Miss Iowa


The Miss Iowa competition is the official preliminary for the state of Iowa in the Miss America pageant. No contestant from Iowa has ever won the national Miss America title although two Miss Iowas have been named first runner-up. Cheryl Browne, Miss Iowa 1970, competed in the Miss America 1971 pageant as the first African American contestant.
The Miss Iowa pageant is a three-day program held in the Quad-Cities every June.
Emily Tinsman of Bettendorf was crowned Miss Iowa 2019 on June 15, 2019 at Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa. She competed for the title of Miss America 2020 in December 2019.

Gallery of past titleholders

Results summary

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

Preliminary awards