The Miss Texas Organization was founded in 1936 by a group of civic minded citizens concerned about higher education. The first Miss Texas Scholarship Competition has evolved into what is recognized today as one of the best organized and well managed of all state competitions.

Listed below are a few examples of talented titleholders who utilized the opportunities that the organization provides

**Miss Dallas 2025**
Stephanie Wendt

Miss Texas 2025 1st RU, Preliminary Evening Gown Award, Share Your Smile Scholarship recipient, What Love Can Do Scholarship recipient, and Best of Texas Gold Medal. Visionary Scholarship Finalist: Health & Wellness Impact, Sandra Malone Memorial, Jack Mitchell Women in Sports, and the S.P.E.A.K.S.

**Miss Park Cities 2025**
Sarah Swift

Miss Texas 2025 4th RU, Preliminary Evening Gown Award, Garrett Pendergast Memorial Scholarship recipient, Overall Iley Community Service Scholarship recipient, Best of Texas Gold Medal. Visionary Scholarship Finalist: Decade of Intentional Excellence, Dr. George W. Dana, MD legacy, and Patti Stapp Memorial.

**Miss Dallas 2024**
Danielle Ball

Miss Texas 2024 Top 12, Best of Texas Overall Award, Best of Texas Gold Medal, Pinnacle Club Silver Marketing Award and Tatum Foundation Scholarship Finalist.

**Miss Park Cities 2024** Kennedy Hardeman

Miss Texas 2024 Top 15, Evening Gown Preliminary Award, 3LC Lady Scholarship Finalist

**Miss Dallas 2023**
Annette Addo-Yobo

Miss Texas 2024 winner, Miss Texas 2023 Top 10, Overall Interview Award, Rookie Interview Award, Rookie Talent Award, Alpha Preliminary Talent Award, Rookie Evening Gown Award, College Interview Award, Bronze-level President’s Service Award

**Miss Park Cities 2023** Sweta Murthy

Miss Texas 2023 Top 10, Alpha AND Overall Preliminary Talent Award.

**Miss Park Cities 2022** Ellie Breaux

Miss Texas 2023 Winner, Miss Texas 2022 4th Runner Up

**Miss Dallas 2022** Jaelene Luper

Miss Texas 2022 Top 10 Finalist, Top 10 Interview

**Miss Dallas 2020|2021**

Averie Bishop

Miss Texas 2022 Winner, Miss America 2023 2nd Runner Up, Overall Interview Award, Miss Texas 2021 Top 16, Best College Interview Recipient.

**Miss Park Cities 2020|2021**

Lindsey Sharpless

Miss Texas 2021 4th Runner Up, Preliminary Overall Talent Award Winner, Preliminary Red Carpet Award Winner, Ann Ingraham Award.

**Miss Dallas 2019** Adaline Bebo

3rd Runner Up to Miss Texas 2019, Preliminary Overall Talent Award Winner, Top 10 Interview, STEM Award Scholarship

**Miss Park Cities 2019** Chandler Foreman

Winner - Miss Texas 2019, Preliminary Overall Talent Award Winner, Preliminary Overall Onstage Question Award Winner, Overall Talent Award Winner, Overall Interview Award Winner

**Miss Dallas 2018** Madison Fuller

Winner - Miss Texas 2018, Overall Interview Award, Preliminary Swimsuit Award

**Miss Park Cities 2018** Adaline Bebo

1st Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award, Quality of Life Finalist

**Miss Dallas 2017** Katelyn Marek

Top 10 Finalist, Overall Interview, Preliminary Talent, Miss America Community Service Award, 2nd runner up Quality of Life

**Miss Park Cities 2017** Catherine Hicks

3rd Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Overall Swimsuit Award, Overall Photogenic Award, College Interview Award.

**Miss Dallas 2016** Brittany Tew

13th Place - Miss Texas, Non-Finalist Interview Award, Academic Interview Award, Overall STEM GPA, Miss America Community Service Award, Quality of Life Finalist

**Miss Park Cities 2016** Madison Fuller

3rd Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Swimsuit Award

**Miss Dallas 2015** Madison Fuller

3rd Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Tie - Overall Talent Award, Tie - Overall Evening Gown Award

**Miss Park Cities 2015**
Madison Adams

1st Runner Up - Miss Texas, Overall Interview Award, Woman of Achievement Recipient, Overall Ad Sales, Preliminary Swimsuit Award

**Miss Dallas 2014** Laryssa Bonacquisti

4th Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Fitness Award, Overall Alpha Contestant, Overall Alpha Fitness Award, Overall Alpha Gown Award, *Miss Louisiana 2017*

**Miss Park Cities 2014** Monique Evans

Winner - Miss Texas, Top 15 Finalist at Miss America, Preliminary Talent Award at Miss Texas, Overall Interview Award at Miss Texas.

**Miss Dallas 2013** Monique Evans

Preliminary Fitness Award.

**Miss Dallas 2012** Danae Couch

Winner - Miss Texas 2012, Top 10 Semi-Finalist at Miss America, Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Fitness Award at Miss Texas, Overall Interview Award at Miss Texas, Overall Fitness Award at Miss Texas.

Miss Dallas 2011 Candice Bennatt

4th Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Fitness Award, Overall Fitness Award, *Miss New Mexico 2012* *Miss Louisiana USA 2015*

Miss Dallas 2010 Ali Burrow

11th Place - Miss Texas (11th), Non-Finalist - Overall Dancer Award

Miss Dallas 2009 Elise Martinez

Non-Finalist - Overall Dancer Award, *Season 6 - "So You Think You Can Dance"*

Miss Dallas 2008 Corin Harmon
Children's Miracle Network Community Service Award

Miss Dallas 2007 Sarah Witt

Miss Dallas 2006 Sara Fox

Miss Dallas 2005 Charlye Gwinn

Miss Dallas 2004 Brooke Hamilton
Top 15 - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 2003 Sara Fox
Top 15 - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 2002 Georgia Locke
Top 10 Finalist - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award, Overall Talent Award, Most Talented Vocalist Award

Miss Dallas 2001 Tori White
Non-Finalist Interview Award

Miss Dallas 2000 Morgan Matlock
Top 10 Finalist - Miss Texas, *Miss Texas 2005*

Miss Dallas 1999 Megan Yardley
*Miss Vermont 2004*

Miss Dallas 1998 Tara Watson
1st Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Overall Evening Wear Award, *Miss Texas 2000* *Miss Teen Texas 1993*

Miss Dallas 1997 Tatum Hubbard
Top 10 - Miss Texas, *Miss Texas 1998*

Miss Dallas 1996 Michelle Martinez
Winner - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award, Overall Talent Award, Most Talented Musician Award, Top 10 Finalist at Miss America

Miss Dallas 1995 Brooke Bigelow
Top 10 - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award

Miss Dallas 1994 Julie Tisdale
2nd Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award

Miss Dallas 1993 Darcey Rushing
4th Runner Up - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 1992 Lynette Schwane
Top 15 - Miss Texas, Non-finalist Talent Award

Miss Dallas 1991 Barbara May

Miss Dallas 1990 Lisa Adkins

Miss Dallas 1989 Leslie Chambers
1st Runner Up - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 1988 Shelly St. John

Miss Dallas 1987 Debbie Riecks
3rd Runner Up - Miss Texas, *Miss Colorado 1989* *2nd Runner Up at Miss America*

Miss Dallas 1986 Johnna Ogden
2nd Runner Up

Miss Dallas 1985 Stephany Samone
1st Runner Up, *Miss Texas 1986*

Miss Dallas 1984 Brenda Denton

Miss Dallas 1983 Dawan McPeak
*Miss New York 1986*

Miss Dallas 1982 Julie Baugh

Miss Dallas 1981 Tana Morris

Miss Dallas 1980 Bobbie Candler
*Miss Louisiana 1982* *National Sweetheart 1979*

Miss Dallas 1979 Karen Luddeke
Top 10 - Miss Texas, Preliminary Swimsuit Award

Miss Dallas 1978 Pamela Richey
3rd Runner Up - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 1977 Lynne Pyle

Miss Dallas 1976 Lori Smith
2nd Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Talent Award

Miss Dallas 1975 Donna Amos
Top 10 - Miss Texas, Preliminary Swimsuit Award

Miss Dallas 1974 Janet Muncy

Miss Dallas 1973 Becky Bloomer
1st Runner Up - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 1972 Linda McCaskill
2nd Runner Up - Miss Texas, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award

Miss Dallas 1971 Veronica Suzanne Swanson
Top 10 - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 1970 Phyllis George
Winner - Miss Texas, Winner - Miss America

Miss Dallas 1969 Jeanne Jones - SMU Junior

Miss Dallas 1968 Lynne Merkell

Miss Dallas 1967 Jeanie Wilson - SMU Student (Stephen F. Austin transfer)

Miss Dallas 1966 Calleen Anderegg - Richardson HS Senior

Miss Dallas 1965 Evelyn Seibert, Arlington State College (UT-Arlington)

Miss Dallas 1964 Paula Savage - Thomas Jefferson HS Senior

Miss Dallas 1963 Emily Sue Pigman - North Texas State University Freshman (UNT)

Miss Dallas 1962 Maria Strattin - Woodrow Wilson HS Graduate

Miss Dallas 1961 Tina Heath - Woodrow Wilson HS Graduate

Miss Dallas 1960 Mary Cage Moore - SMU Freshman
Winner - Miss Texas, Non-finalist talent - Miss America

Miss Dallas 1959 Susan Bagby - SMU Senior

Miss Dallas 1958 Carrell Currie - Irving HS Senior, SMU Student during her year of service

Miss Dallas 1957 Sharon Smith - SMU Freshman

Miss Dallas 1955 Judy Moon - SMU Student

Miss Dallas 1954 Yvonne Erwin - SMU Senior
Winner - Miss Texas

Miss Dallas 1950 Margaret Sommers
Winner - Miss Texas, Top 16 - Miss America

Miss Dallas 1939 Charmayne Smith
Winner - Miss Texas, Top 15 - Miss America

Pre-Miss Texas State Competition (began in 1936):

Miss Dallas 1927 Moselle Ransom - First Runner-up at Miss America under local title

Miss Dallas 1926 Rosebud Blondell - Top 15 at Miss America under local title

Miss Dallas 1925 Elinor Wilkins - Competed at Miss America under local title

Miss Dallas 1924 Etta Mae Collins - Competed at Miss America under local title