The winner of the 1977 Miss America pageant was Dorothy Kathleen Benham, Miss Minnesota.
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The name of the winner of Miss America 2009 isMiss Indiana Katie Stam.
The winner of Miss America in 1996 was Shawntel Smith from Muldrow, OK.
The winner of Miss America in 1978 was Susan Perkins from Columbus, OH.
The 1981 Miss America was Miss Oklahoma, Susan Powell. Note that she actually won the contest in the fall of 1980; the winner of the contest held in 1981 was the 1982 Miss America, Elizabeth Gracen of Arkansas.
The winner of the 2012 Miss America pageant was Laura Marie Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin.
The 2007 Miss Universe title was won by Riyo Mori from Japan.
I think that Leanza Cornett from Jacksonville, Florida, won the Miss America contest in 1993.
The winner of Miss America in 1992 was Carolyn Suzanne Sapp from Kona, Hawaii.
The winner of Miss America in 1975 was Shirley Shothran from Fort Worth, TX.
The winner of Miss America in 1972 was Laurie Lea Schaefer from Bexley, Ohio.