Miss Oregon


The Miss Oregon competition is a regional scholarship competition that selects the representative for the US state of Oregon in the Miss America pageant. The annual event includes contestants from across the state and awards scholarships to the participants.
Mya Cash of Eugene was crowned Miss Oregon 2025 on June 28, 2025, at the Seaside Convention Center in Seaside, Oregon. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026 in September 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

History

The event began in 1947 as the Miss Oregon Pageant and was founded by the merchants in the coastal city of Seaside. Miss Oregon was designated the official State Hostess in 1969. In 2001, Katie Harman was crowned Miss Oregon and went on to win the Miss America crown, becoming the only Miss Oregon winner of the national event. The event is now titled the Miss Oregon Scholarship Pageant.
The event is held at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center at the Oregon Coast with local Seaside merchants as the primary sponsors of the annual contest. The preliminary nights narrow the competition down to around ten finalists before selecting a winner on finals night. Events at the event include an evening wear competition, talent competition, a fitness wear competition, and a private interview. The competition includes an interview on-stage as the final portion before a winner is selected.
In addition to the chance to become Miss America, the winner also receives scholarships. Contests range in age from 18 to 28, and must first win local competitions or compete at large before qualifying for the Miss Oregon contest.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Oregon 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

  • Miss America: Katie Harman
  • 1st runners-up: Dorothy Mae Johnson, Emily John Orton
  • 2nd runners-up: Patricia Regan Leines
  • 3rd runners-up: Marjean Kay Langley, Elizabeth Simmons
  • 4th runners-up: Abigail Hayes
  • Top 10: Patti Throop, Judith Hansen, Martha Wyatt, Sue Pack, Suzanne Bunker, Julie Ross, Tamara Ann Finch
  • Top 11: Sophia Takla
  • Top 15: Jo Ann Amorde, Joyce Davis, CC Barber, Stephenie Steers

    Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Patricia Regan Leines, CC Barber
  • Preliminary Private Interview Award: Shivali Kadam
  • Preliminary Talent: Judith Hansen, Patricia Regan Leines, Katie Harman

    Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Interview: April Robinson
  • Non-finalist Talent: Rosemary Doolen, Lynn Dee Grenz, Sandra Lynn Herring, Shan Moss, Teresa Richardson, Stephanie "Jill" Wymer, Kari Virding

    Other awards

  • Miss Congeniality: N/A
  • Quality of Life Award Finalists: Lynette Boggs
  • Steinway Talent Award: Tamara Ann Finch
  • STEM Scholarship Award Finalists: Rebecca Anderson
  • Tiffany Phillips Memorial Scholar Athlete Award: Jennifer Sisco-Moore, Angela Reed
  • AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award Regional Winner: Mya Cash

    Winners

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