapids 19Miss Coon RapidsVocal, "With a Song in My Heart"Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1977 Kim Fossey Austin 20Miss AustinPopular Vocal, "Mister Melody"
1976 Mary Catherine Nelson Winona 19Miss WinonaClassical pianoDid not compete; later assumed the title after Benham won Miss America 1977
Later named Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest 1979 and placed fourth runner-up to Miss Wisconsin 1979 while attending UW-La Crosse.
Dorothy Benham Edina 20Miss South St. PaulClassical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus Winner [31] Preliminary Swimsuit Award

Preliminary Talent Award
1975 Keri Thorne White Bear Lake 19Miss White Bear LakeFlute, "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" by Moe Koffman Non-finalist Talent Award
1974 Pam Bernhagen Bloomington 20Miss BloomingtonAcrobatic Jazz Ballet, "Fiddler on the Roof"Sister of Miss Minnesota 1971, Sheila Bernhagen
1973 Joleen Benoit Farmington 19Miss ShakopeeVocal / Guitar, "Danny's Song"
1972 Linda Hagen Hampton 22Miss Saint PaulPopular Vocal, "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver!
1971 Sheila Bernhagen Bloomington 19Miss BloomingtonAcrobatic Jazz Ballet, "Flim Flam Man"Top 10Sister of Miss Minnesota 1974, Pam Bernhagen
1970 Juliana Gabor South St. Paul 20Miss South St. PaulPopular Vocal, "My Coloring Book"
1969 Judy Mendenhall Edina 18Miss EdinaFlute, "The Swiss Shepherd's Song" by Pietro Morlacchi4th runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
1968 Mary Williams Minneapolis 20Miss St. Anthony VillageTap Dance, "Wall Street Rag" by Scott Joplin
1967 Charlotte Sims St. Paul 19Miss RosevilleAcrobatic Dance, "Ebb Tide"Top 10
1966 Diane Lindgren St. Paul 19Miss White Bear LakeFolk Singing & Guitar
1965 Jeanne Ruth18Miss Saint PaulInterpretive Jazz Dance, Selections from West Side Story
1964 Barbara Hasselberg Bloomington 21Miss BloomingtonAuthentic Polynesian Dances, "Hawaiian War Chant"4th runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
1963 Sharon Carnes St. Paul Miss Saint PaulVocal, "Love Is Where You Find It" from The Kissing Bandit
1962 Judith Lerstad Bloomington 22Miss BloomingtonAlto & Bass Saxophone Medley, "Harlem Nocturne," "Misty," & "Hubcaps & Tailgates"
1961 Nancee Parkinson West St. Paul 18Miss West St. PaulModern Calypso Jazz Dance4th runner-upPreliminary Swimsuit Award
1960 Jean Elverum Faribault 22Miss FaribaultVocal, "Romany Life" from The Fortune Teller
1959 Judy Olson Albert Lea 19Miss Albert LeaModern Dance
1958 Diane Albers St. Paul Miss Saint PaulPiano, "Allegro de Concierto" by Enrique Granados
1957 Ardyce GustafsonVocal Medley from My Fair Lady
1956 Marie Miller Winona Miss WinonaVocal, "Batti Batti o bel Masette" from Don Giovanni
1955 Marlyse Reed Fairmont Miss FairmontDramatic Monologue from L'Aiglon
1954 Jeanne Reince Winona Miss WinonaClassical Vocal
1953 Idell Hulin Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisVocal
1952 Carole Wick Duluth Miss DuluthVocal
1951 Katherine Rose Clark Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisClassical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust Kathryn Rose Clark, a native of La Crosse, Wis., was a student the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, Minn. for three years at the time of her state victory.
1950 Jeanne M. Traun20VocalJeanne M. Traun Grace died at age 92 on January 13, 2024 after a bout with dementia.
1949 Gloria Burkhart Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisViolin, Zigeunerweisen Top 15Preliminary Talent Award
1948 Jean SheilsMiss EdinaN/AAssumed the title after Shopp was named Miss America 1948
BeBe Shopp Hopkins 18Miss HopkinsVibraharp, "Caprice Viennois" by Fritz Kreisler WinnerPreliminary Swimsuit Award
1947 Elaine Campbell Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisClassical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette 1st runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
1946 Rosemarie Gregg St. Paul Miss Saint Paul
1945 Arlene Anderson Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisVocal / Marimba, "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" from Naughty Marietta 4th runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
1944 Patricia Cummings Minneapolis HulaTop 12
1943 Florence HuntonDramatic Reading from "Désirée’s Baby"Top 10
1942 Jane Groerner Minneapolis
1941 Patricia Tiets
1940 Virginia Kepler
1939 Marion Rudeen Minneapolis Acrobatic DanceTop 15Preliminary Talent Award
1938 Avis Claire Darrow Duluth
1937 Cecelia Rodge Minneapolis
1936 Irene MartineauMiss Minneapolis
1935 Mildred Barrett Marshall
1934No national pageant was held [32]
1933 No Minnesota representative at Miss America pageant [33]
1932No national pageants were held [32]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927 Sylvia Irene Brenner Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisCompeted under local title at Miss America pageant
1926 Florence Fuller Duluth Miss DuluthMultiple Minnesota representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Helen Katherine Douglas Minneapolis Miss Minneapolis
1925 Lucille McGinty Minneapolis Miss MinneapolisTop 15Multiple Minnesota representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Dorothy Bastyr St. Paul Miss Saint Paul
1924 No Minnesota representative at Miss America pageant [34] [35] [36] [37]
1923
1922
1921

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