The crowning of Miss Wattle has been a longstanding tradition which began in 1963 when Elizabeth Meale was named Cootamundra’s inaugural Miss Wattle.
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Five years later in 1969, Robyn Kirley was announced as the second ever Miss Wattle, from then on Miss Wattle became an annual tradition, which remains today.
Since the Miss Wattle tradition first began there have also been three sets of twins who have jointly shared the title.
The twins include Nerida and Raelene Gibbs who were crowned in 1986, Kathy and Jamie Naden (1993) and Belinda and Skye Jarrett (1996).
Through the years
- 1963 – Elizabeth Meale
- 1969 – Robyn Kirley
- 1970 – Rosemary Lake
- 1971 – Robyn Renz
- 1972 – Kerry Sheather
- 1973 – Kerry Francis
- 1974 – Rebecca Sutcliffe
- 1975 – Pam Ward
- 1976 – Karen Leggett
- 1977 – Donna Corby
- 1978 – Anne Turner
- 1979 – Karen Leahy
- 1980 – Lindy Kelly
- 1981 – Sharon Kelleher
- 1982 – Alison Armstrong
- 1983 – Joanne Edwards
- 1984 – Shayne Boxsell
- 1985 – Louisa Glanville
- 1986 – Nerida and Raelene Gibbs
- 1987 – Suzanne Paulsen
- 1988 – Janelle Kelly
- 1989 – Leigh Morton
- 1990 – Emma Darling
- 1991 – Liz Verri
- 1992 – Tanya Malone
- 1993 – Kathy and Jamie Naden
- 1994 – Jaime Wheatley
- 1995 – Natasha Gehrig
- 1996 – Belinda and Skye Jarrett
- 1997 – Rachel Simons
- 1998 – Chloe Bennett
- 1999 – Cathy Holt
- 2000 – Rebecca Carswell
- 2001 – Anita Buttriss
- 2002 – Sarah Flaws
- 2003 – Lynda Scifleet
- 2004 – Danielle Gainsford
- 2005 – Jiraporn Chaiyarit
- 2006 – Ashleigh Warton
- 2007 – Erica deBelin
- 2008 – Danni Visser
- 2009 – Samantha Hulford
- 2010 – Casey Annetts
- 2011 – Jayde Boxsell
- 2012 - Brittany Fraser
- 2013 - Amanda Ingham
- 2014 - Ellen Bailey
- 2015 - Mikayla Large
- 2016 – Brooke Douglas
- 2017 – Maddison Baker
