The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of

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in the

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pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Jenae Lodewyk of Bay City was crowned Miss Michigan 2024 on June 15, 2024, at Frauenthal Theatre in

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. She will represent the state of Michigan at Miss America 2025.

Gallery of past titleholders

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Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Michigan 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: Patricia Donnelly (

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), Pamela Eldred (

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), Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (

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), Kirsten Haglund (

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) * 2nd runners-up: Monnie Drake (1940), Patricia Hill (1942) * 3rd runners-up: Kelly Lynn Garver (1987) * 4th runners-up: Janice Hutton Somers (1955) * Top 10: Carole Van Valin (1963), Alecia Rae Masalkoski (1986), Che'vonne Burton (2001), Stacy Essebaggers (2002), Ashlee Baracy (2009) * Top 12: Beverly Bennett (1944) * Top 15: Jane Porter* (1925), Joyce Jean Hurd** (1926), Charlotte Jane Lowe*** (1927), Gerry Marcoux (1941), Doris Evelyn Johnson (1948), Dolores Jane Motter (1949), Madonna Kimberly Emond (2003) * Top 18: Barbara Strand (1933) Michigan holds a record of 23 placements at

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness:

(1961), Carole Van Valin (1963), Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988), Kirsten Haglund (2008) * Preliminary Talent: Monnie Drake (1940) (tie), Janice Hutton Somers (1955) (tie), Ann Penelope Marston (1960),

(1961) (tie), Kelly Lynn Garver (1987), Nicole Blaszczyk (2010), Arianna Quan (2017), Maya Schuhknecht (2024)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Shirley Swanson (1957), Sarah Jane Noble (1965), Esther Lynne Smith (1966), Toni Jo Abbenante (1968), Linda Susan Kish (1972), Terri Cousino (1973), Bethany Wright (1980), Barbara Jean Crandall (1985), Sandra Kay Metiva (1992), Maria Malay Kamara (1995), Nicole Blaszczyk (2010), Arianna Quan (2017), Vivian Zhong (2021).

Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Katie Lynn LaRoche (2011) * Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalists: Mallory Rivard (2020) * Evening Dress Award Second Prize: M. Beth Madson* (1922) * Louanne Gamba Special Instrumentalist Award: Arianna Quan (2017) * Miss America Scholar Award: Ashlee Baracy (2009) * Private Interview Award: Mallory Rivard (2020) * Quality of Life Award Winners: Katie Lynn LaRoche (2011), Haley Williams (2014) * Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Stacey Gail Heisler (1994), Ashlee Baracy (2009) * Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Terri Sue Liford (1993), Elizabeth Wertenberger (2012) *STEM Scholarship Winner: Vivian Zhong (2022)