1968 Tina Showalter of Louisville
1969 Susan Chaffin
1970 Kathy Knight
1971 Mary Sowers
1972 Lois Eigelbach of Louisville
1973 Kitty Hall of Louisville
1974 Adele Gleaves
1975 Kelly McDonald
1979 Laura Hubbard of Leitchfield
1980 Beth Bailey of Bowling Green
1981 Tammy McCubbins of Horse Cave
1982 Elizabeth DeLap of Nashville, TN
1983 Deborah McBride of Leitchfield
1984 Angela Speck of Elizabethtown
1985 Jennifer Drury of Gilbertsville
1990 Betsy Drewry of Murfreesboro, TN
1991 Kelly McDonald of Nashville, TN
1992 Jennifer Peyton of Dawson Springs
1993 Lee Ann Chaney of Franklin
See the following articles for more information:
American Civil Liberties Studying Pageant Discrimination, College Heights Herald, Feb. 11, 1993
Bauer, David. Woman Ready to Pursue Pageant Battle, Park City Daily News, Feb. 11, 1993
Chard, Alex. New Miss Western photograph, Park City Daily News, Nov. 16, 1990
Contestants Serious But Relaxed, College Heights Herald, March 19, 1974
Crossley, Cynthia. No Pageantry for Parents, Louisville Courier-Journal Feb. 11, 1993
Diana Kay Powell, Hardinsburg Herald-News, June 6, 1984
Dawson Springs Senior Jennifer Peyton is Named Miss Western 1992, College Heights Herald, Nov. 19, 1991
Debbie McBride Named First Runner-up Miss Ky., Leitchfield Record, July 21, 1983
Dennis, Andy. Disqualified Pageant Contestant Continues to Strive for Changes, Park City Daily News April 26, 1983
Eleven to Compete for 1979 Title, College Heights Herald, March 29, 1979
Elizabeth Dehap, Nashville, TN, Sophomore is Crowned, College Heights Herald, April 1, 1982
Elizabethtown Junior Angela Speck is Crowned Miss Western, College Heights Herald, April 17, 1982
Franklin Junior LeAnn Chaney Won Title, College Heights Herald, March 11, 1993
Gilbertsville Sophomore Jennifer Drury Sings to Win Crown, College Heights Herald, May 2, 1985
Graduate Student from Murfreesboro, Tenn., Betsy Drewry Wins Miss Western Pageant, College Heights Herald, Nov. 21,1989
Harris, Roger and Mike Grant. IFC Quits as Sponsor of Pageant, Park City Daily News, ca. 1975
Hatcher, Rob. Miss Western photograph, Park City Daily News, Nov. 20, 1989
Hawkins, Ronald. Pageant Escapes Lawsuit, Park City Daily News March 11, 1993
IFC Quits as Sponsor of Pageant, College Heights Herald, Feb. 4, 1975
Isn't Pursuing a Possible Discrimination Suit for Miss Western Pageant, College Heights Herald, March 25, 1993
Jennifer Ann Peyton Will Represent Western in Miss Kentucky Pageant, Alumni, Spring 1992
Lam, Kathy. Rebirth of Tradition, Talisman 1979
Laura Hubbard Chosen in Renewal of Pageant, College Heights Herald, April 3, 1979
Leitchfield Junior, Deborah Colleen McBride Wins Crown, College Heights Herald, March 17, 1983
Louisville Sophomore Miss WKU, Park City Daily News, March 2, 1970
McBride Chosen First Runner-Up in Kentucky Pageant, Grayson County News-Gazette, July 21, 1983, Deborah McBride
Miss Western, Park City Daily News, Apr. 12, 1984, Angela Speck
Miss Western for 1981, Hart County News, Apr. 9, 1981, Tammy McCubbins
Miss Western: Pageant a Thing of the Past, College Heights Herald, Aug. 30, 1994
Nashville Sophomore Kelly McDonald is Crowned, College Heights Herald, Nov. 20, 1990
Pageant Returning to Campus, College Heights Herald, Sept. 28, 1989
Pageant Shouldn't Discriminate, College Heights Herald, Feb. 2, 1993
People You Know, Park City Daily News, March 20, 1983, Deborah McBride
Purcell, Denise. Miss Western Crowned, Park City Daily News, Oct. 15, 1991
Second Runner-Up, Grayson County News-Gazette, Apr. 22, 1987, Deborah McBride
Sherry Lee Koontz, Woodford Sun, Mar. 8, 1984
Tammy McCubbins of Horse Cave Selected, College Heights Herald, March 19, 1981
The Envelope Please . . ., College Heights Herald, April 2, 1974
Thirteen Coeds Vie for Miss Western Title Sunday, College Heights Herald, March 26, 1974
Women With Child Kept Out of Pageant, College Heights Herald, Jan. 28, 1993
