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Former Miss Kentucky winners pose with Miss Kentucky 2008 (photo by Phillips Mitchell)

Since 1935, the Miss Kentucky Program has evolved from a "beauty" pageant to a prestigious program offering scholarships, personal and professional skills development, influence and exposure to all who participate.  Today's Miss Kentucky is a leader in every sense.  She is an outspoken advocate, tireless crusader and energetic fundraiser for her platform issue.  Miss Kentucky is the very essence of style, evokes passionate viewpoints and reflects the fabric of her generation.  We honor our humble beginnings and marvel in our journey to the future.

YEAR
NAME
HOMETOWN

MISS AMERICA AWARDS/PLACEMENTS

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1935
 
 
 
 
Jeane M. Megerle
 
 
 
 
Fort Thomas

 
2nd Runner-Up

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1936
 
 
 
 
Charlet Hiteman
 
 
 
 
Newport

Semi-Finalist

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1937
 
 
 
Aubrey Flaig
 
 
 
Bellevue
 

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1938
 
 
 
Evelyn Cooper
 
 
 
Mt. Healthy
 

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1939
 
 
 
Louise Holman
 
 
 
Pineville
 

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1940
 
 
 
Dorothy Slatten
 
 
 
Lexington

Preliminary Swimsuit Award/
4th runner-up

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1941
 
 
 
 
Dorothy Slatten
 
 
 
 
Lexington

Semi-Finalist

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1942-1945
NO PAGEANT
DUE TO WORLD WAR II
   
 
 
 
1946
 
 
 
Mary Madonna Smith
 
 
 
Jenkins
 

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1947
 
 
 
 
Evelyn Murray
 
 
 
 
Louisville

Semi-Finalist

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1948
 
 
 
Mildred Joanne Hollinger
 
 
 
Louisville
 

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1949
 
 
 
Betty Haverstock
 
 
 
Louisville
 

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1950
 
 
 
Mary Louise Osborne
 
 
 
Wheelwright
 

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1951
 
 
 
Dottye Nuckols
 
 
 
Bowling Green
 

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1952
 
 
 
Joy Williams
 
 
 
Louisville
 

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1953
 
 
 
Emily Rucker
 
 
 
Berea
 

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1954
 
 
 
Margaret Diane Hunt
 
 
 
Lexington
 

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1955
 
 
 
Ann Shirley Gillock
 
 
 
Carrollton
 

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1956
 
 
 
Janene Simpson
 
 
 
Louisville
 

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1957
 
 
 
 
Jane Marvin Brock
 
 
 
 
Liberty

Nonfinalist Talent Award

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1958
 
 
 
Sandra Sue Smith
 
 
 
Harlan
 

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1959
 
 
 
Carol Fairchild Brown
 
 
 
Whitesburg
 

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1960
 
 
 
Alice Chumbley
 
 
 
Jamestown
 

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1961
 
 
 
Lee Willis Grigsby
 
 
 
Bardstown
 

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1962
 
 
 
Nanci Rosalind Bowling
 
 
 
Campbellsville
 

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1963
 
 
 
Nell Garnett Owen
 
 
 
Bowling Green
 

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1964
 
 
 
 
Linda Lenora Sawyer
 
 
 
 
Louisville

Semi-Finalist

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1965
 
 
 
Rebecca Tollivar Snyder
 
 
 
Owensboro
 

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1966
 
 
 
Janie Olmstead
 
 
 
New Castle
 

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1967
 
 
 
Jo-Anne Clark
 
 
 
Louisville
 

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1968
 
 
 
 
Janet Hatfield
 
 
 
 
Jeffersontown

Miss America USO Troupe to Vietnam

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1969
 
 
 
Louisa Ann Flook
 
 
 
Richmond
 

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1970
 
 
 
Cynthia Anne Bostick
 
 
 
Owensboro
 

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1971
 
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