Miss Oklahoma USA explained

Miss Oklahoma USA
Formation:	1952
Type:	Beauty pageant
Headquarters:	Shawnee
Location:	Kansas
Membership:	Miss USA
Language:	English
Key People:	John M. Vannatta Jason Vannatta Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director

The Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates, headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. In 1997, Oklahoma joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.

Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA 2015 on July 12, 2015, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, becoming the first contestant from Oklahoma to win the national title, and as well the 34th state to have the national title. Oklahoma is in the top 20 states in terms of the number of semi-finalists.

Six Miss Oklahoma USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA, five as Miss Oklahoma Teen USA, and one as Miss Illinois Teen USA. Four have also competed at Miss America.

Danika Christopherson of Lawton was crowned Miss Oklahoma USA 2024 on April 14, 2024, at OCCC Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma City. She will represent Oklahoma at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

• Miss USA: Olivia Jordan (2015)
• 1st runners-up: Jill Scheffert (1989), Morgan Woolard (2010)
• 2nd runners-up: Triana Browne (2019), Mariah Davis (2020), Danika Christopherson (2024)
• 3rd runners-up: Lindsay Hill (2004), Lindsey Jo Harrington (2008)
• 4th runners-up: Trula Birchfield (1952)
• Top 6: Julie Khoury (1991), Heather Crickard (1996)
• Top 10/12: Nancy Lippold (1978), Mignon Merchant (1983), Julia Murdock (1984), Sophia Henderson (1985), Teresa Lucas (1986), Tamara Walker (1988), DuSharme Carter (1995), Trisha Stillwell (1997), Dia Webb (1999), Cortney Phillips (2001), Star Williams (2003), Laci Scott (2005), Lauren Lundeen (2012)
• Top 15/20: Roberta Mosier (1963), Jackie Maloney (1964), Cheryl Semrad (1965), Brooklynne Young (2014), Taylor Gorton (2016)

Oklahoma holds a record of 28 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Cheryl Semrad (1965)
• Best State Costume: Gayla Bryan (1975), Albreuna Gonzaque (2021; 3rd place)

Winners

Color key

• Declared as Winner
• Ended as runner-up
• Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

width=5%	Year	width=20%	Name	width=10%	Hometown	width=3%	Age	width=12%	Local title	width=14%	Placement at Miss USA	width=17%	Special awards at Miss USA	width=31%	Notes
2024	Danika Christopherson	Lawton	22	Miss The Village	2nd Runner-up		Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2020 Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2020
2023	Liv Walbeck	Norman	21	Miss Norman
2022	Ashley Ehrhart	Oklahoma City	25	Miss Heart of Oklahoma			Previously National Sweetheart 2021 Professional dancer of Oklahoma City Thunder Girls
2021	Albreuna Gonzaque	Warr Acres	28	Miss North Oklahoma City		Best State Costume – 3rd Place	Shortest reigning Miss Oklahoma USA at
	Mariah Davis	Moore	24	Miss Moore	2nd runner-up		Longest reigning Miss Oklahoma USA at
2019	Triana Browne^[1]	Tulsa	25	Miss Riverside	2nd runner-up		Previously Miss Oklahoma 2017^[2]
2018	Cheyene Darling	Oklahoma City	19	Miss South Oklahoma City
2017	Alex Smith^[3]	Mooreland	22	Miss NorthWest Oklahoma
2016	Taylor Gorton^[4]	Glenpool	23	Miss South Tulsa	Top 15		Previously National American Miss Junior Teen 2006 Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 Previously National American Miss Teen 2009
	Alexandra "Alex" Miller^[5]	Oklahoma City	26	Miss Oklahoma City	Originally first runner-up, assumed the title when Olivia Jordan won Miss USA
	Olivia Jordan	Tulsa	26	Miss Tulsa	Miss USA 2015		Previously Miss World America 2013 Top 20 at Miss World 2013 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 2015
2014	Brooklynne Young	Norman	19	Miss Metro Tulsa	Top 20 Quarter-Finalist
2013	Makenzie Muse	Yukon	20	Miss Surrey Hills
2012	Lauren Lundeen	Edmond	20	Miss Edmond	Top 10 Finalist
2011	Kaitlyn Smith	Norman	22	Miss North Norman
2010	Morgan Woolard	Moore	20	Miss Stillwater	1st Runner-up		Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2006 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2006
2009	Lauren Lunday		25	Miss Southwest Oklahoma
2008		Frederick	21	Miss Southwest Oklahoma	3rd Runner-up
2007	Caitlin Simmons	Lawton	21	Miss Jenks
2006	Robyn Watkins	Norman	24
2005	Laci Scott	Oklahoma City	18		Top 10 Finalist		Was contestant on NBC game show Fear Factor in 2005 on the Miss USA episode #5.29 (4th place)
2004	Lindsay Hill	Mooreland	19		3rd Runner-up
2003	Star Williams	Oklahoma City	22		Top 10 Semi-finalist
2002	Kasie Head	Braman	21				Briefcase model on Deal or No Deal
2001	Cortney Phillips	Yukon	21		Top 10 Semi-finalist
2000	Amanda Penix	Shawnee	20				Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997, finished 6th at Miss Teen USA 1997
1999	Dia Webb	Boise City	25		Top 10 Semi-finalist		Niece of singer/songwriter/composer Jimmy Webb
1998	Anne-Marie Dixon	Oklahoma City	21				Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 1995, finished 5th at Miss Teen USA 1995
1997	Trisha Stillwell	Edmond	21	Miss Oklahoma City	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1996	Heather Crickard	Oklahoma City	25		Top 6 Finalist
1995	DuSharme Carter	Oklahoma City	24		Top 12 Semi-finalist		Previously Miss Oklahoma 1992 4th Runner up at Miss America 1993
1994	Angela Parrick	Oklahoma City
1993	Brenda Caudle	Oklahoma City
1992	Maya Walker	Oklahoma City	24				Previously Miss Colorado 1988 1st Runner up at Miss America 1989
1991	Julie Khoury	Oklahoma City	22		Top 6 Finalist		Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1985
1990	Lauralynn Norton	Tulsa	22				Spokesmodel on Star Search 1990, Toured with USO '90
1989	Jill Scheffert	Oklahoma City	20		1st Runner-up		Miss World USA 1989 4th Runner-up at Miss World 1989
1988	Tamara Walker	Norman	18		Top 10 Semi-finalist
1987	Dyan Rody	Oklahoma City		Miss Oklahoma City
1986	Teresa Lucas	Oklahoma City	23		Top 10 Semi-finalist		Assumed the state title when the original winner resigned shortly after winner the state crown.
1985	Sophia Henderson	Tulsa	23		Top 10 Semi-finalist
1984	Julia Murdock	Shawnee	18		Top 10 Semi-finalist
1983	Mignon Merchant	Oklahoma City	22		Top 12 Semi-finalist		Later Miss Oklahoma 1986
1982	Jill Liebmann	Oklahoma City					Mother of Lauren Hudman, Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 and Britney Barnhart Miss Nevada Teen USA 2018, and Mrs. Nevada 2016 ^[6]
1981	Stacey Loach	Oklahoma City
1980	Martha Streightoff	Norman
1979	Susan Gibson	Norman
1978	Nancy Lippold	Norman			Top 12 Semi-finalist
1977	Kathy Malchar	Dill City
1976	Lori Hansen	Alva
1975	Gayla Bryan	Oklahoma City
1974	Yugonda Willits	Enid
1973	Martha Buchanan	Stillwater
1972	Pam Vennerberg	Midwest City		Miss Midwest City
1971	Kim Hardesty	Tulsa
1970	Evelyn Walkup	Oklahoma City
1969	Deborah Federsen	El Reno
1968	Linda Bertozzi	Oklahoma City
1967	Becky Berry	Norman
1966	Melva Brown	Oklahoma City
1965	Cheryl Semrad	Oklahoma City			Top 15 Semi-finalist	Miss Photogenic	2nd Runner-up in the 1965 Maid of Cotton Pageant
1964	Jackie Maloney	Oklahoma City			Top 15 Semi-finalist
1963	Roberta Mosier	Tulsa			Top 15 Semi-finalist
1962	DID NOT COMPETE
1961
1960	Suzanne Moore	Oklahoma City
1959	Sondra Osbourne	Oklahoma City
1958	DID NOT COMPETE
1957	Rose Mary Raab	Oklahoma City
1956	DID NOT COMPETE
1955
1954
1953	Barbara Bond	Oklahoma City
1952	Trula Birchfield	Oklahoma City			4th Runner-up

Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

1. Web site: Billings wins Miss Oklahoma Teen USA crown in Shawnee . Woodward News . October 24, 2018.
2. Web site: Triana Browne, Miss Oklahoma City, crowned Miss Oklahoma 2017 . TulsaWorld.com . June 10, 2017.
3. News: Road to Miss Oklahoma. Tillman. Savannah. Ranger Pulse. 15 February 2017.
4. News: Former NFL cheerleader from Glenpool graduates to Miss Oklahoma USA. Tramel. Jimmie. 28 January 2016. Tulsa World. 15 February 2017.
5. News: 2016 Miss USA preliminaries: Alex Miller of Oklahoma is Miss 52 USA. Leach. Robin. 2 June 2016. The Las Vegas Sun. 15 February 2017.
6. Web site: New Mrs. Nevada America Lauren Cahlan follows in Mom's high heels - Las Vegas Sun News . lasvegassun.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060622/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/03/new-mrs-nevada-america-lauren-cahlan-follows-mom-h/ . 2016-03-05.

External links

• Official Website