Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Kansas 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: Deborah Irene Bryant (1966), Debra Dene Barnes (1968), Tara Dawn Holland (1997) * 2nd runners-up: Michelle Elaine Whitson (1980) * 3rd runners-up: Vera June Ralston (1948), Mary Ann McGrew (1957) (tie), Pamela McKelvy (1993) * Top 10: Sandy Rings (1972), Cynthia Sikes (1973), Lori Ann Bergen (1979), Robbin Lee Wasson (1992), Trisha Schaffer (1995), Amy Keller (1996), Megan Bushell (2005), Theresa Vail (2014) * Top 11: Courtney Wages (2024) * Top 15: Shirley Hargiss (1949), Annika Wooton (2020) * Top 16: Lucia Benton (1937)Awards
Preliminary awards
* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Vera June Ralston (1948), Deborah Irene Bryant (1966), Debra Dene Barnes (1968), Cynthia Sikes (1973), Karen Dianne Smith (1975), Amy Keller (1996), Tara Dawn Holland (1997) * Preliminary Talent: Sandy Rings (1972), Lori Ann Bergen (1979), Pamela McKelvy (1993), Trisha Schaffer (1995)Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Talent: Sharon O'Neal (1960), Karen Raye Schwartz (1964), Karen Diane Smith (1975), Jill Dirks (1978), Laura Lynn Watters (1984), Kimberly Dugger (1991), Angelea Busby (2004), Annika Wooton (2020)Other awards
* America's Choice: Theresa Vail (2014) * Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award 1st runners-up: Hannah Klaassen (2019) * CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runners-up: Kendall Schoenekase (2017) * Eleanor "Big Mama" Andrews Performing Arts Award: Kimberlee Grice (2002) * People's Choice: Courtney Wages (2024) * Quality of Life Award/Social Impact Initiative Scholarship Award Winners: Annika Wooton (2020) * Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Tara Dawn Holland (1997), Kendall Schoenekase (2017) * Quality of Life Award Finalists: Megan Bushell (2005), Adrienne Rosel (2006), Krystian Fish (2018) * STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Kendall Schoenekase (2017)Winners
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