Miss Indiana

Miss Indiana
Formation	1922
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Indianapolis
Location	Indiana;
Membership	Miss America
Official language	English
Key people	Aren Straiger (Executive Director)
Website	Official website

The Miss Indiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss America Pageant.

Kalyn Melham of Muncie was crowned Miss Indiana 2024 on June 29, 2024 at STAR Bank Performing Arts Center in Zionsville. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

Gallery of past titleholders

Nicole Rash,
Miss Indiana 2007
Katie Stam,
Miss Indiana 2008 and Miss America 2009
Megan Meadors,
Miss Indiana 2008
Nicole Pollard,
Miss Indiana 2009
Gabrielle Reed,
Miss Indiana 2010

Results summary

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

Placements

Miss Americas: Katie Stam (2009)
1st runners-up: Carol Mitchell (1952), Ann Garnier (1953), Barbara Mougin (1978), Nicole Rash (2008)
2nd runners-up: Eileen Smith (1966), Shelli Yoder (1993), Cydney Bridges (2024)
3rd runners-up: Pam Carlberg (1982)
4th runners-up: Tommye Glaze (1961), Kit Field (1969), Rebecca Graham (1973), Tiffany Storm (1995)
Top 5: Anna Howe (1927)
Top 7: Elizabeth Hallal (2023)
Top 10: Mary Haglund (1968), Penny Tichenor (1975), Cyndi Legler (1976), Laurie Broderick (1986), Shani Nielsen (1997), Julianne Hackney (1999), Bryn Chapman (2004)
Top 12: MerrieBeth Cox (2013)
Top 15: Helen Emly (1938), Tangra Riggle (2003), Nicole Pollard (2010), Lydia Tremaine (2019)
Top 20: Allison Hatcher (2002)

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Anita Hursh (1959), Rebecca Graham (1973), Shelli Yoder (1993) (tie), Tiffany Storm (1995), Katie Stam (2009)
Preliminary Talent: Gloria Rupprecht (1958), Tommye Glaze (1961), Eileen Smith (1966), Mary Haglund (1968), Laurie Broderick (1986), Shani Nielsen (1997), Tangra Riggle (2003), Lydia Tremaine (2019), Elizabeth Hallal (2023)

Non-finalist awards

Non-finalist Talent: Kathleen Burke (1962), Pat Patterson (1972), Sheila Stephen (1988), Sarah Wiley (2005), Gabrielle Reed (2011), Audra Casterline (2015)

Other awards

Miss Congeniality: Debbie May (1971), Cydney Bridges (2024)
Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award: Kelly Lloyd (2000)
Bernie Wayne Talent Award: Tiffany Storm (1995), Shani Nielsen (1997)
Evening Dress Award: Thelma Blossom (1922)
Intercity Roller Chair Parade Award: Thelma Blossom (1922)
Neat as a Pin Award: Pat Patterson (1972) (tie)
Professional Beauty Award Third Prize: Sydney Nelson (1922)
Quality of Life Award Finalists: Betsy Uschkrat (2007), Katie Stam (2009)

Winners

Declared as winner
Ended as a runner-up
Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2024	Kalyn Melham	Muncie	23	Miss Southern Heartland	Vocal	TBA	TBA
2023	Cydney Bridges	Fort Wayne	22	Miss Fort Wayne	Vocal, "I'll Be There"	2nd Runner-Up	Miss Congeniality
2022	Elizabeth Hallal	Georgetown	21	Miss Southern Heartland	Musical Theater Vocal "Defying Gravity"	Top 7	Preliminary Talent Award
2021	Braxton Hiser^[1]	Indianapolis	24	Miss West Central Indiana	Vocal
2019–20	Tiarra Taylor^[2]	New Albany	21	Miss Indiana State University	Vocal
2018	Lydia Tremaine^[3]	Kendallville	20	Miss Fort Wayne	Vocal, "That's Life"	Top 15^[4]	Preliminary Talent Award^[5]	Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana USA 2021^[6]
2017	Haley Jordan Begay^[7]	Pittsboro	19	Miss Metropolitan	Vocal, "Hallelujah"			Later crowned Miss Indiana USA 2023
2016	Brianna DeCamp^[8]^[9]	Kendallville	22	Miss Limberlost	Tap Dance			Previously Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2011^[10]
2015	Morgan Jackson^[11]	Charlestown	21	Miss Harvest Homecoming	Lyrical Ballet, "It Is Well with My Soul" by Bill Gaither			Daughter of Miss New Mexico 1984, Trina Collins^[12] Previously Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2007^[12] Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 pageant^[13] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2014	Audra Casterline^[14]	Fishers	23	Miss Hoosier Heartland	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
2013	Terrin Thomas^[15]	Auburn	21	Miss Indiana University	Vocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"			Arrested and charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement in December 2014^[16] Charges were dropped as of May 2015^[17]
2012	MerrieBeth Cox^[18]	Roselle, IL	22	Miss Duneland	Baton Twirling, "Sparkling Diamonds"	Top 12^[15]		Eligible as a student at Purdue University Previously Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen 2007^[19] Purdue University's 27th Golden Girl^[20]
2011	Jackie Jerlecki^[21]	Goshen	22	Miss Duneland	Vocal, "Take Me to the World" from Evening Primrose
2010	Gabrielle Reed	Bloomington	22	Miss Southern Heartland	Vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel		Non-finalist Talent Award
2009	Nicole Pollard	Lafayette	23	Miss Duneland	Broadway Vocal, "And This Is My Beloved"	Top 15		Previously Indiana's Junior Miss 2004
2008	Megan Meadors	Auburn	22	Miss Pride of Indiana	Vocal	Did not compete; originally placed 6th in the pageant, later assumed the title after Stam won Miss America 2009
	Megan Meadors	Auburn	22	Miss Pride of Indiana	Vocal			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005 pageant Cheerleader for the Indianapolis Colts^[22]
	Katie Stam	Seymour	22	Miss Duneland	Vocal, "Via Dolorosa"	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award Quality of Life Award Finalist	Received a "Golden Sash" and automatic Top 15 placement at Miss America 2009 pageant on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown
2007	Nicole Rash^[23]	Plymouth	23	Miss Ball State University	Vocal, "Bandito"	1st runner-up		Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2006 pageant Later Ms. Missouri 2012 and Ms. America 2012^[24] Later Mrs. America 2018 (under married name, Nicole Cook)^[25] Top 6 at Mrs. World 2018 pageant
2006	Betsy Uschkrat	Bloomington	24	Miss Indiana University	Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'"		Quality of Life Award Finalist
2005	Susan Guilkey	Noblesville	22	Miss North Central	Vocal, "I, Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha
2004	Sarah Wiley	Carmel	24	Miss Wabash Valley	Vocal, "What Kind of Fool Am I?"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Top 10 (2002) and contestant (2003) at National Sweetheart pageants
2003	Bryn Chapman	Indianapolis	21	Miss South Central	Vocal, "Home" from Phantom	Top 10		3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2002 pageant as Miss Kentucky
2002	Tangra Riggle^[26]	West Lafayette	21	Miss North Central	Vocal, "God Bless America"	Top 15	Preliminary Talent Award
2001	Allison Hatcher	Evansville	24	Miss North Central	Classical Piano, "Prelude in G Minor"	Top 20
2000	Betsy Bobel	Peru	23	Miss Duneland	Gymnastics, "In the Mood"			Sister of Miss Indiana USA 2006, Bridget Bobel
1999	Kelly Lloyd	Indianapolis	22	Miss North Central	Jazz Dance, "Jump, Jive an' Wail"		Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award	Triple Crown Winner Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1993 pageant Later Miss Indiana USA 2002 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2002 pageant 2nd runner-up at National Sweetheart 1998 pageant
1998	Julianne Hackney	Vincennes	20	Miss Northwest Territory	Vocal, "My Man"	Top 10		Top 10 at National Sweetheart 1997 pageant
1997	Sara Engerman	Kendallville	19	Miss Limberlost	Tap Dance, "Shout And Feel It"
1996	Shani Nielsen	New Albany	24	Miss Harvest Homecoming	Vocal, "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde	Top 10	Bernie Wayne Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
1995	Becky Gray	Indianapolis	23	Miss North Central	Piano
1994	Tiffany Storm	Bloomington	24	Miss Capital City	Dramatic Vocal, "Papa, Can You Hear Me?"	4th runner-up	Bernie Wayne Talent Award Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1993	Dayna Brewer	New Albany	22	Miss Capital City	Vocal, "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel
1992	Shelli Yoder	Shipshewana	24	Miss Elkhart	Vocal, "This Is the Moment"	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award (tie)	Ran for United States House of Representatives as the Democratic candidate in 2012 and 2016^[27]^[28]
1991	Kari Hipsher	Wabash	23	Miss Huntington	Ballet en Pointe
1990	Brenda Bassett	Kokomo	21	Miss Kokomo	Character Ballet en Pointe		Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Miss_Indiana Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk \| www.biologia.sk \| www.botanika.sk \| www.dejiny.sk \| www.economy.sk \| www.elektrotechnika.sk \| www.estetika.sk \| www.farmakologia.sk \| www.filozofia.sk \| Fyzika \| www.futurologia.sk \| www.genetika.sk \| www.chemia.sk \| www.lingvistika.sk \| www.politologia.sk \| www.psychologia.sk \| www.sexuologia.sk \| www.sociologia.sk \| www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk

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