Miss Orlando
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The Miss Orlando competition began in 1933 as an official preliminary to the Miss Florida and Miss America competitions. David Wheeler is the executive director, as of January, 2021.
Winners: Miss Category (official Miss America Local annual operating reports)[]
| Year | Name | Hometown | University | Placement at Miss Florida | Special scholarships at Miss Florida | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Amanda Harris | Jacksonville | UCF | TBD | TBD | $8,000 in scholarships won at Miss Orlando |
| 2012 | Sara York, Miss Orange County | Dothan | UCF | TBD | TBD | Miss Orange County (2nd title at Miss Orlando Pageant; $4,000 in scholarships won at Miss Orlando |
| 2011 | Ashley Ramsey[1] | Tampa | USF | Top 15 | n/a | $10,500 won at Miss Orlando |
| 2011* | Brittany Hagan, Miss Orange County[1] | Tampa | University of Tampa | Top 10 | Miss America Community Service Award | *Miss Orange County (2nd Title), $3,500 won at Miss Orlando, formerly 2010 National Sweetheart |
| 2010 | Vicky DiSanto[2] | Orlando | UCF | Semi-finalist (Top 15) | ||
| 2009 | Mandi Jo John | Fort Myers | UCF | Miss Black & Gold titleholder | ||
| 2008 | Lisa Van Alstine | Rollins College | Top 10 at Miss Florida 2008 Preliminary Evening Gown Award | |||
| 2007 | Megan Clementi | Orlando | UCF | Miss Florida top 10 | Miss Florida USA 2010 | |
| 2005 | Ashley Hux | Top 10 at Miss Florida 2005 | ||||
| 2004 | Ameigh Verderosa | Melbourne | Rollins College, Boston University Medical School | Miss Florida top 10 | Preliminary Interview Award, Community Service Award | Won $18,500 at Miss Orlando; Miss America national Allman Medical Scholarship recipient |
| 2003 | Valerie Lynch | 2nd Runner up at Miss Florida | Preliminary Talent Winner | |||
| 2002 | Charlene Closshey* | Top 10; Preliminary Talent | ||||
| 2001 | Ericka Dunlap | Orlando | UCF | Miss FL 2003 | First African-American to win the title of Miss Florida; Miss America 2004 | |
| 2000 | Charlene Closshey | |||||
| 1999 | Kristin Cimock | Miss Florida Top 10 | ||||
| 1998 | Heidi Koscicki | |||||
| 1997 | Kristi Sheffield | Orlando | 3rd runner up to Miss Florida | |||
| 1996 | Jennifer Alvarez | Orlando | 3rd runner up to Miss Florida | |||
| 1995 | Kelli Meierhenry | |||||
| 1994 | Melissa Holt | 3rd runner up to Miss Florida | Miss Orlando judge 2010; now Melissa Minyard; appeared in Les Misérables on Broadway | |||
| 1993 | Kristin Vannatter | |||||
| 1992 | Jennifer Ragsdale | Top 10 | ||||
| 1991 | Christina Chauncey | Top 10 | ||||
| 1990 | Dana Rhinehart Dalton | WINNER - Miss Florida 1990 Preliminary Swimsuit winner at Miss America | ||||
| 1989 | Patricia Wresh | |||||
| 1986 | Mary Iles | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
| 1985 | Susan Jones | |||||
| 1984 | Lori Block | 4th runner up; Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
| 1983 | Lisa Fernandez | |||||
| 1982 | Lynn Peghiny | |||||
| 1981 | Lory Mercer | Top 10 | ||||
| 1980 | Karen Culliver | |||||
| 1979 | Laura Trasport | 1st runner up; Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
| 1978 | Kristen Tetsworth | |||||
| 1977 | Leslie Norris | 1st runner up Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
| 1976 | Patricia Perkins | 1st runner up; Preliminary Talent | ||||
| 1975 | Donna Hatcher | 4th runner up | ||||
| 1974 | Delta Burke | WINNER Miss Florida 1974 | Miss America Non-Finalist Talent Award | |||
| 1973 | Joy Jones | |||||
| 1972 | Wanda Miller | |||||
| 1971 | Wanda Miller | |||||
| 1970 | Deborah Bacchus | |||||
| 1969 | Pamela Lab | Top 10; Preliminary Talent | ||||
| 1968 | Evelyn Peterman | |||||
| 1967 | Cherie Bauer | |||||
| 1966 | Cheryl Johnson | 2nd runner up; Preliminary Talent and Swimsuit | ||||
| 1965 | Patricia Magamoll | |||||
| 1964 | Lydia Laurel | |||||
| 1963 | Nancy Collins | 2nd runner up; Preliminary Evening Gown | ||||
| 1962 | Becky Jenkins | 1st runner up; Preliminary Talent | ||||
| 1961 | Connie Quinn | 4th runner up | ||||
| 1960 | Judy Bradley | |||||
| 1959 | Alice Marie Pruitt | Orlando | ||||
| 1958 | Dianne Tauscher | WINNER Miss Florida 1958 | ||||
| 1957 | Betty Moch | |||||
| 1956 | Deanna Lund | |||||
| 1955 | Sandra Walton | |||||
| 1954 | Florence Winfree | |||||
| 1953 | Shirley Buscher | |||||
| 1952 | Evelyn Patrick | |||||
| 1951 | Marcia Crane | WINNER Miss Florida 1952 | ||||
| 1935 | Sara Carroll | |||||
| 1933 | Katherine Jones |
References[]
- ^ a b "$26,000 in Scholarships Awarded in Orlando, Florida". PRLog. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Terry Helms (19 January 2010). "UCF Student Wins $3000 and Miss Orlando Title". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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