Miss Michigan


The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions.
Hannah Palmer of Brighton was crowned Miss Michigan 2025 on June 14, 2025, at Frauenthal Theatre in Muskegon. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026 in September 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Michigan titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

Michigan holds a record of 23 placements at Miss America.

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Nancy Fleming, Carole Van Valin, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko, Kirsten Haglund
  • Preliminary Talent: Monnie Drake , Janice Hutton Somers , Ann Penelope Marston, Nancy Fleming , Kelly Lynn Garver, Nicole Blaszczyk, Arianna Quan, Maya Schuhknecht

    Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Shirley Swanson, Sarah Jane Noble, Esther Lynne Smith, Toni Jo Abbenante, Linda Susan Kish, Terri Cousino, Bethany Wright, Barbara Jean Crandall, Sandra Kay Metiva, Maria Malay Kamara, Nicole Blaszczyk, Arianna Quan, Vivian Zhong.

    Other awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Katie Lynn LaRoche
  • Equity & Justice Scholarship Award Finalists: Mallory Rivard
  • Evening Dress Award Second Prize: M. Beth Madson*
  • Louanne Gamba Special Instrumentalist Award: Arianna Quan
  • Miss America Scholar Award: Ashlee Baracy
  • Private Interview Award: Mallory Rivard
  • Quality of Life Award Winners: Katie Lynn LaRoche, Haley Williams
  • Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Stacey Gail Heisler, Ashlee Baracy
  • Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Terri Sue Liford, Elizabeth Wertenberger
  • Quality of Life Award Finalist: Hannah Palmer
  • STEM Scholarship Winner: Vivian Zhong

    Winners