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

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

in the

Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...

pageant. Women from Minnesota have won the Miss America crown on three occasions. The most recent winner was

Gretchen Carlson Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist, writer, and television personality. Carlson was born and raised in Minnesota. A talented youth violinist, Carlson competed in a number of music contests befor ...

in 1989. Emily Schumacher of

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was crowned Miss Minnesota 2024 on June 21, 2024. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Minnesota 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 America: BeBe Shopp (

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) * 1st runners-up: Elaine Campbell (1947) * 2nd runners-up: N/A * 3rd runners-up: Lauren Susan Green (1985) * 4th runners-up: Arlene Anderson (1945), Nancee Parkinson (1962), Barbara Hasselberg (1965), Judy Mendenhall (1970), Rebecca Yeh (2014) * Top 10: Florence Hunton (1943), Charlotte Sims (1968), Sheila Bernhagen (1972), Laurie Saarinen (1983) * Top 12: Patricia Cummings (1944) * Top 15: Lucille McGinty (1925), Marion Rudeen (1939), Gloria Burkhart (1949), Michaelene Karlen (2019)

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: BeBe Shopp (1948), Nancee Parkinson (1962), Judy Mendenhall (1970),

(1977), Sue Erickson (1979), Debra Goodwin (1981) * Preliminary Talent: Marion Rudeen (1939), Arlene Anderson (1945), Elaine Campbell (1947), Gloria Burkhart (1949), Barbara Hasselberg (1965), Judy Mendenhall (1970),

(1977), Lauren Susan Green (1985),

(1989), Rebecca Yeh (2014), Brianna Drevlow (2018)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Keri Thorne (1976), Debra Goodwin (1981), Jo Bender (1993), Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg (1994), Jennifer Ostergaard (1998), Karyn Stordahl (2006), Nicole Swanson (2007), Brooke Kilgarriff (2010), Kathryn Knuttila (2011), Brianna Drevlow (2018)

Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Madeline Van Ert (2017) * Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award: Kathryn Knuttila (2011), Rebecca Yeh (2014) * Quality of Life Award Winners: Jennifer Ostergaard (1998) * Quality of Life Award Finalists: Jennifer Hudspeth (2008), Brooke Kilgarriff (2010), Kathryn Knuttila (2011), Natalie Davis (2012), Brianna Drevlow (2018) *STEM Scholarship Finalist: Gabrielle "Elle" Mark (2022) * Waterford Business Management & Marketing Award: Paula Knoll (1996)

Winners

References

External links

Miss Minnesota official website
{{Miss America state Minnesota culture

Women in Minnesota Recurring events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Minnesota Annual events in Minnesota