Miss California


The Miss California competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America pageant.
The pageant began in Santa Cruz in 1924 and was held there in 1925. During the years 1926 through 1946 in years when the Miss California pageant was held, the competition was primarily in San Francisco and Venice, California. In 1947, it returned to Santa Cruz and was held there annually until 1985, after which it moved to San Diego in response to years of protests and a "Myth California" counterpageant organized by local feminist activists led by Ann Simonton and Nikki Craft. It has been held in Fresno, California since 1994.
Eileen Kim of Orange was crowned Miss California on June 29, 2019 at William Saroyan Theatre in Fresno, California. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2020.

Gallery of past titleholders

Results summary

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