Miss South Carolina Legacy
Miss Columbia
Wayring Smathers, 1937
Miss Camden
Margaret Land, 1938
Miss Clinton
Margaret Shealy, 1939
Miss Lakeview
Vonadora Baker, 1940
Miss Charleston
Gloria Missel, 1941
Miss Columbia
Nelle Owens, 1942
Miss Columbia
Janelle Strange, 1943
Miss Columbia
Virginia Owens, 1944
Miss Columbia
Margaret Seible, 1945
Received the first ever Non-finalist Talent Award at the Miss America Pageant.
Miss Columbia
Ann Morse, 1946
Miss Spartanburg
Margaret Griffin, 1947
Miss Greenville
Esther Greene, 1948
Miss Clinton
Barrie Wingard, 1949
Miss Lyman
Carolyn Fowler, 1950
Miss Conway
Joyce Perry, 1951
Semi-finalist Miss America
Miss Florence
Mary Griffin, 1952
Semi-finalist Miss America
Miss Greenwood
Miriam Stevenson, 1953
Semi-finalist Miss America, Miss Universe 1954
Miss Whitmire
Polly Suber, 1954
2nd Runner Up Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America
Miss Conway
Martha Chestnut, 1955
Miss Manning
Marian McKnight, 1956
Miss America Winner
Miss Greenwood
Cecilia Colvert, 1957
Miss Charleston
Gene Wilson, 1958
Non-finalist Talent Award
Miss Moncks Corner
Nettie Dennis, 1959
Miss Greenwood
Edith Sandra Browning, 1960
Top 10 Semi-finalist Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America
Miss Greenville
Janet McGee, 1961
Miss Columbia
Evelyn Ellis, 1962
3rd Runner Up Miss America
Miss North Augusta
Carolyn Gaines, 1963
Miss Florence
Diana Sue Smith, 1964
Miss Aiken
Nancy Moore, 1965
Semi-finalist Miss America, Preliminary Talent Miss America
Miss Columbia
Barbara Harris, 1966
Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America
Miss Laurens
Peggy White, 1967
Miss Clover
Rebecca Smith, 1968
Miss Newberry
Brantlee Price, 1969
Miss Spartanburg
Claudia Turner, 1970
1st Runner Up Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America.
Miss Columbia
Pamela Inabinet, 1971
Miss Columbia
Bonnie Corder, 1972
Miss Easley
Fran Riggins, 1973
Miss Charleston
Cheryl Von Lehe, 1974
Miss Lexington
Cynthia Anthony, 1975
Semi-finalist Miss America
Miss Rock Hill
Lavinia Cox, 1976
1st Runner Up Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America
Miss Rock Hill
Catherine Hinson, 1977
2nd Runner Up Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America.
Miss Aiken
Mary Diane Toole, 1978
Non-finalist talent award Miss America
Miss Charleston
Jane Jenkins, 1979
Miss Cayce-West Columbia
Donna Jewell, 1980
Miss Columbia Northeast
Jill Rankin, 1981
Miss Duncan-Lyman-Wellford
Julia Diane Hill, 1982
Non-finalist Talent Award Miss America
Miss South Congaree
Dalia Garcia, 1983
Miss University of South Carolina
Vicki Harrell, 1984
Miss Liberty
Sherry Thrift, 1985
1st Runner Up Miss America
Miss Liberty
Dawn Smith, 1986
2nd Runner-up Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America
Miss Myrtle Beach
Nancy Humphries, 1987
Preliminary swimsuit Miss America
Miss Greenwood
Anna Reynolds, 1988
Miss Berea
Kimilee Bryant, 1989
Preliminary Talent Miss America
Miss Liberty
Mary Gainey, 1990
1st Runner Up Miss America
Miss Columbia
Ronnetta Hatcher, 1991
Miss Greenville
Carrie Lee Davis, 1992
Semi-finalist Miss America, Preliminary Swimsuit Miss America.
Miss Columbia
Kimberly Clarice Aiken, 1993
Miss America Winner
Miss Greater Greer
Tonya Helms, 1993
Crowned after Kimberly Aiken won Miss America
Miss Berea
Kristie Greene, 1994
Miss Southern 500
Amanda Spivey, 1995
Non-finalist Talent Miss America
Miss Anderson County
Angela Hughes, 1996
Miss Southern 500
Janet Powers, 1997
Non-finalist Talent Miss America
Miss Camden
Wendy Willis, 1998
Miss Williamston
Danielle Davis, 1999
Miss Tigertown
Heather Hudson, 2000
Non-finalist Talent Miss America
Miss Greater Greer
Jeanna Raney, 2001
Top 20 Quarter-finalist Miss America
Miss Golden Corner
Kelly McCorkle, 2002
Top 15 Semi-finalist Miss America
Miss North Carleston
Jessica Eddins, 2003
Miss Charleston
Ann Ashley Wood, 2004
Miss Golden Corner
Erika Powell, 2005
Top 10 at Miss America 2006, Preliminary Talent
Miss Florence
Shelley Benthall, 2006
Top 3 Miss Congeniality contest Miss America, Non-finalist Talent Award Miss America, Miss South Carolina Teen 2003.
Miss Charleston
Crystal Garrett, 2007
Top 16 at Miss America 2008.
Miss Lexington
Anna Perry, 2008
Non-Finalist Talent Award Miss America, Mother was Miss South Carolina 1982.
Miss Hartsville
Kelly Sloan, 2009
Miss Pendleton
Desiree Puglia, 2010
Miss Capital City
Bree Boyce, 2011
Miss Laurens County
Ali Rogers, 2012
1st Runner-up to Miss America, Miracle Maker Award
Miss Mount Pleasant
Brooke Mosteller, 2013
Miss Congeniality, 1st Runner-up Quality of Life Award, Miracle Maker Award
Miss Anderson
Lanie Hudson, 2014
Miracle Maker Award
Miss Greenville County
Daja Dial, 2015
Miss America Top 7 Finalist, Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Miracle Maker Award, STEM Award Finalist
Miss Clemson
Rachel Wyatt, 2016
1st Runner-up to Miss America, Miracle Maker Award
Miss Columbia
Suzi Roberts, 2017
Miss America Top 8 Finalist, Runner-up Quality of Life Award, Miracle Maker Award
Miss Spartanburg
Davia Bunch, 2018
Miracle Maker Award
Miss Clemson
Morgan Nichols, 2019 & 2020
1st Runner-up Quality of Life Award, STEM Award Winner, Miracle Maker Award
Miss Clarendon
Julia Herrin, 2021
