Elle Mark
​​Miss Minnesota ​2021

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3 Miss Minnesotas have Become Miss America!

Miss America 1948

BeBe Shopp

Miss America 1977

Dorothy Benham

Miss America 1989

Gretchen Carlson

Miss Minnesota Alumnae

2019 & 2020 Kathryn Kueppers, Miss Coon Rapids. Served 2nd year due to 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

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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