A look back at the beauty queens who have taken home the crown
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1921 Margaret Gorman District of Columbia
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1922,1923 Mary Katherine Campbell Columbus, Ohio
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1924 Ruth Malcomson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1925 Fay Lanphier Oakland, California
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1926 Norma Smallwood Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1927 Lois Delander Joliet, Illinois
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1933 Marian Bergeron West Haven, Connecticut
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1935 Henrietta Leaver Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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1936Rose Coyle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1937 Bette CooperBertrand Island, New Jersey
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1938 Marilyn MesekeMarion, Ohio
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1939 Patricia Donnelly Detroit, Michigan
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1940 Frances Marie BurkePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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1941 Rosemary LaPlanche Los Angeles
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1942 Jo-Carroll Dennison Tyler, Texas
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1943 Jean Bartel Los Angeles, California
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1944 Venus Ramey District of Columbia
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1945 Bess MyersonNew York,New York
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1946 Marilyn Buferd Los Angeles, California
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1947 Barbara Walker Memphis, Tennessee
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1948 BeBe Shopp Hopkins, Minnesota
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1949 Jacque Mercer Litchfield, Arizona
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1951 Yolande Betbeze Mobile, Alabama
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1952 Colleen Hutchins Salt Lake City, Utah
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1953 Neva Langley Macon, Georgia
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1954 Evelyn Ay Ephrata, Pennsylvania
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1955 Lee Meriwether San Francisco, California
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1956 Sharon Ritchie Denver, Colorado
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1957 Marian McKnight Manning, South Carolina
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1958 Marilyn Van Derbur Denver, Colorado
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1959 Mary Ann MobleyBrandon, Mississippi
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1960 Lynda Mead Natchez, Mississippi
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1961 Nancy Fleming Montague, Michigan
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1962 Maria Fletcher Asheville, North Carolina
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1963 Jacquelyn Mayer Sandusky, Ohio
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1964 Donna AxumEl Dorado, Arkansas
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1965 Vonda Van DykePhoenix, Arizona
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1966 Deborah BryantOverland Park, Kansas
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1967 Jane JayroeLaverne, Okla.
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1968 Debra BarnesPittsburg, Kansas
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1969 Judith FordBelvidere, Illinois
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1970 Pamela EldredWest Bloomfield, Mich.
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1971 Phyllis GeorgeDenton, Texas
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1972 Laurel Lea Schaefer Bexley, Ohio
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1973 Terry Meeuwsen De Pere, Wisconsin
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1974 Rebecca King Denver, Colorado
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1975 Shirley Cothran Denton, Texas
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1976 Tawny Godin Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
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1977 Dorothy Benham Edina, Minn.
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1978 Susan Perkins Columbus, Ohio
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1979 Kylene Barker Roanoke, Va.
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1980 Cheryl Prewitt Ackerman, Miss.
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1981 Susan Powell Elk City, Oklahoma
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1982 Elizabeth Ward Russellville, Arkansas
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1983 Debra Maffett Anaheim, Calif.
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1984 Vanessa Williams Millwood, N. Y.
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1984 Suzette Charles Mays Landing, N. J.
(Served for seven weeks after Vanessa Williams was forced to resign over the unauthorized publication of nude photos.)
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1985 Sharlene Wells Salt Lake City, Utah
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1986 Susan Akin Meridian, Miss.
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1987 Kellye Cash Memphis, Tenn.
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1988 Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Monroe, Mich.
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1989 Gretchen Carlson Anoka, Minnesota
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1990 Debbye Turner Columbia, Missouri
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1991 Marjorie Vincent Oak Park, Illinois
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1992 Carolyn Sapp Honolulu, Hawaii
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1993 Leanza Cornett Jacksonville, Fla.
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1994 Kimberly Aiken Columbia, South Carolina
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1995 Heather Whitestone Birmingham, Alabama
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1996 Shawntel Smith Muldrow, Okla.
