- Miss Washington
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Washington USA.
Elyse Umemoto, Miss Washington 2007
Laurie Nelson, Miss Washington 1978The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss America pageant.
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History
Washington first sent delegates to Miss America in 1939 and 1940, following which there was an eight year hiatus before the pageant was revived in 1948, with a $1000 scholarship being offered to the winner.[1] In 1949 the pageant was a "financial flop"[2] and the winner had to seek community donations to fund her appearance at Miss America. At the time the organization was so deeply in debt that the titleholder's tiara was nearly repossessed by the manufacturer.[3]
In 1948 and 1948 the Miss Washington pageant was held in Ephrata.[4] From 1961 to 1997 it was hosted by Vancouver, before being moved to Renton in an attempt to increase the number of competitors.[5] In 2000 the location was changed again, to Tacoma.[6] The pageant is once again held in Renton, WA since 2008.
Two Miss Washington titleholders resigned during their reigns and a third came under scrunity when her residency was questioned. In 1974 Kathleen Beth Moore resigned after placing top ten at Miss America, claiming that pageant officials wanted her "cold and aloof" and encouraged her to become thinner.[7] Two years later winner Sharon Lambert faced shoplifting charges and resigned prior to competing at Miss America.[8][9] In 1990 Lynnae Thurick a three-time Miss Oregon contestant, was criticized for holding the Washington title when it appeared she lived in Oregon. Thurick claimed that her advertising sales job was predominantly Washington-based.[10]
Results at Miss America
Washington has won one preliminary talent award and four preliminary swimsuit awards at Miss America. In 1980 Doris Hayes, the first African-American Miss Washington, tied with Lencola Sullivan of Arkansas as the pageant's first African-American preliminary winners.[11][12]
The most successful Miss Washingtons were Annamae Schoonover (1939), Sharon Joyce Vaughn (1959), and Elyse Umemoto (2007),[13] who all placed second runner-up at Miss America.[14] Umemoto, the first titleholder of Native American heritage,[13] later courted scandal when embarrassing photos of her appeared on the internet.[15] "The fact is that these pictures were stolen from me," she told reporters. "I want to be clear about this: none of these pictures were taken during my year of service as Miss Washington." (Yakima Herald May 17, 2009)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2011 Britney Henry Puyallup 24 Miss East Side Fiddle Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010 2010 Jacquie Brown Vancouver 21 Miss Greater Vancouver Vocal "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" 3rd Runner-Up Miss America 2011 2009 Devanni Partridge Auburn 20 Miss Seattle Piano "Malagueña" 2008 Janet Harding Yelm 21 Miss Tahoma Piano 2007 Elyse Umemoto Wapato 23 Miss Seattle Popular Vocal "Angels" 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2008 3rd runner-up to National Sweetheart 2006, contestant on Survivor: South Pacific 2006 Kristen Eddings Silverdale 22 Miss Kitsap Vocal "For Once in My Life" Top 10 at Miss America 2007 2005 Tina Marie Mares Lynnwood 25 Miss Sno-isle Classical Piano "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" 2004 Allison Porter Tacoma 24 Miss Seattle Classical Violin "Concerto in E Minor" 2003 Fianna Dickson Spokane 24 Miss Spokane Jazz Dance "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Non-finalist interview Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 2002 Amanda Beers Richland 20 Miss Tri-Cities Classical Piano "Sonata Opus 31" by Beethoven Top 15 at Miss America 2003 2001 Breann Parriott Puyallup 23 Miss Pierce County Contemporary Ballet en Pointe "West Side Story" Later Miss Washington USA 2003 2000 Semmelle Ford Tacoma 19 Miss Pierce County Classical Vocal "Art Is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert 1999 Tina Willis Tacoma 20 Miss Pierce County Vocal "Remember Me" 1998 Mariana Loya[16] Tacoma 19 Miss Pierce County Classical Violin "Concerto in E Minor" Scholar award Later Miss Arizona USA 2005 1997 Monta Monique Pasco 24 Miss Seattle Classical Piano "Rigoletto Paraphrase"' by Franz Liszt 1996 Janet Reasons Port Orchard 22 Miss Pierce County Semi-Classical Vocal "Half a Moment" from Jeeves 1995 Amber Hamilton Auburn 18 Miss Auburn Jazz Dance "Last Dance" 1994 Annalee Klein Enumclaw 24 Miss SeaTac Country Vocal "Sweet Dreams" 1993 Teri Ann Plante Normandy Park 22 Miss Whatcom County Tap Dance 1992 Colleen Kearney Bellevue 26 Miss Issaquah Jazz Piano "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey 1991 SoYoung Kwon Olympia 22 Miss Seattle Classical Piano "Mephisto Waltz" Top 10 Semi-finalist 1990 Lynnae Thurik Lake Oswego, Oregon 26 Miss Clark County Classical Piano piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff Won Miss Washington while a student at Pacific Lutheran University 1989 Jennifer Wall[17] Issaquah 20 Miss Issaquah Piano "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern Top 10 Semi-finalist 1988 Talia Watland Poulsbo 24 Miss Seattle Vocal "Pour on the Power" 1987 Sharon Dean Issaquah 21 Miss Issaquah Vocal Medley 1986 Melanie Cobb Vancouver 24 Miss Clark County Vocal "Let's Hear It For Me" from Funny Lady 1985 Honey Castro[18] Moses Lake 19 Miss Moses Lake Vocal "What Did I Have I Don't Have Now" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 3rd runner-up[19] recipient of Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship 1984 Rebecca Wood Spokane 21 Miss Greater Tacoma Vocal "If I Ruled the World" 1983 Jennifer Havlin[20] Bellingham 24 Miss Whatcom County Character Ballet "On Golden Pond" 1982 Monica Hard Bellevue 23 Miss Burien Vocal Medley "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead" 1981 Kristine Weitz Moses Lake 19 Miss Tri-Cities Jazz Vocal "Summertime" Preliminary Swimsuit; Non-finalist Talent 1980 Doris Hayes Tacoma 20 Miss Pierce County Jazz Vocal "Our Love Is Here to Stay" Top 10 Semi-finalist Preliminary Talent First African-American preliminary winner[12] 1979 Janelle Martz Normandy Park 22 Miss Des Moines Classical Piano "Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor" 1978 Laurie Nelson[21] Gig Harbor 19 Miss Pierce County Vocal "Have I Stayed Too Long At the Fair?" 4th runner-up Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1977 Natasha Solovjev Burien 19 Miss Burien Classical Piano "Piano Concerto No. 1" 1976 Theresa Adams Wenatchee 19 Miss Greater Wenatchee Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor" Successor to crown Sharon Lea Lambert Tacoma Miss Pierce County Resigned before Miss America Pageant 1975 Lee Ann Hibbert Shoreline 22 Miss Northshore Vocal / Jazz Improvisation "That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom" 1974 Charlene Joy Myers Burien Miss Burien Successor to crown Kathleen Beth Moore Bothell 22 Miss Northshore Classical Vocal "Italian Street Song" Top Ten Resigned 1973 Leslie Ann Mays Mercer Island 23 Miss Bellevue Jazz Dance "The In Crowd" Top Ten Semi-finalist Preliminary Swimsuit award[22] 1972 Rebecca Lee Pozzi Kent 20 Miss Kent Vocal Medley "Consider Yourself" & "I'd Do Anything" Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1971 Susan Georgiana Buckner Burien 19 Miss Burien Gymnastics Dance "The Joker" Top Ten Semi-finalist Preliminary Swimsuit Award Played the role of cheerleader Patty Simcox in the film Grease 1970 Nancy Kay Peterson Moses Lake 19 Miss Moses Lake Original Comedy Monologue "Once Upon a Leaf" 1969 Marsha Covey Moses Lake 19 Miss Moses Lake Vocal Medley "Love Come Again" & "That's Life" 1968 Joyce Kay Stepanek Issaquah 20 Miss Issaquah Comedy Routine "The Adventures of Huck Finn" 1967 Lynda Jean Kilp White Center 19 Miss White Center Vocal Medley "One Boy" & "A Lot of Livin To Do" from Bye Bye Birdie 1966 Sandra Lee Marth Centralia 19 Miss Lewis County Semi-Classical Vocal 1965 Kippy Lou Brinkman Richland 21 Miss Seattle Harp & Tap Dance "Night and Day" Non-finalist Talent Award Winner 1964 Lauren Elaine Waddleton[23] Burien 19 Miss Burien Vocal "I Could Have Danced All Night" Top Ten Semi-finalist 1963 Mardi Hagen Tacoma Miss Seattle Modern & Classical Character Dance Non-finalist Talent Award Winner 1962 Susan Frances English Bellevue 19 Miss Bellevue Dramatic Reading 1961 Gail Leona Hannuk Aberdeen 18 Miss Grays Harbor Piano "Warsaw Concerto" 1960 Connie Rae Hughes Bellingham 18 Miss Bellingham Original Monologue 1959 Sharon Joyce Vaughn[24] Port Orchard 21 Miss South Kitsap Vocal Medley "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No" 2nd Runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Winner[25] 1958 Anne Sylvia Henderson Spokane Miss Spokane Pantomime & Charleston Dance 1956 Deanna Hall Olympia Dance 1954 Frances Graham Spokane Vocal 1953 Geraldine Lindsey Seattle Vocal 1951 Darlene Shaffer[26] Seattle Dress Design 1950 Karlyne Abele[27] Des Moines Dramatic Reading "The Flag" Semi-finalist 1949 Libby Aldrich Kelso 1948 Lorraine Lowder Aberdeen Miss Grays Harbor 1940 Peggy Mason Tacoma 1939 Annamae Schoonover Seattle Dramatic Monologue from Accent on Youth 2nd runner-up 1933 Gladine Sweetser 22 Semi-Finalist 1927 No Miss Washington Representing Washington were: Eleanor Maddieux, Miss Seattle and Eva King, Miss Spokane 1926 No Miss Washington Leone Natalie Fengler competed as Miss Seattle and placed as a Finalist in the pageant. Also representing Washington were: Gloria Smith, Miss Spokane and Dorothy Rothermal, Miss Tacoma. 1925 No Miss Washington Evelyn Louise Carman competed as Miss Seattle 1922 No Miss Washington Evelyn Atkinson competed as Miss Seattle in the Miss America pageant * Succeeded to the crown after Miss Washington won Miss America
References
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- ^ "Kelso-Longview affair to help Miss Washington". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1949-08-30. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=-WoKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AEsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3684,6626368&dq=financial+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington Winners to Get Fine Scholarships". 1949-08-11. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NPkZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6239,4051621&dq=miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Ephrata greets state beauties". The Spokesman-Review. 1948-06-23. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MVspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZeUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6847,3333940&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington Pageant to Change Site". Spokesman-Review. 1997-01-31. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ycwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1vEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2517,5354750&dq=vancouver+renton+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Despite loss, Miss Tri-Cities eager to cheer on new Miss Washington". Tri City Herald. 2000-07-04. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pWMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_KsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1150,715493&dq=mariana-loya&hl=en.
- ^ "She Rejects Beauty Role". The Milwaukee Journal. 1974-11-15. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4gcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-igEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7155,2465866&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington Out". Reading Eagle. 1976-07-12. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yTkjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6422,1557374&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington Resigns - Faces Shoplifting Charges". Lodi News-Sentinel. 1976-07-12. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pRQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hjIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3115,1077645&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en.
- ^ Cabrera, Luis (1990-07-11). "Miss Washington's from Oregon". The Bulletin.
- ^ "Miss Washington". Spokesman-Review. 1980-06-22. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c9URAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2940,3537265&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ a b "Miss Washington ties in pageant talent test". The Spokesman-Review. 1980-09-05. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mNoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6925,1771866&dq=miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ a b "Miss Washington is second runner-up for Miss America". 2008-01-28. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/348979_tl128.html.
- ^ "Miss Washington snags 2nd runner-up spot". kimatv.com. 2008-01-28. http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/14466802.html.
- ^ "Miss Washington Embarrassed by Internet Photos, Says They Were Stolen". Fox News. 2008-07-11. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,379601,00.html.
- ^ Culverwell, Wendy (1998-06-21). "Stunned Miss Pierce wins state title". Tri City Herald. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MmgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4K4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2346,1262921&dq=mariana-loya&hl=en.
- ^ "Issaquah Woman is Miss Washington". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. 1989-06-23. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=29ctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3070,576849&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington Crowned". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1985-06-24. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w68SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3360,1719764&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en.
- ^ "New Miss America is Miss Mississippi; Miss Washington third runner-up". Tri City Herald. 1985-08-15. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UF4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BYYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810,4833916&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Dancer Crowned Miss Washington". Spokane Chronicle. 1983-06-27url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NsQSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5775,2601192&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en.
- ^ Associated Press (1978-06-25). "Gig Harbor Girl Miss Washington". Tri City Herald. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jY4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=34cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3333,7573841&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en.
- ^ "Search for swimsuit pays off for Miss Washington". Tri City Herald. 1973-09-07. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MokwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=823,1062035&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en.
- ^ "Seattle Miss Wins State's Beauty Title". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1964-07-20. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIAKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fUsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6304,759687&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Co-ed is Miss Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1959-05-11. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c5sSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5418,2239492&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "3 Tie in Talent Competition of Miss America Contest". Toledo Blade. 1959-09-10. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pgUkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7wAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5525,4844333&dq=sharon-joyce-vaughn+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Washington is Ex-Idahoan". Spokesman-Review. 1951-08-01. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=knApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2uUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7137,56958&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en.
- ^ "Des Moines Miss is 1950 Miss Washington". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1950-08-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MWkKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h0oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935,5125173&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en.
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