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

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pageant. Although no delegate from Louisiana has ever won the Miss America title, four have placed 1st runner-up. As of 2022, Louisiana is the lone member of the

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during the Civil War which has not produced a Miss America. The pageant is held the last week of June at the W. L. Jack Howard Theatre, named for the late Mayor W. L. "Jack" Howard and located in downtown Monroe adjacent to the Civic Center. The 2018 pageant was the fifty-fifth to have been held in Monroe. Gracie Reichman of Colfax was crowned Miss Louisiana 2022 on June 18, 2022, at Jack Howard Theatre in Monroe. She competed for the title Miss America 2023 in December 2022, at

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in Uncasville, Connecticut where she won a Non-finalist Talent award.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Louisiana 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

* 1st runners-up: Patricia Brant (1988), Erika Schwarz (1997),

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(2001),

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(2005) * 2nd runners-up: Holli' Conway (2019) * 3rd runners-up: Marguerite McClelland (1946), Debbie Ward (1974), Katherine Putnam (2010), April Nelson (2016) * 4th runners-up: Libby Lovejoy (1975), Linnea Fayard (1991) * Top 7: Laryssa Bonacquisti (2018) * Top 10: Barbara Barker (1953), Lynda Ferguson (1966), Genevieve Del Gallo (1968), Debby Robert (1973), Phyllis Kelly (1979), Valerie Brosset (1989), Christi Page (1992), Mette Boving (1998), Hope Anderson (2012) * Top 15: Louise Moore (1924), Justine Ker (2017) * Top 16: Gertrude Rissie Miller (1937) * Top 18: Marjorie Hagler (1933)

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Valerie Brosset (1989), Stacy King (1990), Christi Page (1992),

(2001),

(2005), Laryssa Bonacquisti (2018) * Preliminary Talent: Debby Robert (1973), Debbie Ward (1974), Patricia Brant (1988), Julie Lawrence (2000),

(2001), April Nelson (2016), Laryssa Bonacquisti (2018), Holli' Conway (2019)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Bobbie Chachere (1957), Cherie Martin (1965), Myrrah McCully (1980), Bobbie Candler (1983), Miriam Gauthier (1984), Amanda Mainord (1987), Stacy King (1990), Karmyn Tyler (1996), Julie Lawrence (2000),

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(2014), Meagan Crews (2020), Gracie Reichman (2023) * Non-finalist Interview: Lacey Sanchez (2015)

Other awards

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: N/A * Miss America Scholar Award: Julie Lawrence (2000) * Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Katherine Putnam (2010), Hope Anderson (2012) * CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runners-up: Lacey Sanchez (2015) * Quality of Life Award Winners:

(2001) * Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Heather Dupree (1999) * Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Erika Schwarz (1997) *STEM Scholarship 1st runner-up: Julia Claire Williams (2022)

Winners

References

External links

Miss Louisiana official website

Exclusive Interview with Miss Louisiana 2012
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