The Miss Nevada competition is the
pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Nevada
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in the
Miss America
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competition, and the name of the title held by that winner. The first Nevadan to compete at Miss America was Carol Lampe in 1949.
The competition currently takes place in
South Lake Tahoe
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. Other venues have included
Reno
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,
Elko,
Las Vegas
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,
Carson City
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and
Mesquite
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They have extremely long roots to seek water from very far under gr ...
.
It has at various times been hosted by the Reno
Lions Club
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and the
Soroptimist
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club of Nevada.
Heather Renner of
Reno
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was crowned Miss Nevada 2022 on July 2, 2022 at the Bally’s Lake Tahoe in
South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada. The city's population was 21,330 at the 2020 census, down from 21,403 at the 2010 census. The city, along the southern edge of Lake ...
. She competed for the title of
Miss America
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2023 at the
Mohegan Sun
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It is in the foothills of southeastern Connecticut ...
in
Uncasville, Connecticut
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in December 2022 where she placed in the Top 7 and won the Equity & Justice Award.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Nevada 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
* 2nd runners-up: Stacie James (1988)
* 3rd runners-up:
Teresa Benitez (2003)
* Top 7: Heather Renner (2023)
* Top 10: Loni Gravelle (1958), Cheryle Thompson (1964), Joan Burachio (1972)
* Top 16: Tosca Masini (1951)
Awards
Preliminary awards
* Preliminary Interview:
Teresa Benitez (2003)
*
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Kathryn Blaikie (1966), Gina Giacinto (2000)
*
Preliminary Talent: Stacie James (1988)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Interview: Elizabeth Muto (2005)
* Non-finalist Talent: Vicky Jo Todd (1971), Helen Bennett (1973), Sandra Kastel (1977), Megan Anderson (1979), Sonja Nall (1986), Jennifer Joseph-Lier (1996), Tiffanie Story (2001), Ellie Smith (2015)
Other awards
* Equity & Justice Winners: Heather Renner (2023)
* Overall Interview Award:
Teresa Benitez (2003)
*
Quality of Life Award Winners:
Teresa Benitez (2003), Caleche Manos (2008)
* Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Elizabeth Muto (2005), Christina Keegan (2010)
* Quality of Life Award/Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Finalists: Bailey Gumm (2017), Nasya Mancini (2020)
*
STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Alexis Hilts (2019)
* STEM Scholarship Award Finalists: Katherine Kelley (2016), Andrea Martinez (2018)
Winners
References
External links
*
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Nevada
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Nevada culture