Our Forever Miss Illinois Titleholders
| Local Title & Year | Name | Hometown | Miss America Placement |
| 1927 – Joliet | Lois Eleanor Delander | Joliet | Miss America 1927 |
| 1933 – N/A | Lillian M. Kroener | St. Louis, MO | |
| 1936 – Springfield | Virginia Louis Moeller | Springfield | |
| 1936 – Cook County | Arlene E. Causey | Chicago | 3rd RU |
| 1942 – Rochelle | Patricia Hayes | Rochelle | Semi-Finalist |
| 1943 – Ottawa | Dorothy Belle Kohrt | Ottawa | |
| 1944 – Bloomington | Betty June King | Bloomington | Semi-Finalist |
| 1945 – Joliet | Beverly Ann Long | Joliet | |
| 1946 – Pekin | Patricia Jean Frey | Pekin | Semi-Finalist |
| 1947 – Joliet | Beverly Ann Long | Joliet | |
| 1948 – Quincy | Viola Ruth Hutmacher | Quincy | |
| 1949 – Champaign-Urbana | Trudy Germi | Chicago | 2nd RU & Prelim Swimsuit |
| 1950 – Quad Cities | Catherine Kleinschmidt | Granite City | |
| 1951 – Harvey | Doris Mae King | Granite City | |
| 1952 – Sterling | Glenna Marie Pohly | Rock Falls | |
| 1953 – Alton | Jacquelyn Dumbauld | Alton | |
| 1954 – Carbondale | Patsy Bruce | Fairfield | Miss Congeniality |
| 1955 – Heart of the Cornbelt | Marian Elizabeth Cox | Oak Park | |
| 1956 – Collinsville | Tillie Jean Micheletto | Collinsville | |
| 1957 – DuPage County | Jeannie Beacham | Downers Grove | |
| 1958 – North Shore | Anita Ruth Olsen | River Forest | |
| 1959 – Moline | Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson | Chicago | Semi-Finalist & Prelim Talent |
| 1960 – Vandalia | Vicky Joyce Nutter | Vandalia | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1961 – Lake County | Jacqueline Kaye Bingert | Winthrop Harbor | |
| 1962 – Carbondale | Pamela Gilbert | Carbondale | Prelim Swimsuit Award |
| 1963 – Decatur | Judith Sheryl Schiper | Decatur | |
| 1964 – Fox Valley | Patricia Louise Quilen | North Aurora | |
| 1965 – Granite City | Kathleen Marie Oros | Granite City | |
| 1966 – Adams County | Mary Lee Inzerello | Elk Grove Village | |
| 1967 – Fox Valley Park District | Kathryn Jean Myers | Aurora | |
| 1968 – Boone County | Judith Ann Ford | Belvidere | Miss America 1969, Prelim Talent & Swimsuit |
| Bellwood-Westchester | Sharon Mitchell | Westchester | |
| 1969 – Elgin | Dulcie Elizabeth Scripture | Elgin | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1970 – Springfield | Lynn Ann Alexander | Springfield | |
| 1971 – Chicago | Anita Joyce Pankratz | Chicago | |
| 1972 – Macomb | Carolyn Kay Paulus | Elmhurst | |
| 1973 – Heart of Illinois | Colleen Ann Mettemich | Carthage | Semi-Finalist & MAO USA Troupe |
| 1974 – Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills | Jean Celester Ahem | Hinsdale | 2nd RU & Prelim Talent |
| 1975 – Crossroads Country | Jean Ann Waters | Tuscola | |
| 1976 – Lake County | Betsy Jamison | Mundelein | |
| 1977 – Macomb | Nancy Rae Beatty | Avon | |
| 1978 – Ottawa | Debra Sue Carlson | Ottawa | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1979 – Southern Illinois | Shanna Jean McNeil | Carterville | |
| Heart of Illinois | Elizabeth Ann Russell | Pekin | |
| 1980 – Chicago | Blythe Elizabeth Sawyer | Naperville | |
| 1981 – North Shore | Sandra Lynn Truitt | Evanston | 1st RU & Prelim Talent |
| 1982 – Southern Illinois | Jaleigh Jeffers | Mt. Carmel | |
| 1983 – Chicago | Rebecca G. Bush | Chicago | |
| 1984 – Chicago | Ruth Ann Booker | Chicago | |
| 1985 – Northwestern University | Karen Marie Moncrieff | Chicago | |
| 1986 – Pekin | Lisa Ann Heussner | Pekin | |
| 1987 – Chicago | Cindy Ann Hodgkins | Schaumburg | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1988 – Mississippi Valley | Dawn Michelle Spicuzza | Collinsville | |
| 1989 – Northwestern University | Jeri Lynn Zimmerman | Evanston | 3rd RU & Prelim Swimsuit |
| 1990 – Kankakee County | Marjorie Judith Vincent | Oak Park | Miss America 1991, Prelim Talent |
| Madison County | Jaclyn Dayna Greer | Granite City | |
| 1991 – Chicago | Cheryl Lynn Majercik | Niles | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1992 – Kankakee County | Kathleen Emily Farrell | Chicago | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1993 – Schaumburg | Sara Helena Martin | Schaumburg | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1994 – Kankakee County | Chuti Lynn Therese Tiu | Chicago | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1995 – DuPage County | Tracy Kathleen Hayes | Wheaton | 4th RU & Prelim Swimsuit |
| 1996 – Fox River Valley | Tania Joy Gibson | Lake Barrington | |
| 1997 – Lake Cook | Katherine Renee Shindle | Evanston | Miss America 1998, Prelim Talent |
| John A. Logan | Ashley Ann Eisenhauer | Herrin | |
| 1998 – Macomb | Amanda Jo Meadows | Sycamore | Non-Finalist Talent Award |
| 1999 – Chicago | Jade Smalls | Evanston | 1st RU |
| 2000 – Northern Illinois | Jennifer Diane Powers | Evanston | Prelim Talent Award |
| 2001 – Macomb | Kristin Marie Castillo | Macomb | |
| 2002 – Land of Lincoln | Erika Harold | Urbana | Miss America 2003 |
| Tinley Park | Michelle Lane LaGroue | Naperville | |
| 2003 – Chicago | Andrea Beth Fritz | Schaumburg | |
| 2004 – Chicago | Michelle Lane LaGroue | Naperville | |
| 2005 – Western Suburbs | Lauren Allen | Batavia | |
| 2006 – Kane County | Heidi Ekstrom | Mundelein | |
| 2007 – Heartland | Ashley Nicole Hatfield | Anna | |
| 2008 – Chicago | Katie Lorenz | Plymouth | |
| 2009 – Macomb | Erin O’Connor | Evergreen Park | |
| 2010 – River to River | Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky | New Baden | |
| 2011 – Windy City | Hannah Smith | Huntley | Top 10 Semi-Finalist |
| 2012 – Quincy | Megan Ervin | Rushville | Top 10 Semi-Finalist, Prelim Lifestyle & Fitness |
| 2013 – Northern Suburbs | Brittany Smith | Elmhurst | |
| 2014 – Chicago | Marisa Buchheit | Chicago | |
| 2015 – Southern Illinois | Crystal Davis | Anna | |
| 2016 – Blackhawk Valley | Jaryn Franklin | East Moline | STEM Award |
| 2017 – East Central | Abby Foster | Danville | People’s Choice, Top 16 |
| 2018 – Capital City | Grace Khachaturian | Champaign |