Beauty pageant competition
The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1937 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the Miss America pageant; three winners have gone on to be crowned Miss America (but none since 1975).
To become Miss Texas, a contestant must first win a local competition. A young woman may compete at the local and state level more than once, but may only compete in the national Miss America competition one time. Hundreds of women participate each year in the local pageants, culminating in the selection of local finalists who compete for the Miss Texas title each July. The state pageant was held in Fort Worth for 36 years before relocating to the University of Texas at Arlington 's Texas Hall in 2009. In 2012, the pageant moved to the Allen Event Center in suburban Collin County .[ 1] In 2014 the Miss Texas pageant began being held at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson, Texas .[ 2]
In 2010, Miss Texas celebrated its 75th anniversary, and Randy Pruett wrote a book, A Dream as Big as Texas , to document the stories of the 75 women that were crowned Miss Texas.[ 3]
Annette Addo-Yobo of Southlake was crowned Miss Texas 2024 on June 29, 2024, at Eisemann Center in Richardson, Texas . She is the first immigrant-born and Ghanaian woman to win the title.[ 4] She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025 at the 97th Miss America pageant.
Gallery of past titleholders
Jonna Fitzgerald ,
Miss Texas 1985
Molly Hazlett, Miss Texas 2007
Rebecca Robinson, Miss Texas 2008
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Texas titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
Miss Americas: Jo-Carroll Dennison (1942 ), Phyllis George (1971 ), Shirley Cothran (1975 )
1st runners-up: Moselle Ransome (1927), Alice Emerick (1937), Shilah Phillips (2007), Ellie Breaux (2023)
2nd runners-up: Penny Lee Rudd (1963), Carmen McCollum (1977), Jonna Fitzgerald (1986), Averie Bishop (2022)
3rd runners-up: Linda Loftis (1962), Sharon McCauley (1965), Mae Beth Cormany (1973), Suzanne Lawrence (1991)
4th runners-up: Sheri Ryman (1982), Tamara Hext (1985), Yanci Yarbrough (2000), Margana Wood (2018)
Top 7: Caroline Carothers (2017)
Top 8: Molly Hazlett (2008)
Top 10: Mary Nell Hendricks (1959), Susan Logan (1967), Judy Mallett (1974), Mary Ellen Richardson (1976), Lori Smith (1978), Sandi Miller (1979), Terri Eoff (1981), Dana Rogers (1984), Stephany Samone (1987), Rita Jo Thompson (1988), Leah Kay Lyle (1990), Rhonda Morrison (1992), Arian Archer (1995), Michelle Martinez (1997), Tara Watson (2001), Mary Lisa Dalzell (2003), Jamie Story (2005), Morgan Matlock (2006), Kristen Blair (2010), Kendall Morris (2012), DaNae Couch (2013), Ivana Hall (2014), Shannon Sanderford (2016), Mallory Fuller (2021)
Top 12: Ashley Melnick (2011)
Top 13: Polly Below (1945)
Top 15: Rosebud Blondell (1926), Patricia Allen Green (1936), Charmayne Smith (1939), Chandler Foreman (2019/2020)
Top 16: Margaret Sommers (1951), Monique Evans (2015)
Top 20: Stacy James (2002)
Awards
Preliminary awards
Preliminary Evening Gown: Ellie Breaux (2024)
Preliminary Interview: Mary Lisa Dalzell (2003)
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness : Jo-Carroll Dennison (1942), Phyllis George (1971), Shirley Cothran (1975), Carmen McCollum (1977), Tamara Hext (1985), Molly Hazlett (2008), Kendall Morris (2012), Margana Wood (2018)
Preliminary Social Impact Pitch: Mallory Fuller (2022)
Preliminary Talent : Jo-Carroll Dennison (1942), Linda Loftis (1962), Carmen McCollum (1977), Sheri Ryman (1982), Jonna Fitzgerald (1986), Stephany Samone (1987), Suzanne Lawrence (1991), Shilah Phillips (2007)
Non-finalist awards
Non-finalist Interview: BaShara Chandler (1994)
Non-finalist Talent: Marilyn Turner (1960), Mary Cage Moore (1961), Gloria Gilbert (1983), Sunni Cranfill (2004), Madison Fuller (2019)
Other awards
Equity & Justice Finalists: Averie Bishop (2023)
Miss Congeniality : Joyce Courrege (1944), Luna McClain (1947), Rebecca Robinson (2009)
Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award: Kendall Morris (2012)
Quality of Life Award Winners: Suzanne Lawrence (1991)
Women in Business Winners: Averie Bishop (2023)
Women Who Brand Winners: Averie Bishop (2023)
Winners
Declared as winner
Ended as a runner-up
Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
Year
Name
Hometown
Age
Local Title
Miss America Talent
Placement at Miss America
Special scholarships at Miss America
Notes
2024
Annette Addo-Yobo
Southlake
25
Miss Southlake
HerStory
TBA
TBA
First immigrant born and Ghanaian winner
2023
Ellie Breaux
Houston
22
Miss Tarrant County
Rhythmic Gymnastics/Dance
1st Runner-Up
Preliminary Evening Gown Winner
2022
Averie Bishop
Dallas
26
Miss Carrollton
Vocal
2nd Runner-Up
Women in Business Winner
Women Who Brand Winner
Equity & Justice Finalist
First Asian American to win the title of Miss Texas
2021
Mallory Fuller[ 5]
Fairfield
23
Miss Colleyville
Fiddle
Top 10
Preliminary Social Impact Pitch Award
Fourth Runner Up at Miss Texas 2019
Semi Finalist at Miss Texas 2018
Younger sister of Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2010 and Miss Texas 2018, Madison Fuller[ 5]
2019 –20
Chandler Foreman[ 6]
Pearland
22
Miss Park Cities
Flute, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough "
Top 15[ 7]
2018
Madison Fuller[ 8]
Fairfield
23
Miss Dallas
Ventriloquism, "I've Been Everywhere"
Non-finalist Talent Award
Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2010[ 9]
Older sister of Miss Texas 2021, Mallory Fuller[ 5]
2017
Margana Wood[ 10]
Houston
22
Miss Travis County
Contemporary Dance, "When We Were Young" by Adele
4th runner-up[ 11]
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award[ 12]
Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2012[ 13] Top 8 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2013 pageant[ 14]
2016
Caroline Carothers[ 15]
San Antonio
20
Miss Plano
Baton Twirling, "Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago (musical)
Top 7
2015
Shannon Sanderford [ 16]
Coppell
23
Miss Fort Worth
Vocal, "Son of a Preacher Man "
Top 10
2014
Monique Evans [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Austin
22
Miss Park Cities
Ballet en Pointe, "Requiem for a Tower "
Top 16
Later Miss Florida USA 2020 [ 20]
2013
Ivana Hall[ 21] [ 22]
Cedar Hill
23
Miss North Texas
Vocal, "Fever "
Top 10
Later Miss Oklahoma World 2015 Top 22 at Miss World America 2015 pageant
2012
DaNae Couch [ 23]
Coppell
23
Miss Dallas
Twirling, "Last Dance "
Top 10
2011
Kendall Morris[ 24]
Ennis
20
Miss Frisco
Piano, "New World Symphony "
Top 10
Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2010
Ashley Melnick[ 3] [ 25]
Dallas
21
Miss Fort Worth
Vocal, "I Surrender"
Top 12
2009
Kristen Blair
Southlake
22
Miss North Texas
Classical Vocal, "Chi il bel sogno di doretta" from La rondine
Top 10
2008
Rebecca Robinson[ 26] [ 27]
Buffalo
24
Miss Longview
Tap Dance, "Hey Pachuco"
Miss Congeniality
Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2000[ 28]
2007
Molly Hazlett[ 29]
Centerville
21
Miss Longview
Character Jazz en Pointe, "Rich Man's Frug" from Sweet Charity
Top 8
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2006
Shilah Precious Phillips[ 30]
Plano
25
Miss Frisco
Vocal, "I Believe in You and Me "
1st runner-up[ 31]
Preliminary Talent Award
First African American to win Miss Texas title[ 30] [ 31]
2005
Morgan Matlock
Lamesa
24
Miss Fort Worth
Vocal Medley, "Come Rain or Come Shine " & "What Kind of Fool Am I? "
Top 10
2004
Jamie Story
Bedford
23
Miss Arlington
Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor " by Mendelssohn
Top 10
2003
Sunni Cranfill
Hooks
23
Miss Amarillo Area
Ballet en Pointe, "Carmen Fantasy"
Non-finalist Talent Award
Later Dallas Cowboys cheerleader in 2009[ 32]
2002
Mary Lisa Dalzell
Magnolia
23
Miss Lake O' The Pines
Flute Medley, "Shenandoah " & "Dueling Banjos "
Top 10
Preliminary Interview Award
Evening Anchor at NBC affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida [citation needed ]
2001
Stacy James[ 33]
Texarkana
22
Vocal, "Man of La Mancha "
Top 20
2000
Tara Watson[ 34]
Lufkin
22
Miss Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Vocal, "I've Got a Crush on You "
Top 10
Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 1993[ 28]
1999
Yanci Yarbrough
Childress
24
Miss Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Vocal Medley, "Come In From the Rain" & "Stormy Weather "
4th runner-up
1998
Tatum Hubbard
Odessa
24
Miss Arlington
Jazz Dance, "Hit Me With a Hot Note And Watch Me Bounce" from Sophisticated Ladies
1997
Reagan Hughes
Midland
23
Miss Lake O' The Pines
Dramatic Vocal, "I Dreamed a Dream "
1996
Michelle Martinez
Dallas
23
Miss Dallas
Classical Piano, "Ballade in G Minor " by Chopin
Top 10
1995
Carly Jarmon[ 35]
Mesquite
19
Miss Oak Cliff
Vocal, "Stand by Your Man "
Previously Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 1992[ 36] Married to 2002 World Series champion, Benji Gil [ 36]
1994
Arian Archer
Borger
20
Miss Amarillo Area
Vocal, "Almost Over You"
Top 10
1993
BaShara Chandler
Garland
21
Miss Northeast Texas
Piano, "4th Movement of Sonata in C" by Alberto Ginastera
Non-finalist Interview Award
1992
Amy Parker[ 37]
Carrollton
22
Miss Tarrant County
Vocal, "A Sunday Kind of Love "
1991
Rhonda Morrison[ 38]
Coldspring
21
Miss Lake O' The Pines
Vocal, "My Funny Valentine "
Top 10
1990
Suzanne Lawrence[ 39]
Humble
21
Miss Humble/Kingwood
Country Vocal, "Sweet Dreams "
3rd runner-up
Quality of Life Award Winner Preliminary Talent Award
1989
Leah Kay Lyle[ 40]
Plainview
22
Miss Haltom-Richland Area
Piano, "Sonata Opus 22" by Alberto Ginastera
Top 10
1988
Cathy Castro[ 41]
McAllen
22
Miss Duncanville
Ballet en Pointe, "Les toreadors "
First Hispanic woman to win Miss Texas title[ 42]
1987
Rita Jo Thompson[ 43]
Lufkin
22
Miss Greenville
Jazz Dance, "An American Trilogy "
Top 10
1986
Stephany Samone
Dallas
25
Miss Grand Prairie
Country Vocal, "Stand By Your Man"
Top 10
Preliminary Talent Award[ 44]
1985
Jonna Fitzgerald
Tyler
21
Miss Greenville
Fiddle, "Csárdás " & "Orange Blossom Special "[ 45]
2nd runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award
1984
Tamara Hext
Fort Worth
21
Miss Arlington
Vocal, "I've Got a Crush On You"
4th runner-up
Preliminary Swimsuit Award[ 46]
1983
Dana Rogers[ 47]
Boerne
22
Miss San Antonio
Vocal, "An American Trilogy"
Top 10
Mother of Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2019, Molly Martin[ 48]
1982
Gloria Gilbert[ 49]
Millsap
20
Miss Palo Pinto County
Ventriloquism & Vocal, "I've Been Everywhere "
Non-finalist Talent Award
Previously National Sweetheart 1981 Longtime hostess of the Miss Texas pageant television broadcast[citation needed ]
1981
Sheri Ryman
Texas City
20
Miss Texas A&M
Gymnastics, Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4th runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award[ 50]
1980
Terri Eoff[ 51]
Lubbock
19
Miss Lubbock
Dramatic Performance from A Bad Play For an Old Lady
Top 10
Appeared on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow [citation needed ]
1979
Lex Ann Haughey
Hurst
20
Miss Haltom-Richland Area
Flute, "Flight of the Bumblebee " & "Flight '76" by Walter Murphy
1978
Sandi Miller[ 52]
Mesquite
20
Miss Red Bird Area
Classical Piano, "2nd Concerto in F Minor " by Gershwin
Top 10
Later Mrs. Texas 1988[citation needed ]
1977
Lori Smith
Fort Worth
20
Miss Haltom-Richland Area
Vocal, "Moanin' Low"
Top 10
1976
Carmen McCollum
Odessa
19
Miss West Texas
Saxophone Medley, "Wabash Cannonball ," "Yakety Sax ," & "If He Walked Into My Life" from Mame
2nd runner-up
Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award[ 53]
1975
Mary Ellen Richardson
Waco
20
Miss Waco
Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust
Top 10
1974
Phyllis Barger[ 54]
Miss Houston
Ballet en Pointe
Did not compete; later assumed title after Cothran won Miss America 1975
Shirley Cothran [ 55]
Denton
21
Miss Haltom-Richland Area
Flute Medley, "Bumble Boogie" & "Swingin' Shepherd Blues"
Winner
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1973
Judy Mallett
Beaumont
Miss Haltom-Richland Area
Fiddle, "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special"
Top 10
Performed in halftime show of Super Bowl VIII [citation needed ]
1972
Mae Beth Cormany
Wichita Falls
Miss Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Vocal Medley, "Misty " & "Come Rain or Come Shine"
3rd runner-up
1971
Janice Bain[ 56]
San Antonio
21
Miss White Settlement
Classical Vocal, "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi
1970
Belinda Myrick
Odessa
Miss West Texas
Country Vocal
Did not compete; later assumed title after George won Miss America 1971
Toured with Miss America USO Troupe[ 57]
Phyllis George [ 58]
Denton
21
Miss Dallas
Piano Medley, "Promises, Promises " & "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head "
Winner
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
One of the first women sportscasters on network television as co-host of NFL Today on CBS (1975–77, 1980–83)[ 59] Co-host of the 1989 and 1990 Miss America pageants with Gary Collins[citation needed ] Died from complications from polycythemia vera (a blood disorder) in Lexington, Kentucky on May 14, 2020 [citation needed ]
1969
Dana Dowell
White Oak
19
Miss Longview
Percussion, "Cute"
1968
Glenda Propes[ 60]
Henderson
18
Miss Rusk County
Vocal and Dance
Did not compete; later assumed title after Hugghins resigned
Diane Hugghins[ 61]
Tyler
20
Miss Nacogdoches
Jazz Dance, "Put on a Happy Face" from Bye Bye Birdie
Resigned after competing at Miss America 1969 pageant
1967
Molly Grubb
Fort Worth
20
Miss Fort Worth
Ballet en Pointe, "La Périchole "
As referenced on the television show Dallas , the winner in 1967 was Sue Ellen Shepard , the future wife of J.R. Ewing .
1966
Susan Logan
San Angelo
19
Miss Lubbock
Dramatic Monologue from Gone with the Wind
Top 10
1965
Mary Lou Butler[ 62]
Irving
19
Miss Nacogdoches
Vocal
1964
Lenda Varley
Fort Worth
19
Miss Fort Worth
Vocal
N/A
Assumed title after McCauley resigned[ 63]
Sharon McCauley[ 64]
Athens
20
Miss Athens
Vocal, "Let Me Entertain You" from Gypsy: A Musical Fable
3rd runner-up
After competing at Miss America 1965 pageant, resigned to marry the Miss Texas stage director[ 63]
1963
Jeanne Amacker
Beaumont
Miss Austin
Vocal, "When You Wish upon a Star "
1962
Penny Lee Rudd
Waskom
19
Miss Marshall
Jazz Dance, "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps "
2nd runner-up
1961
Linda Loftis
Fort Worth
19
Miss Fort Worth
Classical Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La traviata
3rd runner-up
Preliminary Talent Award
1960
Mary Cage Moore
Laredo
18
Miss Dallas
Spanish Dance, music by Manuel de Falla
Non-finalist Talent Award
1959
Marilyn Turner
Fort Worth
19
Miss Fort Worth
Ballet en Pointe
Non-finalist Talent Award
1958
Mary Nell Hendricks
Arlington
Miss Arlington
Vocal, "Getting to Know You "
Top 10
1957
Carolyn Calvert
Austin
Miss Austin
Monologue from Medea
1956
Barbara Murray
Houston
Miss Houston
Vocal
1955
June Prichard
Seymour
Miss West Texas
Horseback Riding
1st runner-up at Miss Dixie 1957 pageant[citation needed ]
1954
Yvonne Erwin
Dallas
Miss Dallas
Piano & Art
1953
Paula Lane
Cleburne
Miss Cleburne
Fashion Design & Speech
1952
Connie Hopping
Littlefield
Miss Littlefield
Vocal
1951
Glenda Holcomb
Odessa
Miss West Texas
Dramatic Monologue
1950
Margaret Sommers
Dallas
Miss Dallas
Classical Vocal, "Jealousy"
Top 16
1949
Ysleta Leissner
Fort Worth
Miss Fort Worth
Ballet en Pointe
1948
Bonnie Jean Bland
Orange
Miss Orange
Vocal/Art Display, "Put the Blame on Mame "
1947
Luna McClain
Lufkin
Miss Lufkin
Vocal, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes " & "Cowboy Boogie"
Miss Congeniality
1946
D. Anne Wisener
University Park
Miss University Park
Vocal, "Embraceable You "
1945
Polly Below
Galveston
Miss Galveston
Vocal
Top 13
1944
Joyce Courrege
Orange
Miss Orange
Comedic Monologue
Miss Congeniality
1943
No Texas representative at Miss America pageant
[ 65]
1942
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Tyler
19
Miss Tyler
Vocal and Dance, "Deep in the Heart of Texas "
Winner
Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award
1941
Gloria Ann Byrns[ 66] [ 67]
Port Arthur
Miss Port Arthur
Tap Dance & Baton Twirling
N/A
Returned as Miss Texas in 1941 because Texas held on contest Withdrew from Miss America 1941 pageant due to illness[ 66] [ 67] Gloria Ann Byrns Evans died in Texas at 89 on December 24, 2011.
1940
1939
Charmayne Smith
Dallas
Miss Dallas
Vocal, "Round-Up Time in Texas "
Top 15
1938
No Texas representative at Miss America pageant
[ 68]
1937
Olive Henderson
Miss San Antonio
Multiple Texas representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Alice Emerick
Fort Worth
Miss Texas
Tap Dance
1st runner-up
1936
Patricia Allen Green
Corpus Christi
Miss Corpus Christi
Top 15
No Miss Texas Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1935
No Texas representative at Miss America pageant
[ 69]
1934
No national pageant was held[ 70]
1933
No Texas representative at Miss America pageant
[ 71]
1932
No national pageants were held[ 70]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
Moselle Ransome
Miss Dallas
N/A [ 72]
1st runner-up
Multiple Texas representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Mildred Casad
Miss El Paso
Juanita Gilbert
Miss Fort Worth
1926
Rosebud Blondell
Miss Dallas
Top 15
Multiple Texas representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Winnie Law
Miss Fort Worth
Zasada Lord
Miss Houston
1925
Elinore Wilkens
Miss Dallas
Multiple Texas representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Mary Louise Kilman
Miss Fort Worth
Edna Francis
Miss Houston
1924
Vera Simpson
Miss Austin
Multiple Texas representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Freeda Rowley
Miss Beaumont
Etta Mae Collins
Miss Dallas
Hazel Doolin
Miss Fort Worth
Lorraine Holzhaus
Miss Galveston
Mary C. Wilmot
Miss Houston
Name not known
Miss Irvington
Katherine Hensley
Miss San Antonio
Thelma Kirsch
Miss Texas City
1923
Bessie Laurene Roosa[ 73]
Fort Worth
Miss Fort Worth
Multiple Texas representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant
Katherine Hensley[ 74]
San Antonio
Miss San Antonio
1922
No Texas representative at Miss America pageant
[ 75] [ 76]
1921
In popular culture
In the long-running television series Dallas , the character Sue Ellen Ewing had purportedly won the title of Miss Texas in 1967, long before the events of the show took place (1978–91).[ 77]
The song "Almost" by the band Bowling for Soup features the line, "I almost dropped out of school at fourteen where I almost made out with the Homecoming Queen, who almost went on to be Miss Texas, but lost to a slut with much bigger breasts."[citation needed ]
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^ "Miss Texas Crowned at Fort Worth" . The Victoria Advocate . July 21, 1968.[permanent dead link ]
^ Cochran, Mike (July 17, 1966). "How Miss Texas' Describes 'Indescribable' Year's Reign" . The Victoria Advocate . [permanent dead link ]
^ a b "Gives Up Title For Marriage" . The Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, FL . United Press International . April 19, 1965. p. 18.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Miss Texas" . The Victoria Advocate . Victoria, TX . July 29, 1964. p. 14.
^ "1943 Candidates" . Miss America .
^ a b "Miss Texas Off To Seek Miss America Beauty Title" Port Arthur News September 29, 1941
^ a b "Miss Texas Is Out Of Beauty Contest" Amarillo Globe September 5, 1941
^ "1938 Candidates" . Miss America .
^ "1935 Candidates" . Miss America .
^ a b "Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950" . PBS . Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2019-05-11 .
^ "1933 Candidates" . Miss America .
^ Schnitzspahn, Karen (September 8, 1997). "There She Was – Miss Long Branch" . Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, New Jersey . p. 4 – via Newspapers.com . ...talent contest that was established in 1935.
^ "Wins Beauty Contest" . National Petroleum News . Vol. 15, no. 3. National Petroleum Publishing Company. September 5, 1923. p. 62 – via Google Books.
^ "Golden Apple Is Sought by Scores" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania . September 6, 1923. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1922 Candidates" . Miss America .
^ "1921 Candidates" . Miss America .
^ "Character Biographies: Sue Ellen Ewing" . Ultimatedallas.com . Archived from the original on 2013-04-07.
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