Miss Oregon USA explained

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

The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. It is currently produced by Pageant NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington and is previously produced by ABC Pageant Productions based in Bend, Oregon until 2015.

Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has yet to win the title. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to Barbara Peterson in 1976. The most recent finalist was Toneata Morgan in 2018.

Three Miss Oregon USA titleholders have formerly held the Miss Oregon Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA.

The current titleholder is Shayla Montgomery of Happy Valley and was crowned on May 4, 2024, at Sherwood Center for the Fine Arts in Sherwood, Oregon. She will represent Oregon at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Awards

Winners

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2024Shayla MontgomeryHappy Valley21Miss Portland
2023Manju BangaloreCorvallis25Miss Benton County
2022Arielle FreytagHarrisburg28
2021Allison CookPortland27
2020Katerina VillegasHillsboro26
2019Natalie TonnesonPortland28
2018Toneata MorganCoquille[2] [3] 22Top 15Contestant of Beauty and the Geek Australia[4]
2017Elizabeth (Liz) DennyRoseburg26
2016Natriana ShorterEugene25
2015Bridget WilmesCanby22
2014Emma PelettPortland25
2013Gabrielle Neilan Gresham23Miss Congeniality
2012Alaina BergsmaEugene22Miss PhotogenicFormer member of the Oregon Ducks volleyball team and National Volleyball Player of the Year 2012[5]
2011Anna ProsserPortland26Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
2010Kate PaulMitchell24
2009Sylvie TarpinianEugene24
2008Mary Lee HorchCorvallis24
2007Sharitha McKenziePortland23
2006Allison MachadoMedford24
2005Jessica CarlsonPortland24
2004Jennifer MurphyMedford25Top 10Contestant on the fourth season of The Apprentice[6]
2003Myah MoorePortland21
2002Kristi WalkoskiWilsonville23
2001Endia AlbranteEugene21Top 10
2000Elizabeth HeitmanekMedford19
1999Amy NelsonEugene20
1998Kara JonesEugene20
1997Heather WilliamsGold Beach25
1996Jill ChartierRoseburg21
1995Karrie GrovePortland24
1994Denise WhiteLake Oswego25Miss Congeniality
1993Dawn KennedyLake Oswego24
1992Terrie HouseAstoria22
1991Olga CalderonBeaverton22Top 11[8]
1990Elizabeth MichaudPortland24
1989Jenifer Blaska
1988Elaine Rohrer
1987Taime PrimianoPortland
1986Kimberly StubblefieldLake Oswego18
  • Later Mrs. Oregon America 2007 under her married name, Kimberly Takla;[10] mother of Miss Oregon 2022 Sophia Takla[11]
1985Jodi UnruhEugene20Top 20
  • Later an award-winning TV anchor/reporter, entertainment host and producer[12]
1984Debbie EppersonPortland21Semi-finalist
1983Shelley KiserTigard19
1982Kristina Bauer[13] Dundee17
1981Dawn LewisPortland
1980Martha ViducichSalem
1979Katie Fitzpatrick[14] Salem
1978Julie HeaterSalem
1977Charisse Charlton
1976Gail Atchison2nd runner-up
1975Theresa FavreauPortland
1974Peggy Ann Gerding
1973Judy Bishop
1972Yvonne Philes
1971Connie Oost
1970Laura SmithPortland18Semi-finalist
1969Karen Morton
1968Marsha Mayer
1967Maureen BassettSemi-finalist
1966Sharon Gerritz
1965Leslie Brucher
1964Toye EschSalemSemi-finalist
1963Joset Fisher
1962Joyce CollinSemi-finalist
1958–1961colspan="7"
1957Sonja Landsem
1956Maralyn TurnerSemi-finalist
1955Rose Karcha
1954Charlotte Miller
1953colspan="7"
1952Beth Bailey

External links

References

  1. News: Nora . Avery-Page . . . . New Miss Oregon from Klamath Falls . July 12, 2013 . August 14, 2015.
  2. Web site: Toneata Morgan. Miss Universe. en-US. 2018-04-11.
  3. News: Coquille resident crowned Miss Oregon USA. Coos Bay World. 2018-04-11. en.
  4. News: Vnuk . Helen . In jail and married to a farmer: What the Beauty And The Geek stars are doing now. . 8 August 2023 . Mamamia . 12 July 2021 . en-AU.
  5. News: Herrera . Hayden . Six Ducks highlight Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023 . 8 August 2023 . KTVL . 30 May 2023 . en.
  6. News: 'Apprentice' star: Trump kissed me, I wasn't offended CNN Politics . 8 August 2023 . 15 October 2016 . en.
  7. News: Miss Teen Finalists . 8 August 2023 . Sun Herald . 11 August 1993 . 10.
  8. News: Kansas communications student now wears new Miss USA crown . 8 August 2023 . The Times-News . 24 February 1991 . 13.
  9. News: Feathered Headdress . 8 August 2023 . The Miami News . 5 January 1985 . 13.
  10. Web site: 2007 Mrs America . July 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101013113808/http://www.tftj.com/db/delegates.htm/33/Mrs/2007 . October 13, 2010 . dead .
  11. News: Vondersmith . Jason . Miss Oregon Sophia Takla finishes in top 10 at Miss America . 8 August 2023 . PortlandTribune.com . 15 December 2022 . en.
  12. Web site: Jodi Unruh . KVAL . 8 August 2023 . en . 7 August 2023.
  13. News: Daughter fulfills mother's dream, wins Miss Oregon U.S.A. crown. 1982-05-07. Statesman-Journal. 2018-04-11. en.
  14. News: Miss Oregon USA off to 'Miss Universe' contest. Apley. Kay. 1979-04-18. Statesman Journal. 2018-04-11. en.

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