Former Miss Louisville Winners

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Established in 1921 in Atlantic City, NJ, and what began as “Beauty Pageant” designed to keep tourists at the beach through Labor day, is now one of America’s oldest traditions, almost as old as Coca Cola and Baseball! In 1948, The Miss America Scholarship Organization distinguished itself into becoming the single largest scholarship source for young women in the world, now awarding over $45,000,000 dollars at the local, state, and national levels of competition! For decades, little girls all over America have continued to dream about one day becoming Miss America. She is the exemplary role model! This incredible leadership program prepares young women for life focusing on the four points of the Miss America Crown: Scholarship, Service, Success, and Style. This American tradition and not for profit all volunteer organization, remains strong due to the support of incredible community businesses, local governments, individuals, and their 300,000 volunteers nation-wide. In 2005, The Miss America Pageant established their little sister program: Miss America’s Outstanding Teen and it is quickly becoming a powerful tool promoting scholastic achievement, community involvement, creative accomplishment, and healthy living among our nation’s youth.

2011 - Candace Shoemaker (3rd Runner-up, Miss Kentucky Pageant)
2010 - Ashley Ferry (Top 10 at Miss kentucky Pageant)
2009 - Ean Whitney Cox, Non-Finalist Interview Award
2008 - Candace Shoemaker, Top Ten at Miss KY, Preliminary Swim Suit Winner
2007 - Kara Kirtley
2006 - Ashley Pritchett
2005 - Megan Berry, Top 10 at Miss KY
2004 - Erin Bentley, 2nd Runner-Up at Miss KY
2003 - Kata Rhe Gillispie, Top 10 at Miss KY
2002 - Bryn Lawton Chapman, Prelim Talent, 1st Runner-Up at Miss KY
2001 - Toni Lynn Moffett, Top 10 at Miss KY
2000 - Monica Hardin
1999 - Heather Renee French, Miss Kentucky 1999 (Prelim Talent Winner), Miss America 2000 (Prelim Swimsuit Winner)
1998 - Dalana Hall
1997 - Shanna Moore, Top 10 at Miss KY
1996 - Jacqueline Melina Thompson
1995 - Claudia Michelle Coffey, 1st Runner-Up at Miss KY, Top 10
1994 - Heather Paige Folsom, 1st Runner-Up at Miss KY
1993 - Teresa Ann Erwin, Prelim Talent, 2nd Runner-Up at Miss KY
1992 - Tina Lynne Miller, 1st Runner-Up at Miss KY
1991 - Shana Alexandria Bryan, Prelim Talent, Top 10 at Miss KY
1990 - Jennifer Anne Wilkinson, Top 10 at Miss KY
1989 - Stephanie Lynn Kiser
1988 - Julie Alexandria Pantoja, Top Ten at Miss KY
1987 - Jill Ellice Marcum
1986 - Robin Ann Mosser, 1st Runner-Up at Miss KY
1985 - Elizabeth Kay Paxton
1984 - Tara Eileen Bassett, 2nd Runner-Up at Miss KY
1983 - Robin Ann Allison, 4th Runner-Up at Miss KY
1982 - Gwendolyn Suzann Witten, Miss Kentucky 1982, Top Ten at Miss America Pageant & Preliminary Talent Award
1981 - Jeanne Culley Enlow
1980 - Leslie Layne Sublett, Top 10 at Miss KY
1979 - Daphne Jean Cochran (won Miss KY in 1980 as Miss Fairdale)
1978 - Maura Angela Montgomery
1977 - Elaine Del Robinson
1976 - Phyllis Marie Cox
1975 - Robin Lee Cross
1974 - Darlene Compton, Miss Kentucky 1974, 3rd Runner-Up to Miss America and Preliminary Talent Award
1973 - Lyda Lewis, Miss Kentucky 1973
1972 - Diana Moore
1971 - Katherine Allen Kilness
1970 - Brenda Carol Golden
1969 - Teouline (Tina) Showalter
1968 - Sharon Lee Utley
1967 - Ruth Ann Fila
1966 - Loralee Lucille Coleman
1965 - Cassandra Colvin
1964 - Linda Sawyer, Miss Kentucky 1964, Top Ten at Miss America Pageant (sister to ABC anchor Diane Sawyer!)
1963-???
1962 - Toni Ruth Cameron
1961 - June Rollins
1960 -???

Former Miss Jeffersontown Winners

HISTORY: The Miss Jeffersontown Scholarship Pageant became a part of the city of Jeffersontown’s community fabric in the early 1960’s. Like hundreds of Miss America locals across the country, in the early decades of the pageant’s history, Miss Jeffersontown was sponsored by the local chapter of the Jaycees. But beginning in 1992, under the leadership of a volunteer group of ladies, the City of Jeffersontown, along with several local businesses and community individuals, have proudly served as event sponsors, and investing over $100,000 of scholarships and mentoring hours into these future young women leaders of our community. This investment
has not come back void! One young woman by the name of Heather French (Henry), on her ascent to working toward her eventual title of Miss America 2000, served as Miss Jeffersontown (Top 5 finish at Miss KY) during the 1997 Jeffersontown’s Bi-Centennial celebration. With Jeffersontown’s rich, 200 year plus history and their motto of “Small town values and enterprising spirit,” their relationship with Miss America’s
values of Scholarship, Service, Success, and Style make the two a great fit. Each young woman who’s walked across the Miss Jeffersontown stage is a winner! Jeffersontown is very proud of the 8 Miss Jeffersontown’s who’ve won the Miss Kentucky crown, the 12 others who’ve made the finals, and 3 former Miss Jeffersontown’s who shortly
there-after went on to win the Miss Kentucky and/or Miss America crown!

(As of 1995, winners would be named for the following year. Example, pageant held in fall of 2009 crowns Winner for 2010.) From 1966-1974, the Jeffersontown Jaycees were the official sponsors of the Miss Jeffersontown Scholarship Organization. In 1995, it switched to the City of Jeffersontown and many individual businesses and individuals supporting this event.

2011 - Arielle Evans
2010 - Jenna Day (Preliminary Talent Winner & 2^nd Runner-Up at Miss KY Pageant)
2009 - Holly Gilbert, 3rd Runner-Up, Miss Kentucky
2008 - Laura Smith, Non-Finalist Talent Award at Miss Kentucky
2007 - Katie Fondrisi, Top Ten at Miss Kentcuky
2006 - Lacy York, Community Service Award at Miss Kentucky
2005 - Kerri Mitchell, Miss Kentucky 2005
2004 - Kimberly Henshaw, Prelminary Talent Award Winner and Top 10 at Miss Kentucky Pageant.
2003 - Kristen Daugherty
2002 - Maria Maldonado, 2nd Runner-Up, Miss Kentucky (became Miss Kentucky in 2004 and won the non-finalist interview award at Miss America Pageant)
2001 - Monica Hardin, Preliminary Talent Award and Miss Kentucky 2001 (was at Miss America Pageant during the fateful 9-11 attacks on our country)
2000 - Ginger Orr, Top Ten at Miss Kentucky
1999 - Shanna Moore, 1st Runner-up at Miss Kentucky/Miss Kentucky 1999 when Heather Renee French crowned as 1st Miss America from Kentucky)
1998 - Whitney Boyles, Top Ten at Miss Kentucky (Miss Kentucky 2000, preliminary Swimsuit Winner and 4th runner-up at Miss America)
1997 - Heather Renee French, 3rd Runner-Up at Miss Kentucky (became Miss Kentucky 1999, Miss America 2000)
1996 - Rachel Jo Rogers
1995 - Kristie Dawn Hicks, Miss Kentucky 1995 (won the Konica Visual Arts Scholarship at the Miss America Pageant)
1994 - Kemba Cofield-Top Ten at Miss Kentucky
1993 - Wendy Miller-Top Ten at Miss Kentucky
1992 - Julie Yates
1975 - 1991 NO REPRESENTATION
1974 - Karen McTosh
1973 - Karen Biel
1972 - Lyda Lewis, became Miss Kentucky in 1973
1971 - Robbie Lynn Halcomb-Miss Kentucky 1971
1970 - Lois Eigelbach
1969 - Emily Helm
1968 - Janet Sue Hatfield-Miss Kentucky 1968 (Miss America USO Vietnam Show)
1967 - Jo Ann Clark-Miss Kentucky 1967
1966 - Donna Harlow- Top Ten at Miss Kentucky

Former Teen Winners

Miss Louisville's Outstanding Teen
2011 - Erynn Landherr, (Prelimanary Talent Winner) Miss Kentucky Outstanding Teen
2010 - Laura Jones, Preliminary Talent Winner and Miss Kentucky’s Outstanding Teen, Evening Gown Award& Instrumental Scholarship at Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant
2009 - Vacant
2008 - Arielle Evans, Top Ten at MKOT

Miss Jeffersontown's Outstanding Teen
2011 - Madison Evans, Top 10 at MKOT
2010 - Jordan Phillips
2009 - Laura Jones, 1st runner-up and Preliminary Talent Winner at MKOT
2008 - Teal Wigginton
2007 - Julia Springate, Top Ten at MKOT
2006 - Brittany Norman, Top Ten at MKOT
2005 - Erin Clark, Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2005
(inaugural winner to the 1st national Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando, FL)
1998 - Monica Hardin, First ever Miss Kentucky Teen