Miss New York

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Miss New York Scholarship Competition
Formation1921
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New York City
Location
Membership
Miss America
Official language
English
Website miss-newyork.org

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

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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 will compete for the title of Miss America 2024 at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida in January 2024.

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

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

Awards

Preliminary awards

Non-finalist awards

  • 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

  • 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

YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleMiss America TalentPlacement at Miss AmericaSpecial scholarships at Miss AmericaNotes
2023 Amelia Collins Manhattan 21Miss ManhattanLyrical DanceTop 11Previously Miss Tennessee Volunteer; 3rd Runner-Up to Miss Volunteer America 2022
2022 Taryn Delanie Smith [4] Manhattan 25Miss 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.
2021 Sydney Park [5] South Bronx 25Miss Five BoroughsOriginal Monologue3rd runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardFirst Runner Up at Miss New York 2019
2019–20 [lower-alpha 1] Lauren Molella [7] [8] Millbrook 23Miss 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]
2018 Rahmeka Cox [12] New York City Miss Southern TierVocalDid not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title when Franklin won Miss America 2019 [13]
Nia Franklin [13] [14] Brooklyn 25Miss Five BoroughsOperatic Vocal, "Quando m'en vò" from La bohème Winner [15]
2017 Gabrielle Walter [16] Clarence 24Miss Western New YorkBroadway Vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel
2016 Camille Sims [17] Ithaca 23Miss 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]
2015 Jamie Lynn Macchia [21] Eltingville 23Miss Greater New YorkLyrical Dance "I Was Here" by Beyoncé 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2014 Jillian Tapper23Miss Southern TierDid not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed title when Kazantsev won Miss America 2015
Kira Kazantsev [22] Manhattan 23Miss City of New YorkVocal with Cup Percussion, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams Winner [23] Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship [24]
2013 Amanda Mason Manhattan 24Miss ManhattanClassical VocalDid not compete; later assumed title when Davuluri won Miss America 2014
Nina Davuluri [25] Fayetteville 24Miss Syracuse Bollywood Fusion Dance, "Dhoom Tana" from Om Shanti Om Winner [26] Previously Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2006 [27]
1st runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 pageant [28]

First Indian American crowned Miss America

First to perform Bollywood dance at a Miss America pageant
2012 Shannon Oliver Manhattan 25Miss MetropolitanOperatic VocalDid not compete; later assumed title when Hagan won Miss America 2013 [29]
Mallory Hagan [30] Brooklyn 23Miss New York CityTap Dance, "Get Up Offa That Thing"Winner [31]
2011 Kaitlin Monte [32] Pittsford 22Miss Southern New YorkVocal, "Disneyland" from Smile 2nd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Florida
2010 Claire Buffie [33] New York City 24Miss Southeast New YorkJazz Dance, "Bye Bye Blackbird"Top 12America's ChoiceContestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant as Miss Indiana
2009 Alyse Zwick Scarsdale 23Miss Westchester CountyBallet en PointePreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness AwardContestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant, now works for WTVT in Tampa, Florida [34]
2008 Leigh-Taylor Smith New York City 22Miss BrooklynVocal, "Say the Word"3rd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2007 Elisabeth Baldanza Oneonta 23Miss Empire RoseContemporary Ballet, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime
2006 Bethlene Pancoast Brooklyn 24Miss Heart of New YorkA cappella Tap DanceNon-finalist Talent Award
2005 Kandice Pelletier New York City 24Miss Greater New York CityMusical Theatre Dance, "Queenie Was a Blonde" from The Wild Party Previously National Sweetheart 2003 as Miss Georgia

Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11 with fellow Miss America contestant, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman
2004 Christina Ellington New York City 22Miss Southern New YorkClassical Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now"Top 104th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant
2003 Jessica Lynch New York City 24Miss New York CityJazz Dance en Pointe, "America"Contestant at National Sweetheart 2002 pageant
2002 Tiffany Walker Brooklyn 22Miss New York CityInterpretive Modern Dance, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"Top 10Preliminary Swimsuit Award
2001 Andrea Plummer New York City 23Miss New York CityBallet en Pointe, "Forrest Gump Suite"4th runner-up
2000 Kelly Falgiano Lancaster 21Miss AmherstClassical Piano, Sonata Pathétique by Beethoven
1999 Brandi Burkhardt Pasadena, MD 20Miss ManhattanVocal, "Take Me As I Am" from Jekyll & Hyde Non-finalist Talent AwardPreviously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997
1998 Deana Herrera Staten Island 20Miss Staten IslandJazz Dance, "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." from Damn Yankees
1997 Lisa Esler Northville 21Miss Fulton CountyVocal, "Memory"
1996 Tammy Harris Williamstown 24Miss Oswego CountyDance, "O Fortuna"
1995 Sunita Param Buffalo Miss BuffaloDid not compete; later assumed title when Goldsby resigned
Starred in American Desi , Miss Match , several national commercials[ citation needed ]
Helen Goldsby Brooklyn 24Miss Orange CountyClassical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine Top 10Preliminary Talent AwardTitle removed by pageant officials [35]
1994 Dione Lee Robinson Gansevoort 21Miss Northeastern New YorkDramatic Monologue
1993 Marcia Cillan New York City 23Miss ManhattanVocal, "I Am Changing"
1992 Ingrid Olsen Port Jefferson 22Miss Greater SyracuseClassical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief Non-finalist Talent Award
1991 Marisol Montalvo Holbrook 23Miss Long IslandClassical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot 1st runner-upPreliminary Talent Award
1990 Maryalice Demler Buffalo 26Miss BuffaloDramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" from The King and I Currently evening news anchor for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo[ citation needed ]
1989 Lisa Marie Molella Millbrook 24Miss 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]
1988 Mia Seminoff New York City 23Miss ManhattanClassical Ballet en pointe, La Esmeralda Non-finalist Talent Award
1987 Alice Knisley Staten Island 21Miss Metropolitan New York CityVocal Medley
1986 Dawan McPeak New York City 25Gymnastics DanceLater Mrs. Texas 2001
1985 Jill Privateer Fredonia 21Miss BuffaloVocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon"Non-finalist Talent Award
1984 Mary-Ann Farrell New York City 22Miss ManhattanClassical Piano, Danzas Argentinas Top 10Preliminary Talent AwardSister of Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell, and Miss Illinois 1992, Kathleen Farrell

Aunt of Miss Ohio 2022, Elizabetta Nies

1983 Melissa Manning26Miss Westchester CountyDid not compete; later assumed title when Williams won Miss America 1984
Vanessa Williams [37] Millwood 20Miss 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]
1982 Eileen Clark Syracuse 23Miss Greater SyracuseClassical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide Non-finalist Talent Award
1981 Suzanne Alexander Lyons Falls 20Miss Oneida CountyClassical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
1980 Cheryl Flanagan Rochester 18Miss Greater RochesterTap Dance, Medley from That's Entertainment, Part II Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
1979 Kelli Krull Buffalo 21Miss Niagara FallsBaton Twirling Exhibition, "If My Friends Could See Me Now"Top 10Preliminary Talent Award
1978 Paula Pope Lockport 21Miss Greater ColoniePiano, "Piano Concerto" by Tchaikovsky
1977 Lesly Braun Pelham Manor 23Miss Staten IslandFlute Medley, "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke"
1976 Sonja Anderson New York City 25Miss ManhattanVocal, "And This Is My Beloved"4th runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardPreviously Miss New York USA 1975
1975 Mary Hinterberger 21Miss Thousand IslandsDid not compete; later assumed title when Godin won Miss America 1976
Tawny Godin Yonkers 18Miss Saratoga SpringsOriginal Piano Composition, "Images in Pastels"WinnerLater Los Angeles news anchor[ citation needed ]
1974 Kris Krull Niagara Falls 22Miss Erie County EastJazz Dance, "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar
1973 Joann Miller Cheektowaga 20Jazz Dance
1972 Judith Keithley Rochester 19Miss RochesterPiano, Rhapsody in Blue
1971 Elisabeth Condon Angola 21Miss Niagara FallsAcro Jazz Ballet from Applause
1970 Katherine Karlsrud Mamaroneck 18Miss WestchesterHarp, "Whirlwind" by Carlos Salzedo Top 10Dr. David B. Allman Medical ScholarshipFirst Allman Scholarship recipient to graduate from medical school[ citation needed ]
1969 Linda Trybus Snyder 20Miss AmherstSong & Dance Medley from Mary Poppins Top 10
1968 Patricia Burmeister Portville 24Miss RochesterClassical Vocal, "L'Air des clochettes" from Lakmé Top 10
1967 Kari Pedersen Staten Island 21Miss Staten IslandClassical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca Non-finalist Talent Award
1966 Penelope Donoghue Yonkers 22Miss WestchesterModern Dance
1965 Marlene Butcher Hamburg 19Miss DunkirkVocal / Dance, "I Ain't Down Yet" from The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964 Julie Just Buffalo 20Miss Tri-CountyPopular Vocal, "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home"Non-finalist Talent Award
1963 Barbara Gloede Staten Island Miss 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
1962 Paula Heins Le Roy 19Miss New YorkVocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Margaret Mary Warncke Flushing 22Miss New York CityVocal, "Mira" from Carnival! Special Judge's Award
1961 Kathryn Moden Buffalo 20Miss New YorkDramatic Reading from A Midsummer Night's Dream Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Maryann Hillyer New York City 20Miss New York CityVocal, "The Song Is You"
1960 Susan Talbert Ogdensburg 19Miss New YorkDanceMiss CongenialityMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sherrylyn Patecell New York City Miss New York City
1959 Bonnie Jo Marquis Huntington 19Miss New YorkVocal & Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants"Top 10Preliminary Swimsuit AwardMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Elizabeth Holmes Malverne 19Miss New York CityVocal Impersonation of Maurice Chevalier
1958 Miriam Sanderson Rensselaer Miss New YorkFrench Vocal, "Serenade" by Sigmund Romberg Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bette June Piller New York City Miss New York CitySpeech on Art
1957 Janet Corrigan Huntington Miss New YorkVocal, "True Love"Multiple New York representatives

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

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan Kaible New York City Miss New York CityClassical Vocal, "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" from Pagliacci 1st runner-up
1952 Joan St. John Binghamton Miss New YorkVocalMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Joan Kayne New York City Miss New York CityDanceTop 10Preliminary Talent Award
1951 Louise Orlando Syracuse Miss New YorkVocalMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Sandy Scott New York City Miss New York CityVocal
1950 Marilyn Reynolds Syracuse Miss New YorkVocal, "I'll Take Romance"Multiple New York representatives

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

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Loreen Osgood New York City Miss New York CityPiano, "The Blue Danube"Top 15
1948 M. Yvonne Fix Niagara Falls Miss New YorkClassical Vocal, "Un bel di" from Madama Butterfly Multiple New York representatives

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

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Carol Fredericks Harrison Miss New YorkTap Dance
Raven Malone New York City Miss New York CityVocal, "Put the Blame on Mame"Top 15Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1946 Violet Mellar White Plains Miss New YorkRecitation, "True to the End"Top 16Miss CongenialityMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Eileen Henry New York City Miss New York CityDramatic Monologue from Saint Joan Top 16Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1945 June Jenkins Elmont Miss New YorkMultiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Bess Myerson 21Miss 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
1944 Bobby MacAdam Brooklyn Miss New YorkMultiple New York representatives

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

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

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Marion Moselle Utica Miss New YorkPreliminary Talent Award
Annyse Sherman New York City Miss New York CityVocal, "My Hero" from The Chocolate Soldier Top 10
1941 Charlotte WinstanleyMiss Lake MohopacMultiple New York representatives

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

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Constantine Gray Yonkers Miss Westchester County
Gloria Elizabeth Sheehan Buffalo Miss Western New York
1939 Grayce M. 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 Hessen Annadale Miss Staten Island
1938 Barbara Beech Brooklyn Miss 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
1937 Helen Fleiss The Bronx Miss BronxTop 16Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Dorothy Armstrong Whitesboro Miss Empire State
Grace Travis New York City Miss New York CityVocalTop 16Preliminary Talent Award
Irene Alice Vanderburgh Watervliet Miss Troy
Evelyn Raye New Rochelle Miss Westchester CountyTop 16
1936 Evelyn LemhartMiss Long IslandMultiple New York representatives

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

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Vera Haal The Bronx Miss New YorkTop 12
Laura Baker Poughkeepsie Miss Poughkeepsie
1934
No national pageant was held [40]
1933 Florence 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]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927 Kay 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
1926 Florence 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
1925 Ethel 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
1924 Dorothea 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 Booth Brooklyn Miss 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
1923 Peggy Ross [41] Albany Miss AlbanyN/A [42] Multiple New York representatives

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Bonita C. Bement [43] Binghamton Miss Binghamton
Edithea Lois Wild [44] Brooklyn 15Miss Brighton Beach
Ethelda Kenvin [41] Brooklyn 24Miss Brooklyn1st runner-up [45] Roller Chair Parade Fifth Prize [46] Married baseball player, E.D. Barnes, in 1921 [47]
Irene Knight [41] Buffalo Miss BuffaloMultiple New York representatives

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

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

Contestants competed under local title at national pageant
Ruth Andrea [54] Brighton Beach Miss Brighton Beach
Bertha Rent [55] Buffalo Miss Buffalo
Lillian Harnach [54] Long Beach Miss Long Beach
Pauline Virginia Dakla [56] Miss New 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 City 17Miss 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] Rochester Miss Rochester
Dorothy Hughes [54] Rockaway Beach Miss Rockaway BeachIntercity Beauty Award Third Prize [64]
Roberta Cooper [65] Schenectady Miss Schenectady
Mary Hlavka [54] South Beach Miss South Beach
M. Rosamond Fahey [53] Syracuse Miss Syracuse
Janette Adams [66] Utica Miss Utica
1921 Virginia Lee [67] New York City 20Miss New York CityProfessional Beauty Award [67] Competed as Miss New York City at national pageant

Notes

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

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