Miss Minnesota Scholarship Organization

Miss Minnesota is an official preliminary to the Miss America Scholarship Competition.

The winner of Miss Minnesota competes at the Miss America Scholarship Competition, representing Minnesota, for a chance to win the title of Miss America and a $50,000 scholarship. Miss Minnesota has four phases of competition that include: private interview, on-stage interview, evening gown and talent.

In order to compete for Miss Minnesota you must be at least 17 years old and cannot be over 25 years old before December 31st in the year you hope to compete at the Miss America Scholarship Competition. In addition, you must reside, work or attend school in Minnesota, have never been married nor have any children. You also need to have won a preliminary title.

Check out the winners of the Miss Minnesota Scholarship Competition in the past:

Miss Minnesota 2019 – Kathryn Kueppers
Miss Minnesota 2018 – Michaelene Karlen
Miss Minnesota 2017 – Brianna Drevlow
Miss Minnesota 2016 – Madeline Van Ert
Miss Minnesota 2015 – Rachel Latuff
Miss Minnesota 2014 – Savannah Cole
Miss Minnesota 2013 – Rebecca Yeh
Miss Minnesota 2012 – Siri Freeh
Miss Minnesota 2011 – Natalie Davis
Miss Minnesota 2010 – Kathryn Knuttila
Miss Minnesota 2009 – Brooke Kilgarriff
Miss Minnesota 2008 – Angela McDermott
Miss Minnesota 2007 – Jennifer Hudspeth
Miss Minnesota 2006 – Nicole Swanson
Miss Minnesota 2005 – Karyn Stordahl
Miss Minnesota 2004 – Tiffany Ogle
Miss Minnesota 2003 – Megan Torgerson
Miss Minnesota 2002 – Allyson Kearns
Miss Minnesota 2001 – Kari Knuttila
Miss Minnesota 2000 – Katherine Hill
Miss Minnesota 1999 – Natalie Lund
Miss Minnesota 1998 – Megan West
Miss Minnesota 1997 – Jennifer Ostergaard
Miss Minnesota 1996 – Sherry Johnson
Miss Minnesota 1995 – Paula Knoll
Miss Minnesota 1994 – Eileen Kay Van Driest
Miss Minnesota 1993 – Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg
Miss Minnesota 1992 – Jo Bender
Miss Minnesota 1991 – Julie Richardson
Miss Minnesota 1990 – Brenda Armstrong
Miss Minnesota 1989 – Lynne Schacher
Miss Minnesota 1988 – Susan Johnson (Assumed title)
Miss Minnesota 1988 – Gretchen Carlson (Miss America 1989)
Miss Minnesota 1987 – Katherine Killen
Miss Minnesota 1986 – Kristine Fouks (Assumed title)
Miss Minnesota 1986 – Lisa Phyliky (Resigned)
Miss Minnesota 1985 – Elizabeth Hunter
Miss Minnesota 1984 – Lauren Susan Green
Miss Minnesota 1983 – Vicki Plaster
Miss Minnesota 1982 – Laurie Saarinen
Miss Minnesota 1981 – Elizabeth Ruyak
Miss Minnesota 1980 – Debra Goodwin
Miss Minnesota 1979 – Debra Ann Nerby
Miss Minnesota 1978 – Sue Erickson
Miss Minnesota 1977 – Kim Fossey
Miss Minnesota 1976 – Mary Nelso (Assumed title)
Miss Minnesota 1976 – Dorothy Benham (Miss America 1977)
Miss Minnesota 1975 – Keri Thorne
Miss Minnesota 1974 – Pam Bernhagen
Miss Minnesota 1973 – Joleen Benoit
Miss Minnesota 1972 – Linda Hagen
Miss Minnesota 1971 – Sheila Berhagen
Miss Minnesota 1970 – Juilana Gabor
Miss Minnesota 1969 – Judy Mendenhall
Miss Minnesota 1968 – Mary Williams
Miss Minnesota 1967 – Charlotte Sims
Miss Minnesota 1966 – Diane Lindgren
Miss Minnesota 1965 – Jeanne Ruth
Miss Minnesota 1964 – Barbara Hasselberg
Miss Minnesota 1963 – Sharon Carnes
Miss Minnesota 1962 – Judith Lerstad
Miss Minnesota 1961 – Nancee Parkinson
Miss Minnesota 1960 – Jean Elverum
Miss Minnesota 1959 – Judy Olson
Miss Minnesota 1958 – Diane Albers
Miss Minnesota 1957 – Ardyce Gustafson
Miss Minnesota 1956 – Marie Miller
Miss Minnesota 1955 – Marlyse Reed
Miss Minnesota 1954 – Jeanne Reince
Miss Minnesota 1953 – Idell Hulin
Miss Minnesota 1952 – Carole Wick
Miss Minnesota 1951 – Katherine Clark
Miss Minnesota 1950 – Jeanne Traun
Miss Minnesota 1949 – Glorida Burkhart
Miss Minnesota 1948 – Jean Sheils (Assumed title)
Miss Minnesota 1948 – BeBe Shopp (Miss America 1949)
Miss Minnesota 1947 – Elaine Campbell
Miss Minnesota 1946 – Rosemarie Gregg
Miss Minnesota 1945 – Arlene Anderson
Miss Minnesota 1944 – Patricia Cummings
Miss Minnesota 1943 – Florence Hunton
Miss Minnesota 1942 – Jane Groerner
Miss Minnesota 1941 – Patricia Tiets
Miss Minnesota 1940 – Virginia Kepler
Miss Minnesota 1939 – Marion Rudeen
Miss Minnesota 1938 – Avis Darrow
Miss Minnesota 1937 – Cecelia Rodge
Miss Minnesota 1936 – Irene Martineau
Miss Minnesota 1935 – Mildred Barrett
Miss Minnesota 1934 – No national pageant was held
Miss Minnesota 1933 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1932 – No national pageant was held
Miss Minnesota 1931 – No national pageant was held
Miss Minnesota 1930 – No national pageant was held
Miss Minnesota 1929 – No national pageant was held
Miss Minnesota 1928 – No national pageant was held
Miss Minnesota 1927 – Representative competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1926 – Representatives competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1925 – Representatives competed under local title at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1924 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1923 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1922 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Minnesota 1921 – No representative at Miss America