Miss Idaho USA explained

Miss Idaho USA
Formation:1952
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Puyallup
Location:Washington
Membership:Miss USA
Language:English
Key People:Maureen Francisco
Website:Official website

The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. It is currently produced by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington since 2007.

Idaho's first placement at Miss USA came in 1964 with Dorothy Johnson, the first African-American semi-finalist.[1] Their second placement came in 1997 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1989 Brandi Sherwood placed first runner-up. She later became the first woman to be crowned both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA when she succeeded winner Brook Lee who became Miss Universe. Sherwood has since pursued a career as an actress, and is a rotating model on The Price Is Right. The third came in 2004 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999 Kimberly Glyn Weible made the Top 10. Their fourth was in 2009, when Melissa Weber placed in the Top 15.

Idaho is currently third tied with North Carolina in number of former teens have competed in this pageant: ten, including Sherwood, and they are all from the same state. It is the largest former Teens competed in this pageant from the same state without being won the Teen title previously from other states. In addition, three have also competed at Miss America.

Kaitlyn Widmyer of Coeur d'Alene was crowned Miss Idaho USA 2024 on June 23, 2024 at Red Lion Hotel Templin's on the River in Post Falls, Idaho. Widmyer will represent Idaho at the Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

Idaho holds a record of 5 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Titleholders

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
width=5% Yearwidth=20%Namewidth=10%Hometownwidth=3%Agewidth=12%Local titlewidth=14%Placement at Miss USAwidth=17%Special awards at Miss USAwidth=31%Notes
2024Kaitlyn Widmyer28Miss Downtown Coeur d'Alene
2023Hannah MenznerBoise27Miss Capital City
2022Jordana DahmenBoise26
2021Katarina SchweitzerBoise26Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2019 representing Idaho, placed in Top 10
2020Kimberly "Kim" LayneNampa251st Runner-up
2019Shelby BrownBoise24Contestant on The Proposal
2018Téa DraganovićBoise20
2017Cassandra "Cassie" LewisMoscow25
2016Sydney HalperMoscow21
2015Claira HollingsworthPreston22
2014Yvette BennettBoise23
2013Marissa Wickland Boise20
2012Erna PalićBoise24
2011Erza Haliti20Sister of Lorena Haliti, Miss Idaho Teen USA 2013
2010Jessica Hellwinkel19
2009Melissa WeberBoise27Top 15
2008Tracey BrownPost Falls21
2007Amanda RammellRexburg21
2006Allyson SwanTwin Falls22
2005Sade AiyekuBoise24
2004Kimberly WeibleEagle22 Top 10
2003Lana WrightPocatello25
2002Hilary BallNampa23
2001Elizabeth BarchasBoise20Solicitor General of the United States appointed in 2021.[2]
  • Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998;
  • Later Miss Idaho 2004.
2000Brooke GambrellBoise26
1999Amy AmbroseBoise18
  • Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1995
1998Melinda GrassmickBoise18
1997Calley SlagleBoise18Originally first runner-up, assumed the title when Brandi Sherwood inherited the Miss USA title
Brandi SherwoodIdaho Falls261st runner-up
1996Tracy Yarbrough
1995Amy TolzmannCoeur D'Alene
1994Trenna WheelerIdaho Falls
1993Natalie NukayaIdaho Falls
1992Cheryl MyersBoise25
1991Lori EasleyKimberly23Wife of Idaho Governor Butch Otter[3]
1990Cindy Estey
1989Kelli BeanNampa
1988Kay KinseyIdaho FallsWife of former NBA player Karl Malone[4]
1987Vicki HoffmanIdaho FallsMother of Madison Andreason, Miss Idaho's Outstanding Teen 2021
1986Kelli CatronCoeur D'Alene
1985Sheri RoseBoise
1984Valencia BilyeuPocatello
1983Kerry DamianoCoeur D'Alene
1982Valerie StephanBoise
1981Lori DitchBoise
1980Marta VincenBoise
1979Lori JukichBoise
1978Suzette SanfordPocatello
1977Leslie KingonCoeur D'Alene
1976Cheryl GilbertBoise
1975Charlene McArthurPocatello
1974Darla Jan DowdenPocatello
1973Karen HammondRexburg
1972Lianne FulmerCoeur D'Alene
1971Kris RiordanNampa
1970Kathy CravensNampa
1969Karen RyderRigby
1968Anna EvansonPost Falls
1967Sandra BaldwinCoeur D'AleneMiss Congeniality
1966Did not compete
1965Did not compete
1964Dorthy JohnsonPocatelloSemi-finalist
1963Did not compete
1962Kinne HollandNampa18
1961Delcene Rositer
1960Margie Davis
1959Pat Sherburne
1958Jeanette Ashton
1954-1957Did not compete
1953Patricia Carter
1952Cherrie Jean Lindsey

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Miss USA a calm, lovely math whiz from the East. 1964-06-30. The Post-Crescent. 2018-09-30. en.
  2. News: Jones . Jim . Idaho-grown lawyer nominated by President Joe Biden to become next U.S. solicitor general . 9 August 2023 . Idaho Capital Sun . 18 August 2021.
  3. News: Newsmakers: Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter looks back at his time leading Idaho . 9 August 2023 . East Idaho News . 30 December 2018.
  4. News: The Malones . 9 August 2023 . The Salt Lake Tribune . 17 October 1993 . 71.

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