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Miss Oktoberfest

This annual pageant was held from 1973 to 2002 in Kitchener, Ontario, and was open to contestants from across North America, several of whom were from the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America and Miss Canada pageants.  The contestants were judged on intellect, personality, poise and talent.

Titleholders
1973 CALIFORNIA - Summer Bartholomew (winner USA 75; 2nd RU Universe 75)
1974 CALIFORNIA - Gayle Andrea Gorrell (3rd RU USA 74)
1975 NEW MEXICO - Jan Nillson
1976 KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Mary-Pat Hannan (SF Canada 77)
1977 EDMONTON (Alberta) - Belinda Metz
1978 WEST VIRGINIA - Debbie Davis (SF America 80)
1979 ILLINOIS - Debbie Ann Niego (3rd RU USA 79)

1980
1  TEXAS - Kathy Dawn Patrick (SF USA 80)
2  CINCINNATI (Ohio) - Elizabeth Kim Thomas (Miss Photogenic at USA 80)
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Kris Kefalas (Canada 81)
4  CALGARY (Alberta) - Kelly Eaton
5  ILLINOIS - Leslie Kay Renfrow (USA 81)
Among the remainder
TORONTO (Ontario) - Laura Ellen Douglas
Awards
Miss Swimsuit : Illinois
Miss Gemütlichkeit (Congeniality) : Toronto

 

1981 1982 1983 1984
Results
1  MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Sylvie Sinclair
2  EDMONTON (Alberta) - Vivian Rappolder
3  TEXAS - Keely Santerre
4  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Alena Patrak (SF Canada 82)
5  MICHIGAN - Diane Marie Arabia (SF USA 82)

Among the remainder
SOUTH SHORE (Quebec) Andrea Morel
VANCOUVER (British Columbia) - Lorraine Chin
Results
1  VANCOUVER (British Columbia) - Lynne Donovan
2  GEORGIA - Kelly Blackston (USA 82)
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Cynthia "Cindy" Belliveau (Teen Canada 80; SF Canada 83)
4  CALIFORNIA - Suzanne DeWames (USA 82)
5  MICHIGAN - Susan Smith

Among the remainder
TORONTO (Ontario) - Marcelle LaMarche
Results
1  BUFFALO (New York) - Caroline Flury (USA 84)
2  GEORGIA - Indy Bradley
3  ILLINOIS - Kathryn Cook
4  FLORIDA - Lisa Campbell
5  MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Christine Theriault

Among the remainder
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Nitsa Arvanitis (Canada 84)
MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Christine Theriault
Results
1  CALIFORNIA - Kimberly Ann Dennison
2  TEXAS - Brenda Denton (1st RU USA 85; 2nd RU World 85)
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Michelle Irene "Mia" Tambling (1st RU Canada 85; World 85)
4  (not known)
5  (not known)

Among the remainder
EDMONTON (Alberta) - Shirley Kopijewski
MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Linda Malo
Awards
Miss Swimsuit : Vancouver
Miss Gemütlichkeit : South Shore
Awards
Miss Talent : California
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Toronto
Awards
Miss Talent : Illinois
Miss Swimsuit : Florida
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Montréal
Awards
Miss Talent : Edmonton
Miss Swimsuit : Texas
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Montréal

 

1985
 
1986
 
1987
18 contestants
1988 October 6
18 contestants
Results
1  PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania) - Melanie Bryte
2  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Bess Assimacopoulos (Canada 86)
3  VANCOUVER (British Columbia) - Jacqueline Jansen
4  TORONTO (Ontario) - Joan Weisshaar
5  WISCONSIN - Linda Stofflet

Among the remainder
BUFFALO (New York) - Linda Kamm
CALGARY (Alberta) - Michel Kafer
MONCTON (New Brunswick) - Dawna Balser (Canada 86)
Results
1  TEXAS - Adrienne Lee Ross
2  ILLINOIS - Laura Ann Bach (2nd RU USA 85)
3  GEORGIA - Tami Tesch (2nd RU USA 86)
4  FLORIDA - Rhonda Rayborne
5  (not known)

Among the remainder
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Monica Schmidt (Canada 87)
MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Patricia Paquin
Results
1  GEORGIA - Jayne Poteet (USA 84)
2  FLORIDA - Colleen Berry
3  NEW MEXICO - Stephanie Storrie (USA 88)
4  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Colleen Fitzpatrick (Canada 88)
5  CALIFORNIA - Diana Abeyewardene

Remainder
BUFFALO (New York)
CALGARY (Alberta)
CONNECTICUT
EDMONTON (Alberta)
ILLINOIS
MASSACHUSETTS - Rosanna Iversen (USA 87)
MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Dominique Paquin
MONCTON (New Brunswick) - Tracie Wartman (Canada 88)
NEW JERSEY - Lisa Summerour-Perry (USA 86)
TEXAS
TORONTO (Ontario)
VANCOUVER (British Columbia)
WINNIPEG (Manitoba)
Results
1  TORONTO (Ontario) - Jennifer Keddy
2  NEW MEXICO - Traci Yvonne Brubaker (USA 89)
3  FLORIDA
4  MINNESOTA
5  ALASKA - Raun Reaves (USA 88)

Remainder
CALIFORNIA
EDMONTON (Alberta)
FREDERICTON (New Brunswick)
GEORGIA
ILLINOIS
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Carole McMillan (Canada 89)
MICHIGAN
MONCTON (New Brunswick) - Terri Lewis (Canada 89)
MONTREAL (Quebec)
PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania)
SASKATOON (Saskatchewan) - Tracey Boyle (Canada 88)
TEXAS
WINNIPEG (Manitoba)
Awards
Miss Talent : Buffalo
Miss Swimsuit : Calgary
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Moncton
 
Awards
Miss Talent : Illinois
Miss Swimsuit : Florida
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Montréal
Awards
Miss Talent : Toronto
Miss Talent Finalists : Georgia, Montréal, New Jersey & Vancouver
Miss Swimsuit : Georgia
Miss Gemütlichkeit: Montréal
Awards
Miss Talent: Kitchener-Waterloo
Miss Swimsuit : New Mexico
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Illinois

 

1989

Results
1  COLORADO - Debbie James (Teen USA 85; SF USA 89)
2  GEORGIA - Michele Nemeth (4th RU USA 89)
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Gretchen Frenzel (Canada 90)
4  CALIFORNIA - Deneen Rice
5  (not known)

Among the remainder
EDMONTON - Lisa Doyle


Colorado (winner)

1990

Results
1  FLORIDA - Shannon Mack
2  CALGARY (Alberta) - Andrea Cook (Canada 92)
3  COLORADO - Michelle Harrison (USA 90)
4  CALIFORNIA - Shauna Lyn Searles (USA 96)
5  MINNESOTA - April Herke (USA 91)

Among the remainder
EDMONTON - Nicole Maksim
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Juliann Kuchocki (Canada 91)
WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Candy Oczerklewicz

Awards
Miss Talent : (tied) Florida & Kitchener-Waterloo
Miss Swimsuit : Florida
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Winnipeg


Florida (winner)

1991

Results
1  TORONTO (Ontario) - Renee Murphy (Teen Canada 84; Canada 90)
2  CONNECTICUT - Valorie Abate (USA 91; America 93)
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Tina Kwiatkowski (Canada 92)
4  FLORIDA - Vicki Leigh Johnson
5  MARYLAND - Kimberlee Suerth

Among the remainder
NEWFOUNDLAND - Lisa Oake (Canada 91)

Awards
Miss Talent : Toronto
Miss Swimsuit : Toronto
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Maryland
Winning Smile of Confidence : Newfoundland


the winner (Toronto) with her runners-up

1992 October 8
16 contestants

Results
1 TEXAS - Patricia Buchanan
2 GEORGIA - Jennifer Prodgers (finalist USA 92)
3 KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Annette Lux
4 CALIFORNIA - Jervaun Marino
5 NEW MEXICO - Cindy Stearns

Remainder
ALBERTA - Melanie Damery
CALGARY (Alberta) - Pamela Diakow
COLORADO - Laura Buckles
CONNECTICUT - Kimberly Burgess
HURONIA REGION (Ontario) - Helena C. Guergis
MEDICINE HAT (Alberta) - Colleen Kambeitz
MICHIGAN - Paula Brock
MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Karine Abgrall
ST. CATHARINES (Ontario) - Karin Coulter
TORONTO (Ontario) - Charmaine Loverin
WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Tina Zebinski

Awards
Miss Talent : Kitchener-Waterloo
Miss Swimsuit : Texas
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Colorado


New Mexico (5th), Kitchener-Waterloo (3rd), Texas (winner), Georgia (2nd) & California (4th)

1993
16 contestants

Results
1  CALIFORNIA - Kristi Pyles
2  FLORIDA - Laura Pinner
3  CALGARY (Alberta) - Lana Buchberger (2nd RU Universe 95)
4  TEXAS - Melissa Orbebaugh
5  SARNIA (Ontario) - Karen Philpott

Remainder
ARIZONA - Toni Foster
HURONIA REGION (Ontario) - Angela Ingram
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Melissa Magier
LETHBRIDGE (Alberta) - Sarah Hudson
MARYLAND - Anita Howard
MONTREAL (Quebec) - Raquel Weizman
NEW YORK - Christine Elizabeth Beachak (USA 92)
NIAGARA FALLS (Ontario) - Lara MacKenzie
ST. CATHARINES (Ontario) - Phyllis Corbiell
TORONTO (Ontario) - Heidi Kimberley
WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Lynda Yanko

Awards
Miss Talent : Kitchener-Waterloo
Miss Talent Finalists: Arizona, St. Catharines & Texas
Miss Swimsuit: Calgary
Miss Gemütlichkeit: Lethbridge


California (winner)

1994
16 contestants

Results
1  CALIFORNIA - Staci Nicole Lehman
2  ARIZONA - Alisa Marie Kimble (California-USA 97)
3  GEORGIA - Erin Nance (Teen USA 88; 1st RU USA 93)
4  WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Michelle Joss
5  TEXAS - Martha Davis

Remainder
CALGARY (Alberta) - Sharon Lee
CONNECTICUT - Michelle Lea Sperbeck
FLORIDA - Kimberli Hughes
HURONIA REGION (Ontario) - Tracy Lynn Foessel
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Mona Nanasi
LETHBRIDGE (Alberta) - Cheri Williams-Freeman
MONTREAL (Quebec) - Gita Bali
NEW MEXICO - Jill Vasquez (SF Teen USA 88, USA 94)
NIAGARA FALLS (Ontario) - Suzanne Desormeaux
ST. CATHARINES (Ontario) - Letisia Bell
TORONTO (Ontario) - May-Anne Jordens

Awards

Miss Talent : California
Miss Swimsuit : Georgia
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Connecticut


California (winner)

1995 October 5
18 contestants

Results
1  GEORGIA - Paulette Schier (USA 95)
2  CALIFORNIA - Jennifer Kimble
3  ALABAMA - Julianne Boyd
4  SARNIA (Ontario) - Thalia Kasparian
5  RED DEER (Alberta) - Katherine Grefner

Remainder
CALGARY (Alberta) - Karin Hunter
CONNECTICUT - Marie Sarno
DELAWARE - Pamela Onusko
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Lena McQuabbie
MARYLAND - Beth Webster
MONTREAL (Quebec) - Dukeslande Florestal
NIAGARA FALLS (Ontario) - Tara Lynn Gates
ST. CATHARINES (Ontario) - Magdalene Krkljus
TEXAS - Carla Hedges
TORONTO (Ontario) - Christine Walters
VIRGINIA - Virginia Trost
WELLAND (Ontario) - Heidi Jazvac
WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Tammy Gillis

Awards
Miss Talent : Red Deer
Miss Swimsuit : Georgia
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Kitchener-Waterloo


Red Deer (5th), Alabama (3rd), Georgia (winner), California (2nd) & Sarnia (4th)

1996 October 10
18 contestants

Results
1  ALABAMA - Jaycie Preskitt
2  MASSACHUSETTS - Heather Brown
3  MONTRÉAL (Quebec) - Marilena Tricarico
4  FLORIDA - Alexa Pleas
5  CALGARY (Alberta) - Olebia Galanos

Remainder
CALIFORNIA - Michelle Cooper
CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA - Linda Davey
CONNECTICUT - Debbie Mallick
DELAWARE - Susanne Ludwig
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Margaret Milne
MARYLAND - Summer Hanson
RED DEER (Alberta) - Renée Prusak
TEXAS - Erica Hedges
TORONTO (ON) - Michelle Weswaldi (World 96)
UTAH - Melissa Dean
WEST VANCOUVER (Britich Columbia) - Mischa Sevensma
WINDSOR (Ontario) - Dana Di Ponio
WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Mandy Hochbaum

Awards
Miss Talent: Delaware
Miss Talent Finalists: Alabama, California & Toronto
Miss Swimsuit: Winnipeg
Miss Gemütlichkeit: Calgary


Alabama (winner)

1997 October 9
16 contestants

Results
1  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Danica Quinn
2  OREGON - Brianna Wiggins
3  CALIFORNIA - Jennifer Kissick
4  FLORIDA - Jennifer Alvarez
5  NIAGARA FALLS (Ontario) - Rebecca Dmytrow

Remainder
ALABAMA - Michelle Arnette
ARKANSAS - Karmyn Tyler (America 96)
ARIZONA - Angelina Macaulay
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Nicole Coates
CALGARY (Alberta) - Stephanie Forbes
ILLINOIS - Koreen Hendricks
GEORGIA - Brandy Johnson
MEDICINE HAT (Alberta) - Marnie Hashizume
NEW BRUNSWICK - Venessa Boucher
RED DEER (Alberta) - Airyn Van Havere
TORONTO (OntarioN) - Marisol Teijeiro

Awards
Miss Talent : Florida
Miss Talent Finalists : British Columbia, California & Illinois
Miss Swimsuit : Oregon
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Alabama


the winner (Kitchener-Waterloo) with her runners-up

1998 October 8
14 contestants

Results
1  FLORIDA - Katy Johnson (Vermont-America 00; Vermont-USA 01)
2  MOUNT BRYDGES (Ontario) - Alison Graham
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Jodi-Lynn McFadden
4  TENNESSEE - Lynnette Cole (finalist Teen SA 95; winner USA 00; finalist Universe 00)
5  TEXAS - Lori Jackson

Remainder
CALGARY (Alberta) - Amber Graburn
CALIFORNIA - Ashley Lincoln
EDMONTON (Alberta) - Carmen Kempt (Universe 97)
IDAHO - Kari Rash
IOWA - Melissa Hendriks
MONTREAL (Quebec) - Guylaine Arsenault
RED DEER (Alberta) - Tammy Gislason
TORONTO (Ontario) - Laurie Campbell
WINDSOR (Ontario) - Shannon McArthur (Universe 99)

Awards
Miss Talent : Kitchener-Waterloo
Miss Talent Finalists: Florida, Iowa & Mount Brydges
Miss Swimsuit : Tennessee
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Calgary


Kitchener-Waterloo (3rd), Mount Brydges (2nd), Florida (winner), Tennessee (4th) & Texas (5th)

1999 October 7
16 contestants

Results
1  TENNESSEE - Bridgett Jordon (1st RU Teen USA 98)
2  FLORIDA - Kristi Sheffield
3  MISSOURI - Misti Moore
4  KANSAS - Jennifer Vannatta (America 99)
5  ONTARIO MID-WEST - Jennifer Shannon

Remainder
ALABAMA - Leslie Hamer
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Kristen Spencer
CALGARY (Alberta) - Christine Birkbeck
CALIFORNIA - Vickie Jelmini
CHATHAM (Ontario) - Brooke Ross
ILLINOIS - Melise Ann Smith
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Leena Chandran
LONDON (Ontario) - Robin Hancox
SASKATCHEWAN - Angel Dennis
TEXAS - Jackie Nugent
TORONTO (Ontario) - Anna Pizyo

Awards
Miss Talent : Florida
Miss Swimsuit : Missouri
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Texas


Ontario Mid-West (5th), Missouri (3rd), Tennessee (winner), Florida (2nd) & Kansas (4th)

2000 October 4
15 contestants

Results
1  MISSISSIPPI - Jenna Edwards
2  CALIFORNIA - Jennifer Jean Glover (International 99 & USA 01)
3  KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Sandrine Mahler
4  MISSOURI - Shandi Finnessey (America 03; winner USA 04; 1st RU Universe 04)
5  OKLAHOMA - Corbi Wells

Remainder
ALABAMA - Brandy Trevino
CALGARY (Alberta) - Dayna Nelson
IDAHO - Sarah O’Hara (Teen USA 94)
KANSAS - Jahreé Thaw
NEW BRUNSWICK - Tasha Taylor
NOVA SCOTIA - Christine Finn
ONTARIO MID-WEST - Heather Dietrich
PUERTO RICO - Yarelis Muñiz
TORONTO (Ontario) - Annette Melner
VIRGINIA - Amber Gallaty

Awards
Miss Talent : California
Miss Talent Finalists: Kansas, Kitchener-Waterloo, Missouri & Oklahoma
Miss Swimsuit : Mississippi
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Idaho


Kitchener-Waterloo (3rd), California (2nd), Mississippi (winner), Missouri (4th) & Oklahoma (5th)

2001 October 4
14 contestants

Results
1  WEST VIRGINIA - Karen Michelle Long (USA 01)
2  CALGARY (Alberta) - Donna Sawchyn
3  MISSOURI - Tiffany Meyer (finalist USA 00)
4  OKLAHOMA - Anna Freeman
5  KANSAS - Kelsey Carver

Remainder
CALIFORNIA - Natalie Thiem
DELAWARE - Laura Rhodes
GEORGIA - Stephanie Kan
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Laura Doucette
PENNSYLVANIA - Jennifer Ann Watkins (USA 01)
QUEBEC - Dominique Levesque
RHODE ISLAND - Jamie Lynn Castelli
SOUTHERN ONTARIO - Crystal Faust
TEXAS - Tiffany Estell

Awards
Miss Talent : California
Miss Talent Finalists : Calgary, Georgia & Oklahoma
Miss Swimsuit : West Virginia
Miss Gemütlichkeit : Texas


Oklahoma (4th) Kansas (5th), West Virginia (winner), Missouri (3rd), Calgary (2nd)

2002 October 10
14 contestants

Results
1  GEORGIA - Meredith Boggs
2  DELAWARE - Cheryl Crowe
3  DELTA (British Columbia) - Nicolette Gustafson
4  MISSOURI - Caitlin McIntosh
5  OKLAHOMA - Chelsea Mercer

Remainder
BANFF (Alberta) - Angela Triantafyllakis
CALGARY (Alberta) - Heather Robertson
CALIFORNIA - Ruthie Knight
KANSAS - Sarah Jump
KITCHENER-WATERLOO (Ontario) - Jennifer Tipovski
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR - Lori O'Keefe
RED DEER (Alberta) - Terra Knight
VANCOUVER (British Columbia) - Mary De Vera
WINNIPEG (Manitoba) - Rachel Bulman

Awards
Miss Talent : Missouri
Miss Talent Finalist : Newfoundland and Labrador
Miss Swimsuit : Georgia
Miss Gemutlichkeit : Newfoundland and Labrador


Georgia (winner)