The Miss Illinois program exists to provide personal and professional opportunities for young women and to promote their voices in culture, politics, and the community. The program provides a forum for today's young women to express their viewpoints, talents, and accomplishments to audiences during the telecast and to the public-at-large during the ensuing year. Almost all contestants have either received, or are in the process of earning, college or postgraduate degrees and utilize Miss America scholarship grants to further their educations.
The first "Miss Illinois" sent to the national pageant was Lois Delander who subsequently won the Miss America title. Including Delander, five Miss Illinois representatives have won the Miss America title.
Grace Khachaturian of Champaign was crowned Miss Illinois 2018 on June 9, 2018 at Marion Cultural Arts & Civic Center in Marion, Illinois. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2019 on September 9, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Video Miss Illinois
Results summary
The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America competition the award/placement was garnered. Awards received by contestants competing as Miss Chicago are denoted with a "*".
Placements
- Miss Americas: Lois Delander (1927), Judith Ford (1969), Marjorie Vincent (1991), Katherine Shindle (1998), Erika Harold (2003)
- 1st runners-up: Bette Brunk* (1942), Sandra Truitt (1982), Jade Smalls (2000)
- 2nd runners-up: Trudi Germi (1949), Florence Gallagher* (1956), Jean Ahern (1975)
- 3rd runners-up: Arlene Causey (1936), Elaine Steinbach* (1944), Jeri Zimmermann (1990)
- 4th runners-up: Margaret Leigh (1924), Jo Hoppe* (1953), Tracy Hayes (1996)
- Top 10: Patricia Hayes (1942), Marjorie Nelson* (1943), Adrianne Falcon* (1952), Regina Dombeck* (1955), Sandra Jean Stuart* (1957), Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson (1960), Colleen Metternich (1974), Hannah Smith (2011), Megan Jo Ervin (2012)
- Top 12: Betty June King (1944)
- Top 13: Lee Mercer Wieland* (1945)
- Top 15: Ethel Lorraine Lodbell (1939), Lois Nettleton* (1948), Teresa Giorgian* (1949), Abby Foster (2018)
- Top 16: Patricia Frye (1946), Cloris Leachman* (1946), Marjorie Adams* (1951)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Bette Brunk* (1942), Trudi Germi (1949), Jo Hoppe* (1953), Pamela Gilbert (1963), Judith Ford (1969), Jeri Zimmermann (1990), Tracy Hayes (1996), Megan Jo Ervin (2013)
- Preliminary Talent: Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson (1960), Judith Ford (1969), Colleen Metternich (1974), Jean Ahern (1975), Sandra Truitt (1982), Marjorie Vincent (1991), Katherine Shindle (1998), Jenny Powers (2001)
- Preliminary Interview: Erika Harold (2003)
- Preliminary On-Stage Interview: Erika Harold (2003)
Non-finalist awards
- Non-finalist Talent: Audra Deckmann* (1959), Margaret McDowell* (1961), Vicky Joyce Nutter (1961), Donnalyn Freund* (1963), Dulcie Scripture (1970), Debra Carlson (1979), Blythe Sawyer (1981), Cheryl Majercik (1992), Kathleen Farrell (1993), Sara Martin (1994), Chuti Tiu (1995), Amanda Jo Meadows (1999), Jenny Powers (2001)
Other awards
- Miss Congeniality: Patsy Bruce (1955)
- America's Choice: Abby Foster (2018)
- Overall Interview: Erika Harold (2003)
- STEM Scholarship Award: Jaryn Franklin (2017)
Maps Miss Illinois
Winners
References
External links
- Official website
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