▁ ▁Gallery ▁of ▁past ▁title hold ers ▁ ▁Results ▁summary ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁visual ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁results ▁of ▁Miss ▁North ▁Carolina ▁title hold ers ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁Miss ▁America ▁page ants / comp et itions . ▁The ▁year ▁in ▁parentheses ▁indicates ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁competition ▁during ▁which ▁a ▁pla cement ▁and / or ▁award ▁was ▁gar ner ed , ▁not ▁the ▁year ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁contest ant ' s ▁state ▁title . ▁ ▁P lac ements ▁▁ ▁Miss ▁Amer icas : ▁Maria ▁F let cher ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁▁ 1 st ▁run ners - up : ▁Const ance ▁D orn ▁( 1 9 7 3 ), ▁Susan ▁Lawrence ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁Mich elle ▁Warren ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁K elli ▁Brad sh aw ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁▁ 2 nd ▁run ners - up : ▁Ruth ▁Cov ington ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁Lu ▁Og burn ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁Ann ▁Her ring ▁( 1 9 6 1 ), ▁K irst in ▁El rod ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁▁ 3 rd ▁run ners - up : ▁Clara ▁F aye ▁Arnold ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁▁ 4 th ▁run ners - up : ▁Jo ey ▁August a ▁Pa xt on ▁( 1 9 4 1 ), ▁Betty ▁Evans ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁Jess ica ▁Jacob s ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Top ▁ 1 0 : ▁Ela