The sources of the following information are Santa Cruz Sentinel (various dates) and the Miss Santa Cruz County Pageant Executive Board. Reference staff was unable to determine why there are gaps in chronological sequence.
| Date | Name | Winners of Miss California or other Special Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Mary Black | |
| 1925 | Yetta Haber | |
| 1926 | Bertha Wiezel | Miss California |
| 1936 | Cynthia Currall | |
| 1947 | Dixie Dotson | |
| 1954 | Alice Holland | |
| 1955 | Barbara Harris | Miss California |
| 1956 | Jeanne Robertson | |
| 1957 | Jeanine Larsen | |
| 1958 | Mary Ann Arras | |
| 1959 | Anna Volpini | |
| 1960 | Lacretia Wilson | |
| 1961 | Linda Epperson | |
| 1962 | Wendy Robinson | |
| 1963 | Ja Vaughn | |
| 1964 | Elizabeth Bohlmann | Semifinalist |
| 1965 | Donna Gearhart | |
| 1966 | Cheryl Moore | |
| 1967 | Jeanne Ayedelotte | |
| 1968 | Kathy Lowry | |
| 1969 | Jill Kostenko | Semifinalist |
| 1970 | Dede Moore | Semifinalist |
| 1971 | Roe Sands | |
| 1972 | Janice Louise Todd | Miss Congeniality |
| 1973 | Pam Scott | |
| 1974 | Chris Allegri | Semifinalist, Preliminary Talent |
| 1975 | Rebecca Doerr | |
| 1976 | Phyllis Hamlin | |
| 1977 | Kathy DeMoro | |
| 1978 | Barbara Bowen | First Runner-Up |
| 1979 | Tamara Pfell | Preliminary Swimsuit Miss California Emblem Club Scholarship |
| 1980 | Carrie Kelsey | Third Runner-Up |
| 1981 | Kristin Cathrein | Second Runner-Up, Preliminary Swimsuit |
| 1982 | Laurie Christine Rizzo | Semifinalist |
| 1983 | Karen-Kay Eriksson | |
| 1984 | Mara Miller | Semifinalist, Miss Congeniality |
| 1985 | Patricia Flowers | |
| 1986 | Stacy Maller | |
| 1987 | Patricia Annoni | |
| 1988 | Malinda Joan Frey | *(see note below) |
| 1989 | Anjela Stellato | Semifinalist |
| 1990 | Malinda Joan Frey | Semifinalist, Preliminary Swimsuit Quality of Life Scholarship |
| 1991 | Lisa Nichole Liberatore | |
| 1992 | Lynn Bachelor | |
| 1993 | Krisiti Fisher | |
| 1994 | Heather Dufau | |
| 1995 | Shanelle Campbell | |
| 1996 | Rebecca Ventura | |
| 1997 | Jennifer Sisco-Moore | Semifinalist, Leni Arnhym Classical Performer Award |
| 1998 | Valerie Grace La France | |
| 1999 | Randi Armour | |
| 2000 | Darci Robertson |
*Michele Anderson was crowned Miss Santa Cruz County in 1988. She lost the title at the Miss California Pageant after she pulled a banner out of her top that denounced pageants. Her sucessor was Malinda Joan Frey.
Verified by: CM, 9-2000
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