3 Miss Minnesotas have Become Miss America!

Miss America 1948

BeBe Shopp

Miss America 1977

Dorothy Benham

Miss America 1989

Gretchen Carlson

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Our Current Miss Minnesota

Miss Minnesota 2019
Kathryn Kueppers

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Miss Minnesota Alumnae

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2018 - Michaelene Karlen Miss South Central, Top 15 at Miss America

2017 - ​Brianna Drevlow Miss North Star Quality of Life finalist, Preliminary talent winner, non finalist talent winner at 2018 Miss America Pageant.

2016 - Madeline VanErt Miss River Valley Miss Congeniality at Miss America

2015- Rachel Latuff Miss Olmsted County

2014- Savannah Cole Miss Southern Valley

2013- Rebecca Yeh Miss Northwest Awards at Miss America 2014: 4th Runner Up Preliminary Talent Winner Luanne Gamba Instrumentalist Award

2012- Siri Freeh Miss Northwest

2011- Natalie Davis Miss Mankato Awards at Miss America 2012: Quality of Life Finalist

2010- Kathryn Knuttila Miss Twin Cities Awards at Miss America 2011: Non-Finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award

2009- Brooke Kilgarriff Miss Twin Cities Awards at Miss America 2010: Non-Finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist

2008- Angela McDermott Miss Twin Cities

2007- Jennifer Hudspeth Miss Mankato Awards at Miss America 2008: Quality of Life Finalist

2006- Nicole Swanson Miss Twin Cities Awards at Miss America 2007: Non-Finalist Talent Award

2005- Karyn Stordahl Miss Heart of the Lakes Awards at Miss America 2006: Non-Finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist

2004- Tiffany Ogle Miss Metropolitan

2003- Megan Torgerson Miss Coon Rapids

2002- Allyson Kearns Miss Twin Cities

2001- Kari Knuttila Miss Twin Cities

2000- Katherine Hill Miss Twin Cities

1999- Natalie Lund Miss Central Minnesota

1998- Megan West Miss Winona Awards at Miss America 1999: Quality of Life Finalist

1997- Jennifer Ostergaard Miss Winona Awards at Miss America 1998: Non-Finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Award

1996- Sherry Johnson Miss Winona

1995- Paula Knoll Miss Northwest Awards at Miss America 1996: Waterford Business Management & Marketing Award

1994- Eileen Van Driest Miss Cottage Grove

1993- Shawna Stoltenberg Miss Stillwater Awards at Miss America 1994: Non-Finalist Talent Award

1992- Jo Bender Miss Rochester Awards at Miss America 1993: Non-Finalist Talent Award

1991- Julie Richardson Miss Coon Rapids

1990- Brenda Armstrong Miss Albert Lea

1989- Lynne Schacher Miss Metropolitan

1988-Susan Johnson Miss Mankato

Miss America Gretchen Carlson- 1989

1987- Katherine Killen Miss Owatonna

1986- Kristine Fouks Miss White Bear Lake

1985- Elizabeth Hunter Miss Austin

1984- Lauren Green Miss Twin Cities Awards at Miss America 1985: 3rd Runner-Up to Miss America Preliminary Talent Award

1983- Vicki Plaster Miss Twin Cities

1982- Laurie Saarinen Miss Park Rapids Awards at Miss America: Semi-Finalist at Miss America

1981- Elizabeth Ruyak Miss Mankato

1980- Debra Goodwin Miss Austin Awards at Miss America: Preliminary Swimsuit Award Non Finalist Talent Award

1979- Debra Nerby Miss Byron

1978- Sue Erickson Miss Coon Rapids Awards at Miss America 1979: Preliminary Swimsuit Award

1977- Kim Fossey Miss Austin

1976- Mary Nelson Miss Winona

Miss America 1977- Dorothy Benham

1975- Keri Thorne Miss White Bear Lake

1974- Pam Bernhagen Miss Bloomington

1973- Joleen Benoit Miss Shakopee Awards at Miss America: Served on Miss America USO Troope

1972- Linda Hagan Miss Saint Paul

1971- Sheila Bernhagen Miss Bloomington Awards at Miss America: Semi-Finalist at Miss America

1970- Juliana Gabor Miss South St. Paul Awards at Miss America: Non-Finalist Talent Award

1969- Judy Mendenhall Miss Edina Awards at Miss America: 4th Runner Up to Miss America Preliminary Talent Award

1968- Mary Williams Miss St. Anthony Village

1967- Charlotte Sims Miss Roseville Awards at Miss America: Semi-Finalist at Miss America Member of Miss America USO Troope (served for two years in this role!!)

1966- Diane Lindgren Miss White Bear Lake

1965- Jeanne Ruth Miss Saint Paul

1964- Barbara Hasselberg Miss Bloomington Awards at Miss America: 4th Runner Up to Miss America Preliminary Talent Award

1963- Sharon Carnes Miss Saint Paul

1962- Judith Lerstad Miss Bloomington Awards at Miss America: Special Talent Scholarship Award $1000 from the Miss America Pageant

1961- Nancee Parkinson Miss West St. Paul Awards at Miss America: 4th Runner Up to Miss America Prelimnary Swimsuit Award

1960- Jean Elverum Miss Faribault

1959- Judy Olson Miss Albert Lea

1958- Diane Albers Miss Saint Paul

1957- Ardyce Gustafson Miss Saint Paul

1956- Marie Miller Miss Winona

1955- Marlyse Reed Miss Fairmont

1954- Jeanne Reince Miss Winona

1953- Idell Hulin Miss Minneapolis

1952- Carole Wick Miss Duluth

1951- Kathryn Rose Clark Miss Minneapolis

1950- Jeanne Traun Miss Minneapolis

1949- Gloria Burkhart Miss Minneapolis Awards at Miss America: Semi-Finalist at Miss America: Preliminary Talent Winner

1948- Jean Sheils Miss Edina

Miss America 1948- BeBe Shopp Miss Hopkins to Miss America!

1947- Elaine Campbell Miss Minneapolis Awards at Miss America: 1st Runner Up to Miss America Preliminary Talent Winner

1946- Rosemarie Gregg Miss St. Paul

1945- Arlene Anderson Miss Minneapolis Awards at Miss America: 4th Runner Up to Miss America Preliminary Talent Winner

1944 Patricia Cummings From Minneapolis Awards at Miss America: Semi-Finalist at Miss America

1943 Florence Hunton

1941 Patricia Tietz From Minneapolis

1938 Avis Claire Darrow Miss Duluth

1936 Irene P. Martineau

1935 Mildred Barrett From Marshall

More About Miss MInnesota Alumnae

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"Sister to Sister" is an organization made up of our former Miss Minnesota's. Sister to Sister is the vehicle for former titleholders to offer their time and talents to create a stronger Miss Minnesota program.
​The Sister to Sister program hosted three galas.

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