Miss America
The Miss America Pageant was founded in 1921 as an Atlantic City NJ tourist attraction. Purely a beauty contest in its early years, the competition added a talent category in 1935 and began awarding scholarships a decade later. After 1989 the pageant required evidence of community service, and by 2001 contestants were judged on the basis of talent, community service, leadership, knowledge and understanding, and appearance in swim-suits and eveningwear. Prize: US$50,000 college scholarship. Miss America contest Web site: <www.missamerica.org>.
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year |
winner (hometown) |
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1921 |
Margaret Gorman (Washington DC) |
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1922 |
Mary Katherine Campbell (Columbus OH) |
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1923 |
Mary Katherine Campbell (Columbus OH) |
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1924 |
Ruth Malcomson (Philadelphia PA) |
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1925 |
Fay Lanphier (Oakland CA) |
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1926 |
Norma Smallwood (Tulsa Ok) |
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1927 |
Lois Delander (Joliet IL) |
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1928- |
32 not held |
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1933 |
Marian Bergeron (West Haven CT) |
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year |
winner (hometown) |
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1934 |
not held |
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1935 |
Henrietta Leaver (Pittsburgh PA) |
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1936 |
Rose Coyle (Philadelphia PA) |
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1937 |
Bette Cooper (Bertrand Island NJ) |
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1938 |
Marilyn Meseke (Marion OH) |
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1939 |
Patricia Donnelly (Detroit MI) |
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1940 |
Frances Burke (Philadelphia PA) |
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1941 |
Rosemary LaPlanche (Los Angeles CA) |
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1942 |
Jo-Carroll Dennison (Tyler TX) |
The Miss Universe contest originated in 1952 as a swimwear competition in Long Beach CA in conjunction with the Miss USA pageant. The two pageants were held concurrently until 1965. Women aged 18-27 from some 80 countries and dependencies participate in the competition annually, and the contest is broadcast across the globe. Judging is based on an interview and appearances in swimwear and evening wear. Though it remains primarily a beauty contest, the competition’s organizers emphasize a message of cross-cultural harmony and opportunity for women, and winners work with the UN and other organizations to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and women’s health and reproductive initiatives. Prize: one-year employment contract, cash, products, and services.
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year |
winner (hometown) |
year |
winner (hometown) |
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1943 |
Jean Bartel (Los Angeles CA) |
1976 |
Tawny Godin (Saratoga Springs NY) |
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1944 |
Venus Ramey (Washington DC) |
1977 |
Dorothy Benham (Edina MN) |
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1945 |
Bess Myerson (New York NY) |
1978 |
Susan Perkins (Columbus OH) |
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1946 |
Marilyn Buferd (Los Angeles CA) |
1979 |
Kylene Barker (Roanoke VA) |
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1947 |
Barbara Walker (Memphis TN) |
1980 |
Cheryl Prewitt (Ackerman MS) |
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1948 |
BeBe Shopp (Hopkins MN) |
1981 |
Susan Powell (Elk City OK) |
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1949 |
Jacque Mercer (Litchfield Az) |
1982 |
Elizabeth Ward (Russellville AR) |
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19501 |
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1983 |
Debra Maffett (Anaheim CA) |
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1951 |
Yolande Betbeze (Mobile AL) |
1984 |
Suzette Charles (Mays Landing NJ)2 |
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1952 |
Colleen Hutchins (Salt Lake City UT) |
1985 |
Sharlene Wells (Salt Lake City UT) |
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1953 |
Neva Langley (Macon GA) |
1986 |
Susan Akin (Meridian MS) |
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1954 |
Evelyn Ay (Ephrata PA) |
1987 |
Kellye Cash (Memphis TN) |
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1955 |
Lee Meriwether (San Francisco CA) |
1988 |
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (Monroe MI) |
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1956 |
Sharon Ritchie (Denver CO) |
1989 |
Gretchen Carlson (Anoka MN) |
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1957 |
Marian McKnight (Manning SC) |
1990 |
Debbye Turner (Columbia MO) |
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1958 |
Marilyn Van Derbur (Denver CO) |
1991 |
Marjorie Vincent (Oak Park IL) |
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1959 |
Mary Ann Mobley (Brandon MS) |
1992 |
Carolyn Sapp (Honolulu HI) |
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1960 |
Lynda Mead (Natchez MS) |
1993 |
Leanza Cornett (Jacksonville FL) |
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1961 |
Nancy Fleming (Montague MI) |
1994 |
Kimberly Aiken (Columbia SC) |
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1962 |
Maria Fletcher (Asheville NC) |
1995 |
Heather Whitestone (Birmingham AL) |
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1963 |
Jacquelyn Mayer (Sandusky OH) |
1996 |
Shawntel Smith (Muldrow OK) |
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1964 |
Donna Axum (El Dorado aR) |
1997 |
Tara Dawn Holland (Overland Park KS) |
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1965 |
Vonda Van Dyke (Phoenix AZ) |
1998 |
Kate Shindle (Evanston IL) |
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1966 |
Deborah Bryant (Overland Park KS) |
1999 |
Nicole Johnson (Virginia Beach VA) |
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1967 |
Jane Jayroe (Laverne OK) |
2000 |
Heather French (Maysville KY) |
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1968 |
Debra Barnes (Pittsburg KS) |
2001 |
Angela Perez Baraquio (Honolulu HI) |
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1969 |
Judith Ford (Belvidere IL) |
2002 |
Katie Harman (Gresham OR) |
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1970 |
Pam Eldred (Bloomfield MI) |
2003 |
Erika Harold (Urbana IL) |
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1971 |
Phyllis George (Denton TX) |
2004 |
Ericka Dunlap (Orlando FL) |
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1972 |
Laurel Schaefer (Bexley OH) |
2005 |
Deirdre Downs (Birmingham AL) |
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1973 |
Terry Meeuwsen (De Pere WI) |
2006 |
Jennifer Berry (Tulsa OK) |
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1974 |
Rebecca King (Denver CO) |
2007 |
Lauren Nelson (Lawton Ok) |
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1975 |
Shirley Cothran (Denton TX) |
2008 |
Kirsten Haglund (Farmington Hills MI) |
1Until the 1950 competition, winners were given the title for the year in which they won; thereafter, they were given the title for the following year, during which most of their reign took place. As a result no Miss America 1950 was named. 2Runner-up, crowned after resignation of Vanessa Williams (Millwood NY).
Miss Universe
|
year |
winner(country) |
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1952 |
Armi Kuusela (Finland) |
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1953 |
Christiane Martel (France) |
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1954 |
Miriam Stevenson (US) |
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1955 |
Hillevi Rombin (Sweden) |
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1956 |
Carol Morris (US) |
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1957 |
Gladys Zender (Peru) |
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1958 |
Luz Marina Zuluaga (Colombia) |
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1959 |
Akiko Kojima (Japan) |
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1960 |
Linda Bement (US) |
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1961 |
Marlene Schmidt (West Germany) |
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1962 |
Norma Nolan (Argentina) |
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1963 |
Ieda Maria Vargas (Brazil) |
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1964 |
Kiriaki Corinna Tsopei (Greece) |
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1965 |
Apasra Hongsakula (Thailand) |
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1966 |
Margareta Arvidsson (Sweden) |
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year |
winner(country) |
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1967 |
Sylvia Louise Hitchcock (US) |
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1968 |
Martha Vasconcellos (Brazil) |
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1969 |
Gloria Diaz (Philippines) |
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1970 |
Marisol Malaret (Puerto Rico) |
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1971 |
Georgina Rizk (Lebanon) |
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1972 |
Kerry Anne Wells (Australia) |
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1973 |
Margarita Moran (Philippines) |
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1974 |
Amparo Munoz (Spain) |
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1975 |
Anne Marie Pohtamo (Finland) |
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1976 |
Rina Messinger (Israel) |
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1977 |
Janelle Commissiong (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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1978 |
Margaret Gardiner (South Africa) |
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1979 |
Maritza Sayalero (Venezuela) |
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1980 |
Shawn Nichols Weatherly (US) |
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1981 |
Mona Irene Lailan Saez Conde (Venezuela) |
The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded annually by Columbia University, New York City, based on recommendations from the Pulitzer Prize Board, for works published or produced in the previous calendar year (for music, works must be performed or released between 16 January of the previous year and 15 January of the award year). The prizes, originally endowed by newspaper editor Joseph Pulitzer, were first awarded in 1917. Over the years categories have been added, and 21 prizes are now presented. Most prizes include a US$10,000 cash award; the exception is the prize for public service in journalism, which is a gold medal.
Pulitzer Prize Web site: <www.pulitzer.org>.
|
year |
winner (country) |
year |
winner (country) |
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1982 |
Karen Diane Baldwin (Canada) |
1996 |
Joseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (Venezuela) |
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1983 |
Lorraine Downes (New Zealand) |
1997 |
Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee (US) |
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1984 |
Yvonne Ryding (Sweden) |
1998 |
Wendy Fitzwilliam (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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1985 |
Deborah Carthy-Deu (Puerto Rico) |
1999 |
Mpule Kwelagobe (Botswana) |
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1986 |
Barbara Palacios Teyde (Venezuela) |
2000 |
Lara Dutta (India) |
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1987 |
Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck (Chile) |
2001 |
Denise M. Quinones August (Puerto Rico) |
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1988 |
Porntip Nakhirunkanok (Thailand) |
2002 |
Justine Pasek (Panama)1 |
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1989 |
Angela Visser (The Netherlands) |
2003 |
Amelia Vega (Dominican Republic) |
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1990 |
Mona Grudt (Norway) |
2004 |
Jennifer Hawkins (Australia) |
|
1991 |
Lupita Jones (Mexico) |
2005 |
Natalie Glebova (Canada) |
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1992 |
Michelle McLean (Namibia) |
2006 |
Zuleyka Rivera (Puerto Rico) |
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1993 |
Dayanara Torres (Puerto Rico) |
2007 |
Riyo Mori (Japan) |
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1994 |
Sushmita Sen (India) |
2008 |
Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela) |
|
1995 |
Chelsi Smith (US) |
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1Runner-up, crowned after dismissal of Oksana Fyodorova (Russia) for breach of contract.
