1921	First Miss America competition is held.
1935	Talent is added to the competition.
1940	The competition moves to the Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, which continues as its "televised location" today.
1945	First scholarship grant ($5,000) is awarded to Bess Myerson, the first college graduate to serve as Miss America.
1950s	The Miss America Scholarship Fund reaches over $250,000.
1954	First nationally televised Miss America telecast kicks off one of the longest-running live events in television history.
1955	Bert Parks begins his 25-year tenure as Master of Ceremonies, introducing the program�s theme song, "There She Is, Miss America."
1966	Miss America is broadcast for the first time in color.
1989	Focus on achievement comes of age, as the platform program is introduced.
1994	Heather Whitestone, who is profoundly deaf, is the first woman with a disability to become Miss America.
1995	By the 75th Anniversary of Miss America and 50th Anniversary of the Miss America Scholarship Fund, the Organization has become the world's largest provider of scholarships for young women in the world.
1996	The Miss America Organization conducts its first-ever National Day of Service by staging nearly 100 events throughout the country featuring Miss America Organization titleholders and community, government, business and education leaders.
1997	The Miss America telecast appears on ABC television for the first time since the 1950s.
2000	Miss America Organization celebrates its 80th Anniversary.
2001	The judging system at the national level is revamped in order to better reflect the goals of the Miss America Organization. In doing so, the organization is able to provide nearly $50,000 more in scholarship money at the national level.