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Miss Washington

{{Short description|Beauty pageant competition}}

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| formation = 1926

| type = Scholarship pageant

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| location = Washington

| membership = Miss America

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The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss America pageant.

Hermona Girmay of Seattle was crowned Miss Washington 2024 on July 6, 2024, at the Capital High School Performing Arts Center in Olympia. She competed for the title of Miss America 2025.

History

Washington first sent delegates to Miss America in 1926 with Leona Fengler, Miss Seattle. She was sponsored by the Seattle Times newspaper, a practice common in the early days of Miss America pageants. She was pictured in the paper leaving in a biplane for her cross-country flight to Atlantic City, where she was voted "Prettiest Girl in an Evening Gown."{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} In 1987, Fendler was featured again in the newly-revived Miss Seattle Pageant.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The Depression and war years caused sporadic participation by Washington contestants in the Miss America pageant, but the Miss Washington pageant was revived in 1948 and held in Ephrata, with a $1000 scholarship offered to the winner.{{cite news|title=Ephrata greets state beauties|date=1948-06-23|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MVspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZeUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6847,3333940&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en|publisher=The Spokesman-Review}} In 1949 the pageant was a "financial flop" and the winner had to seek community donations to fund her appearance at Miss America. At the time the organization was so deeply in debt that the titleholder's tiara was nearly repossessed by the manufacturer.{{cite news|title=Miss Washington's Crown in Danger|publisher=Eugene Register-Guard|date=1949-08-29}}{{cite news|title=Kelso-Longview affair to help Miss Washington|publisher=Ellensburg Daily Record|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19490830&id=-WoKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AEsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3691,6626366|date=1949-08-30}}{{cite news|title=Miss Washington Winners to Get Fine Scholarships|date=1949-08-11|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NPkZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6239,4051621&dq=miss-washington&hl=en}}

From 1961 to 1997 the pageant was hosted by Vancouver, under a number of executive directors before moving to the Tri-Cities under the directorship of Chamber President, Dorothy Schoeppach. Under the direction of Schoeppach the local programs again grew from 9 to 22.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} Two years later the pageant moved to Tacoma under the directorship of Joan Dehn and Mike Shinkle.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

The competition was held in Renton or Des Moines, WA beginning in 2008 under the directorship of Charlie VanTramp and then Peggy Miller and Patti Belik, except for 2021, which was held at Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, WA, due to pandemic restrictions.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} . In 2023, the competition as well as all of its annual events moved to the Capital High School Performing Arts Center in Olympia.

The Miss Washington Scholarship Organization is a 501(c)4 organization, and its scholarship arm, MWSO Miracle, Inc. is a 501(c)3, where donations are tax deductible.{{cite news | title=Miss Washington Pageant to Change Site | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ycwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1vEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2517,5354750&dq=vancouver+renton+miss-washing}}{{cite news|title=Despite loss, Miss Tri-Cities eager to cheer on new Miss Washington|publisher=Tri City Herald|date=2000-07-04|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pWMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_KsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1150,715493&dq=mariana-loya&hl=en}}

Gallery of past titleholders

File:Susan Buckner, When the Whistle Blows front.jpg|{{center|Susan Buckner,
Miss Washington 1971}}

File:Miss Washington 1978.jpg|{{center|Laurie Nelson,
Miss Washington 1978}}

File:Elyse Umemoto.png|{{center|Elyse Umemoto,
Miss Washington 2007}}

Results summary

Following is a summary of the results of Miss Washington 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: Anna Mae Schoonover (1939), Sharon Vaughn (1960), Sharon Rogers (1983), Elyse Umemoto (2008)
  • 3rd runners-up: Honey Castro (1986), Jacquie Brown (2011), Alicia Cooper (2017)
  • 4th runners-up: Laurie Nelson (1979)
  • Top 10: Lauren Waddleton (1965), Susan Buckner (1972), Leslie Mays (1974), Kathleen Moore (1975), Doris Hayes (1981), Jennifer Wall (1990), SoYoung Kwon (1992), Kristen Eddings (2007), Mandy Schendel (2013)
  • Top 15: Leona Natalia Fengler (1926), Amanda Beers (2003), Danamarie McNicholl (2019)
  • Top 16: Karlyne Abele (1951)
  • Top 18: Gladine Sweetser (1933)

= Awards =

==Preliminary awards==

==Non-finalist awards==

  • Non-finalist Interview: Fianna Dickson (2004)
  • Non-finalist Talent: Mardi Hagen (1964), Kippy Lou Brinkman (1966), Kristine Weitz (1982), Brittney Henry (2012)

==Other awards==

Winners

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  • {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} Declared as winner
  • {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} Ended as a runner-up
  • {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist}}

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! Year

! Name

! Hometown

! Age

! Local Title

! Miss America Talent

! Placement at Miss America

! Special scholarships at Miss America

! Notes

2024

|Hermona Girmay

|Seattle

|23

|Miss Seattle

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2023

|Vanessa Munson

|Battle Ground

|23

|Miss Clark County

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|Preliminary Evening Gown winner, Miss Washington 2023.

2022

|Regan Gallo

|Puyallup

|23

|Miss Pierce County

|Dance

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|Previously Top 10 at Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2016.

Third Runner Up at Miss Washington Volunteer 2022

2021

|Maddie Louder{{Cite web|first=Emily|last=Molina|date=2021-07-07|title=Maddie Louder Crowned as Miss Washington|url=https://425magazine.com/maddie-louder-crowned-as-miss-washington/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=425 Magazine|language=en}}

|Seattle

|23

|Miss Emerald City

|Dance

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|Competed at Miss Oklahoma 2018 and 2019

Later became Miss Washington Volunteer 2024

2019–20

| Abbie Kondel{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Hewitt |title=Miss Clark County new Miss Washington |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/jul/01/miss-clark-county-new-miss-washington/ |work=The Columbian |date=July 1, 2019}}

|Brush Prairie

| 21

| Miss Clark County

| Power Tap Dance, "Sax" by Fleur East

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|First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2018. Top 10 at Miss Washington 2017.

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| 2018

| Danamarie McNicholl{{cite web|title=KREM 2's Danamarie McNicholl crowned Miss Washington 2018 |work=KREM 2 |url=https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/krem-2s-danamarie-mcnicholl-crowned-miss-washington-2018/293-569601937 |date=July 1, 2018}}

|Spokane

| 23

| Miss Columbia Basin

| Piano, "Curse of the Black Pearl" from Pirates of the Caribbean

| Top 15{{cite web|first=Erin |last=Serpico |title=Miss New York crowned Miss America 2019 in Atlantic City |url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/missamerica/miss-new-york-crowned-miss-america-in-atlantic-city/article_2dca9531-9029-5cf5-8ba1-b4e2c1014aba.html |work=Press of Atlantic City |date=September 8, 2018}}

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|First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2017. Competed at Miss Washington 2016.

2017

| Nicole Renard{{cite web |title=Photos: Meet Nicole Renard, our new Miss Washington! |publisher=Seattle Refined |url=http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/photos-you-go-girl-we-have-a-new-miss-washington|date=July 2, 2017}}

| Kennewick

| 22

| Miss Rainier

| Jazz Dance, "I Love Me" by Meghan Trainor

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| Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2011{{cite web|first= Cameron |last= Probert |title= Kennewick native earns Miss Washington crown |publisher= Tri-City Herald |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article163037408.html |date=July 21, 2017}}

Previously Distinguished Young Woman of America 2013{{cite web |title=Meet Nicole Renard, Distinguished Young Woman of America 2013 |publisher=AL.com |url=http://blog.al.com/live/2013/06/meet_nicole_renard_distinguish.html|date=June 30, 2013}}

Semi Finalist at Miss California 2016

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| 2016

| Alicia Cooper{{cite web |first= Stevie |last= Mathieu |title=Alicia Cooper of Clark County third runner-up for Miss America |publisher= The Columbian |url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/11/felida-alicia-cooper-clark-county-third-runner-up-miss-america/ |date= September 11, 2016}}

| Vancouver

| 21

| Miss Clark County

| Tap Dance, "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez

| 3rd runner-up

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| 1st runner-up at Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant{{cite news |publisher=krzy4krs |title=Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2011 Crowning|via=YouTube |format=video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJzIRYww4mA |date=February 26, 2012}}

Third Runner up and Preliminary Swimsuit Winner at Miss Washington 2014. Top 10 at Miss Washington 2013.

2015

| Lizzi Jackson{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Barksdale |publisher=Miss Washington Scholarship Organization |title=Lizzi Jackson is crowned Miss Washington 2015 |via=Vimeo |format=video |url=https://vimeo.com/132777045 |date=July 4, 2015}}

| Bellingham

| 23

| Miss Rainier

| Vocal, "This Will Be An Everlasting Love"

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| STEM Scholarship Award

|Previously competed at Miss Washington 2014

2014

| Kailee Dunn

| Kennewick

| 22

| Miss Spokane

| Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde

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|Previously competed at Miss Washington 2012 and 2013.

2013

| Reina Almon{{cite web |first= Mao |last= Hoang |title=Yakima native crowned Miss Washington |publisher=Yakima Herald |url=http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-native-crowned-miss-washington/article_199a2519-3aa4-5c01-ba5c-29f53cfc53bf.html |date=July 16, 2013}}

| Yakima

| 21

| Miss Evergreen

| Vocal, "I (Who Have Nothing)"

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| Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2009{{cite web |title= West Valley's Reina Almon ready to take national stage |publisher= Yakima Herald |url= http://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/editorials/west-valley-s-reina-almon-ready-to-take-national-stage/article_660040e4-abe4-524c-836f-5f83025d3c59.html |date= July 12, 2013}}

First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2012 and Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant

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| 2012

| Mandy Schendel

| Newcastle

| 22

| Miss Eastside

| Vocal, "My Wish"

| Top 10

| Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist

| Was chosen 16th as the "Judges Choice" during the televised Miss America 2013 pageant

Previously Miss Washington Teen USA 2008

2nd runner-up at Miss Washington USA 2012 pageant{{cn|date=September 2024}}

2011

| Brittney Henry

| Puyallup

| 24

| Miss Eastside

| Fiddle, "Celtic Fiddle Medley"

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| Non-finalist Talent Award

|First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2010 and Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant

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| 2010

| Jacquie Brown

| Vancouver

| 21

| Miss Greater Vancouver

| Vocal, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"

| 3rd runner-up

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2009

| Devanni Partridge

| Auburn

| 20

| Miss Seattle

| Piano, "Malagueña"

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2008

| Janet Harding

| Yelm

| 21

| Miss Tahoma

| Piano

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| 2007

| Elyse Umemoto

| Wapato

| 23

| Miss Seattle

| Popular Vocal, "Angels"

| 2nd runner-up{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/348979_tl128.html|title=Miss Washington is second runner-up for Miss America|date=2008-01-28 | work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}{{cite news|title=Miss Washington snags 2nd runner-up spot|publisher=kimatv.com|url=http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/14466802.html|date=2008-01-28}}

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|First Runner Up at Miss Washington 2006 and 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant

Contestant on Survivor: South Pacific

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| 2006

| Kristen Eddings

| Silverdale

| 22

| Miss Kitsap

| Vocal, "For Once in My Life"

| Top 10

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|Competed for Miss Washington 2002

2005

| Tina Mares

| Lynnwood

| 25

| Miss Sno-isle

| Classical Piano, "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" by Chopin

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2004

| Allison Porter

| Tacoma

| 24

| Miss Seattle

| Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor"

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2003

| Fianna Dickson

| Spokane

| 24

| Miss Spokane

| Jazz Dance, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"

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| Non-finalist Interview Award

| Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 pageant

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| 2002

| Amanda Beers

| Richland

| 20

| Miss Tri-Cities

| Classical Piano, "Sonata Opus 31" by Beethoven

| Top 15

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2001

| Breann Parriott

| Puyallup

| 23

| rowspan=4 | Miss Pierce County

| Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, Music from West Side Story

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| Later Miss Washington USA 2003

2000

| Semmelle Ford

| rowspan=3 | Tacoma

| 19

| Classical Vocal, "Art Is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert

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1999

| Tina Willis

| 20

| Vocal, "Remember Me"

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1998

| Mariana Loya{{cite news|title=Stunned Miss Pierce wins state title |publisher=Tri City Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MmgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4K4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2346,1262921&dq=mariana-loya&hl=en |date=1998-06-21 |first=Wendy |last=Culverwell}}

| 19

| Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor"

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| Miss America Scholar

| Later Miss Arizona USA 2005

1997

| Monta Monique

| Pasco

| 24

| Miss Seattle

| Classical Piano, "Rigoletto Paraphrase" by Franz Liszt

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1996

| Janet Reasons

| Port Orchard

| 22

| Miss Pierce County

| Semi-classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves

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1995

| Amber Hamilton

| Auburn

| 18

| Miss Auburn

| Jazz Dance, "Last Dance"

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1994

| Annalee Klein

| Enumclaw

| 24

| Miss SeaTac

| Country Vocal, "Sweet Dreams"

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1993

| Teri Ann Plante

| Normandy Park

| 22

| Miss Whatcom County

| Tap Dance

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1992

| Colleen Kearney

| Bellevue

| 26

| Miss Issaquah

| Jazz Piano, "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey

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| 1991

| SoYoung Kwon

| Olympia

| 22

| Miss Seattle

| Classical Piano, "Mephisto Waltz"

| Top 10

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1990

| Lynnae Thurik

| Lake Oswego, Oregon

| 26

| Miss Clark County

| Classical Piano

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| 1989

| Jennifer Wall{{cite news|title=Issaquah Woman is Miss Washington |date=June 23, 1989 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=29ctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3070,576849&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News}}

| Issaquah

| 20

| Miss Issaquah

| Piano, "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern

| Top 10

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1988

| Talia Watland

| Poulsbo

| 24

| Miss Seattle

| Vocal, "Pour on the Power"

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1987

| Sharon Dean

| Issaquah

| 21

| Miss Issaquah

| Vocal Medley

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1986

| Melanie Cobb

| Vancouver

| 24

| Miss Clark County

| Vocal, "Let's Hear It For Me" from Funny Lady

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| 1985

| Honey Castro{{cite news|title=Miss Washington Crowned|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w68SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3360,1719764&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en|publisher=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=1985-06-24}}

| Moses Lake

| 19

| Miss Moses Lake

| Vocal, "What Did I Have I Don't Have Now" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

| 3rd runner-up{{cite news |work= Tri City Herald |title= Miss Washington is second runner-up for Miss America |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UF4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BYYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810,4833916&dq=miss-america+miss-washington&hl=en |date= August 15, 1985}}

| Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship

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1984

| Rebecca Wood

| Spokane

| 21

| Miss Greater Tacoma

| Vocal, "If I Ruled the World"

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1983

| Jennifer Havlin{{cite news|title=Dancer Crowned Miss Washington |work=Spokane Chronicle |date=June 27, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NsQSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5775,2601192&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en}}

| Bellingham

| 24

| Miss Whatcom County

| Character Ballet, "On Golden Pond"

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1982

| Monica Hard

| Bellevue

| 23

| Miss Burien

| Vocal Medley, "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead"

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1981

| Kristine Weitz

| Moses Lake

| 19

| Miss Tri-Cities

| Jazz Vocal, "Summertime"

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| Preliminary Swimsuit Award

Non-finalist Talent Award

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| 1980

| Doris Hayes

| Tacoma

| 20

| Miss Pierce County

| Jazz Vocal, "Love Is Here to Stay"

| Top 10

| Preliminary Talent Award (tie)

| First African American preliminary winner{{cite news|title=Miss Washington ties in pageant talent test|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|date=1980-09-05|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mNoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6925,1771866&dq=miss-washington&hl=en}}

1979

| Janelle Martz

| Normandy Park

| 22

| Miss Des Moines

| Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg

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| 1978

| Laurie Nelson{{cite news|title=Gig Harbor Girl Miss Washington|date=1978-06-25|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jY4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=34cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3333,7573841&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en|publisher=Tri City Herald|agency=Associated Press}}

| Gig Harbor

| 19

| Miss Pierce County

| Vocal, "Have I Stayed Too Long At the Fair?"

| 4th runner-up

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1977

| Natasha Solovjev

| Burien

| 19

| Miss Burien

| Classical Piano, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky

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| Theresa Adams

| Wenatchee

| 19

| Miss Greater Wenatchee

| Classical Piano, "Prelude in G minor" by Rachmaninoff

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| Assumed to the title after Lambert resigned

Sharon Lambert

| Tacoma

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| Miss Pierce County

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| colspan="3" {{N/A|Unable to compete; later resigned after facing a shoplifting charge{{cite news|title=Title Resigned|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19760712&id=gtk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Kn4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5455,2671112 |work=The Deseret News |date=July 12, 1976}}}}

1975

| Lee Ann Hibbert

| Shoreline

| 22

| Miss Northshore

| Vocal / Jazz Improvisation, "That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom"

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rowspan=2 | 1974

| Charlene Myers

| Burien

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| Miss Burien

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| Kathleen Moore

| Bothell

| 22

| Miss Northshore

| Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song"

| Top 10

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| Later resigned

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| 1973

| Leslie Mays

| Mercer Island

| 23

| Miss Bellevue

| Jazz Dance, "The 'In' Crowd"

| Top 10

| Preliminary Swimsuit Award{{cite news|title=Search for swimsuit pays off for Miss Washington|publisher=Tri City Herald|date=1973-09-07|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MokwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=823,1062035&dq=miss-washington+miss-america&hl=en}}

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1972

| Rebecca Pozzi

| Kent

| 20

| Miss Kent

| Vocal Medley, "Consider Yourself" & "I'd Do Anything"

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| 1971

| Susan Buckner

| Burien

| 19

| Miss Burien

| Gymnastics Dance, "The Joker"

| Top 10

| Preliminary Swimsuit Award

| Played Patty Simcox in the film, Grease{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

1970

| Nancy Peterson

| rowspan=2 | Moses Lake

| 19

| rowspan=2 | Miss Moses Lake

| Original Comedy Monologue, "Once Upon a Leaf"

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1969

| Marsha Covey

| 19

| Vocal Medley, "Love Come Again" & "That's Life"

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1968

| Joyce Stepanek

| Issaquah

| 20

| Miss Issaquah

| Comedy Routine, "The Adventures of Huck Finn"

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1967

| Lynda Kilp

| White Center

| 19

| Miss White Center

| Vocal Medley, "One Boy" & "A Lot of Livin To Do" from Bye Bye Birdie

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1966

| Sandra Marth

| Centralia

| 19

| Miss Lewis County

| Semi-classical Vocal, "Habanera"

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1965

| Kippy Lou Brinkman

| Richland

| 21

| Miss Seattle

| Harp & Tap Dance, "Night and Day"

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| Non-finalist Talent Award

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| 1964

| Lauren Waddleton{{cite news|title=Seattle Miss Wins State's Beauty Title|publisher=Ellensburg Daily Record|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIAKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fUsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6304,759687&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en|date=1964-07-20}}

| Burien

| 19

| Miss Burien

| Vocal, "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady

| Top 10

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1963

| Mardi Hagen

| Tacoma

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| Miss Seattle

| Modern & Classical Character Dance

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| Non-finalist Talent Award

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1962

| Susan English

| Bellevue

| 19

| Miss Bellevue

| Dramatic Reading

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1961

| Gail Hannuk

| Aberdeen

| 18

| Miss Grays Harbor

| Piano, "Warsaw Concerto"

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1960

| Connie Hughes

| Bellingham

| 18

| Miss Bellingham

| Original Monologue

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| 1959

| Sharon Vaughn{{cite news|title=Co-ed is Miss Washington|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c5sSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5418,2239492&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=1959-05-11}}

| Port Orchard

| 21

| Miss South Kitsap

| Vocal Medley, "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No"

| 2nd runner-up

| Preliminary Swimsuit Award{{cite news|title=3 Tie in Talent Competition of Miss America Contest|publisher=Toledo Blade|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pgUkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7wAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5525,4844333&dq=sharon-joyce-vaughn+miss-washington&hl=en|date=1959-09-10}}

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1958

| Anne Henderson

| Spokane

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| Miss Spokane

| Pantomime & Charleston Dance

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1957

| colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1958-candidates/ |title=1958 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1956

| Deanna Hall

| Olympia

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| Dance

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1955

| colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1956-candidates/ |title=1956 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1954

| Frances Graham

| Spokane

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| Vocal

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1953

| Geraldine Lindsey

| Seattle

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|

| Vocal

|

|

|

1952

| colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1953-candidates/ |title=1953 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1951

| Darlene Shaffer{{cite news|title=Miss Washington is Ex-Idahoan|publisher=Spokesman-Review|date=1951-08-01|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=knApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2uUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7137,56958&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en}}

| Seattle

|

|

| Dress Design

|

|

|

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| 1950

| Karlyne Abele{{cite news|title=Des Moines Miss is 1950 Miss Washington |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MWkKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h0oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935,5125173&dq=pageant+miss-washington&hl=en |publisher=Ellensburg Daily Record |date=August 8, 1950}}

| Des Moines

|

|

| Dramatic Reading, "The Flag"

| Top 16

|

|

1949

| Libby Aldrich

| Kelso

|

|

| Vocal, "Stormy Weather"

|

|

|

1948

| Lorraine Lowder

| Aberdeen

|

| Miss Grays Harbor

| Hula dance

|

|

|

1947

| rowspan=7 colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1947-candidates/ |title=1947 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1946-candidates/ |title=1946 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1945-candidates/ |title=1945 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1944-candidates/ |title=1944 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1943-candidates/ |title=1943 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1942-candidates/ |title=1942 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1941-candidates/ |title=1941 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940

| Peggy Mason

| Tacoma

|

|

|

|

|

|

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| 1939

| Anna Mae Schoonover

| Seattle

|

|

| Dramatic Monologue from Accent on Youth

| 2nd runner-up

|

|

1938

| colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1938-candidates/ |title=1938 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1937

| Juliana Bernhardt

| Seattle

|

| Miss Seattle

|

|

|

| Competed under local title at Miss America pageant

1936

| rowspan=2 colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1936-candidates/ |title=1936 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1935-candidates/ |title=1935 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1935
1934

| colspan=8 | {{center|No national pageant was held{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/miss-america-timeline/ |title=Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950 |work=PBS}}}}

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| 1933

| Gladine Sweetser

| Seattle

| 22

|

|

| Top 18

|

|

1932

| colspan=8 rowspan=5 | {{center|No national pageants were held}}

1931
1930
1929
1928
rowspan=2| 1927

| Eleanor Maddieux

| Seattle

|

| Miss Seattle

|

|

|

| rowspan=2|Multiple Washington representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant

Eva King

| Spokane

|

| Miss Spokane

|

|

|

rowspan=3 |1926

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"| Leona Fengler

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"| Seattle

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"|

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"| Miss Seattle

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"|

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"| Top 15

| style="background-color:#FFFACD;"|

| rowspan=3|Multiple Washington representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant

Gloria Smith

| Spokane

|

| Miss Spokane

|

|

|

Dorothy Rothermell

| Tacoma

|

| Miss Tacoma

|

|

|

1925

| Evelyn Carman

| Seattle

|

| Miss Seattle

|

|

|

| {{small|Competed under local title at Miss America pageant}}

1924

| rowspan=2 colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1924-candidates/ |title=1924 Candidates |website=Miss America }}{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1923-candidates/ |title=1923 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

1923
1922

| Evelyn Atkinson{{cite news|title=Reporter, Dazzled by Beauty of Six Pageant Entrants - Sees Hard Job Ahead for Judges |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015313/1922-09-05/ed-1/seq-1/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Times |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=September 5, 1922 |page=1}}

| Seattle

|

| Miss Seattle

|

|

|

| {{small|Competed under local title at Miss America pageant}}

1921

| colspan=8| {{center|No Washington representative at Miss America pageant{{cite web| url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/1921-candidates/ |title=1921 Candidates |website=Miss America }}}}

References

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