Miss Tall International

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

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Throughout 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

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The 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

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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

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