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Miss Louisiana

The Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss America pageant. Although no delegate from Louisiana has ever won the Miss America title, four have placed 1st runner-up. As of 2026, Louisiana is the lone member of the Confederacy during the Civil War which has not produced a Miss America.

The pageant is held the last week of June at the W. L. Jack Howard Theatre, named for the late Mayor W. L. "Jack" Howard and located in downtown Monroe adjacent to the Civic Center. The 2025 pageant was the 61st held in Monroe.

Gabrelle McLeod of Vicksburg, Mississippi was crowned Miss Louisiana 2025 on June 21, 2025 and competed for the title of Miss America 2026. McLeod is the first Miss Louisiana who was not a resident of the state at the time of her crowning.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Louisiana 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

  • 1st runners-up: Patricia Brant (1988), Erika Schwarz (1997), Faith Jenkins (2001), Jennifer Dupont (2005)
  • 2nd runners-up: Holli' Conway (2019)
  • 3rd runners-up: Marguerite McClelland (1946), Debbie Ward (1974), Katherine Putnam (2010), April Nelson (2016)
  • 4th runners-up: Libby Lovejoy (1975), Linnea Fayard (1991)
  • Top 7: Laryssa Bonacquisti (2018)
  • Top 10: Barbara Barker (1953), Lynda Ferguson (1966), Genevieve Del Gallo (1968), Debby Robert (1973), Phyllis Kelly (1979), Valerie Brosset (1989), Christi Page (1992), Mette Boving (1998), Hope Anderson (2012)
  • Top 15: Louise Moore (1924), Justine Ker (2017)
  • Top 16: Gertrude Rissie Miller (1937)
  • Top 18: Marjorie Hagler (1933)

Awards

Preliminary awards

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Bobbie Chachere (1957), Cherie Martin (1965), Myrrah McCully (1980), Bobbie Candler (1983), Miriam Gauthier (1984), Amanda Mainord (1987), Stacy King (1990), Karmyn Tyler (1996), Julie Lawrence (2000), Jaden Leach (2014), Meagan Crews (2020), Gracie Reichman (2023)
  • Non-finalist Interview: Lacey Sanchez (2015)

Other awards

  • Miss Congeniality: N/A
  • Miss America Scholar Award: Julie Lawrence (2000)
  • Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Katherine Putnam (2010), Hope Anderson (2012)
  • CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runners-up: Lacey Sanchez (2015)
  • Quality of Life Award Winners: Faith Jenkins (2001)
  • Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Heather Dupree (1999)
  • Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Erika Schwarz (1997)
  • STEM Scholarship 1st runner-up: Julia Claire Williams (2022)
  • Show Me Your Shoes Winner: Gabrelle McLeod (2026)

Winners

References

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