Miss Maryland


The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Maryland in the Miss America pageant.
Maria Derisavi of Leonardtown was crowned Miss Maryland 2025 in June 2025 at Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland. At the Miss America 2026 competition, Maria placed as a Top 11 semi-finalist and was a Preliminary Evening Gown Award winner.

Past titleholders

Results summary

Results of Miss Maryland titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Fitness: Kennedy Taylor
  • Preliminary Evening Gown: Kennedy Taylor, Maria Derisavi
  • Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness: Shelly Meg Peiken, Jade Kenny, Hannah Brewer
  • Preliminary Talent: Beverly Anne Smith , Debra Renea Fries, Camille Lewis, Joanna Guy

    Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Linda Rita Peluzzo, Veronica Marie Clarke, Lisa Marie Daskal, Debra Renea Fries, Heather Noelle Davis, Destiny Clark

    Other awards

  • Miss Congeniality: N/A
  • Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship: Joanna Guy, Hannah Brewer
  • Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Barbara Jean Jennings
  • Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalists: Caitlyn Stupi
  • Jean Bartel Military Awareness Award: Kayla Willing
  • Quality of Life Award Winners: Heather Noelle Davis
  • Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Kelly Glorioso, Joanna Guy, Adrianna David
  • Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Jade Kenny, Hannah Brewer
  • Quality of Life Award Finalists: Lindsay Staniszewski, Destiny Clark
  • Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Hannah Brewer, Kathleen Masek
  • American Heart Association Go Red For Women Regional Award: Bridget O’Brien

    Winners