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Miss Wool of America
The Miss
Wool of Texas pageant originated in 1952 in San Angelo, and was held
annually. In 1958 the pageant became national, with contestants from 13
western wool-producing states competing for the title of Miss Wool of
America. This number increased to 20 regions in 1959.
The 20 regions were: Arizona-Nevada, California, Colorado, Eastern Seaboard,
Idaho, Indiana-Illinois, Iowa, Michigan-Wisconsin,
Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska-Kansas, New Mexico, North
Dakota-Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon-Washington, South Dakota, Southern States,
Texas, Utah & Wyoming.
The pageant was sponsored by the National Wool Growers Association, the
American Sheep Producers Council, and the Wool Bureau, Inc., and was always
held in San Angelo, at the San Angelo Coliseum.
Miss Wool of America represented the wool industry in publicity activities,
and they went on nation-wide tours showing the latest fashions in woolen
clothing. It lasted 15 years until 1972, when the American Sheep Producers
Council withdrew their support. |
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Miss Wool of America |
region |
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962 |
Beverly Bentley
Carrell Currie
Elizabeth Fontone
Gail Hudgens
Carolyn Barre |
New
Mexico
Texas
Arizona-Nevada
New Mexico
Texas |
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967 |
Cheri Inez Slikker
Suzy Beck
Sharon Moline
Barbara Elizabeth Petsel
Alanna Crimmins |
California
Nebraska-Kansas
Utah
Iowa
Oklahoma-Missouri-Arkansas |
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 |
Mary Smiley
Frances Elizabeth Mitchell
Susan Gail Heinzmann
Margie Sharp
Barbara Ward |
Colorado
Eastern Seaboard
Indiana-Illinois
Utah
Utah |
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1958 Aug.
29 |
1959 Aug.
28
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1 New
Mexico Beverly Bentley (Albuquerque NM)
2 Texas Miriam LaCour (Raywood TX) took over title July 1959
when Beverly resigned because she had gotten married
Among the remainder
Arizona Pat Hildreth (Glendale AZ)
Idaho Carene Clarke
Nevada Elaine Cali
California Ann Trebes (Long Beach CA)
Colorado Barbara Turnage |
1 Texas
Carrell Currie (Irving TX)
2 California Judy Kileen (Bakersfield CA)
Among the remainder
Arizona-Nevada Valerie Ann Estes (Reno NV)
Ohio Kay Pfeiffer (Kenton OH)
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Wyoming (3rd), Montana (winner), South Dakota (2nd) |
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1960 May
14 |
1961 April
22
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1
Montana Patti Jo Shaw (Deer Lodge MT)
2 South Dakota Meredith Auld (Yankton SD)
3 Wyoming Anita Simon (Laramie WY)
Among the remainder
Arizona-Nevada Elizabeth N. Fontone (Cuhoga Park CA)
California Marsha McDonnell
Eastern Seaboard Avis Brateng (Washington DC)
Idaho Camille Johnson (Pocatella ID)
Iowa Lana Norris (Des Moines IA)
New Mexico Pat Fackenthall (Albuquerque NM)
Texas Day Padgitt (San Antonio TX) |
1 New
Mexico Gail Hudgens (Hobbs NM)
2 Wyoming Donna Rae McHale (Torrington WY)
3
Texas Jean Williams (Ballinger TX)
Among the
remainder
California Kathy Kersh (Montebello CA)
Colorado Janet Ray (Olatha CO)
Michigan-Wisconsin Jackie Plenke
Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Donna Jane Cockrell (Colcord OK)
Southern States Sherry Sims (Rayville LA)
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1962 April
7 |
1963 April
6 |
1 Texas
Carolyn Barre (Yoakum TX)
2
Southern States Lynda Ann Hobdy (Natchez MS)
3
Iowa Melinda Wager
Among the remainder
Idaho Carolyn Joy Wyllie (Twin Falls ID)
New Mexico Jann Arrington
Oregon-Washington Gail Leona Hannuk
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1
California Cheri Inez Slikker (Bakersfield CA)
2 Oregon-Washington Mary Ellen Vinto (McMinnville OR)
3 Texas Katherine Ann Spence (Austin TX)
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1964 April
3 |
1965 April
9 |
1 Nebraska-Kansas
Suzy Beck (Manhattan KS)
2 Oregon-Washington Kippy Lou Brinkmann (Richland WA)
3 Michigan-Wisconsin Ilona Martin (Slinger WI)
Among the
remainder
California Winona Gail Klassen (Dinuba CA)
New Mexico Robin Read
South Dakota Paula Rita
Texas Peggye Nan McNair
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1 Utah
Sharon Moline (Salt Lake City UT)
2 California Linda Pagluso (La Canada CA)
3 Arizona-Nevada Dianne Reutter (Phoenix AZ)
Among the
remainder
Eastern
Seaboard Susan Hay (Rockwood PA)
Indiana-Illinois Gail Esarey (Urbana IL)
Michigan-Wisconsin Sue Mielke (Fond du Lac WI)
Nebraska-Kansas Pat McFarland (Omaha NE)
Texas Lynda Rhea Allen (Sterling City TX) |
Arizona (2nd), Iowa (winner), Texas (3rd) |
Montana (3rd), Oklahoma (winner), Iowa (2nd) |
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1966 June
24 |
1967
June 30 (first TV telecast) |
1 Iowa
Barbara Elizabeth Petsel (Cedar Rapids IA)
2 Arizona-Nevada Roxanne Neeley (Phoenix AZ)
3 Texas Janice Archer (Austin TX)
Among the remainder
California Vicki Vorhees (Bakersfield CA)
Eastern Seaboard Norma Rae Harper (Liberty PA)
Indiana-Illinois Terry Lee Johnson (Seaton IL)
Michigan-Wisconsin Florence Lomax (Galena IL)
Montana Scotta Herrin
Nebraska-Kansas Lois Jean Simcox (Wichita KS)
New Mexico Carroll Sherman (Deming NM)
North Dakota-Minnesota Connie Kroll (Bemidji MN)
Ohio Sharon Ann Martin (Fremont OH)
South Dakota Carla Ann Ghere (Rapid City SD)
Southern States Molly Jenkins (Waynesboro TN)
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1
Oklahoma-Missouri-Arkansas Alanna Crimmins (Bartlesville OK)
2 Iowa Dian Kay Waldorf (Vinton IA)
3 Montana Karol Dea Kramer (Missoula MT)
Finalists
Illinois-Indiana Mary Katherine Bliss (Cooksville IL)
Michigan-Wisconsin Janet Smith (Madison WI)
Texas Patricia Vincent (San Antonio TX)
Among the
remainder
Arizona-Nevada Susan Strand (Arizona)
California Charlene Adele Smith (Fresno CA)
Colorado Susana Barbara Kutscheld
Eastern Seaboard Christine Czarnecki
Nebraska-Kansas Nanci Shook (Omaha NE)
New Mexico Sherry Briggs (Hobbs NM)
Oregon-Washington Janice Hendrikson (Spokane WA)
Southern States Patricia Ann Greenwood (Cookeville TN)
Utah Janet Kaye Johnson |
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1968 June
27 |
1969 June
26 |
1
Colorado Mary Smiley (Englewood CO)
2 Arizona-Nevada Arla Jo Greene (Phoenix AZ)
3 New Mexico Candi Ford (Las Vegas NM)
4 North Dakota-Minnesota Jeanne Stine (St. Paul MN)
Among the
remainder
California Mary Dean Indart (Fresno CA)
Michigan-Wisconsin Carol Anne Abel (Madison WI)
Nebraska-Kansas Deanne Lofgreen (KS)
Ohio Ruth Ann Haynes (Canal Winchester OH)
Texas Sherrill Reagan (Fort Worth TX)
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1
Eastern Seaboard Frances Elizabeth Mitchell (Salem VA)
2 Idaho Nancy Joanne Williams (Twin Falls ID)
3 Iowa Beverly Anne Snedecor (Rhodes IA)
4 Southern States Brenda Sue Pack (McMinnville TN)
Remainder
Arizona-Nevada Laurel Diane Steen (Scottsdale AZ)
California Cheryl Ann Holt (Windsor CA)
Colorado Cindy Ann Fowler (Denver CO)
Indiana-Illinois Anna Marie Fulton (Athens IL)
Michigan-Wisconsin Gail M. Van De Hey (West De Pere WI)
Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Judith Lynn Francis (Kingfisher OK)
Montana Betty Nell Crumbaker (Billings MT)
Nebraska-Kansas Sheryl Ann Flickinger (Wichita KS)
New Mexico Jacqulin Cooper (Kenna NM)
North Dakota-Minnesota Claudia Vee Bertramson (Minneapolis MN)
Ohio Jill Ellen Snyder (Columbus OH)
Oregon-Washington Jenny Kirsten Hylen (Vancouver WA)
South Dakota Mary Paula Freeburg (Pierre SD)
Texas Jonni Kay Johnson (Aledo TX)
Utah Patricia Ann Coon (Salt Lake City UT)
Wyoming Marian Charity Bloss (Casper WY) |
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New Jersey (4th), Utah (winner), Minnesota (2nd), Texas (3rd) |
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1970
June 25 (last TV telecast) |
1971 June
25 |
1
Indiana-Illinois Gail Susan Heinzmann (Carlyle IL)
2 Idaho Kathy Clemens
3 Ohio Barb Bailey
4 Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Jeanne Beard (Oklahoma)
Among the
remainder
California Karla Carlson (Cotati CA)
Colorado Teresa Irene McCann (Denver CO)
Eastern Seaboard Mary Lou Mied (Maryland, but from Bloomingdale
IL)
Iowa Vickie Ann McDowell (Perry IA)
New Mexico Jane Spence (Lake Arthur NM)
Oregon-Washington Barbara Kaiser (Olympia WA)
Southern States Mary Jane Alsop (Lebanon TN)
Texas Jan Ellen Green (Ballinger TX)
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1 Utah
Margie Sharp (Salt Lake City UT)
2 North Dakota-Minnesota Chris O’Connor (West St. Paul MN)
3 Texas Judy Womack
4 Eastern Seaboard Leslie Becker (Rumson NJ)
Remainder
Arizona Debbi Higginbotham (Coolidge AZ)
California Scarlett Huenergardt (Palm Springs CA)
Colorado Cheri Miller (Palo Alto CA)
Idaho Joanne Diltz (Coeur d’Alene ID)
Illinois-Indiana Suzanne Weber (Springfield IL)
Iowa Kathy Gossman (Elkader IA)
Michigan-Wisconsin Suzi Kugler (West Bend WI)
Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Jill Click (Altus OK)
Montana Tana Blackmore (Pryor MT)
Nebraska-Kansas Angie Ott (Salina KS)
New Mexico Nancy Hyatt (Deming NM)
Ohio Paula Breneman (Wooster OH)
Oregon-Washington Leslie Ann Larson (Clackamas OR)
South Dakota Joanie Curry (Elk Point SD)
Southern States Laurie Rowe (Tilton GA)
Wyoming Janet Bergner (Buffalo WY) |
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The
Miss Wool of America pageant ceased to exist 1972 October 1. |
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1972 June
16 |
1 Utah
Barbara Ward (Salt Lake City UT)
2 Texas Sandi Tomczak (Lane City TX)
3 Ohio Jill Eversole (Baltimore OH)
4 Eastern Seaboard Kathi Smith (Silver Spring MD)
Among the
remainder
Arizona
Debbie Foughty (Glendale AZ)
Idaho Lianne Fullmer
Montana Ellen Magnuson
New Mexico Kathy Sperry (Albuquerque NM)
Wyoming Terry O’Neal |
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