Miss Nebraska


The Miss Nebraska competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nebraska in the Miss America pageant.
Makinzie Gregory of Scottsbluff was crowned Miss Nebraska 2025 on June 7, 2025, at North Platte HS Performing Arts Center in North Platte. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Nebraska 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 America: Teresa Scanlan Top 10: Mary Lee Jepsen, Guylyn Remmenga, Kristin Lowenberg, Brittany Jeffers, Jessica Shultis Top 12: Alyssa Howell Top 15: Myrtle Roach Top 20: Christina Foehlinger

Awards

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Molly McGrath Preliminary Talent: Diane Knotek, Mary Lee Jepsen, Guylyn Remmenga, Teresa Scanlan

Non-finalist awards

Non-finalist Talent: Madalyn Joyce King, Diane Knotek, Catherine "Kay" Nielson, Sherry Johnson, Patricia Lee Van Horne, Linda Kay Hallstrom, Paula Louise Mitchell, Allison Boyd, Julie Meusburger, Vicki Linn Train, Myra Katherine Hale, Kendra Quandt, Jane Noseworthy, Kayla Batt, Steffany Lien Non-finalist Interview: Jill Pennington, Aleah Peters

Other awards

Miss Congeniality: Jane Deliese Briggeman, Kayla Batt Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Kendra Quandt Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Myra Katherine Hale Quality of Life Award Finalists: Vicki Linn Train STEM Scholarship Award Finalists: Allison Tietjen Tiffany Phillips Scholar-Athlete Scholarship: Allie Swanson