The Miss Oklahoma competition selects a winner to compete on behalf of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
pageant. Miss Oklahoma has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Also, in the years when city representatives were common,
Norma Smallwood won, competing as Miss Tulsa, giving the state of Oklahoma a total of six crowns. Oklahoma is also one of three states to win back to back Miss America titles.
Megan Gold of
Edmond was crowned Miss Oklahoma 2022 on June 11, 2022 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region wit ...
. She represented Oklahoma and competed for the title of
Miss America 2023
Miss America 2023 was the 95th edition of the Miss America pageant, which occurred at the Mohegan Sun on December 16, 2022. The 2023 calendar year, based on several sources, may be the final year at Mohegan Sun.
Rather than being aired on mains ...
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.
Gallery of past titleholders
File:Norma Smallwood.jpg,
File:Jane Jayroe 2008.png,
File:Susan Powell 2008.png,
File:Shawntel Smith 2008.png,
File:Jennifer Berry holding crown (cropped).jpg,
File:Lauren Nelson.jpg,
File:Makenna Smith.png,
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Oklahoma 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
* Miss Americas:
Norma Smallwood** (
1926),
Jane Anne Jayroe
Jane Anne Jayroe-Gamble (born October 30, 1946) is a well known broadcaster, author and public official and former American beauty queen from Laverne, Oklahoma, who was Miss Oklahoma in 1966 and Miss America in 1967. Jayroe worked as an anchor ...
(
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
),
Susan Powell (
1981),
Shawntel Smith (
1996
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),
Jennifer Berry (
2006
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),
Lauren Nelson
Lauren Paige Nelson (born November 26, 1986) is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who holds the Miss America 2007 title. Nelson is the second consecutive Miss America and sixth in the history of Miss America to hail from this state.
Early lif ...
(
2007
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)
* 1st runners-up: Bettye Cornelia Avert (1939), Betty Thompson (2012)
* 2nd runners-up: Mary Nancy Denner (1958),
Anita Bryant
Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer known for anti-gay activism. She scored four "Top 40" hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including " Paper Roses" which reached No. 5 on the charts. She was t ...
(1959), Lori Kelley (1989),
Casey Preslar (2003), Alicia Clifton (2013),
Kelsey Griswold (2014)
*3rd runners-up: Addison Price (2020)
* 4th runners-up: Donna Briggs (1948),
Louise O'Brien (1951), Ann Campbell (1956), Nancy Chapman (1983), DuSharme Carter (1993),
Emoly West (2011)
* Top 5: Virginia Howard** (1927)
* Top 10: Willie Mae Stockton* (1924), Bobby Jene Simmons (1952), Judy Adams (1971), Andrea Hanson (1974), Tamara Marler (1990), Cynthia White (1991), Julie Payne (1999), Kelley Scott (2004), Elizabeth Kinney (2005), Alexandra Eppler (2015),
Georgia Frazier (2016)
* Top 12: Taylor Treat (2010), Sarah Klein (2017)
* Top 15: Ada Martyne Wood (1940), Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona (1941), Ashley Thompson (2018)
* Top 20: Kaci Hundley (2002)
Oklahoma holds a record of 39 placements at
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
.
Awards
Preliminary awards
*
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness:
Norma Smallwood** (1926), Ann Campbell (1956),
Lauren Nelson
Lauren Paige Nelson (born November 26, 1986) is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who holds the Miss America 2007 title. Nelson is the second consecutive Miss America and sixth in the history of Miss America to hail from this state.
Early lif ...
(2007),
Emoly West (2011),
Kelsey Griswold (2014), Alexandra Eppler (2015)
*
Preliminary Talent:
Jane Anne Jayroe
Jane Anne Jayroe-Gamble (born October 30, 1946) is a well known broadcaster, author and public official and former American beauty queen from Laverne, Oklahoma, who was Miss Oklahoma in 1966 and Miss America in 1967. Jayroe worked as an anchor ...
(1967), Judy Adams (1971),
Susan Powell (1981) (tie), Lori Kelley (1989), Tamara Marler (1990), Julie Payne (1999),
Casey Preslar (2003),
Jennifer Berry (2006), Betty Thompson (2012), Alicia Clifton (2013)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Talent: Mary Ann Hazelton (1960), Jill Elmore (1980), Mignon Merchant (1987), Leesa Cornett (1988), Amy Duncan (1997), Kelli Masters (1998), Kristin Steveson (2001)
Other awards
*
Miss Congeniality: Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona (1941), Shirley Barbour (1953)
*
America's Choice: Taylor Treat (2010), Betty Thompson (2012)
* Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship: Alexandra Eppler (2015)
*
Quality of Life Award Winners: Taylor Treat (2010)
* Quality of Life Award 1st Runners-up:
Jennifer Berry (2006)
* Quality of Life Award Finalists: Alexandra Eppler (2015), Sarah Klein (2017)
* Special Judges' Award: Susan Supernaw (1972)
Winners
Notes
Venue
2007-
Mabee Center
References
External links
Miss Oklahoma
{{Miss America state
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
Oklahoma culture
Women in Oklahoma