Miss Ohio USA explained

Miss Ohio USA
Formation:1952
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Cincinnati
Location:Ohio
Membership:Miss USA
Language:English
Key People:Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director
Website:Official website

The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe.[1] It is produced by Proctor Productions.

The pageant is currently held in Springfield and has previously been hosted by Mentor, Steubenville and Portsmouth.[2] [3] [4]

Two Ohio representatives, Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.[5] [6] [7]

The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry, who was 1st runner up at Miss USA 1986.[8] Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster Jayne Kennedy[9] and two former Survivor contestants, Kim Mullen of and Candace Smith of .[10] [11] Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022.

The current titleholder is Macy Hudson of Dayton and was crowned on May 25, 2024 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She will represent Ohio at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Ohio holds a record of 24 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Finalists or semifinalist
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
2024Macy HudsonDayton24Miss Gem City4th Runner-up
2023Mackenzie SchuttWesterville27Miss Central Ohio
2022Sir'Quora CarrolCanal Winchester23Miss Franklin County3rd runner-up
2021Nicole WessCincinnati22Miss Cincinnati MetroShortest reigning Miss Ohio USA at
2020Sthephanie MirandaCampbell26Miss CampbellTop 16
2019Alice Magoto[12] Cincinnati20Miss Hyde Park Top 10
2018Deneen PennCortland20Miss Cortland
2017Dinaleigh BaxterWinchester23Miss Winchester
2016Megan Wise[14] Gallipolis26Miss Gallia CountyTop 15
2015Sarah NewkirkColumbus25Miss Capital City
2014Madison GesiottoMassillon21Miss Mid Ohio
2013Kristin Smith[15] Dayton21Miss Dayton Top 10
2012Audrey BolteBatavia21Miss Batavia 2nd runner-up
2011Ashley CaldwellGallipolis24Miss Northwest Ohio
2010Amanda TempelSt. Bernard19Miss St. Bernard
2009Natasha VivodaChampion22Miss Trumbull County
2008Monica DayWhitehall25Miss Greater OhioMiss Congeniality
2007Anna MelomudRichmond Heights22Miss Richmond Heights
2006Stacy OffenbergerVincent26Miss Washington County3rd runner-up
2005Aisha BerryCincinnati25
2004Lauren HallWellston20
2003Candace SmithDayton26Contestant on
2002Kimberly "Kim" MullenHuber Heights23Miss Dublin Contestant on
2001Amanda CanaryColumbus19
2000Cheya WatkinsCincinnati26
1999Melinda MillerOttoville25Semi-finalist
1998Cynthia MaddenAnderson Township18
1997Michelle MouserColumbus23
1996Melissa BoydMassillon22
1995Julia HughesGrove City22
1994Lisa AllisonGahanna18
1993Andrea PacioneNorth Royalton
1992Courtney BaberCincinnati
1991Amy GlazeLucasville
1990Melissa ProctorWest Chester22Semi-finalistCurrent director of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania (both Miss and Teen USA) pageants under her married name, Melissa Proctor-Pitchford
1989Lisa ThompsonMarion
1988Gina WestPickerington
1987Hallie BonnellAkron
1986Halle Berry[17] Oakwood191st runner-up
1985Lisa BarlowVandalia
1984Roxi ErwinPickerington
1983Gina GangaleYoungstown
1982Kim WeedaDayton213rd runner-upBest State Costume
1981Kimberly "Kim" SeelbredeGermantown20Miss USA 1981
1980Elizabeth Kim ThomasCircleville20
  • Miss Photogenic, Best State Costume
1979Carolyn HoulihanYoungstown
1978Sheila Anderson[19] [20] Cincinnati19
1977Lesa Rummell[21] Paris19Mother of Miss Teen USA 2005 Allie LaForce[22]
Later Miss Ohio World 1978
1976Karen MyersColumbus
1975Sandra Kurdas[23] Conneaut
1974Kay Phillips[24] Bedford21
1973Jackie UrbanekClevelandRepresented Ohio at Miss World USA 1974
1972Kathleen Ann[25] Columbus184th runner-up
1971Karen HausChagrin Falls
1970Jane HarrisonWickliffe18Semi-finalistActress, model and sportscaster; past host of The NFL Today
1969Marlynn SingletonWesterville18Assumed title
Terry ChellisColumbus21Hospitalised for haemorrhaging after checking in for Miss USA and was unable to compete[26]
1968Linda Hoyle[27] Columbus21Semi-finalist
1967Phyllis SmithCaldwell
1966Karen DietzWilloughby21Semi-finalist
1965Sue Ann DowneyColumbus20Miss USA 1965
1964Gail Karen KrielowRichmond Heights20Semi-finalist
1963Gloria Jean McBrideColumbus
Andrea Getzlaff[28] Solon17Disqualified for being underage
1962Joan ColucyMassillon
1961Alice EnglemannAshtabula
1960Corrine HuffYoungstown19Semi-finalist
  • Replaced Justice for the title
  • First African American representing an American state in a national beauty contest"[29]
Kathy JusticePoland17Withdrawn because younger than 18 for Miss Universe
1959Marie DicarloPoland
1958Cindy GarrisonCanton
1957Kathryn GabrielCleveland204th runner-up
1956Eleanor WoodCanton18Semi-finalist
1955Carol HagermanColumbus
1954Barbara RandaPainesville19Semi-finalist
1953Eleanore MackBellaire20Semi-finalist
1952Margie BroeringCincinnati

Notes and References

  1. News: Beauty Queens: Traveling is just one of many 'royal' benefits. Tiefenbach. Anne. 28 October 1971. The Mansfield News-Journal.
  2. News: Springfield to again host Miss Ohio pageants. Cooper. Michael. 31 March 2016. Springfield News-Sun.
  3. News: Miss Ohio USA Pageant Coming To Springfield. Baker. Wayne. 20 February 2015. WYSO.
  4. News: Buckeye Beauty Crowned. 20 April 1971. The Marion Star.
  5. News: Stunning Blonde from Ohio named Miss USA. 5 June 1965. The News. 1.
  6. News: Modelling instructor representing Ohio is crowned Miss USA. 22 May 1981. The Index-Journal.
  7. News: Winchester's Baxter wins Miss Ohio USA 2017 pageant. Beech. Patricia. 21 November 2016. The People's Defender.
  8. News: Going on with her life. Strauss. Bob. 1 April 1997. Los Angeles Daily News.
  9. News: CBS' Jayne Kennedy a Grid Fan. 17 November 1978. The Roswell Daily Record. 20.
  10. News: New Survivor: Palau Castaways Announced. Silverman. Stephen. 13 January 2005. People.
  11. News: Survivor's Candace speaks out. Schulz. Chris. 29 May 2009. Stuff.
  12. News: Sarah . Brookbank . Hyde Park woman wins Miss Ohio USA competition . Cincinnati Enquirer . November 5, 2018.
  13. News: Carol . Motsinger . Meet the Miss Ohio next door . Cincinnati Enquirer . September 9, 2016.
  14. News: Miss Ohio USA looks back. Sergent. Beth. 28 November 2016. Gallipolis Daily Tribune.
  15. Web site: Local contestant wins Miss Ohio USA . 2024-07-27 . Dayton Daily News . English.
  16. 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 .
  17. News: Miss Texas takes the crown. 21 May 1986. Logansport Pharos-Tribune.
  18. News: Bucking for Stardom: Halle takes meandering path. Lovece. Frank. 16 August 1992. The Index-Journal.
  19. News: 1978 Miss Ohio USA is Sheila Anderson. 13 February 1978. The Circleville Herald. 8.
  20. News: Beauty Queen views title as career aid. Associated Press. 28 February 1979. The Index-Journal. 26.
  21. News: Woman, 19, from Stark 'Miss Ohio. 13 February 1977. The Journal News. 2.
  22. News: Meet the pageant queen who's ruling March Madness. Fleming. Kirsten. 16 March 2015. New York Post. 10 June 2017.
  23. News: People.... 7 April 1975. The Daily Reporter. 9.
  24. News: Bedford miss is Miss Ohio. 25 March 1974. The Newark Advocate. 10.
  25. News: Miss Ohio Universe. 17 April 1972. The Marion Star. 11.
  26. News: Miss Ohio Takes Ill, Gives Title to 'Sister' . 20 May 2023 . The Miami Herald . 18 May 1969.
  27. News: Crowned Miss Ohio. 29 April 1968. The Mansfield News-Journal.
  28. News: Andrea Getzlaff. 20 May 2023 . The Akron Beacon Journal . 6 June 1963.
  29. Web site: Miss Ohio Too Young; Negro Girl Takes Place. Florida Star. 9 July 1960. en. 2017-08-31.

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