Miss Washington

Elyse Umemoto, Miss Washington 2007
Laurie Nelson, Miss Washington 1978

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

Danamarie McNicholl of Spokane was crowned Miss Washington 2018 on June 30, 2018 at Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien, Washington. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2019 on September 9, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

History

Washington first sent delegates to Miss America in 1926 and 1927 with Leona Fengler, Miss Seattle. She was sponsored by the Seattle Times (a practice common in the early days of the Miss America Pageant). She was pictured by the paper leaving in a bi-plane for her cross country flight to Atlantic City where she was voted 'Prettiest Girl in an Evening Gown'. Featured in the Seattle Museum of History and Industry in the exhibit 'Puttin on the Ritz' a 1920s display. In 1987, Leona was welcomed home and featured once again at the newly revived Miss Seattle Pageant that year.[1][2]

The Depression and War years caused sporadic participation by Washington Contestants to the Miss America pageant, but the Miss Washington pageant was revived in 1948, with a $1000 scholarship being offered to the winner. 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.[3][4][5]

Then as today the Miss America State Pageant programs are staffed, produced and sponsored by civic minded community volunteers and businesses who are mindful of promoting service to the community by the young ladies involved. The Primary function of the program is to provide scholarship dollars to further the contestants education, making the Miss America Local State and National the single largest Scholarship for young American Women who are American Citizens in the World. Unlike most other pageant programs there is no entry fee charged to the Contestant to compete and she must win a local Competition to get to the State level and then is eligible to go on to Miss America. The talent and trappings to compete from one level to the next are assisted when possible by the volunteer committees and sponsors, but the effort and dedication to the most of the opportunities available are indeed the responsibility of the participants. It is very often a fact that those women who never capture the top spot and move to the next levels of competition get the most personal growth from their interface with the ideas of making a difference in their community, and go on in life in pathways of great accomplishment. Simply by having had the opportunity to learn how to interview for the year of public service in the 'job' of Miss America.[1][6]

In 1948, the Miss Washington pageant was held in Ephrata.[7]

From 1961 to 1997 it was hosted by Vancouver, under a number of Executive Directors before being moved to the Tri-Cities under the Directorship of Chamber President Dorothy Schoeppach under whose direction the local programs again grew from 9 to 22. Two years later it moved to Tacoma under the Directorship of Joan Dehn and Mike Shinkle.

The pageant has been held in Renton since 2008 under the Directorship of Charlie VanTramp and then to date 2013 Peggy Miller, and Patti Belik. The Miss Washington pageant is a 501-C3 Scholarship Organization, and sponsorship is tax deductible, although tickets to the events are not.[8][9]

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

  • Miss Americas: N/A
  • 1st runners-up: N/A
  • 2nd runners-up: Anna Mae Schoonover (1939), Sharon Vaughn (1960), 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 (1974), 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 Talent: Mardi Hagen (1964), Kippy Lou Brinkman (1966), Kristine Weitz (1982), Brittney Henry (2012)
  • Non-finalist Interview: Fianna Dickson (2004)

Other awards

Winners

Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes
2018 Danamarie McNicholl[10] Spokane 23 Miss Columbia Basin Piano, "Curse of the Black Pearl" from Pirates of the Caribbean Top 15[11]
2017 Nicole Renard[12] Kennewick 22 Miss Rainier Jazz Dance, "I Love Me" by Meghan Trainor Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2011[13]

Previously Distinguished Young Woman of America 2013[14]
2016 Alicia Cooper[15] Vancouver 21 Miss Clark County Tap Dance, "Let’s Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez 3rd runner-up[15]
2015 Lizzi Jackson[16] Bellingham 23 Miss Rainier Vocal, "This Will Be An Everlasting Love" STEM Scholarship Award
2014 Kailee Dunn Kennewick 22 Miss Spokane Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde
2013 Reina Almon[17] Yakima 21 Miss Evergreen Vocal, "I (Who Have Nothing)" Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2009[18]

Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012
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
2011 Brittney Henry Puyallup 24 Miss Eastside Fiddle, "Celtic Fiddle Medley" Non-finalist Talent Award Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010
2010 Jacquie Brown Vancouver 21 Miss Greater Vancouver Vocal, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" 3rd runner-up
2009 Devanni Partridge Auburn 20 Miss Seattle Piano, "Malagueña"
2008 Janet Harding Yelm 21 Miss Tahoma Piano
2007 Elyse Umemoto Wapato 23 Miss Seattle Popular Vocal, "Angels" 2nd runner-up[19][20] 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2006

Contestant on Survivor: South Pacific
2006 Kristen Eddings Silverdale 22 Miss Kitsap Vocal, "For Once in My Life" Top 10 Photo with "Miss Tibet 2006" [21]
2005 Tina Mares Lynnwood 25 Miss Sno-isle Classical Piano, "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" by Chopin
2004 Allison Porter Tacoma 24 Miss Seattle Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor"
2003 Fianna Dickson Spokane 24 Miss Spokane Jazz Dance, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Non-finalist Interview Award Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000
2002 Amanda Beers Richland 20 Miss Tri-Cities Classical Piano, "Sonata Opus 31" by Beethoven Top 15
2001 Breann Parriott Puyallup 23 Miss Pierce County Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "West Side Story" Later Miss Washington USA 2003
2000 Semmelle Ford Tacoma 19 Miss Pierce County Classical Vocal, "Art Is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert
1999 Tina Willis Tacoma 20 Miss Pierce County Vocal, "Remember Me"
1998 Mariana Loya[22] Tacoma 19 Miss Pierce County Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor" Miss America Scholar Later Miss Arizona USA 2005
1997 Monta Monique Pasco 24 Miss Seattle Classical Piano, "Rigoletto Paraphrase" by Franz Liszt
1996 Janet Reasons Port Orchard 22 Miss Pierce County Semi-classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from Jeeves
1995 Amber Hamilton Auburn 18 Miss Auburn Jazz Dance, "Last Dance"
1994 Annalee Klein Enumclaw 24 Miss SeaTac Country Vocal, "Sweet Dreams"
1993 Teri Ann Plante Normandy Park 22 Miss Whatcom County Tap Dance
1992 Colleen Kearney Bellevue 26 Miss Issaquah Jazz Piano, "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey
1991 SoYoung Kwon Olympia 22 Miss Seattle Classical Piano, "Mephisto Waltz" Top 10
1990 Lynnae Thurik Lake Oswego, Oregon 26 Miss Clark County Classical Piano Piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff
1989 Jennifer Wall[23] Issaquah 20 Miss Issaquah Piano, "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern Top 10
1988 Talia Watland Poulsbo 24 Miss Seattle Vocal, "Pour on the Power"
1987 Sharon Dean Issaquah 21 Miss Issaquah Vocal Medley
1986 Melanie Cobb Vancouver 24 Miss Clark County Vocal, "Let's Hear It For Me" from Funny Lady
1985 Honey Castro[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[25] Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
1984 Rebecca Wood Spokane 21 Miss Greater Tacoma Vocal, "If I Ruled the World"
1983 Jennifer Havlin[26] Bellingham 24 Miss Whatcom County Character Ballet, "On Golden Pond"
1982 Monica Hard Bellevue 23 Miss Burien Vocal Medley, "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead"
1981 Kristine Weitz Moses Lake 19 Miss Tri-Cities Jazz Vocal, "Summertime" Preliminary Swimsuit Award

Non-finalist Talent Award
1980 Doris Hayes Tacoma 20 Miss Pierce County Jazz Vocal, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award First African American preliminary winner[27]
1979 Janelle Martz Normandy Park 22 Miss Des Moines Classical Piano, "Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor" Preliminary Talent Award
1978 Laurie Nelson[28] Gig Harbor 19 Miss Pierce County Vocal, "Have I Stayed Too Long At the Fair?" 4th runner-up Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1977 Natasha Solovjev Burien 19 Miss Burien Classical Piano, "Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1"
1976 Theresa Adams Wenatchee 19 Miss Greater Wenatchee Classical Piano, "Prelude in G minor" by Rachmaninoff Successor to crown when Lambert resigned
Sharon Lambert Tacoma Miss Pierce County
N/A
 Resigned after facing a shoplifting charge[29]
1975 Lee Ann Hibbert Shoreline 22 Miss Northshore Vocal / Jazz Improvisation, "That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom"
1974 Charlene Myers Burien Miss Burien
N/A
 Successor to crown when Moore resigned
Kathleen Moore Bothell 22 Miss Northshore Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song" Top 10 Resigned
1973 Leslie Mays Mercer Island 23 Miss Bellevue Jazz Dance, "The 'In' Crowd" Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit Award[30]
1972 Rebecca Pozzi Kent 20 Miss Kent Vocal Medley, "Consider Yourself" & "I'd Do Anything" Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1971 Susan Buckner Burien 19 Miss Burien Gymnastics Dance, "The Joker" Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit Award Played Patty Simcox in the film Grease
1970 Nancy Peterson Moses Lake 19 Miss Moses Lake Original Comedy Monologue, "Once Upon a Leaf"
1969 Marsha Covey Moses Lake 19 Miss Moses Lake Vocal Medley, "Love Come Again" & "That's Life"
1968 Joyce Stepanek Issaquah 20 Miss Issaquah Comedy Routine, "The Adventures of Huck Finn"
1967 Lynda Kilp White Center 19 Miss White Center Vocal Medley, "One Boy" & "A Lot of Livin To Do" from Bye Bye Birdie
1966 Sandra Marth Centralia 19 Miss Lewis County Semi-classical Vocal, "Habanera"
1965 Kippy Lou Brinkman Richland 21 Miss Seattle Harp & Tap Dance, "Night and Day" Non-finalist Talent Award
1964 Lauren Waddleton[31] Burien 19 Miss Burien Vocal, "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady Top 10
1963 Mardi Hagen Tacoma Miss Seattle Modern & Classical Character Dance Non-finalist Talent Award
1962 Susan English Bellevue 19 Miss Bellevue Dramatic Reading
1961 Gail Hannuk Aberdeen 18 Miss Grays Harbor Piano, "Warsaw Concerto"
1960 Connie Hughes Bellingham 18 Miss Bellingham Original Monologue
1959 Sharon Vaughn[32] Port Orchard 21 Miss South Kitsap Vocal Medley, "Habanera" & "I Cain't Say No" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Award[33]
1958 Anne Henderson Spokane Miss Spokane Pantomime & Charleston Dance
1957
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1956 Deanna Hall Olympia Dance
1955
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1954 Frances Graham Spokane Vocal
1953 Geraldine Lindsey Seattle Vocal
1952
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1951 Darlene Shaffer[34] Seattle Dress Design
1950 Karlyne Abele[35] 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
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940 Peggy Mason Tacom
1939 Anna Mae Schoonover Seattle Dramatic Monologue from Accent on Youth 2nd runner-up
1938
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1937 Juliana Bernhardt Miss Seattle Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1936
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1935
1934
No pageant was held
1933 Gladine Sweetser 22 Top 18
1932
No pageants were held
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927 Eleanor Maddieux Miss Seattle Multiple Washington representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Eva King Miss Spokane
1926 Leona Fengler Miss Seattle Top 15 Multiple Washington representatives

Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Gloria Smith Miss Spokane
Dorothy Rothermell Miss Tacoma
1925 Evelyn Carman Miss Seattle Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1924
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant
1923
1922 Evelyn Atkinson Miss Seattle Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1921
No Washington representative at Miss America pageant

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.missamerica.org
  2. ↑ Seattle Museaum of History and Industry
  3. ↑ "Miss Washington's Crown in Danger". Eugene Register-Guard. 1949-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Kelso-Longview affair to help Miss Washington". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1949-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Miss Washington Winners to Get Fine Scholarships". 1949-08-11.
  6. ↑ http://www.misswashington.org
  7. ↑ "Ephrata greets state beauties". The Spokesman-Review. 1948-06-23.
  8. ↑ "Miss Washington Pageant to Change Site".
  9. ↑ "Despite loss, Miss Tri-Cities eager to cheer on new Miss Washington". Tri City Herald. 2000-07-04.
  10. ↑ "KREM 2's Danamarie McNicholl crowned Miss Washington 2018". KREM 2. July 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ Serpico, Erin (September 8, 2018). "Miss New York crowned Miss America 2019 in Atlantic City". Press of Atlantic City.
  12. ↑ "Photos: Meet Nicole Renard, our new Miss Washington!". Seattle Refined. July 2, 2017.
  13. ↑ Probert, Cameron (July 21, 2017). "Kennewick native earns Miss Washington crown". Tri-City Herald.
  14. ↑ "Meet Nicole Renard, Distinguished Young Woman of America 2013". AL.com. June 30, 2013.
  15. 1 2 Mathieu, Stevie (September 11, 2016). "Alicia Cooper of Clark County third runner-up for Miss America". The Columbian.
  16. ↑ Barksdale, Dave (July 4, 2015). "Lizzi Jackson is crowned Miss Washington 2015" (video). Miss Washington Scholarship Organization – via Vimeo.
  17. ↑ Hoang, Mao (July 16, 2013). "Yakima native crowned Miss Washington". Yakima Herald.
  18. ↑ "West Valley's Reina Almon ready to take national stage". Yakima Herald. July 12, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Miss Washington is second runner-up for Miss America". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2008-01-28.
  20. ↑ "Miss Washington snags 2nd runner-up spot". kimatv.com. 2008-01-28.
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120622063530/https://www.misstibet.com/static/history/2006/stories/20061015-tsering_chungtak_is_miss_tibet_2006.html
  22. ↑ Culverwell, Wendy (1998-06-21). "Stunned Miss Pierce wins state title". Tri City Herald.
  23. ↑ "Issaquah Woman is Miss Washington". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. 1989-06-23.
  24. ↑ "Miss Washington Crowned". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1985-06-24.
  25. ↑ "Miss Washington is second runner-up for Miss America". Tri City Herald. 1985-08-15.
  26. ↑ "Dancer Crowned Miss Washington". Spokane Chronicle. 1983-06-27.
  27. ↑ "Miss Washington ties in pageant talent test". The Spokesman-Review. 1980-09-05.
  28. ↑ Associated Press (1978-06-25). "Gig Harbor Girl Miss Washington". Tri City Herald.
  29. ↑ "Title Resigned". The Deseret News. Jul 12, 1976.
  30. ↑ "Search for swimsuit pays off for Miss Washington". Tri City Herald. 1973-09-07.
  31. ↑ "Seattle Miss Wins State's Beauty Title". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1964-07-20.
  32. ↑ "Co-ed is Miss Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1959-05-11.
  33. ↑ "3 Tie in Talent Competition of Miss America Contest". Toledo Blade. 1959-09-10.
  34. ↑ "Miss Washington is Ex-Idahoan". Spokesman-Review. 1951-08-01.
  35. ↑ "Des Moines Miss is 1950 Miss Washington". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1950-08-08.
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