The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss South Carolina 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 Americas: Marian McKnight (
1957),
Kimberly Clarice Aiken (
1994) •
1st runners-up: Claudia Turner (1971), Lavinia Cox (1977), Sherry Thrift (1986), Mary Gainey (1991),
Ali Rogers (2013), Rachel Wyatt (2017) •
2nd runners-up: Rankin Suber (1955), Catherine Hinson (1978), Dawn Smith (1987) •
3rd runners-up: Evelyn Ellis (1963) •
4th runners-up: N/A •
Top 7: Daja Dial (2016) •
Top 10: Joyce Perry (1952), Mary Griffin (1953),
Miriam Stevenson (1954), Edith Sandra Browning (1961), Nancy Moore (1966), Cynthia Anthony (1976), Carrie Lee Davis (1993), Erika Grace Powell (2006), Suzi Roberts (2018) •
Top 11: Davis Wash (2025) •
Top 12: Bree Boyce (2012) •
Top 15: Mary Claudia Harvin (1927), LaBruce Sherill (1940),
Kelly McCorkle (2003) •
Top 16: Crystal Garrett (2008) •
Top 20: Jeanna Raney (2002)
Awards Preliminary awards •
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Rankin Suber (1955), Edith Sandra Browning (1961), Barbara Harris (1967), Claudia Turner (1971), Lavinia Cox (1977), Catherine Hinson (1978), Lisa Ann King (1984), Dawn Smith (1987),
Nancy Humphries (1988), Carrie Lee Davis (1993),
Ali Rogers (2013),
Daja Dial (2016), Davis Wash (2025) •
Preliminary Talent: LaBruce Sherill (1940), Nancy Moore (1966), Lisa Ann King (1984), Valarie (Valerie) Trapp (1996),
Kimilee Bryant (1990), Erika Grace Powell (2006)
Non-finalist awards •
Non-finalist Talent: Margaret Seible (1945), Gene Wilson (1959), Mary Diane Toole (1979), Julia Hill (1983), Amanda Spivey (1996), Janet Powers (1998), Heather Hudson (2001), Jessica Eddins (2004), Shelley Bryson Benthall (2007), Anna Perry (2009)
Other awards •
Miss Congeniality: Brooke Mosteller (2014) (tie) •
Active International Scholarship for Business and Marketing: Jeanna Raney (2002) •
Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Scholarship: Erika Grace Powell (2006) • '''Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award:''' Brooke Mosteller (2014), Lanie Hudson (2015), Suzi Roberts (2018), Davia Bunch (2019), Morgan Nichols (2020) •
CMN Miracle Maker Award 1st runners-up: Rachel Wyatt (2017) •
George Cavalier Talent Award: Kimilee Bryant (1990) •
Quality of Life Award / Social Impact Initiative Scholarship 1st runners-up: Brooke Mosteller (2014), Morgan Nichols (2020), Sarah Kay Wrenn (2026) •
Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Suzi Roberts (2018) •
STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Morgan Nichols (2020) •
Top Fundraiser: Julia Herrin (2022) •
AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award Winner: Sarah Kay Wrenn (2026) ==Winners==