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at Convention Hall, and in the state capital of

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in December 2022.

Results summary

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

*Top 10: Lois Anne Alava (1954), Catherine Lawton (1973), Debora Rica Lipford (1977),

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(2011) * Top 15: Peggy Insolo (1940), Galen Giaccone (2009)

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Janice Anne Albro (1979) * Preliminary Talent: Lois Anne Alava (1954), Catherine Lawton (1973), Junnie Cross (2001), Galen Giaccone (2009)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Robin Jane Whemper (1962), Elaine Campanelli (1976), Sandra Louise Aiken (1978), Lisa Marie Munzert (1991), Jennifer Lin Kaczmarczyk (1994), Alison White (1998), Rebecca Bledsoe (2006), Maria Cahill (2012), Rebecca Jackson (2014), Brooke Mitchell (2016) * Non-finalist Interview: Alyssa Murray (2013)

Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Paula Kusmer (1972) *Equity and Justice Finalist: Sophie Phillips (2022) * George Cavalier Talent Award: Anne Marie Jarka (1988) * Bernie Wayne Scholarship for the Performing Arts: Junnie Cross (2001) * Bert Parks Talent Award: Michelle Harris (1996), Junnie Cross (2001) * Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up:

(2011), Brittany Lewis (2015) * Quality of Life Award Finalists: Junnie Cross (2001), Linda Kurtz (2005), Alyssa Murray (2012)

Winners

External links

Miss Delaware Official Website

Miss Delaware Blog

References

{{Miss America state Beauty pageants in Delaware

Women in Delaware