The Miss Oregon competition is a regional scholarship competition and
beauty pageant that selects the representative for the US state of
Oregon in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
pageant. The annual event includes contestants from across the state and awards scholarships to the participants.
Sophia Takla of
Portland was crowned Miss Oregon 2022 on June 18, 2022 at Seaside Civic and Convention Center in
Seaside. She competed for the title of
Miss America 2023 at the
Mohegan Sun
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in
Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022 where she placed in the Top 11.
Gallery of past titleholders
File:Katie Harman signs document.jpg, Katie Harman,
Miss Oregon 2001 and Miss America 2002, signing poster
File:Raymond F. Rees retirement ceremony 0312 (9311029174) (3).jpg, Allison Cook,
Miss Oregon 2013, with Raymond F. Rees
History
The event began in 1947 as the Miss Oregon Pageant and was founded by the merchants in the coastal city of
Seaside.
[Miss Oregon Pageant starts today in Seaside. '' The Oregonian'', July 8, 2004.] Miss Oregon was designated the official State Hostess in 1969.
[– State Emblems; State Boundary]
Oregon Revised Statutes In 2001,
Katie Harman was crowned Miss Oregon and went on to win the Miss America crown, becoming the only Miss Oregon winner of the national event. The event is now titled the Miss Oregon Scholarship Pageant.
[Foyston, John. Miss Portland rises to the top, takes Miss Oregon title. ''The Oregonian'', July 2, 2007.]
The event is held at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center at the
Oregon Coast with local Seaside merchants as the primary sponsors of the annual contest.
[ The two-day event narrows the competition down to ten finalists on the first day before selecting a winner on the second day.][ Events at the event include an evening wear competition, talent competition, bathing suit competition, and a competition in casual wear.][ The competition includes an interview on-stage as the final portion before a winner is selected.][Tareen, Sophia. Persistence pays off for pageant winner. ''The Oregonian'', July 12, 2004.]
In addition to the chance to become Miss America, the winner also receives scholarships.[ Contests range in age from 17 to 24, and must first win local competitions before qualifying for the Miss Oregon contest.][
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Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Oregon 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 America: Katie Harman (2002
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* 1st runners-up: Dorothy Mae Johnson (1956), Emily John Orton (1996)
* 2nd runners-up: Patricia Regan Leines (1997)
* 3rd runners-up: Marjean Kay Langley (1969), Elizabeth Simmons (1994)
* 4th runners-up: Abigail Hayes (2022)
* Top 10: Patti Throop (1954), Judith Hansen (1958), Martha Wyatt (1963), Sue Pack (1966), Suzanne Bunker (1978), Julie Ross (1982), Tamara Ann Finch (1998)
* Top 11: Sophia Takla (2023)
* Top 15: Jo Ann Amorde (1947), Joyce Davis (1948), CC Barber (2010), Stephenie Steers (2011)
Awards
Preliminary awards
* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Patricia Regan Leines (1997), CC Barber (2010)
* Preliminary Private Interview Award: Shivali Kadam (2020)
* Preliminary Talent: Judith Hansen (1958), Patricia Regan Leines (1997), Katie Harman (2002)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Interview: April Robinson (2004)
* Non-finalist Talent: Rosemary Doolen (1961), Lynn Dee Grenz (1972), Sandra Lynn Herring (1973), Shan Moss (1977), Teresa Richardson (1981), Stephanie "Jill" Wymer (1984), Kari Virding (2008)
Other awards
* Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality may refer to:
* ''Miss Congeniality'' (film), 2000 film, directed by Donald Petrie, starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt
**'' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'', a 2005 sequel
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* Quality of Life Award Finalists: Lynette Boggs
Lynette Boggs (born 1963) is a former Republican politician in Clark County, Nevada, and the winner of the Miss Oregon 1989 scholarship pageant. She went by the name of Lynette Boggs McDonald for most of her political career and returned to her m ...
(1990)
* Steinway Talent Award: Tamara Ann Finch (1998)
* STEM Scholarship Award Finalists: Rebecca Anderson (2015)
* Tiffany Phillips Memorial Scholar Athlete Award: Jennifer Sisco-Moore (1999), Angela Reed (2000)
Winners
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References
External links
Miss Oregon official website
{{Miss America state
Seaside, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon beauty pageants
Symbols of Oregon
Women in Oregon
Recurring events established in 1947
1947 establishments in Oregon