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Formation | 1939 |
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Type | Pageant |
Membership | Mrs. America |
Website | Official website |
The Mrs. Colorado competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Mrs. America pageant. The event was held in Arvada from 1992 to 1998 (1995-1998 titles) and moved to Denver in 1999. The Pageant has been held in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
From 1990 to 2008, the Mrs. Colorado state pageant was directed by Tricia Dampier, based in Littleton, Colorado. In 2008, it was taken over by Abundance Productions, based in Parker, Colorado. Abundance Productions is owned and operated by Emily Stark. [6] [7] Colorado has been one of the consistent successful states at Mrs. America, having one Mrs. America (Mrs. America 2006 Marney Andes after Diane Hardgrove was crowned Mrs. World, Marney became Mrs. America), one first runner-up, two 2nd Runner up and one Top 6 and eight Top 10 placements. [8] [9] [10]
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Mrs. Colorado titleholders at the national Mrs. 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.
Colorado holds a record of thirteen placements at Mrs. America. [12] [13] [14]
Year | Name | Age | City | Awards | Notes |
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1949 | Held at Elitches Gardens | ||||
1956 | Adeline Morris | Top 3 | |||
1957 | Laura Hollar | Rocky Ford | |||
1958 | Margie Yost | Greeley | |||
1959 | |||||
1960 | Jo Ann Paustain | Littleton | |||
1961 | Cayolyn Wagner | ||||
1962 | Lillian Helling | ||||
1963 | Francine (Jane) Alverson | Denver | |||
1964 | |||||
1965 | Margaret Freeman | Denver | 1st Runner Up to Mrs. America 1965 | ||
1966 | Joan Mendez | ||||
1967 | Jeanne E Graves | Pueblo West | |||
1968 | |||||
1969 | Doris Jean Scott | ||||
1977 | Barbara Wannamaker | Denver | |||
1979 | Carol Viano | Loveland | |||
1980 | Maryann Roedel | ||||
1981 | Sharon Nuanes | Golden | |||
1982 | |||||
1983 | Linda Krause | ||||
1984 | Sandra Wedemeyer | ||||
1985 | Colleen Adolfson | Colorado Springs | |||
1986 | Laurie Kole Wallace | Centennial | |||
1987 | Rebecca Sein | ||||
1988 | Connie Lelacheur | ||||
1989 | Tricia Dampier | Littleton | |||
1990 | Toni Cole | Castle Rock | |||
1991 | Blair Morgan | Blackhawk | Active duty military | ||
1993 | Debbie Barnhill | Arvada | 1st Runner-up | ||
1994 | Debi Moore | Loveland | National Scrapbook Award | ||
1995 | Paula Stephens | Littleton | |||
1996 | Amy Nugent | Lone Tree | |||
1997 | Diandre Warren | Denver | |||
1998 | Gina Mulholland | Denver | |||
1999 | Shae Stuard | Castle Pines | Top 10 | ||
2000 | Raeanne Smith | Northglenn | Top 10 & Best Costume | Miss Colorado Teen 1982 | |
2001 | Traci Tattersall | Parker | |||
2002 | Emily Stark | Parker | Top 10 | Miss Colorado USA 1995 | |
2003 | Elisabeth Cartmill | 21 | Aurora | Youngest Mrs. CO crowned - turned 21 during her year | |
2004 | Sheri Engstrom | Fort Collins | |||
2005 | Jennifer Lamont | Denver | |||
2006 | Marney Andes | Aurora | Mrs. America 2006 | Miss Nebraska Teen USA 1992 | |
2007 | Tiffany Haugen | Colorado Springs | |||
2008 | Christina Sacha | Denver | Young American Miss International 1992 and Little Miss America 1982 along with Top 6 at Miss Illinois USA | ||
2009 | Megan McCarter | Cañon City | Top 10 | Blossom Queen 1999 | |
2010 | Shalon Polson | Highlands Ranch | Top 6 | Miss Colorado Teen 1990 | |
2011 | Janell Ames | Franktown | 2nd Runner-up | ||
2012 | Courtney Graham | Castle Rock | |||
2013 | Mina Muirhead | Ft. Collins | |||
2014 | Nicki Myers | 29 | Denver | Top 10 | |
2015 | Mette Castor | Highlands Ranch | Top 10 | Miss Louisiana America 1997 | |
2016 | Erica Shields | Littleton | Publication Award | ||
2017 | Valerie Daly | Monument | Top 10 | ||
2018 | Lauren Campbell | Denver | Mrs. Photogenic | Miss Colorado USA 2005 | |
2019 | Rachael Preslar | Aurora | |||
2020A* | Sylvia Waller | Aurora | Top 10 | Best in Physical Fitness | |
2021 | Danette Haag [16] [17] | Windsor | Best Costume | ||
2021A* | Corrie Francis | Arvada | Mrs. Arizona 2010 | ||
2022 | Sylvia Waller | Aurora | Top 12 | ||
2022A | Nikki Goss | Monument | Top 12 | ||
2023 | Dani Holliday | Aurora | National Costume is housed at Denver History Museum - Chili Pepper | ||
2023A | Natalie Oliver-Atherton | Centennial | |||
2024 | Bethany Norman | Timnath | |||
2024A | Christina Joymon | Cherry Hills | 1st Runner Up to Mrs. American |
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