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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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| 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
Beverly Bentley Carrell Currie Elizabeth Fontone Gail Hudgens Carolyn Barre |
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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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Results 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 Remainder Arizona Pat Hildreth (Glendale AZ) California Ann Trebes (Long Beach CA) Colorado Barbara Turnage (Denver CO) Idaho Carene Clarke (Pocatello ID) Montana Lee Ryan (Missoula MT) Nevada Elaine Cali (Las Vegas NV) Oregon Dottye Jones (Salem OR) South Dakota Rita Fae Wolvington (Belle Fourche SD) Washington Sharon Gunwaldson (Yakima WA) Utah Margo Hedges (Ogden UT) Wyoming Lucille Mayland (Greybull WY) |
Results 1 Texas Carrell Currie (Irving TX) 2 California Judy Kileen (Bakersfield CA) Among the remainder Idaho Gretchen Hoff (Boise ID) Iowa Linda Blair (Mason City IA) Montana Susan Burton (Butte MT) Nevada Valerie Ann Estes (Reno NV) New Mexico Norma Lozier (Roswell NM) Ohio Kay Pfeiffer (Kenton OH) Oregon Jan Markstaller (Portland OR) South Dakota Janice Leisen (Aberdeen SD) Utah Doris Price (Salt Lake City UT) Wyoming Earline West (Cheyenne WY) |
 Wyoming (3rd), Montana (winner), South Dakota (2nd) |
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| 1960 May 14 | 1961 April 22 |
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Results 1 Montana Patti Jo Shaw (Deer Lodge MT) 2 South Dakota Meredith Auld (Vermillion SD) 3 Wyoming Anita Simon (Laramie WY) Remainder Arizona-Nevada Elizabeth N. Fontone (Reno NV) California Marsha McDonnell (Stockton CA) Colorado Gaynell Johnson (Boulder CO) Eastern Seaboard Avis Brateng (Washington DC) Idaho Camille Johnson (Pocatello ID) Illinois-Indiana Nadene Wolfe (Chicago IL) Iowa Lana K. Norris (Des Moines IA) Kansas-Nebraska Marilyn Handschuh (Omaha NB) Michigan-Wisconsin Jean. E. Roamer (Madison WI) Minnesota-North Dakota Betty Gustafson (Duluth MN) Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Peggy Lee Woods (Jefferson City MO) New Mexico Pat Fackenthall (Albuquerque NM) Ohio Patty Ann Trumps (Columbus OH) Oregon-Washington Joan Mildred Burgoyne (Corvallis OR) Southern States Linda Johnson (University MS) Texas Day Padgitt (San Antonio TX) Utah Diane Nielson (Salt Lake City UT) |
Results 1 New Mexico Gail Hudgens (Hobbs NM) 2 Wyoming Donna Rae McHale (Torrington WY) 3 Texas Jean Williams (Ballinger TX) Among the remainder (need names for Eastern Seaboard, Illinois-Indiana, Minnesota-North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon-Washington & South Dakota) Arizona-Nevada Diane Vance (Tucson AZ) California Kathy Kersh (Montebello CA) Colorado Janet Ray (Olathe CO) Idaho Jocelyn L. Norton (Boise ID) Iowa Beverly Reading (Cedar Rapids IA) Kansas-Nebraska Ann Hanna (Lincoln NE) Montana Diane Boyer Michigan-Wisconsin Jacquelyn "Jackie" Plenke (Madison WI) Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Donna Jane Cockrell (Colcord OK) Southern States Sherry Sims (Rayville LA) Utah Ann Frandsen (North Ogden UT)
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| 1962 April 7 | 1963 April 6 |
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Results 1 Texas Carolyn Barre (Yoakum TX) 2 Southern States Lynda Ann Hobdy (Natchez MS) 3 Iowa Malinda Wager (Mason City IA) Remainder Arizona Jacqueline Taylor California Cindy Gillette Colorado Judith Knot Idaho Carolyn Joy Wyllie (Twin Falls ID) Illinois Sue Marie Brett Kansas Sherry Osborne Minnesota Diane Francisco Missouri Sondra Thompson Montana Ann Wohowe (Miles City MT) New Mexico Jann Arrington (Las Cruces NM) New York Kathleen McCormick Oregon-Washington Gail Leona Hannuk (Aberdeen WA) Ohio Susan Jane Hoy South Dakota Tamara Ullyot (Clark SD) Utah Shirley Glauser (Salt Lake City UT) Wyoming Shelby Ames |
Results 1 California Cheri Inez Slikker (Bakersfield CA) 2 Oregon-Washington Mary Ellen Vinton (McMinnville OR) 3 Texas Katherine Anne Spence (Austin TX)
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| 1964 April 3 | 1965 April 9 |
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Results 1 Nebraska-Kansas Suzy Beck (Manhattan KS) 2 Oregon-Washington Kippy Lou Brinkmann (Richland WA) 3 Michigan-Wisconsin Ilona Martin (Slinger WI) Remainder Arizona-Nevada Linda Oakley (Tempe AZ) California Winona Gail Klassen (Dinuba CA) Colorado Elise Huey Eastern Seaboard Georgia E. Malick Idaho Judith Fountain (Pocatello ID) Illinois-Indiana Dorothy Jane Wildish Iowa Linda Kay Klouda (Cedar Rapids IA) Minnesota-North Dakota Barbara Hasselberg (Bloomington MN) Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Joetta Boyce (Arkansas) Montana Diane Schmoll (Missoula MT) New Mexico Robin Read (Albuquerque NM) Ohio Leone Vaughan (Columbus OH) South Dakota Paula Kay Riter (Huron SD) Southern States Mildred Ann James Texas Peggye Nan McNair (Wichita Falls TX) Utah Mary Jane Ogden (Salt Lake City UT) Wyoming Nancy Twitchell |
Results 1 Utah Sharon Moline (Salt Lake City UT) 2 California Linda Pagliuso (La Canada CA) 3 Arizona-Nevada Dianne Reutter (Phoenix AZ) Remainder, Colorado Sandra Kay Harris (Loveland CO) Eastern Seaboard Susan Hay (Rockwood PA) Idaho Patricia Ann Holton (Wilder ID) Illinois-Indiana Gail Esarey (Urbana IL) Iowa Linda Hansen (Dickens IA) Michigan-Wisconsin Sue Mielke (Fond du Lac WI) Minnesota-North Dakota Kayleen Ed (MN) Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Barbara Borelli (Norman OK) Montana Susan Goyins Nebraska-Kansas Patricia Joy McFarland (Omaha NE) New Mexico Emily Adams (Vadito NM) Ohio Linda Grafmiller Oregon-Washington Susan Mickelsen (Winlock WA) South Dakota Jeanne Myhren (Rapid City SD) Southern States Mary Barber (TN) Texas Lynda Rhea Allen (Sterling City TX) Wyoming Diedre Kay Arp (Torrington WY) |
 Arizona (2nd), Iowa (winner), Texas (3rd) |
 Montana (3rd), Oklahoma (winner), Iowa (2nd) |
| 1966 June 24 | 1967 June 30 (first TV telecast) |
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Results 1 Iowa Barbara Elizabeth Petsel (Cedar Rapids IA) 2 Arizona-Nevada Roxanne Neeley (Phoenix AZ) 3 Texas Janice Archer (Austin TX) Remainder California Vicky Lee Vorhees (Bakersfield CA) Colorado Kathy Bowers (Denver CO) Eastern Seaboard Norma Rae Harper (Liberty PA) Idaho Beverly Ball (Pocatello ID) Indiana-Illinois Terry Lee Johnson (Seaton IL) Michigan-Wisconsin Florence Lomax (Galena IL for Wisconsin) Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Suzanne Pohlemann (Anadarko OK) Montana Scotta Herrin (Helena MT) 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) Oregon-Washington Susan Richards (Everett WA) South Dakota Carla Ann Ghere (Rapid City SD) Southern States Molly Jenkins (Waynesboro TN) Utah Cheryl McKey (Salt Lake City UT) Wyoming Vicky Ann Melvin (Casper WY) |
Results 1 Missouri-Oklahoma-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) Remainder Arizona-Nevada Susan Strand (Arizona) California Charlene Adele Smith (Fresno CA) Colorado Susana Barbara Kutscheid (Denver CO) Eastern Seaboard Cristin Czarnecki (Philadelphia PA) Idaho Dee Ann Sappington (Pocatello ID) Nebraska-Kansas Nanci Shook (Omaha NE) New Mexico Sherry Briggs (Hobbs NM) North Dakota-Minnesota Patricia Ann Thureson (Minneapolis MN) Ohio Diana Sue Bostic (Hilliard OH) Oregon-Washington Janice Hendrikson (Spokane WA) South Dakota Patricia Ann Larsen (Winner SD) Southern States Patricia Ann Greenwood (Cookeville TN) Utah Janet Kaye Johnson (Salt Lake City UT) Wyoming Mary Susan Brayton (Sheridan WY) |
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| 1968 June 27 | 1969 June 26 |
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Results 1 Colorado Mary Smiley (Englewood CO) 2 Arizona-Nevada Arla Jo Greene (Phoenix AZ) 3 New Mexico Candace "Candi" Ford (Las Vegas NM) 4 North Dakota-Minnesota Jeanne Stine (St. Paul MN) Remainder California Mary Dean Indart (Fresno CA) Eastern Seaboard Marian Messner (Roaring Branch PA) Idaho Semo Sakelaris (Pocatello ID) Indiana-Illinois Tami Bogue (Paris IL) Iowa Janet Stamos (Des Moines IA) Michigan-Wisconsin Carol Anne Abel (Madison WI) Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Cheryl Crain (Tulsa OK) Montana Margaret Barclay (Laurel MT) Nebraska-Kansas Deanne Lyn Lofgreen (Wichita KS) Ohio Ruth Ann Haynes (Canal Winchester OH) Oregon-Washington Lynda Bloom (Ellensburg WA) South Dakota Karen Ann Olinger (Huron SD) Southern States Jill Walters (Nashville TN) Texas Sherrill Ann Reagan (Fort Worth TX) Utah Ruth Arlene Thomson (Provo UT) Wyoming Sandra Kay Kennedy (Powell WY) |
Results 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) |
| 1970 June 25 (last TV telecast) | 1971 June 25 |
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Results 1 Indiana-Illinois Gail Susan Heinzmann (Carlyle IL) 2 Idaho Kathy Clemens (Boise ID) 3 Ohio Barb Bailey (Xenia OH) 4 Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas Jeanne Beard (Enid OK) Remainder Arizona-Nevada Sandy Wilkinson (Glendale AZ) California Karla Carlson (Cotati CA) Colorado Teresa "Terry" Irene McCann (Denver CO) Eastern Seaboard Mary Lou Mied (Bloomingdale IL for Maryland) Iowa Vickie Ann McDowell (Perry IA) Michigan-Wisconsin Linda Kautza (Johnson Creek WI) Montana Joyce Anderson (Great Falls MT) New Mexico Mary Jane Spence (Lake Arthur NM) Nebraska-Kansas Kathy Kaske (Overland Park KS) North Dakota-Minnesota Chris Liemandt (Minneapolis MN) Oregon-Washington Barbara Kaiser (Olympia WA) South Dakota Sylvia Wagner (Alexandria SD) Southern States Mary Jane Alsop (Lebanon TN) Utah Becky Stoddard (Salt Lake City UT) Texas Jan Ellen Green (Ballinger TX) Wyoming Carol Barlow (Gillette WY) |
Results 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-Nevada 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. |
| 1972 June 16 | |
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Results 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 Springs MD) Remainder Arizona-Nevada Debbie Foughty (Glendale AZ) California Sharlene Garish (Costa Mesa CA) Colorado Cynthia Wood (Longmont CO) Idaho Lianne Fullmer (Post Falls ID) Iowa Paula McBurney (Humboldt IA) Illinois-Indiana Carol Toothill (Naperville IL) Kansas-Nebraska Kristi Osbourn (Leawood KS) Minnesota-North Dakota Janine Ross (Fisher MN) Montana Ellen Magnuson (Helena MT) New Mexico Kathi Sperry (Albuquerque NM) Oklahoma-Arkansas-Missouri Cathy Heller (Tulsa OK) South Dakota Marla Williams (Bonesteel SD) Southern States DiAnne Bowen (Windsor NC) Wisconsin-Michigan Mary DeLong (Clinton WI) Wyoming Terry O’Neal (Casper WY) Washington-Oregon Terry Slack (Richland WA) |
