Miss California

The Miss California competition selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America competition.

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss California USA. For the song by Dante Thomas, see Miss California (song).
Miss California
Formation1924
TypeScholarship pageant
HeadquartersFresno
Location
Membership
Miss America
Official language
English
Key people
Russ Gladden (CEO)
WebsiteOfficial website

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" counter pageant organized by local feminist activists led by Ann Simonton and Nikki Craft. It has been held in Fresno, California since 1994.

Sabrina Lewis of Berkeley was crowned Miss California on July 1, 2023 at the Visalia Convention Center Visalia, California. In January 2024, she will compete for the title of Miss America in Orlando, Florida.

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