Past title holders
The first Miss Gila River Pageant was held in 1963. It was one of the many events that became a tradition of the Mul-Chu-Tha Fair and Rodeo. The following ladies have proudly held the title of Miss Gila River:
1960's
- Wilma (Thurman) Marietta 1963
- Veronica (Lucero) Martinez 1964
- Isabel (Leos) Manuel 1965
- Jacqueline (Davis) Garcia 1966
- Darlene (Eschief) Groves 1967
- Bernadette Reed 1968
- Yolanda (Williams) Elias 1968
- Wanda Manuel 1969
1970's
- Paula (Schurz) Gonzales 1970
- Latricia (Jackson) Whitman 1971
- Janice (Osife) Nachie 1972
- Pamela Pasqual 1973
- Cynthia (Manuel) Palmer 1974
- Shirlene (Smiley) Napelee 1975
- Caroline Terry 1976
- Annette Stewart 1977
- Annette (Williams) Valencia 1978
- Judith Massey 1979
1980's
- Phyllis Catha 1980
- Colleen Mack 1980
- Pamela Thompson 1981
- Arlene Joyce Hughes1982
- Barbara Robles 1983
- Lavena (Davis) Blaine 1984
- Noel Hoover 1985
- Edie Vavages 1986
- Marthalene Reed 1986
- Arlene (Howard) Holder 1987
- Kristina Morago 1988
- Melissa Gomez 1989
2000's
- Kimberley Lyons 2001
- Karen Irene Serna 2002
- Seipe Flood 2002
- Deanna (White) Ringlero 2003
- April (Morago) Crawford 2004
- Cher Thomas 2004
- Reylynne Williams 2005
- Nicole Jackson 2006
- Diana Antone 2007
- Kelly Whitman 2008
- Daryl Lynn Jay 2009
- Kristen Dosela 2009
2010's
- Tia Benally 2010
- Lorena (Clashin) Hendrix 2011
- Raeging Storm Miles 2012
- Talia Antone 2012
- Lisa Hendricks 2013
- Lucia Antone 2014
- Sienna Whittington 2015
- Oriana Apkaw 2016
- Anissa Garcia 2017
- Autumn Cooper 2018
- Tyler Owens 2019
2020's
- Alyse Marrietta 2020-2021
- Kelsey Martinez 2022-2023
In 2002, the following women were officially placed on the roll of former Miss Gila River title holder:
- Gloria Blackwater
- Sonja (Morago) Antone
- Mary (Smith) White
- Sharlelene Jackson
- Darleen Flood