Miss Oklahoma

The Miss Oklahoma competition selects a winner to compete on behalf of Oklahoma in the Miss America pageant. Miss Oklahoma has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Also, in the years when city representatives were common, Norma Smallwood won, competing as Miss Tulsa, giving the state of Oklahoma a total of six crowns. Oklahoma is also one of three states to win back to back Miss America titles.

Lauren Frost of Wagoner was crowned Miss Oklahoma 2024 on June 8, 2024, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She will represent Oklahoma and compete for Miss America 2025.

Gallery of past titleholders

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Oklahoma 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 Americas: Norma Smallwood** (1926), Jane Anne Jayroe (1967), Susan Powell (1981), Shawntel Smith (1996), Jennifer Berry (2006), Lauren Nelson (2007)
1st runners-up: Bettye Cornelia Avert (1939), Betty Thompson (2012)
2nd runners-up: Mary Nancy Denner (1958), Anita Bryant (1959), Lori Kelley (1989), Casey Preslar (2003), Alicia Clifton (2013), Kelsey Griswold (2014)
3rd runners-up: Addison Price (2020)
4th runners-up: Donna Briggs (1948), Louise O'Brien (1951), Ann Campbell (1956), Nancy Chapman (1983), DuSharme Carter (1993), Emoly West (2011)
Top 5: Virginia Howard** (1927)
Top 10: Willie Mae Stockton* (1924), Bobby Jene Simmons (1952), Judy Adams (1971), Andrea Hanson (1974), Tamara Marler (1990), Cynthia White (1991), Julie Payne (1999), Kelley Scott (2004), Elizabeth Kinney (2005), Alexandra Eppler (2015), Georgia Frazier (2016)
Top 12: Taylor Treat (2010), Sarah Klein (2017)
Top 15: Ada Martyne Wood (1940), Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona (1941), Ashley Thompson (2018)
Top 20: Kaci Hundley (2002)

Oklahoma holds a record of 39 placements at Miss America.

Awards

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Norma Smallwood** (1926), Ann Campbell (1956), Lauren Nelson (2007), Emoly West (2011), Kelsey Griswold (2014), Alexandra Eppler (2015)
Preliminary Talent: Jane Anne Jayroe (1967), Judy Adams (1971), Susan Powell (1981) (tie), Lori Kelley (1989), Tamara Marler (1990), Julie Payne (1999), Casey Preslar (2003), Jennifer Berry (2006), Betty Thompson (2012), Alicia Clifton (2013)

Non-finalist awards

Non-finalist Talent: Mary Ann Hazelton (1960), Jill Elmore (1980), Mignon Merchant (1987), Leesa Cornett (1988), Amy Duncan (1997), Kelli Masters (1998), Kristin Steveson (2001)

Other awards

Miss Congeniality: Mifaunwy Dolores Shunatona (1941), Shirley Barbour (1953)
America's Choice: Taylor Treat (2010), Betty Thompson (2012)
Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship: Alexandra Eppler (2015)
Quality of Life Award Winners: Taylor Treat (2010)
Quality of Life Award 1st Runners-up: Jennifer Berry (2006)
Quality of Life Award Finalists: Alexandra Eppler (2015), Sarah Klein (2017)
Special Judges' Award: Susan Supernaw (1972)