Miss Iowa
| Formation | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Type | Scholarship competition/beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Davenport |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss America |
Official language | English |
| Leslie Moore (Executive Director)
Ashley Brown (Secretary / Field Operations) Lisa Durbin (Treasurer / Scholarships Chair) Dapo Kolawole (Sponsorship Chair) Jessica Patel (Judge's Chair) Bill Lee Sandy Koester (Competition Week Contestant Coordinator) Natasha Sottos | |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Iowa competition is the official preliminary for the state of Iowa in the Miss America Scholarship Competition.
Lydia Fisher of Wapello was crowned Miss Iowa 2025 on June 15, 2025, at the Davenport Central High School in Davenport, Iowa. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026 in September 2025.
No contestant from Iowa has ever won the national Miss America title although two Miss Iowa Titleholders have been named first runner-up.
Cheryl Browne, Miss Iowa 1970, competed in the Miss America 1971 pageant as the first African American contestant.