Miss Oklahoma

the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA
Beauty pageant competition

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 back to back Miss America titles. Sunny Day of Norman was crowned Miss Oklahoma 2023 on June 10, 2023 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She will represent Oklahoma and compete for the title of Miss America 2024.

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Oklahoma 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.

Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2023Sunny Marie DayNorman27Miss NormanVocal "My Man" At 27 she was the oldest woman to be chosen as Miss Oklahoma, and won the state title on her sixth attempt. 2022Megan Kathleen GoldEdmond22Miss BricktownFlute 2021 Ashleigh Robinson Oklahoma City 23 Miss Oklahoma CityVocal 2019–20 Addison PriceEdmond20 Miss Tulsa Jazz Dance, Medley of “Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" 3rd runner up Previously Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen 2016Assumed state title from Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017, Nicole Jia2018 Ashley Thompson Oklahoma City 23 Miss Edmond LibertyFest Tap Dance, "Like That" Top 152017 Triana Browne Tulsa 24 Miss Oklahoma City Vocal, "Summertime" Later Miss Oklahoma USA 20192nd runner up at Miss USA 2019 pageant> 2016 Sarah Klein Tulsa 24 Miss Tulsa Piano Top 12 Quality of Life Award Finalist 2nd runner up at National Sweetheart 2015 pageant 2015 Georgia Frazier 23 Miss Ada Vocal, “Happy Days Are Here Again" Top 10 Previously Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen 2009Top 16 at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant 2014 Alexandra Eppler Edmond 24 Miss Enid Dance, “Titanium" Top 10 Charles & Theresa Brown ScholarshipPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Quality of Life Award Finalist 2013 Kelsey Griswold Tulsa 20 Miss Bricktown Vocal, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle 2nd runner up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 2012 Alicia Clifton Oklahoma City 20 Miss Edmond LibertyFest Tap Dance, "Can't Buy Me Love" 2nd runner up Preliminary Talent Award Previously Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen 2008Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 Davenport 22 Miss Oklahoma State University Irish Step Dance, "Warriors" by Ronan Hardiman 1st runner up America's ChoicePreliminary Talent Award 2010 Emoly West Edmond 24 Miss Edmond LibertyFest Ballet en Pointe, "Time" by Billy Porter 4th runner up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 2009 Taylor Kaitlyn Treat Ada 22 Miss University of Oklahoma Ballet en Pointe, "Palladio" Top 12 America's ChoiceQuality of Life Award Winner 2008 Kelsey Jane Cartwright Collinsville 21 Miss Keystone Lake Lyrical Dance 2007 Makenna Camille Smith Oklahoma City 24 Miss Oklahoma City University Vocal, "Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime 2006 Lindsey Miller Miss Grand Lake Jazz Vocal colspan=3 Lauren Nelson Lawton 20 Miss Oklahoma State Fair Vocal, "You'll Be in My Heart" Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 2005 Jennifer Warren 21 Miss Green Country Vocal colspan=3 Jennifer Berry Tulsa 22 Miss Grand Lake Ballet en Pointe, "Within" Winner Preliminary Talent AwardQuality of Life Award 1st runner up 2004 Elizabeth Kinney Mooreland 22 Miss Oklahoma State Fair Tap Dance, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Top 10 2003 Kelley Scott Owasso 23 Vocal, "Son of a Preacher Man" Top 10 2002 Casey Preslar Tulsa 22 Miss Grand Lake Jazz Vocal, "You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" 2nd runner up Preliminary Talent Award 2001 Kaci Breann Hundley Enid 21 Miss Oklahoma State Fair Vocal, "Crying" Top 20 2000 Kristin Steveson Broken Arrow 23 Miss Tulsa State Fair Classical Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La traviata Non finalist Talent Award 1999 Daneka Allen Oklahoma City 23 Miss Stroud Vocal, "Respect" 1998 Julie Payne Grandfield 23 Miss Collinsville Tap Dance, "Hound Dog" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award 1997 Kelli Masters Midwest City 24 Miss Oklahoma City University Baton Twirling, "Gonna Fly Now" Non finalist Talent Award 1996 Amy Duncan Oklahoma City 23 Miss University of Oklahoma Dramatic Vocal, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl Non finalist Talent Award 1995 Meighen Bradfield colspan=3 Shawntel Smith Muldrow 24 Miss Tulsa State Fair Vocal, "The Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born Winner 1994 Tiffany CraigNorman 24 Miss Norman Vocal, "If Only" 1993 Elizabeth Moseley 22 Miss Shawnee Flute, "Dueling Banjos" 1992 DuSharme Carter Oklahoma City 21 Miss Oklahoma City University Vocal, "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" 4th runner up Later Miss Oklahoma USA 1995Top 12 at Miss USA 1995 pageant 1991 Gina Lynne Smith Stillwater 21 Miss Stroud Vocal Medley, "Somewhere" 1990 Cynthia White Oklahoma City 24 Miss Stroud Piano, "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" Top 10 1989 Tamara Marler Tulsa 26 Miss Norman Vocal, "Since I Fell for You" Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award 1988 Lori Kelley Clinton 23 Miss Norman Classical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville 2nd runner up Preliminary Talent Award 1987 Leesa Cornett Newcastle 20 Miss Norman Vocal, "If He Walked Into My Life" from Mame Non finalist Talent Award 1986 Mignon Merchant Oklahoma City 25 Miss Lake Hudson Stand up Comedy Non finalist Talent Award Previously Miss Oklahoma USA 1983 Top 10 at Miss USA 1983 pageant 1985 Felicia Ferguson 24 Miss Grand Lake Vocal, "You Don't Know Me" 1984 Julie Sunday Owasso 21 Miss Owasso Piano 1983 Trelynda Kerr Moore 21 Miss Grand Lake Country Vocal Medley, "Stand by Your Man" 1982 Nancy Chapman Altus 21 Miss Oklahoma City Piano, "Fireworks" by Debussy 4th runner up 1981 April Clayton Cameron 22 Miss Tulsa State Fair Ballet en Pointe, "The Blue Danube" 1980 Kathleen Allin colspan=3 Susan Powell Elk City 21 Miss Oklahoma City Classical Vocal, "The Telephone Aria" Winner Preliminary Talent Award (tie) 1979 Jill Elmore Tulsa 23 Miss Grand Lake Classical Vocal, "Art Is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert Non finalist Talent Award 1978 Kendi Brown Oklahoma City 21 Miss Warr Acres Tap Dance, Medley of songs by Cole Porter 1977 Ellen Wight Tulsa 22 Miss Oklahoma City University Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust Died in December 1979 1976 Lucia Miller Buffalo 21 Miss Tulsa State Fair Trumpet, "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" 1975 Lisa Reagan Oklahoma City 19Miss Warr Acres Vocal Medley, "As Time Goes By" & "I Got Love" Former wife of former congressman, Mickey Edwards 1974 Debbie Knight Warr Acres 22 Piano, "Minuet in G Major" 1973 Andrea Hanson Tahlequah 21 Miss Tulsa State Fair Piano / Vocal, "The Homeland Aria" from Die Fledermaus Top 10 1972 Debbie Giannopoulos Oklahoma City 20 Miss Warr Acres Classical vocal from Carmen Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1968 pageant 1971 Susan Supernaw Tulsa 20 Miss Phillips University Acrobatic Jazz Ballet Special Judges' Award 1970 Judy Adams Cushing 20 Miss Oklahoma State University Violin, "The Hot Canary" arranged by Florian ZaBach Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award 1969 Jeanne Gambrell Tulsa 22 Miss University of Tulsa Ballet / Jazz Dance, "Hair" & "Aquarius" from Hair 1968 Beverly Drew Harrah 22 Miss Shawnee Vocal, "Step to the Rear" 1967 Carolyn Denton Muskogee 19 Miss Oklahoma State University Vocal, "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows" 1966 Sandy Ferguson Miss Lawton colspan=3 Jane Anne Jayroe Laverne 19 Miss Oklahoma City Vocal / Orchestra Conducting, "1 2 3" Winner Preliminary Talent Award 1965 Sandra Curtis Tulsa 20 Miss Tulsa Dramatic Reading, "Sorry Wrong Number" 1964 Jane Hitch Guymon 18 Miss Guymon Dance 1963 Cheryl Semrad Hassman Waukomis Miss Okeene Speech, "May I Teach Others to Live" 1962 Billi Kay Smith Stroud 19 Miss Stroud Dramatic Reading 1961 Dana Darlene Reno Stigler 20 Miss Stigler Oration with Indian Sign Language 1960 Donna Kay Creed Enid 20 Miss Enid Vocal, "The Sound of Music" 1959 Mary Ann Hazelton Tulsa 19 Piano Non finalist Talent Award 1958 Anita Bryant Tulsa 18 Vocal, "When the Boys Talk About the Girls" 2nd runner up 1957 Mary Nancy Denner Alva Poetry Recitation, "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay 2nd runner up 1956 LaDonna Kramer Loyal Piano 1955 Ann Campbell Oklahoma City Speech & Furniture Design Display 4th runner up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 1954 Charlavan Baker Oklahoma City Dress Design 1953 Lorene WashburnTulsa Vocal 1952 Shirley Barbour Drama Miss Congeniality 1951 Bobby Jene Simmons Oklahoma City Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette Top 10 1950 Louise O'Brien Tulsa Vocal, "Twas Only An Irishman's Dream" 4th runner up 1949 Georgine R. Leeka Tulsa Vocal 1948 Donna Briggs Tulsa Painting Display 4th runner up 1947No Oklahoma representative at Miss America pageant 1946 1945 1944 1943 Joan Marceille Hawk Oklahoma City 1942No Oklahoma representative at Miss America pageant 1941 Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona Tulsa Top 15 Miss Congeniality 1940 Ada Martyne Wood Oklahoma City Top 15 1939 Bettye Cornelia Avert Oklahoma City Original Piano & Vocal, "Wondering & Dreaming" 1st runner up 1938 Marjorie Ann Adams Ada 1937No Oklahoma representative at Miss America pageant 1936 1935 1934No national pageant was held 1933 Joanne Alcorn 16 N/A Withdrew from the competition due to appendicitis 1932No national pageants were held Oklahoma City Miss Oklahoma City Constance Crosby Tulsa Miss Tulsa 1922No Oklahoma representative at Miss America pageants 1921