The Miss Tall International pageant selects a representative of Tall Clubs International. The annual event includes contestants from across the United States and Canada, and takes place during the Tall Clubs International annual convention.
Competition
editThroughout the year, all individual local clubs have the opportunity to select representatives. Member clubs may choose a representative in any way their club bylaws provide, typically by way of a local pageant or election. Winners of local pageants may attend the annual Tall Clubs International convention and compete on a national level to be the representative, globally, of all TCI member clubs as Miss Tall International.
Miss Tall International is considered by TCI to be a goodwill ambassador to the world to get the tall message out on a national and international level. Expenses for Miss TI's travels are paid by inviting clubs, with some reimbursement by the TCI Executive Board.
The winner often visits member clubs at their annual weekend upon invitation. During her travels, she may often be booked for publicity sessions organized by the hosting club. Miss TI has appeared in the past on nationally televised TV shows, radio shows, and other high-profile events. She may also use her position to instigate changes in the industry to provide a higher quality of life for tall people.
History
editThe earliest recorded tall pageant winner was in 1947, when four tall clubs around the US sent contestants. The title was changed in 1967 to "Miss Tall Universe" and was changed again in 1974 to "Miss Tall International". In general, contestants can win local club titles many times, can compete for Miss TI as frequently as their clubs will send them, and can win the title of Miss TI only once. The number of contestants in the annual competition has varied widely, from two contestants in some years to 23 contestants in 1993. In 1991, the competition lasted over 4 hours with 21 contestants.
Winners
edit| Year | Name | Local Title | Height | Clubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shelley Sage | Portland Skyliners Tall Club | 6'0" | https://www.portlandskylinerstallclub.com/ | Current Miss Tall International® |
| 2022 | Mary Murphy Elemen | Central Arizona Tall Society | 6'1" | http://www.tallphoenix.org/HOME.html | |
| 2021 | Donna Stocker | Miss Tall Sea 2 Sky Peaks (Vancouver) | 6'1" | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1851869371691301/ | |
| 2019/20 | Susan W. Hopkins | Miss Tall Orange County | 5'11" | Tall Club of Orange County | Pageant/TCI convention not held 2020 because of COVID-19. Hopkins held the title. |
| 2018 | Sheryl Lutz | Miss Tall Portland | 5'11½" | Portland Skyliners Tall Club | |
| 2017 | Lindsay May | Miss Sea 2 Sky Peaks (Vancouver) | 5'11" | Sea 2 Sky Peaks | |
| 2016 | Lauren Bath | Miss Sea 2 Sky Peaks (Vancouver) | 6'4½" | Sea 2 Sky Peaks | Tallest ever Miss Tall International as of 2023 |
| 2015 | Erica Hand | Miss Tall Portland | 6'1" | Portland Skyliners Tall Club | |
| 2014 | Hannah Eko | Miss Tall NYC | 6'3" | Tall Club of NYC | |
| 2013 | Valerie Ahrens | Miss Tall Chicago | 5'10¾" | Paramount Tall Club of Chicago | |
| 2012 | Jenny Kosiec | Miss Tall New Orleans | 6'2½" | Tall Club of New Orleans | |
| 2011 | Talisha Tolliver | Miss Tall Diamond Valley Lake | 6'2" | Tall Club of Diamond Valley Lake | |
| 2010 | Joy Dawson | Miss Tall Club of Greater Washington, D.C. | 6'2" | Tall Club of Greater Washington, D.C. | |
| 2009 | Holli Jennings | Miss Tall Portland | 6'4" | Portland Skyliners Tall Club | |
| 2008 | Billie Jean Morrison | Miss Tall San Francisco | 6'2" | Golden Gate Tip Toppers | |
| 2007 | Jane Baldwin | Miss Tall Portland | 6'2" | Portland Skyliners Tall Club | |
| 2006 | Annette M. Chionilos | Miss Tall Boston | 6'0½" | Boston Beanstalks Tall Club | |
| 2005 | Lisa L. Lightner | Miss Tall Baltimore | 5'11" | Baltimore Tall Club | |
| 2004 | Nancy Lynn Jacoby | Miss Tall Sarasota | 5'11" | Sarasota Tall Sunsations | |
| 2003 | Joan Jacobs | Miss Tall Boston | 5'11" | Boston Beanstalks Tall Club | |
| 2002 | Kristen A. Carlson | Miss Tall Boston | 5'11" | Boston Beanstalks Tall Club | |
| 2001 | Amy L. Storm | Miss Tall Dallas | 5'10" | Tall Texans of Dallas | 1st runner-up took over reign |
| 2001 | Karen Harper | Miss Tall Houston | 6'1" | Towering Texans of Houston | Resigned |
| 2000 | Jerelynn Reams Shields | Miss Tall Denver | 6'0" | Timberline Club of Denver | |
| 1999 | Janet Rosemary Hughes | Miss Tall Houston | 5'10½" | Towering Texans of Houston | |
| 1998 | Suzanne Stavast | Miss California Tip Topper | 6'0" | California Tip Toppers | |
| 1997 | Rissa Marie Dodson | Miss California Tip Topper | 6'1¾" | California Tip Toppers | |
| 1996 | Norma Forrest | Miss Tall Toronto Towers | 6'1" | Tall Club of Toronto | |
| 1995 | Kira Anthofer | Miss California Central Coast | 6'4" | California Central Coast Club | |
| 1994 | Carol L. Hudson | Miss Tall Houston | 6'0½" | Towering Texans of Houston | |
| 1993 | Jill Viglione | Miss Tall San Francisco | 6'2" | Golden Gate Tip Toppers | |
| 1992 | Jan Bielefeldt | Miss Tall Dallas | 5'11¾" | Tall Texans of Dallas | |
| 1991 | Rose Carnduff | Miss Tall Toronto Towers | 5'11" | Tall Club of Toronto | |
| 1990 | Roberta Holler | Miss Tall St. Louis | 6'1½" | St. Louis Tip Toppers | 1st runner-up took over NOV 1990 |
| 1990 | Jane Phillips | Miss Tall Houston | 5'10½" | Towering Texans of Houston | Married in OCT 1990 |
| 1989 | Carolyn Coyne | Miss Tall Chicago | 6'0½" | Paramount Tall Club of Chicago | |
| 1988 | Susan LaPierre | Miss Tall Philadelphia | 6'0" | Tower Club of Philadelphia | |
| 1987 | Doreen Elizabeth Christian | Miss Tall San Francisco | 5'10" | Golden Gate Tip Toppers | |
| 1986 | Rochelle Yuga | Miss Tall Houston | 6'0" | Towering Texans of Houston | |
| 1985 | Trish Burda | Miss Tall Houston | 6'3" | Towering Texans of Houston | |
| 1984 | Anna Mary Rowan | Miss Tall Atlanta | 6'2" | Atlanta Sky-Hi Club | |
| 1983 | Cynthia Lou Smith | Miss Tall Washington D.C. | 5'10" | Tip Toppers of Washington D.C. | |
| 1982 | Susa Leigh Kennedy | Miss Tall Houston | 5'10½" | Towering Texans of Houston | |
| 1981 | Patricia Meier | Miss Tall San Francisco | 6'0" | Golden Gate Tip Toppers | |
| 1980 | Kathy June Hindman | Miss Tall Atlanta | 6'2" | Atlanta Sky-Hi Club | |
| 1979 | Carol Glasgow | Miss Tall Philadelphia | 5'11" | Tower Club of Philadelphia | |
| 1978 | Roxanne Pasquarella | Miss Tall Florida | 5'11" | Florida Skyliners of Miami Inc. | |
| 1977 | Jeanne Connell | Miss Tall Florida | 5'11½" | Florida Skyliners of Miami Inc. | |
| 1976 | Antoinette Mals | Miss Tall Cincinnati | 5'11½" | High Cincinnatians | |
| 1975 | Leslie Valstad | Miss Tall San Francisco | 6'0" | Golden Gate Tip Toppers | |
| 1974 | Gail Frantz | Miss Tall Dallas | 5'11" | Tall Texans of Dallas | First year of Miss Tall International® |
| 1973 | Beverly Horne | Miss Tall Atlanta | 5'11" | Atlanta Sky-Hi Club | Last year of Miss Tall Universe |
| 1972 | Tara Sheldon | Miss Tall Washington D.C. | 6'4" | Tip Toppers of Washington D.C. | |
| 1971 | Elaine McLendon | Miss Tall Dallas | 5'11½" | Tall Texans of Dallas | |
| 1970 | Pamela Bissinger | Miss Tall San Fernando Valley | 6'0" | San Fernando Valley Tip Toppers | |
| 1969 | Linda Sue Frantz | Miss Tall Toledo | 5'11" | Toledo Tip Toppers | |
| 1968 | Carol Jean Neefe | Miss Tall San Fernando Valley | 6'0" | San Fernando Valley Tip Toppers | |
| 1967 | Sherry Youmans | Miss Tall Denver | 6'1" | Timberline Club of Denver | |
| 1966 | Adria Easton | Miss Tall Denver | 5'11" | Timberline Club of Denver | |
| 1965 | Suzanne Baughman | Miss Tall Portland | 6'0" | Portland Skyliners | |
| 1964 | Kathleen Wiswall | Miss Tall Denver | 5'11¾" | Timberline Club of Denver | |
| 1963 | Carol Dettman | Miss Tall Milwaukee | 6'1" | Milwaukee Toppers LTD. | |
| 1962 | Kathy Tiefenbach | Miss Tall Detroit | 6'1" | Tip Toppers Club of Detroit | |
| 1961 | Joyce Nilsson | Miss Tall Girls of Chicago | 5'11" | Tall Girls' Club of Chicago | |
| 1960 | Connie Adams | Miss Tall Atlanta | 5'11" | Atlanta Sky-Hi Club | |
| 1959 | Martine Whitford | Miss Tall Los Angeles Higher Ups | 5'11" | Los Angeles Tall Club | |
| 1958 | Shirley Thaxton | Miss Tall Cincinnati | 5'11" | High Cincinnatians | |
| 1957 | Marianne Feagan | Miss Tall California Tip Topper | 6'1" | California Tip Toppers | |
| 1956 | Frances Chadwick | Miss Tall California Tip Topper | 6'3" | California Tip Toppers | Queen of Height |
| 1955 | Ramona Chalecki | Miss Tall Girls of Chicago | Tall Girls' Club of Chicago | ||
| 1954 | Joan Van | Miss Tall Chicago | Paramount Tall Club of Chicago | ||
| 1953 | Ruth Murphy | Miss Tall Boston | 5'11" | Boston High Hubbers | |
| 1952 | Sonia Smevik | Miss Tall California Tip Topper | 6'2" | California Tip Toppers | |
| 1951 | Betty Lou Glavanic | Miss Tall California Tip Topper | 6'0" | California Tip Toppers | |
| 1950 | Adrienne Hatch | Miss Tall Dallas | Tall Texans of Dallas | ||
| 1949 | Helen Lukacs | Miss Tall Girls of Chicago | 6'0" | Tall Girls' Club of Chicago | |
| 1948 | Marie Van Leuven | Miss Tall Girls of Chicago | 6'1½" | Tall Girls' Club of Chicago | |
| 1947 | Grace Tattu | Miss California Tip Topper | 6'0" | California Tip Toppers |