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in the

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pageant. Georgia has won the Miss America crown twice -

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of Lakeland, Florida who won the 1953 Miss America title, and in 2015, when

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of Warner Robins was named Miss America 2016, making her the first native-born Miss Georgia to hold the Miss America title. In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization (MAO) terminated Miss Georgia organization's license as well as licenses from

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, and

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. On December 22, 2018; the MAO reinstated the license for the Miss Georgia organization to Trina Pruitt. Kelsey Hollis of Warner Robins was crowned Miss Georgia 2022 on June 18, 2022 at River Center for the Performing Arts in

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. She represented Georgia and competed for the title of

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in December 2022 where she was named 4th runner-up along with winning a Preliminary Social Impact Pitch award.

Gallery of past titleholders

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Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Georgia 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 Americas:

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) * 1st runners-up: Jody Shattuck (1958), Kara Martin (1994),

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(2006), Chasity Hardman (2009), Victoria Hill (2020) * 2nd runners-up: Janey Miller (1946), Kristl Evans (1982),

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(2007) * 3rd runners-up: Andrea Krahn (1995) * 4th runners-up: Kelsey Hollis (2023) * Top 10: Estelle Bradley (1924), Jeannie Cross (1963), Cynthia Cook (1972),

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(1983), Marlesa Ball (1987), Danica Tisdale (2005), Leah Massee (2008),

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(2014) * Top 12: Alyssa Beasley (2018) * Top 15: Alice Talton (1938), Esther Shepard (1941), Jerry Long (1948), Andrea Bailey (2004)

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Janey Miller (1946),

(1953), Jody Shattuck (1958), Kelly Jerles (1988), Kara Martin (1994), Emily Foster (2002),

(2014) * Preliminary On Stage Interview: Victoria Hill (2020) * Preliminary Talent: Janey Miller (1946),

(1953), Cynthia Cook (1972), Danica Tisdale (2005), Chasity Hardman (2009),

(2016), Victoria Hill (2020) * Preliminary On-Stage Question: Amy Mulkey (2003) * Preliminary Social Impact Pitch: Kelsey Hollis (2023)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Seva Day (1976), Sandra Eakes (1980), Camille Bentley (1985), Kelly Jerles (1988), Jamie Price (1990), April Brinson (1999), Osjha Anderson (2000) * Non-finalist Interview: Darla Pruett (tie) (1991)

Other awards

* Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Sandy Adamson (1977), Shea Olliff (1997) * Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker 1st runners-up:

Maggie Bridges Maggie Marie Bridges (born December 6, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Brinson, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2014. She is the second Georgia Tech student to win the Miss Georgia title. The first Georgia Tech studen ...

(2015) *Equity and Justice 1st runner-up: Karson Pennington (2022) * Quality of Life Award Finalists: Christina McCauley (2011), Annie Jorgensen (2019) * STEM Scholarship Award Winners:

(2015) * Women in Business Scholarship Award Winners: Patricia Ford (2017)

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Miss Georgia official website
{{Miss America state Georgia (U.S. state) culture

Women in Georgia (U.S. state)