Miss California

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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss California USA

Jacquelynne Fontaine, Miss California 2006

Rita Ng, Miss California 2000

The Miss California competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America pageant. Delegates from the states of California, Ohio and Oklahoma have each won the title of Miss America six times, more than any of the other states.

The pageant had been held in Fresno, California since 1994.^[1]

[edit] Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Local Title	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2007	Melissa Chaty[2]	Ukiah	Miss North Coast	Top 8 Finalist		Miss Teenage California 2003, was top 10 semifinalist at Miss Teen of Nation 2003
2006	Jacquelynne Fontaine	Moorpark	Miss Santa Barbara County	Top 10 at Miss America 2007	Preliminary Talent Award
2005	Dustin-Leigh Konzelman	Carlsbad	Miss San Diego		Preliminary Talent Award	Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 with partner Kandice Pelletier (Miss New York)
2004	Veena Goel	Laguna Hills	Miss Southland	4th runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
2003	Nicole Lamarche	Berkeley / San Francisco	Miss San Francisco	4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award; Final Night Swimsuit Award
2002	Jennifer Glover	Castro Valley	Miss Contra Costa County			Previously Miss California USA 2001, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2000, was Miss USA at Miss International 1999, Top 10 Finalist at 1997 Miss Teenage California Pageant
2001	Stephanie Baldwin	Fullerton	Miss Northern California Regional	Top 20 at Miss America
2000	Rita Ng	Tracy	Miss Los Altos	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award; Miss America Scholar award
1999	MaryAnne Sapio	Rohnert Park	Miss Gavilan Hills		Non-finalist Talent Award
1998	Danielle Coney	Santa Clara	Miss Gavilan Hills		Non-finalist Talent Award; Waterford Business Scholarship
1997	Rebekah Ann Keller	Lakewood	Miss Los Angeles County	4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Later Miss California USA 2000
1996	Lyndsay Kahler	Orange	Miss City of Orange
1995	Tiffany Stoker	Clovis	Miss Clovis	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Previously America's Junior Miss 1992
1994	Jennifer Hanson	La Habra	Miss Garden Grove		Non-finalist Talent Award	Country music singer/songwriter
1993	Lisa Michelle Duncan	Tulare	Miss Tulare County		Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1992	Patricia Northrup	Agoura Hills	Miss Los Angeles County			Pilot for American Airlines, judge for the 2001 Miss America Pageant
1991	Paige Adams	Hemet	Miss Los Angeles County
1990	Maria Ostapiej	La Mesa	Miss San Diego North County		Non-finalist Talent Award
1989	Wendy Berry	San Pedro	Miss Centinela Valley			Harvard Professor
1988	Marlise Ricardos	San Pedro	Miss Lomita	3rd runner-up
1987	Simone Stephens	Cerritos	Miss El Camino
1986	Lisa Kahre	Salinas	Miss San Ramon Valley		Non-finalist Talent Award
1985	Lisa Davenport	Santa Cruz	Miss San Mateo County
1984	Donna Cherry	Northridge	Miss West Los Angeles
1983	Shari Moskau	Mission Viejo	Miss Saddleback Valley
1982	Debra Maffett	Anaheim	Miss Anaheim	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award; Preliminary Talent Award
1981	Cheryl Vancleave	Riverside	Miss Los Angeles County			Married Frank Kalil, mother of Ryan Kalil.
1980	Robin Brooks	Elverta	Miss Fullerton
1979	Deanna Rae Fogarty	Azusa	Miss Azusa			Toured with Miss America USO Troupe & was a featured performer for several Miss America pageants in the early 80s
1978	Christine Louise Acton	Chula Vista	Miss San Bernardino		Non-Finalist Talent
1977	Connie Lee Haugen	Redlands	Miss San Bernardino	Top 10 Semi-Finalist
1976	Linda Michelle Mouron	Orange	Miss Orange County	3rd runner-up		Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1975	Janet Jaye Carr	San Gabriel	Miss Pomona Valley	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1974	Lucianne Buchanan	Claremont	Miss Pomona Valley	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1973	Susan Kaye Shipley	Hillsborough	Miss San Joaquin County	2nd runner-up
1972	Diane Wagner	Daly City	Miss San Mateo County			Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1971	Carolyn Jean Stoner	Belmont	Miss San Mateo County		Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1970	Karin Kascher	Castro Valley	Miss Hayward		Non-Finalist Talent Award
1969	Susan Ellen Anton	Yucaipa	Miss Redlands	2nd runner-up	(tied w/Miss NJ)	Actress, best known for her role as "Susan Williams" in the various Stop Susan Williams!-related television series and television movies. Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1968	Sharon Terrill	Torrance	Miss Torrance		Non-Finalist Talent Award
1967	Karen Pursell	Lindsay	Miss Fresno
1966	Charlene Diane Dallas	Danville	Miss Contra Costa County	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award; Preliminary Talent Award	Featured Performer on the 1967 Miss America Telecast
1965	Sandra Lynne Becker	Covina	Miss Los Angeles County		Non-finalist Talent Award
1964	Sherri Lee Raap	Fremont	Miss Oakland		Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1963	Wendy Douglas	Sacramento	Miss Sacramento	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1962	Pamela Gamble	Carmel	Miss Carmel
1961	Susan Henryson	Fresno	Miss Fresno	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent Award	voted Miss Congeniality, was a featured performer for the 1962 Miss America Pageant
1960	Suzanne Reamo	La Mesa	Miss San Diego	1st runner-up
1959	Susan Bronson	San Lorenzo	Miss South Alameda County	3rd runner-up
1958	Sandra Jennings	Riverside	Miss Riverside	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1957	Lorna Anderson	Sacramento	Miss Sacramento	3rd runner-up
1956	Joan Beckett	Sacramento	Miss Sacramento	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1955	Barbara Harris	Santa Cruz	Miss Santa Cruz
1954	Lee Meriwether	San Francisco	Miss San Francisco	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Actress best known as Catwoman in the 1966 Batman movie
1953	Patricia Johns	Fresno	Miss Fresno	Top 10 Semi-Finalist	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1952	Jeanne Shores	Azusa	Miss Azusa	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1951	Patricia Lehman	Sacramento	Miss Sacramento
1950	Joanne Durant	San Diego	Miss San Diego	Semi-finalist	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1949	Jone Pedersen	Santa Rosa	Miss Santa Rosa	4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1948	Reba Watterson	Stockton	Miss Stockton
1947	Laura Emery	Salinas	Miss Salinas	4th runner-up
1946	Marilyn Buferd	Los Angeles	Miss Los Angeles	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1945	Polly Ellis	Tarzana	Miss Tarzana	Semi-finalist	Preliminary Talent Award
1944	Shirley Ballard	Los Angeles	Miss Los Angeles
1943	Jean Bartel	Los Angeles	Miss Los Angeles	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award; Preliminary Talent Award
1942	Lucille Lambert	Hollywood	Miss Hollywood	4th runner-up
1941	Rosemary LaPlanche	Los Angeles	Miss Los Angeles	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1940				1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit
1939	Marguerite Skliris	San Francisco	Miss San Francisco	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
1938	Claire James	Los Angeles	Miss Los Angeles	1st runner-up
1937	Phyllis Randall	Hollywood	Miss Hollywood	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
1936	Phyllis Dobson	Hollywood	Miss Hollywood	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
1935	Virginia Donham	San Francisco	Miss San Francisco	Semi-finalist
1933	Blanche MacDonald		Miss Los Angeles	1st runner-up
1927	Bertha Weizel		Miss Santa Cruz	Semi-finalist
1926	Aloha Porter		Miss Venice
1925	Fay Lanphier	Oakland	Miss Oakland	Winner
1924				2nd runner-up

[edit] References

1. ^ Hoagland, Doug. "Pageant crowns San Diego woman", Fresno Bee, 2007-07-01. Retrieved on 2007-07-01. 
2. ^ Associated Press. "Miss North Coast Melissa Chaty wins 2007 Miss California crown", The Lompoc Record, 2007-07-01. Retrieved on 2007-07-01. 

[edit] External links

• Official site of Miss California

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