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Miss Oklahoma

The Miss Oklahoma competition selects a winner to compete on behalf of Oklahoma in the Miss America pageant. Miss Oklahoma has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Also, in the years when city representatives were common, Norma Smallwood won, competing as Miss Tulsa, giving the state of Oklahoma a total of six crowns. Oklahoma is also one of three states to win the Miss America title back to back for two years.

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Results summary

The year in brackets indicates the year of the Miss America competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

  • Miss Americas: Norma Smallwood (1926), Jane Anne Jayroe (1967), Susan Powell (1981), Shawntel Smith (1996), Jennifer Berry (2006), Lauren Nelson (2007)
  • 1st runners-up: Bettye Cornelia Avert (1939), Betty Thompson (2012)
  • 2nd runners-up: Mary Nancy Denner (1958), Anita Bryant (1959), Lori Kelley (1989), Casey Preslar (2003), Alicia Clifton (2013), Kelsey Griswold (2014)
  • 3rd runners-up: N/A
  • 4th runners-up: Donna Briggs (1948), Louise O'Brien (1951), Ann Campbell (1956), Nancy Chapman (1983), DuSharme Carter (1993), Emoly West (2011)
  • Semi-finalists: Ada Martyne Wood (1940), Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona (1941), Bobby Jene Simmons (1952), Judy Adams (1971), Andrea Hanson (1974), Tamara Marler (1990), Cynthia White (1991), Julie Payne (1999), Kaci Hundley (2002), Kelley Scott (2004), Elizabeth Kinney (2005), Taylor Treat (2010), Alexandra Eppler (2015), Georgia Frazier (2016), Sarah Klein (2017)

    • Preliminary Awards

  • Preliminary Swimsuit: Norma Smallwood (1926), Ann Campbell (1956), Lauren Nelson (2007), Emoly West (2011), Kelsey Griswold (2014), Alexandra Eppler (2015)
  • Preliminary Talent: Jane Anne Jayroe (1967), Judy Adams (1971), Susan Powell (1981) (tie), Lori Kelley (1989), Tamara Marler (1990), Julie Payne (1999), Casey Preslar (2003), Jennifer Berry (2006), Betty Thompson (2012), Alicia Clifton (2013),

    • Non-finalist Awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Mary Ann Hazelton (1960), Jill Elmore (1980), Mignon Merchant (1987), Leesa Cornett (1988), Amy Duncan (1997), Kelli Masters (1998), Kristin Steveson (2001)

    • Other

  • Miss Congeniality: Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona (1941), Shirley Barbour (1953)
  • Special Judges' Award: Susan Supernaw (1972)
  • Quality of Life Winner: Taylor Treat (2010)
  • Quality of Life 1st runner-up: Jennifer Berry (2006)
  • Quality of Life Finalist: Alexandra Eppler (2015)
  • America's Choice: Taylor Treat (2010), Betty Thompson (2012)

    • References

    Miss Oklahoma Wikipedia
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