ILLINOIS
1952 - Sherri Matulis
1953 - Myrna Rae Hansen (winner) (Miss Photogenic)
1954 - Celeste Ravel (SF) … then (4th RU)
1955 - Diane Daniggelis (SF)
1956 - Mickey Blair
1957 - Marianne Gaba (SF)
1958 - June Pickney (3rd RU)
1959 - Arlene Kaye
1960 - Pat Thompson
1961 - Dianne Duffey
1962 - Jean Donnelly (SF)
1963 - Marite Ozers (winner)
1964 - Karen Sue Weisbrook
1965 - Diane Gortz
1966 - Cheryl Setser
1967 - Beverly Lacek (SF)
1968 - Sandra Ann Wolsfeld
1969 - Christine Jalloway
1970 - Carol Pepoon
1971 - Paulette Breen
1972 - Jani Hall
1973 - Amanda C. Jones (winner)
1974 - Karen Jean Morrison (winner)
1975 - Connie Reif
1976 - Kathy Ann Schmalen (SF)
1977 - Elizabeth Curran (Miss Photogenic)
1978 - Suzann Piché
1979 - Debbie Ann Niego (3rd RU) (Best State Costume)
1980 - Karen Marie Groat
1981 - Leslie Kay Renfrow
1982 - Carla Jo Danielson
1983 - Vanessa Lon Romine
1984 - LaVonne Ranae Misselle (SF)
1985 - Laura Ann Bach (2nd RU)
1986 - Tricia Therese Bach (SF) (Best State Costume)
1987 - Joan Elizabeth Berge (SF)
1988 - Gina Marie Zordani (SF)
1989 - Kelly Holub (SF) (Best State Costume)
1990 - Karla Myers (SF)
1991 - Lisa Michele Morgan (Top 6)
1992 - Leilani Magnussen
1993 - Susie Park
1994 - Kathleen Farrell (SF)
1995 - Nichole Lynn Holmes (2nd RU) (Miss Photogenic)
1996 - Bernadette Przybycien (SF)
1997 - Jennifer Salinas
1998 - Mandy Jo Lane
1999 - Christina Marie Lam
2000 - Constance Renee Stoetzer
2001 - Rebecca Ambrosi
2002 - Amanda Sue Reynolds
2003 - Agnieszka Anna Zakreta
2004 - Molly Graham
2005 - Jill Gulseth (3rd RU)
2006 - Catherine Warren
2007 - Mia Heaston
2008 - Shanon Lersch
2009 - Ashley Bond
2010 - Ashley Bradarich
2011 - Angela Sparrow
2012 - Ashley Sherelle Hooks
2013 - Stacie Juris (2nd RU)
2014 - Alexis "Lexi" Atkins
2015 - Renee Wronecki (Top 15)
2016 - Zena Malak
2017 - Whitney Wandland (Top 5)
2018 - Karolina Jasko
2019 - Alexandra Marie Plotz
2020 - Olivia Pura (Top 10)
2021 - Sydni Bennett[ (3rd RU)
2022 - Angel Reyes (4th RU) (Miss Photogenic)
2023 - Samantha Elliott (Top 20)