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 |