For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Illinois USA.
Miss Illinois
Formation
1922
Type
Beauty pageant
Headquarters
Marion
Location
Illinois
Membership
Miss America
Official language
English
Key people
Dr. Susan Shea (Executive Director)
Website
Official website
The Miss Illinois is a pageant program affiliated with Miss America, which is competition for women models representing the state of Illinois.
The first "Miss Illinois" sent to the national pageant was Lois Delander who subsequently won the Miss America title. Including Delander, five Miss Illinois representatives have won the Miss America title.
Jessica Tilton of Washington, IL was crowned Miss Illinois 2023 on June 10, 2023, at the Marion Cultural Arts & Civic Center in Marion. She will represent Illinois and compete for the title of Miss America 2024.
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crowned MissIllinois USA 1957 and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue. Gaba was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was...
actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned MissIllinois USA and MissIllinois Teen USA. She is known for her roles in The Boy Next Door...
the MissIllinois USA 2001 pageant and placed first runner-up to Rebecca Ambrosi. Nicole attended Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois, earning...
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"Joliet Girl, 16, 'MissIllinois,' Queen of Beauty". Decatur Review. September 10, 1927. p. 1. "Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950". PBS. "Miss America 1933 Atlantic...
Columbia Miss USA 1963 Marite Ozers, IllinoisMiss USA 1962 Macel Wilson, Hawaii Miss USA 1961 Sharon Brown, Louisiana Miss Universe & Miss USA 1960 Linda...
pageant "MissIllinois Wins Miss U.S.A. Title". Tri-City Herald. Associated Press. July 18, 1963. Retrieved 23 July 2023. "Miss Brazil Is Miss Universe...
crowned Miss Hawaii 2022". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved June 14, 2022. Gordon, Jacob (June 12, 2022). "Monica Nia Jones crowned MissIllinois 2022". WSIL-TV...
titleholder from Chicago, Illinois, who was crowned MissIllinois 2014 in June 2014. She competed in the nationally televised Miss America 2015 competition...
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President of the Actors' Equity Association. She was Miss America 1998 in 1998 and MissIllinois in 1997. Shindle was born in Toledo, Ohio, grew up in...
Tiu is an American actress of Filipino and Chinese descent. She was MissIllinois in 1994. Tiu was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Filipino immigrants...
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bachelor's degree in theatre. In 1989, Ryan was chosen as MissIllinois. She competed in the Miss America 1990 pageant, where she finished as third runner-up...
Sylvia Hitchcock, who won Miss USA 1967 and Miss Universe 1967. Morrison was the fourth woman from Illinois to win the Miss USA title (a record at the...
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earn money for university, later winning MissIllinois USA 1963. As MissIllinois USA, she was crowned Miss USA 1963, becoming the first naturalized citizen...
such demonstration took place during the Miss America 1969 pageant held on September 7, 1968 (won by MissIllinois 1968, Judith Ford), when about 200 members...
2015). "Lalaine B. Bennett: Miss U '63 finalist". Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 September 2023. "MissIllinois Wins Miss U.S.A. Title". Tri-City Herald...
Vincent, MissIllinois. She was the first winner of Haitian descent, and would later briefly serve as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Miss America...