Miss District of Columbia

The Miss District of Columbia  competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss America Pageant.

The District of Columbia pageant, which was suspended for some years during the 1960s and 1990s, is unusual in that many winners come from outside the district. Women are eligible to compete for the title if they attend school, work, or are ordinarily a resident in the District, and many students who have won the title come from out-of-state.

Katie Ann Powell was crowned Miss District of Columbia 2024 on June 22, 2024 at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss District of Columbia 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

 * Miss Americas: Margaret Gorman (1921), Venus Ramey (1944)
 * 1st runners-up: Marjorie Joesting (1926), Margo Lucey (1957), Rosanne Tueller (1964)
 * 2nd runners-up: Jean Cavanaugh (1941)
 * 3rd runners-up: Ruth Rea (1961), Marshawn Evans (2002), Briana Kinsey (2018)
 * 4th runners-up: Dixie Rafter (1943), Shannon Schambeau (2006)
 * Top 4: Margaret Gorman (1922)
 * Top 10: Linda Weisbrod (1955), Nicole Messina (1999), Kate Grinold (2009), Jennifer Corey (2010), Allison Farris (2019), Andolyn Medina (2022)
 * Top 12: Helen Clum (1935)
 * Top 13: Dorothy Powell (1945)
 * Top 15: Dorothy Parker (1938), Catherine Howe (1940)
 * Top 16: Sandra Stahl (1951)
 * Top 18: Rita Burns (1933)

Preliminary awards

 * Preliminary Interview: Marshawn Evans (2002)
 * Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness: Dixie Rafter (1943), Venus Ramey (1944), Ruth Rea (1961), Rosanne Tueller (1964), Shannon Schambeau (2006), Cierra Jackson (2017)
 * Preliminary Talent: Catherine Howe (1940), Venus Ramey (1944), Sandra Stahl (1951), Iris Fitch (1953), Linda Weisbrod (1955), Virginia Pailes (1960) (tie), Rosanne Tueller (1964), Nicole Messina (1999), Marshawn Evans (2002)

Non-finalist awards

 * Non-finalist Interview: Ashley Boalch (2012)
 * Non-finalist Talent: Scarlett Shinault (1962), Toyia Taylor (2000), Shayna Rudd (2008)

Other awards

 * Jean Bartel Military Awareness Scholarship: Andolyn Medina (2022)
 * Miss Congeniality: Iris Fitch (1953) (tie)
 * Four Points Award: Stephanie Williams (2011)
 * Quality of Life Award Finalists: Nicole Messina (1999), Therese Lizardo (2005), Briana Kinsey (2018), Allison Farris (2019)
 * STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Briana Kinsey (2018)
 * Top Fundraiser 4th runner-ups: Andolyn Medina (2022)

Winners
Declared as winner

Ended as a runner-up

Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist


 * Notes