Miss North Carolina
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- For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss North Carolina USA
The Miss North Carolina competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss America pageant. The competition has been held in Raleigh every year since 1978. Prior to that, it was held in various locales including Charlotte, Greensboro, Burlington, Wilmington, and Morehead City. North Carolina has once (1961) won the Miss America crown.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Local Title | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2007 | Jessica Jacobs | High Point | Miss Central Carolina | 4th runner-up at Miss America 2008 | ||
| 2006 | Elizabeth Horton | High Point | Miss Carolina Coast | |||
| 2005 | Brooke McLaurin | Fayetteville | Miss Fayetteville | |||
| 2004 | Kirstin Elrod | Cary | Miss Carolina Foothills | 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2005 | ||
| 2003 | Dana Reason | Raleigh | Miss Greenville | 2nd runner up Quality of Life award | ||
| 2002 | Misty Clymer | Raleigh | Miss Western Piedmont | Top 15 Quarter-finalist | ||
| Rebekah Revels | St. Pauls | Miss Fayetteville | Resigned after admitting her boyfriend had taken nude photos of her. Sued Miss NC Pageant and lost. Sued her boyfriend for taking the photos and was awarded a nominal sum. Named to represent USA in Miss World Pageant and was a finalist. | |||
| 2001 | Ashley House | Dallas | Miss Lincoln County | |||
| 2000 | Lorna McNeill | Lumberton | Miss Topsail Island | Non-finalist Talent Award | First Native American winner | |
| 1999 | Kelly Trogdon | Asheboro | Miss Western Piedmont | |||
| 1998 | Kelli Bradshaw | Spivey's Corner | Miss Western Piedmont | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1997 | Michelle Warren | Gastonia | Miss Appalachian Valley | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1996 | Jennifer Roberts | Greensboro | Miss Thomasville | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1995 | Lisa Bamford | Raleigh | Miss Garner | Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1994 | Dana Stephenson | Garner | Miss Garner | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1993 | Mary Susan Runion | Wilmington | Miss Spivey's Corner | |||
| 1992 | Heidi Sue Williams | Wade | Miss Fayetteville | 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1991 | Jennifer Smith | Mt. Airy | Miss Greater Raleigh | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1990 | Scarlet Morgan | Pfafftown | Miss Forsyth County | Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1989 | Kelly Fletcher | Morganton | Miss High Country | |||
| 1988 | Lee Beaman | Rocky Mount | Miss Henderson | |||
| 1987 | Lori Boggs | Kannapolis | Miss Cabarrus County | Previously Miss North Carolina USA 1980 | ||
| 1986 | Karen Bloomquist | Durham | Miss Durham | |||
| 1985 | Joni Parker | Fayetteville | Miss Fayetteville | |||
| 1984 | Francesca Adler | Fayetteville | Miss Fayetteville | |||
| 1983 | Deneen Graham | North Wilkesboro | Miss Elkin Valley | First African American winner | ||
| 1982 | Elizabeth Williams | Shelby | Miss Greater Greensboro | Preliminary Swimsuit Award; Non-finalist Talent Award | Gained national attention by being selected by a computer to win the pageant | |
| 1981 | Lynn Williford | Wilmington | Miss Wilmington | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1980 | Janet Black | Kannapolis | Miss Charlotte-Mecklenburg | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1979 | Monta Maki | Hickory | Miss Hickory | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1978 | Deborah Shook | Spruce Pine | Miss Spivey's Corner | Non-finalist Talent Award | Gained national attention by kicking her crown across the stage the next to last night of her reign in a disagreement with pageant sponsors, Raleigh Jaycees | |
| 1977 | Kathy Fleming | Hamptonville | Miss Appalachian State University | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1976 | Susie Proffitt | Black Mountain | Miss Rutherford County | |||
| 1975 | Susan Lawrence | Thomasville | Miss Thomasville | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1974 | Susan Griffin | High Point | Miss High Point | Non-finalist Talent | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1973 | Heather Walker | Hendersonville | Miss Hendersonville | |||
| 1972 | Constance Dorn | Kinston | Miss Kinston | 1st runner-up | Later Miss North Carolina USA 1975 and second runner up to Miss USA 1975, Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1971 | Patsy Wood | Benson | Miss Garner | |||
| 1970 | Cornelia Lerner | Asheville | Miss Asheville | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1969 | Patricia Johnson | Winston-Salem | Miss Raleigh | Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1968 | Anita Johnson | New Bern | Miss New Bern | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1967 | Sarah Stedman | Asheboro | Miss Randolph County | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1966 | Nannette Minor | Charlotte | Miss Charlotte | |||
| 1965 | Penelope Clark | Sanford | Miss Sanford | |||
| 1964 | Sharon Finch | Thomasville | Miss Thomasville | |||
| 1963 | Jeanne Swanner | Graham | Miss Graham | Miss Congeniality award | Standing 6' 2" the tallest contestant to compete at Miss America. Humorist, author and professional speaker, judged the Miss America pageant in 1990, 1994 and 2000. | |
| 1962 | Janice Barron | Morganton | Miss Morganton | |||
| 1961 | Susan Woodall* | Miss Roanoke Rapids | ||||
| Maria Fletcher | Asheville | Miss Asheville | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1960 | Ann Herring | Winston-Salem | Miss Winston-Salem | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1959 | Judith Klipfel | Asheboro | Miss Randolph County | |||
| 1958 | Betty Evans | Greenville | Miss Greenville | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1957 | Elaine Herndon | Durham | Miss Durham | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| 1956 | Joan Melton | Albemarle | Miss Albemarle | |||
| 1955 | Clara Faye Arnold | Raleigh | Miss Wake County | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1954 | Betty Ring | Lexington | Miss Lexington | |||
| 1953 | Barbara Crockett | Winston-Salem | Miss Winston-Salem | |||
| 1952 | Barbara Harris | Salisbury | Miss Salisbury | |||
| 1951 | Lu Ogburn | Smithfield | Miss Smithfield | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award; Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1950 | Carolyn Edwards | Leaksville | Miss Tri-City | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1949 | Nancy Lee Yelverton | Rocky Mount | Miss Rocky Mount | |||
| 1948 | Patsy Osborne | Lawndale | Miss Shelby | |||
| 1947 | Alice White | Fayetteville | Miss Fayetteville | |||
| 1946 | Trudy Riley | Wilson | Miss Wilson | |||
| 1945 | Dorothy Johnson | Winston-Salem | Miss Winston-Salem | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1943 | Betsy Marie Dalton | Winston-Salem | Miss Winston-Salem | |||
| 1942 | Hilda Taylor | Goldsboro | Miss Goldsboro | |||
| 1941 | Joey Paxton | Charlotte | Miss Charlotte | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award; Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| 1940 | Jeanne Wofford | Forest City | Miss Forest City | |||
| 1939 | Margaret Wood | Charlotte | Miss Charlotte | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1937 | Ruth Covington | Charlotte | Miss Charlotte | 2nd runner-up |
* Succeeded to the crown after Miss North Carolina won Miss America
[edit] External links
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| Miss America Miss North Carolina |
Miss USA Miss North Carolina USA |
Miss Teen USA Miss North Carolina Teen USA |
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