Miss Wyoming

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Wyoming USA. For the novel written by Douglas Coupland, see Miss Wyoming (novel).

Miss Wyoming is a state-level pageant which sends winners to compete for the title of Miss America. The competition, which awards scholarships, is open to women aged 17 through 24.

Miss Wyoming

Formation	1937
Type	Scholarship pageant
Location	Sheridan, Wyoming
Membership	Miss America

With Alaska became the latest state crowned the Miss America title, Wyoming is one of the few states along with Maine, South Dakota and West Virginia that has yet to win a Miss America, Miss USA, or Miss Teen USA title.

Hazel Homer-Wambeam of Laramie was crowned Miss Wyoming 2022 on June 25, 2022 at WYO Theatre in Sheridan, Wyoming. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022.

Results summary

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

• 1st runners-up: Carol Held (1948)
• 3rd runners-up: Lexie Madden (2013)
• Top 10: Elaine Lois Holkenbrink (1953)
• Top 15: Dorothy McKay (1947)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Elaine Lois Holkenbrink (1953)
• Preliminary Talent: N/A

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Talent: Carol Rose (1969), Trish Long (1976), Carol June Wallace (1977), Kim Pring (1979)

Other awards

• Miss Congeniality: N/A
• Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Cheryl Johnson (1975)
• Waterford Crystal Scholarship for Business Management and Marketing: Rebecca Darrington (1997)
• Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Cheyenne Buyert (2018)

Winners

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as a runner-up
•   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2022	Hazel Homer-Wambeam	Laramie	21	Miss University of Wyoming	Musical Theater Performance, "All That Jazz" from Chicago			Previously Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) of Wyoming 2019, National DYW (formerly Junior Miss) winner of Self-Expression Category. Lifetime National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Scholar. National winner both 1st and 2nd place, National History Day (NHD) competition in performance and documentary categories.
2021	Mikkayla DeBolt^[1]	Sheridan	21	Miss Big Horn Mountains	Original Monologue, "Someday"
2020	No national pageant was held^[a]
2019	Jordan Hardman^[3]	Rock Springs	22	Miss Gem City	Clogging, "9 to 5"
2018	Beck Bridger^[4]	Sheridan	22	Miss Northeast Wyoming	Vocal, "At Last"
2017	Cheyenne Buyert^[5]	Sheridan	19	Miss Sheridan County	Vocal, "Puttin' on the Ritz"		Women in Business Scholarship Finalist^[6]	2nd runner-up at Miss Wyoming USA 2020 pageant^[7]
2016	Jordyn Hall^[8]	Laramie	23	Miss South Central	Jazz Dance
2015	Mikaela Shaw^[9]		21	Miss University of Wyoming	Violin, "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo by Aaron Copland			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant Later Miss Wyoming USA 2017^[10]
2014	Jessie Allen^[11]	Lander	24	Miss Fremont County	Dance, "Feeling Good"			Younger sister of Miss Wyoming USA 2012, Holly Allen 2nd runner-up at Miss Wyoming USA 2013 and 2014 pageants^[12]
2013	Rebecca Podio^[13]	Newcastle	23	Miss Weston County	Piano, "Fantasy" by William Joseph			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
2012	Lexie Madden^[14]	Torrington	21	Miss Goshen County	Original Piano Composition, "Canzone Lenta"	3rd runner-up^[15]		Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 2009
2011	Catherine Brown^[16]	Richardson, Texas	24	Miss Albany County	Pop Vocal, "Rolling in the Deep"			Eligible to compete as a student at the University of Wyoming
2010	Alicia Grove	Rock Springs	23	Miss Sweetwater County	Jazz Dance, "Ain't No Sunshine"
2009	Anna Nelson		19	Miss Rock Springs	Jazz Dance, "Summer in the City"
2008	Courtney Gifford^[17]	Sheridan	19	Miss Sheridan College	Vocal Comedy			Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2005^[18] First Miss America's Outstanding Teen contestant to win a Miss America state title^[citation needed] Later Miss Wyoming USA 2013^[19]
2007	Jennifer McCafferty	Scottsbluff, Nebraska	24	Miss Albany County	Vocal, "Gimme, Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie			Eligible to compete as a student at the University of Wyoming
2006	Jenileigh Sawatzke	Orange County, California	24	Miss Cheyenne	Aerial Silk Routine, "Defying Gravity" from Wicked			Eligible to compete as a student at Laramie County Community College. Later Ms. California 2020
2005	Heather Nicole Jackelen	Jackson	24	Miss Jackson	Acrobatic Dance			Previously Miss Wyoming USA 2001 Later Miss Galaxy 2007^[citation needed]
2004	Megan Reichert	Dayton	19	Miss Dayton	Semi-classical Vocal, "Poor Wand'ring One" from The Pirates of Penzance
2003	Tamara Kocher	Gillette	22	Miss Gillette	Dance
2002	Beth Holland		23		Vocal, "Orange Colored Sky"			Assumed the title when Rothenbuehler resigned^[20]
	Katie Rothenbuehler		22			N/A		Relinquished the title less than 24 hours into her reign in order to accept a full-time teaching position^[20]
2001	Erin Empey	Casper	20		Ballet, "Cristofori's Dream" by David Lanz
2000	Kimberly Wilkerson	Gillette	24		Vocal, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle			Contestant at National Sweetheart 1999 pageant
1999	Elaine Dabney	Lander	20		Ballet, "Somewhere Out There"
1998	Mindy Jo Baughman	Rock Springs	20		Tap Dance, "Tap Your Troubles Away" from Mack & Mabel
1997	Jeffie Ventling	Laramie	24		Vocal, "The Phantom of the Opera"
1996	Rebecca Darrington	Gillette	19		Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town		Waterford Crystal Scholarship for Business Management and Marketing
1995	Dawn Marie Frantz	Casper				N/A		Assumed the title of Miss Wyoming in late 1995 after Lane relinquished her title^[citation needed]
	Dana Lane	Cheyenne	20		Classical Piano, Fantaisie-Impromptu			Relinquished the title of Miss Wyoming after competing at the Miss America 1996 pageant^[citation needed]
1994	Trisha Ramirez		23		Piano
1993	Deborah Maston	Wheatland	21	Miss Northeast	Flute
1992	Stacy Cenedese	Cheyenne	21	Miss Laramie County	Dance & Baton Twirling, "Hooked on Instrumentals Part 3"			Later Miss Wyoming USA 1997
1991	Laurie Briggs		23	Miss Albany County	Jazz Tap Dance
1990	Carolie Howe	Chugwater	22	Miss Cheyenne	Vocal, "My Heart Belongs to Me"
1989	Alisa Mavrotheris	Cheyenne	25		Acrobatic Jazz Dance
1988	Wendi Willis	Laramie	19	Miss Albany County	Dance & Baton Twirling
1987	Terrilynn Hove	Casper	21	Miss Laramie	Vocal Medley
1986	Lacy J. Reeves	Laramie	22	Miss Albany County	Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover
1985	Tamra Jo Dereemer	Horse Creek	22	Miss Cheyenne	Popular Vocal, "God Bless the USA"
1984	Annie Easterbrook	Laramie	21	Miss Albany County	Gymnastics Jazz Dance
1983	Heather Wallace	Cheyenne	21	Miss Cheyenne	Vocal, "New York, New York"
1982	Janie Hertzler		23	Miss Laramie	Vocal, "Everything"
1981	Keri Borgaard		23	Miss Cheyenne	Vocal Medley, "At the Crossroads" & "Hey, Look Me Over"
1980	Susan Pennington	Casper	20	Miss Casper College	Vocal, "The Man I Love"
1979	Karla Singer	Cheyenne	19	Miss Laramie County	Vocal, "Mister Melody"
1978	Kim Pring		22	Miss Cheyenne	Baton Twirling, "There's No Business Like Show Business"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Previously Miss Wyoming USA 1975 Brought a libel lawsuit against Penthouse Magazine^[citation needed]
1977	Jeanne Uphoff		21	Miss Laramie County	Jazz Dance, "You've Got It Bad, Girl"
1976	Carol June Wallace	Jackson	24	Miss Yellowstone	Piano Medley, "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing," "Love Story," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," & "Strangers in the Night"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Previously Miss Kentucky USA 1975^[21] Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1975 pageant Mother of Miss Kentucky 2002, Mary Catherine Correll
1975	Trish Long	Laramie	21	Miss University of Wyoming	Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly		Non-finalist Talent Award
1974	Cheryl Johnson	Cheyenne	20	Miss Laramie County Community College	Modern Jazz Dance, "Scorpio"		Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship	Named winner after original titleholder, Vicki Tomisek, resigned^[citation needed]
1973	Pamela Hill	Casper	20	Miss Casper College	Vocal, "I Can Love"
1972	Annette Klipstein	Cheyenne	22	Miss Cheyenne	Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus			Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 1968
1971	Marsha Crandall	Rock Springs	20	Miss Rock Springs	Vocal Medley, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" & "The Look of Love"
1970	Jane Hutchings	Cheyenne	19	Miss University of Wyoming	Piano, Arabesque" by Claude Debussy
1969	Sandra Grim	Casper	20	Miss Casper	Vocal Medley, "People," "I Gotta Be Me," & "Free Again"
1968	Carol Rose	Burns	20	Miss Cheyenne	Clarinet Medley, "Clarinet Concerto" by Mozart, "Strangers on the Shore," & "Ji-da"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1967	Patricia Martínez	Torrington	18	Miss Torrington	Classical Vocal, "Les Filles de Cadix"
1966	Susan Livreri	Douglas	20	Miss Douglas	Comedy Sketch
1965	Trudy Bower	Freedom	19	Miss University of Wyoming	Vocal, "From This Moment On"
1964	Joan Selmer	Cheyenne	21	Miss Cheyenne	Acro-Baton Routine
1963	Cody Neville	Byron		Miss Lovell	Classical Piano, Fantaisie-Impromptu
1962	Gretchen Stainbrook	Jackson Hole	19	Miss Jackson	Musical Skit
1961	Mary Orr	Sheridan	19	Miss Sheridan	Dramatic Reading, "The Bride"
1960	Sharon Luond	Cheyenne	18		Dramatic Monologue from Wingless Victory by Maxwell Anderson
1959	Linda Lou Phillips	Laramie	19		Vocal & Dance
1958	No Wyoming representative at Miss America pageant^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953	Elaine Lois Holkenbrink	Torrington			Fashion Display	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1952	Ruth Francis	Casper			Drama
1951	Patricia Seabeck				Monologue
1950	Lenore Hoffman	Cheyenne
1949	Esther McLeod	Sheridan
1948	Carol Held	Douglas			Piano, Hungarian Opus 9 by Edward MacDowell	1st runner-up
1947	Dorothy McKay	Cheyenne			Painting Exhibition	Top 15
1946	No Wyoming representative at Miss America pageant^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941	Patricia Marie Snyder	Cheyenne			Vocal & Dance
1940	No Wyoming representative at Miss America pageant^[32]^[33]^[34]
1939
1938
1937	Mary Ann McLaughlin	Riverton
1936	No Wyoming representative at Miss America pageant^[35]^[36]
1935
1934	No national pageant was held^[37]
1933	No Wyoming representative at Miss America pageant^[38]
1932	No national pageants were held^[37]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927	No Wyoming representative at Miss America pageant^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45]
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921

Notes

1. Pageant cancelled, state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]

References

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2. Kuperinksy, Amy (May 8, 2020). "Miss America postpones pageant until 2021, N.J. pageant still set for September". Press of Atlantic City.
3. Moline, Joel (June 24, 2019). "Connecting generations, building confidence". The Sheridan Press.
4. Burr, Rustin (June 27, 2018). "Sheridan Girls Take Home the Miss Wyoming Tiaras". Sheridan Media.
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