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1935 - 2025 - 90 YEARS as an Organization!!  
In June, 2025 we will crown our 89th Miss Minnesota!


Congratulations to
Emily Schumacher
Miss Minnesota 2024
on your Top 11 placement at the
​2025 Miss America Competition!

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Our 2025 Anniversary                 Miss Minnesota's
2015 - Rachel Latuff
2005 - Karyn Stordahl
1995 -  Paula Knoll
1985 - Elizabeth Hunter
1975 -  Keri Thorne
1965 -  Jeanne Ruth
1955 - Marlyse Reed
                                                           1945 - Arlene Anderson
                                                           1935 - Mildred Barrett



Miss MInnesota Wikipedia
Sister to Sister Events
"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.

Have a question about our former Miss Minnesota's? 
Contact Vicki Plaster Kueppers '83 at Sister to Sister


3 Miss Minnesotas have Become Miss America!

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Miss America 1948
CELEBRATED 75 YEARS ​IN 2023!

BeBe Shopp
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Miss America 1977

Dorothy Benham
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Miss America 1989

Gretchen Carlson

Miss Minnesota Alumnae

2023 Angelina Amerigo West Central
2022 Rachel Evangelisto Winona
2021 Elle Mark South Central Miss America STEM Scholarship Finalist
2019 & 2020 Kathryn Kueppers Coon Rapids Served 2 years due to Covid pandemic.
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
Rosemarie Gregg 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
1942 - Jane Groerner
1941 Patricia Tietz From Minneapolis
1940 - Virginia Kepler
1939 - Marion Rudeen
1938 Avis Claire Darrow Miss Duluth
1937 Cecelia Rodge Minneapolis
1936 Irene P. Martineau
1935 Mildred Barrett From Marshall

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