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in the

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Scholarship Competition. Bailey Hodson of

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was crowned Miss Iowa 2022 on June 11, 2022 at Adler Theatre in

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. She competed for the title of

2023 at the

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in December 2022 where she was a Preliminary Social Impact Pitch winner. The Miss Iowa Scholarship Competition is a three-day program held in the

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every June. During this event, both Miss Iowa and Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen are crowned. In order to compete for Miss Iowa, you must be at least 17 years old and cannot be over 25 years old before December 31st in the year you hope to compete. In addition, you must reside, work, or attend school in Iowa. You also need to be awarded a preliminary title from a local competition. No contestant from Iowa has ever won the national Miss America title although two Miss Iowa Titleholders have been named first runner-up.

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, Miss Iowa 1970, competed in the

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pageant as the first

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Gallery of past titleholders

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Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Iowa 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: Joanne MacDonald (1959), Catherine Lemkau (1993) * 2nd runners-up: Susan Thompson (1969), Olivia Myers (2009) * 3rd runners-up: Lisa Somodi (1992) * 4th runners-up: Mariah Cary (2013) * Top 10: Lynda Jeanne Formanek (1968), Renee Stuedemann (1973), Lori Froeling (1980), Kerri Rosenberg (1991), Diana Reed (2008), Jessica Pray (2012), Kelly Koch (2017) * Top 12: Aly Olson (2015), Taylor Wiebers (2016)

Awards

Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness: Susan Thompson (1969), Catherine Lemkau (1993) (tie), Taylor Wiebers (2016) * Preliminary Talent: Lisa Somodi (1992), Catherine Lemkau (1993), Diana Reed (2008), Taylor Wiebers (2016) * Preliminary Social Impact Pitch: Bailey Hodson (2023)

Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Martha Barsness (1957), Joleen Wolf (1963), Carolyn Northway (1964), Marie Mushro (1966), Lois Koth (1970),

(1971), Jean Bollhoefer (1975), Darla Blocker (1982), Linda Simon (1983), Robin Wolfram (1987), Jayna Sanchez (1990), Lisa Dondlinger (1999), Jennifer Caudle (2000), Carolyn Nicholas (2005), Anne Langguth (2010), Chelsea Dubczak (2018) * Non-finalist Interview: Pauli Mayfield (2011)

Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Marie Mushro (1966) * Miss America Scholar Award: Erin Smith (2002) * Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Theresa Uchytil (2001) * Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Nancy Van Meter (1994) * Quality of Life Award Finalists: Anne Langguth (2010)

Winners

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References

External links

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List of Miss Iowa winners
{{Miss America state Iowa culture

Women in Iowa