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pageant. Colorado has won the Miss America crown on three occasions. Savannah Cavanaugh of Beaver Creek, Colorado was crowned Miss Colorado 2022 on May 28, 2022 at The PACE Center in

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. She competed for the title of

2023 at the

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in December of 2022.

Results summary

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

Sharon Ritchie Sharon Kay Ritchie (born January 12, 1937) was Miss America in 1956. Early life Ritchie spent her childhood in Grand Island, Nebraska, but hailed from Denver and was later crowned Miss Colorado 1955. Personal life Ritchie was previously married ...

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Marilyn Van Derbur Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur (born June 16, 1937) is an American author, motivational speaker, and beauty pageant titleholder. In July 1957, she was crowned Miss Colorado 1957. On September 7, 1957, she was crowned Miss America 1958 in Atlantic Cit ...

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Rebecca Ann King Rebecca Ann King (born April 14, 1950, in Hancock, Iowa) is an American attorney and beauty pageant titleholder, most noted for being Miss America 1974. Life and career King was crowned Miss Colorado 1973 and later earned the title of Miss Am ...

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

) * 1st runners-up: Maya Walker (1989) * 2nd runners-up: Debbie Riecks (1990),

Kelley Johnson Kelley Elizabeth Johnson (born October 22, 1992) is an American nurse, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. In addition to being a Chief Nurse Advocate, she is also a doctoral student, keynote speaker and national spokeswoman. Kelly Johnson ...

(2016) * 3rd runners-up: Sylvia Canaday (1949), LaTayna Hall (1988) * Top 7: Monica Thompson (2020) * Top 10: Cheryl Sweeten (1964), Adria Easton (1970), Karrie Mitchell (1991), Ellery Jones (2019) * Top 12: Katie Layman (2010) * Top 15: Delores Conrad (1926)

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Sylvia Canaday (1949), Karrie Mitchell (1991)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Tia Tyler (1968), Cathy Glau (1972), Suzan Hogan (1978), Kimberly Christiansen (1981), Deborah Davids (1983), Carol Johnson (1987), Michelle Stanley (1997), Keely Gaston (1999), Shannon Patilla (2017), Meredith Winnefeld (2018)

Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Tia Tyler (1968) * STEM Scholarship Award Winners:

(2016) * Women in Business Scholarship Award Winners: Meredith Winnefeld (2018)

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Miss Colorado official website
{{Miss America state Colorado culture

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

Women in Colorado