- Miss Tall International
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Joy Dawson is Miss Tall International 2010
The Miss Tall International'''' pageant selects a representative of the Tall Clubs International. The annual event includes contestants from across the United States and Canada and takes place during the Tall Clubs International annual convention. In June 2010, the convention was held in New Orleans. Joy Dawson, of the Tall Club of Greater Washington D.C., was crowned the 66th Miss Tall International. Dawson is a motivational speaker. Her platform is to motivate young people and provide tools for dealing with bullying.[1] She is also the second African American to hold the title since the pageant began in 1947.
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Competition
Throughout the year, all local clubs have the opportunity to select their representatives for their individual clubs. The member clubs may choose their representative in any way their club bylaws provide, typically by way of a local pageant or election. The winners of the local pageants then may attend the annual Tall Clubs International convention and compete on a national level to be the representative, globally, of all the TCI member clubs as Miss Tall InternationalR.
Miss Tall International' is considered by TCI to be a goodwill ambassador to the world to get the tall message out on a national and international level. Miss TI’s expenses for her travels are paid by inviting clubs with some reimbursement by the TCI Executive Board.
The winner often visits members clubs at their annual weekend upon invitation. During her travels she may often be used in publicity sessions organized by the hosting club. Miss TI has appeared in the past on nationally televised TV shows, radio shows, and other high profile events. She may also use her position to instigate changes in industry to provide a higher quality of life for tall people everywhere.
History
The earliest recorded tall pageant winner was in 1947, that year four tall clubs around the US sent contestants. The title was changed in 1967 to "Miss Tall Universe" and was changed again in 1974 to "Miss Tall International'". In general, contestants can win local club titles many times, can compete for Miss TI as frequently as their clubs will send them, and can win the title of Miss TI only once. The number of contestants in the annual competition has varied widely, from two contestants in some years to 23 contestants in 1993. In 1991, the competition lasted over 4 hours with 21 contestants.
Winners
Year Name Local Title Height Clubs Notes 2010 Joy Dawson Miss Tall Club of Greater Washington, D.C. 6'2" Tall Club of Greater Washington, D.C. Current Miss TI 2009 Holli Jennings Miss Tall Portland 6'4" Portland Skyliners 2008 Billie Jean Morrison Miss Tall San Francisco 6'2" Golden Gate Tip Toppers 2007 Jane Baldwin Miss Tall Portland 6'2" Portland Skyliners 2006 Annette M. Chionilos Miss Tall Boston 6'0½" Boston Beanstalks Tall Club 2005 Lisa L. Lightner Miss Tall Baltimore 5'11" Baltimore Tall Club 2004 Nancy Lynn Jacoby Miss Tall Sarasota 5'11" Sarasota Tall Sunsations 2003 Joan Jacobs Miss Tall Boston 5'11" Boston Beanstalks Tall Club 2002 Kristen A. Carlson Miss Tall Boston 5'11" Boston Beanstalks Tall Club 2001 Karen Harper Miss Tall Houston 6'1" Towering Texans of Houston Resigned 2001 Amy L. Storm Miss Tall Dallas 5'10" Tall Texans of Dallas 1st runner-up took over reign 2000 Jerelynn Reams Shields Miss Tall Denver 6'0" Timberline Club of Denver 1999 Janet Rosemary Hughes Miss Tall Houston 5'10½" Towering Texans of Houston 1998 Suzanne Stavast Miss California Tip Topper 6'0" California Tip Toppers 1997 Rissa Marie Dodson Miss California Tip Topper 6'1¾" California Tip Toppers 1996 Norma Forrest Miss Tall Toronto Towers 6'1" Tall Club of Toronto 1995 Kira Anthofer Miss California Central Coast 6'4" California Central Coast Club 1994 Carol L. Hudson Miss Tall Houston 6'0½" Towering Texans of Houston 1993 Jill Viglione Miss Tall San Francisco 6'2" Golden Gate Tip Toppers 1992 Jan Bielefeldt Miss Tall Dallas 5'11¾" Tall Texans of Dallas 1991 Rose Carnduff Miss Tall Toronto Towers 5' 11" Tall Club of Toronto 1990 Jane Phillips Miss Tall Houston 5'10½" Towering Texans of Houston Married in October 1990 Roberta Holler Miss Tall St. Louis 6'1½" St. Louis Tip Toppers 1st runner-up took over in November 1989 Carolyn Coyne Miss Tall Chicago 6'0½" Paramount Tall Club of Chicago 1988 Susan LaPierre Miss Tall Philadelphia 6'0" Tower Club of Philadelphia 1987 Doreen Elizabeth Christian Miss Tall San Francisco 5'10" Golden Gate Tip Toppers 1986 Rochelle Yuga Miss Tall Houston 6'0" Towering Texans of Houston 1985 Trish Burda Miss Tall Houston 6'3" Towering Texans of Houston 1984 Anna Mary Rowan Miss Tall Atlanta 6'2" Atlanta Sky-Hi Club 1983 Cynthia Lou Smith Miss Tall Washington D.C. 5'10" Tip Toppers of Washington D.C. 1982 Susa Leigh Kennedy Miss Tall Houston 5'10½" Towering Texans of Houston 1981 Patricia Meier Miss Tall San Francisco 6'0" Golden Gate Tip Toppers 1980 Kathy June Hindman Miss Tall Atlanta 6'2" Atlanta Sky-Hi Club 1979 Carol Glasgow Miss Tall Philadelphia 5'11" Tower Club of Philadelphia 1978 Roxanne Pasquarella Miss Tall Florida 5'11" Florida Skyliners of Miami Inc. 1977 Jeanne Connell Miss Tall Florida 5'11½" Florida Skyliners of Miami Inc. 1976 Antoinette Mals Miss Tall Cincinnati 5'11½" High Cincinnatians 1975 Leslie Valstad Miss Tall San Francisco 6'0" Golden Gate Tip Toppers 1974 Gail Frantz Miss Tall Dallas 5'11" Tall Texans of Dallas First year of Miss Tall International 1973 Beverly Horne Miss Tall Atlanta 5'11" Atlanta Sky-Hi Club Last year of Miss Tall Universe 1972 Tara Sheldon Miss Tall Washington D.C. 6'4" Tip Toppers of Washington D.C. 1971 Elaine McLendon Miss Tall Dallas 5'11½" Tall Texans of Dallas 1970 Pamela Bissinger Miss Tall San Fernando Valley 6'0" San Fernando Valley Tip Toppers 1969 Linda Sue Frantz Miss Tall Toledo 5'11" Toledo Tip Toppers 1968 Carol Jean Neefe Miss Tall San Fernando Valley 6'0" San Fernando Valley Tip Toppers 1967 Sherry Youmans Miss Tall Denver 6'1" Timberline Club of Denver 1966 Adria Easton Miss Tall Denver 5'11" Timberline Club of Denver 1965 Suzanne Baughman Miss Tall Portland 6'0" Portland Skyliners 1964 Kathleen Wiswall Miss Tall Denver 5'11¾" Timberline Club of Denver 1963 Carol Dettman Miss Tall Milwaukee 6'1" Milwaukee Toppers LTD. 1962 Kathy Tiefenbach Miss Tall Detroit 6'1" Tip Toppers Club of Detroit 1961 Joyce Nilsson Miss Tall Girls of Chicago 5'11" Tall Girls' Club of Chicago 1960 Connie Adams Miss Tall Atlanta 5'11" Atlanta Sky-Hi Club 1959 Martine Whitford Miss Tall Los Angeles Higher Ups 5'11" Los Angeles Tall Club 1958 Shirley Thaxton Miss Tall Cincinnati 5'11" High Cincinnatians 1957 Marianne Feagan Miss Tall California Tip Topper 6'1" California Tip Toppers 1956 Frances Chadwick Miss Tall California Tip Topper 6'3" California Tip Toppers Queen of Height 1955 Ramona Chalecki Miss Tall Girls of Chicago Tall Girls' Club of Chicago 1954 Joan Van Miss Tall Chicago Paramount Tall Club of Chicago 1953 Ruth Murphy Miss Tall Boston 5'11" Boston High Hubbers 1952 Sonia Smevik Miss Tall California Tip Topper 6'2" California Tip Toppers 1951 Betty Lou Glavanic Miss Tall California Tip Topper 6'0" California Tip Toppers 1950 Adrienne Hatch Miss Tall Dallas Tall Texans of Dallas 1949 Helen Lukacs Miss Tall Girls of Chicago 6'0" Tall Girls' Club of Chicago 1948 Marie Van Leuven Miss Tall Girls of Chicago 6'1½" Tall Girls' Club of Chicago 1947 Grace Tattu Miss California Tip Topper 6'0" California Tip Toppers References
- ^ [1] Miss Tall International to Speak on Bullying, Democrat and Chronicle, August 19, 2010.
- ^ TCI.org pageant archives
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