A Proud Tradition
| YEAR | TITLEHOLDER | TALENT | PLACING AT MISS INDIANA |
| 1958 | Mary-Patricia (Patterson) Warneke | --- | --- |
| 1959 | Virginia (Patterson) Haussler | --- | --- |
| 1960 | Julie (Pratt) Simmons | --- | --- |
| 1961 | Joyce (Thomas) Briner | Chalk Talk | --- |
| 1962 | Judith (Umbreit) Wolf | --- | 4th runner-up |
| 1963 | Marilyn (Riner) Cooke | Tap Dance | --- |
| 1964 | Carol (Rinard) Mylar & Sandra (Zimmerman) Helms | Vocal | 2nd Runner-up, Preliminary Talent (tie), Preliminary Swimsuit |
| 1965 | Sharon (Gustavel) Costlow | Monologue | 2nd Runner-up, Miss Congeniality (tie) |
| 1966 | Alice (Bergh) Nuckols | Vocal | Top 10 |
| 1967 | Roberta (Mullen) Forsmark | Jazz Dance | --- |
| 1968 | Jane (Faris) Pollak | Harp/Piano | Non-finalist Talent |
| 1969 | Karen (Kamp) Blank | Gymnastics Dance | 2nd Runner-up, Preliminary Talent |
| 1970 | Sandra Carson | Vocal | Top 10 |
| 1971 | Cindy (Snodgress) Cates | Ballet | --- |
| 1972 | Margaret (Newton) Hamm | Vocal | --- |
| 1973 | Jo Ellen Berryman | Jazz Dance | Top 10 |
| 1974 | Tamara (Nelson) Stanton | Modern Ballet | --- |
| 1975 | Heidi (Reiter) Cissell | Piano | --- |
| 1976 | Sue Ellen (Cain) Hardley | Piano | 2nd Runner-up, Preliminary Talent |
| 1977 | Nancy (Hof) Jacobson | Vocal | 3rd Runner-up |
| 1978 | Janice Morgan | Vocal | 1st Runner-up, Preliminary Talent |
| 1979 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1980 | Susan (Stokes) Francis | Vocal | --- |
| 1981 | Sande (Schrier) Weiss | Vocal | --- |
| 1982 | Delisa (Rogers) LaFave | Vocal | Top 10, Preliminary Swimsuit |
| 1983 | Katrina (Fair) Very | Gymnastics | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1984 | Carol (Hansing) Bontrager | Vocal | 3rd Runner-up |
| 1985 | Jeana (Tenerelli) Malone | Vocal | --- |
| 1986 | Joan (Merricks) Rippy | Baton | --- |
| 1987 | Cindy (Williams) Plummer | Vocal | 3rd Runner-up |
| 1988 | Polly (Nikirk) Major | Tap Dance | --- |
| 1989 | Holly (Stults) Quakenbush | Jazz Dance | Top 10 |
| 1990 | Erin Chalfin | Jazz Dance | --- |
| 1991 | Jennifer (Havens) Hester | Vocal | Top 10 |
| 1992 | Rebecca (Gray) Milligan | Piano | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1993 | Petra Wiehe | Drama | 1st Runner-up, Preliminary Swimsuit |
| 1994 | Nichole (Zesiger) Merkel | Baton | Non-finalist Interview |
| 1995 | Tamara (Shrum) Walker | Lyrical Dance | 3rd Runner-up |
| 1996 | Marie (Roy) Avila | Lyrical Dance | Top 10, Preliminary Talent |
| 1997 | Kara (Combs) Snyder | Vocal | 3rd Runner-up |
| 1998 | Kelly Lloyd | Jazz Dance | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1999 | Maria Selke | Piano | 1st Runner-up, Preliminary Swimsuit |
| 2000 | Lori (Brokaw) Brown | Piano | Top 10 |
| 2001 | Michelle Lee Bowyer | Tap Dance | Preliminary Swimsuit, Newcomer Award |
| 2002 | Jennie Keller | Vocal | Miss Hoosier Spirit Award |
| 2003 | Lindsey Helmer | Vocal | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 2004 | Allison Saul | Vocal | --- |
| 2005 | Tiffany Schroer | Vocal | Top 10, Preliminary Interview, Preliminary Swimsuit |
| 2006 | Whitney Kraus | Vocal | --- |
| 2007 | Nicole Rash | Vocal | Miss Indiana 2007, Preliminary Interview, Preliminary Swimsuit & Preliminary Talent; Miss America 1st Runner-Up |
| 2008 | Tara Layne Choate | Vocal & Dance | Non-Finalist Talent |
| 2009 | Lauren Petersen | Piano | Hoosier Leadership Award |
