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Encyclopedia > Miss South Carolina
Shelley Benthall, Miss South Carolina 2006

The Miss South Carolina competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Carolina in the Miss America pageant. The pageant was first held in Myrtle Beach and moved to Greenville starting in 1958 and remained in that city until the 90s. Spartanburg has hosted the pageant for the past several years. The pageant was televised since the 1960s until the 1998 pageant. Televising was resumed with the 2000 pageant. Joe Sanders is the executive officer of the pageant. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12N... Should not be confused with Miss USA. Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus two territories of the United States of America. ...


With victories in both 1957 and 1994, South Carolina has twice won the Miss America crown.


Winners

Year Name Hometown Local Title Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes
2007 Crystal Garrett Charleston Miss Charleston
2006 Shelley Benthall Florence Miss Florence Non-finalist Talent Award Miss South Carolina Teen 2003
2005 Erika Powell Easley Miss Golden Corner Top 10 Finalist Preliminary Talent; Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Scholarship
2004 Ann Ashley Wood Spartanburg Miss Charleston
2003 Jessica Eddins Irmo Miss North Charleston Non-finalist Talent
2002 Kelly McCorkle Greenville Miss Golden Corner Top 15 Semi-finalist Contestant on The Amazing Race 7 with partner Ron Young (3rd place)
2001 Jeanna Raney Inman Miss Greater Greer Top 20 Quarter-finalist Active International Scholarship for Business and Marketing
2000 Heather Hudson Lexington Miss Tigertown Non-finalist talent Previously South Carolina's Junior Miss 1996
1999 Danielle Davis Greer Miss Williamston
1998 Wendy Willis Fountain Inn Miss Camden
1997 Janet Powers Hartsville Miss Southern 500 Non-finalist Talent
1996 Angela Hughes Greer Miss Anderson County
1995 Amanda Spivey Boiling Springs Miss Southern 500 Non-finalist Talent Currently a dentist in Charleston
1994 Kristie Greene Greenville Miss Berea
1993 Tonya Helms*
Kimberly Clarice Aiken Columbia Miss Columbia Winner
1992 Carrie Lee Davis Greenville Miss Greenville Semi-finalist Preliminary Swimsuit
1991 Ronnetta Hatcher Columbia Miss Columbia
1990 Mary Gainey Hartsville Miss Liberty 1st runner-up
1989 Kimilee Bryant Greenville Miss Greenville Preliminary Talent
1988 Anna Reynolds Greenwood Miss Greenwood
1987 Nancy Humphries (later O'Dell) Myrtle Beach Miss Myrtle Beach Preliminary Swimsuit Co-host of Access Hollywood
1986 Dawn Smith Columbia Miss Liberty 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Competed in (and won) "Pageant Rewind" on What Not to Wear, against two other 1986 top-10 finalists.
1985 Sherry Thrift Westminster Miss Liberty 1st runner-up Previously South Carolina's Junior Miss 1980
1984 Vicki Harrell Columbia Miss University of South Carolina
1983 Dalia Garcia Columbia Miss South Congaree
1982 Julia Hill Florence Miss Duncan-Lyman-Wellford Non-finalist Talent Award
1981 Jill Rankin Columbia Miss Columbia Northeast
1980 Donna Jewell Columbia Miss Cayce-West Columbia
1979 Jane Jenkins Johns Island Miss Charleston
1978 Mary Diane Toole Aiken Miss Aiken Non-finalist Talent Award
1977 Catherine Hinson Rock Hill Miss Rock Hill 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1976 Lavinia Cox Latta Miss Rock Hill 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit
1975 Cynthia Anthony West Columbia Miss Lexington Semi-finalist
1974 Cheryl Von Lehe Charleston Miss Charleston
1973 Fran Riggins Easley Miss Easley
1972 Bonnie Corder Columbia Miss Columbia
1971 Pamela Inabinet Swansea Miss Columbia Toured with Miss America USO Troupe, featured dancer on the 1972 Miss America Pageant telecast
1970 Claudia Turner Spartanburg Miss Spartanburg 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit
1969 Brantlee Price Newberry Miss Newberry
1968 Rebecca Smith Clover Miss Clover
1967 Peggy White Fountain Inn Miss Laurens
1966 Barbara (Harris) Sorkin Simpsonville Miss Columbia Preliminary Swimsuit Former Mayor of Morris Township, New Jersey, Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1965 Nancy Moore (later Thurmond) Aiken Miss Aiken Semi-finalist Preliminary Talent Later married US Senator from South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
1964 Diana Sue Smith Florence Miss Florence
1963 Carolyn Gaines North Augusta Miss North Augusta
1962 Evelyn Ellis Greenville Miss Greenville 3rd runner-up Previously South Carolina's Junior Miss 1961, featured performer on the 1963 Miss America Pageant telecast
1961 Janet McGee Greenville Miss Greenville
1960 Edith Sandra Browning Greenwood Miss Greenwood Top 10 Semi-finalist Preliminary Swimsuit
1959 Nettie Dennis Moncks Corner Miss Moncks Corner
1958 Gene Wilson Charleston Miss Charleston Non-finalist Talent award
1957 Cecilia Colvert Greenwood Miss Greenwood
1956 Marian McKnight Manning Miss Manning Winner
1955 Martha Chestnut Conway Miss Conway
1954 Polly Suber Greenville Miss Whitmire 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit
1953 Miriam Stevenson Winnsboro Miss Greenwood Later Miss South Carolina USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1954
1952 Mary Griffin Florence Miss Florence Semi-finalist Placed 1st runner-up in the 1953 Miss USA Pageant representing Myrtle Beach, represented the United States at the 1953 Miss World Pageant where she placed sixth.
1951 Joyce Perry Conway Miss Conway Semi-finalist
1950 Carolyn Fowler Lyman Miss Lyman
1949 Barrie Wingard Columbia Miss Clinton
1948 Esther Greene Greenville Miss Greenville
1947 Margaret Griffin Spartanburg Miss Spartanburg
1946 Ann Morse Columbia Miss Columbia
1945 Margaret Seible Columbia Miss Columbia Non-finalist talent Received the first ever Non-finalist Talent Award at the Miss America Pageant. Performed a drama entitled "Life with a Southern Mammy on an Old Plantation."
1944 Virginia Owens Columbia Miss Columbia
1943 Janelle Strange Columbia Miss Columbia
1942 Nelle Owens Columbia Miss Columbia
1941 Gloria Missel Charleston Miss Charleston
1940 Vonadora Baker Dillon Miss Lakeview
1939 Margaret Shealy Clinton Miss Clinton
1938 Margaret Land Chester Miss Camden
1937 Wayring Smathers Columbia Miss Columbia

* Succeeded to the crown after Miss South Carolina won Miss America Nickname: Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... This article is about a city in the US state of South Carolina. ... Easley is a city located in Pickens County, South Carolina. ... Spartanburg is the largest city and the county seat of Spartanburg CountyGR6 in South Carolina, a state of the United States of America, and is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina. ... Irmo is a small town or municipality located 12 miles outside of Columbia, South Carolina. ... The Amazing Race 7 was the seventh installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. ... Location in South Carolina Coordinates: , County Greenville County Founded 1831 Government  - Mayor Knox White Area  - City 67. ... Logo of the United States edition of The Amazing Race. ... Ronald Young Jr. ... Inman is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. ... Lexington is a town located in Lexington County, South Carolina. ... Greer is a town between Greenville and Spartanburg in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina. ... Fountain Inn is a city located in South Carolina. ... Hartsville is a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. ... Boiling Springs is a census-designated place located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ... Nickname: Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... Kimberly Aiken Kimberly Clarice Aiken (born in Columbia, South Carolina) was Miss America 1994. ... Greenwood is a city in Greenwood County, South Carolina, in the United States. ... Television personality Nancy ODell Nancy Humphries ODell (born February 25, 1966 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American television host and entertainment journalist. ... Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. ... Access Hollywood logo used 2001-2005 Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. ... What Not To Wear is an American reality television show based on the format of the UK television show of the same name. ... Westminster is a city located in Oconee County, South Carolina. ... Johns Island is an island near Charleston, South Carolina. ... Aiken is a city in Aiken County, South Carolina and is part of the CSRA. The population was 25,337 at the 2000 census. ... Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and a satellite city of Charlotte, North Carolina. ... Latta is a town located in Dillon County, South Carolina. ... West Columbia is a city located in Lexington County, South Carolina. ... Swansea is a town located in Lexington County, South Carolina. ... USO is a TLA that may stand for: Unidentified submarine object Udaipur Solar Observatory Ultra stable oscillator Unidentified submarine object or Unidentified swimming object or Unidentified submersible object Union der Schülerorganisationen (uso. ... Newberry is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles (69 km) west -northwest of Columbia. ... Clover is a town located in York County, South Carolina. ... Simpsonville is a suburb of Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. ... Morris Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator representing that state. ... North Augusta is a city located in Aiken County, South Carolina on the north bank of the Savannah River. ... Moncks Corner is the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina. ... Marian McKnight (born December 19, 1936) was Miss America in 1957. ... Manning is a city in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. ... Location of Conway in South Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State South Carolina County Horry Mayor Gregory K. Martin Area    - City 34. ... Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson, of Winnsboro, South Carolina is the first American to hold the Miss Universe beauty crown. ... Winnsboro is a town located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. ... The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female-only beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Miss World logo The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... Lyman is a town located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. ... Dillon is a city in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. ... Clinton is a city located in Laurens County, South Carolina. ... Chester is a city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. ...


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Miss South Carolina Teen USA The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss South Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

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Miss America 2005/Miss Alabama 2004 Deidre Downs For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Alabama USA Miss Alabama is the state pagent for Miss America. ... Miss Alaska is Alaskas state pagent for Miss America. ... The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss California USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state California in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Colorado competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Delaware competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss District of Columbia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Hawaii competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Idaho competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss America pageant. ... Erika Harold, Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003 For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Illinois USA The Miss Illinois competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Illinois in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Indiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Iowa competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Kansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Kentucky competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Maine Pageant is an official state preliminary for the Miss America Organization. ... The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Massachusetts competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Minnesota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss America pageant. ... Miss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant and a preliminary of Miss America. ... Miss Missouri 2002 Shandi Finnessey from Missouri (pictured when she was Miss USA 2004) :For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Missouri USA The Miss Missouri competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Montana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Nebraska competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nebraska in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Nevada competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss New Hampshire competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss New Jersey competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss New Mexico competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss New York competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss North Carolina competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss North Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Ohio Pageant selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss America pageant. ... Jennifer Berry holding the Miss America crown. ... The Miss Oregon competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Pennsylvania competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Rhode Island competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss South Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Tennessee competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1936 by a group of civic minded citizens concerned about higher education. ... The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Vermont competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Virgin Islands competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the territory of The United States Virgin Islands in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss West Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Wisconsin competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss America pageant. ... Miss Wyoming is a novel by Douglas Coupland published in 2000 (ISBN 0375407340). ...



 

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