List of Miss USA titleholders explained

Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant.

Titleholders

Nine Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face. Since 1965, a runner-up has been selected to replace any Miss USA titleholder who wins the Miss Universe pageant.

Key
width=5%YearStatewidth=15%Miss USAwidth=15%Hometownwidth=10%AgePlacement at Miss Universe
1952 New YorkJackie LougheryBrooklyn22Top 10
1953 IllinoisMyrna Hansen[1] Chicago181st Runner-Up
1954 South CarolinaMiriam Stevenson[2] Winnsboro21Miss Universe 1954
1955 VermontCarlene King Johnson[3] Rutland22Top 15
1956 IowaCarol Morris[4] Ottumwa20Miss Universe 1956
1957 MarylandMary Leona GageGlen Burnie18Disqualified (note: was officially announced as Top 15 Semi-Finalist at the time of her disqualification)
UtahCharlotte Sheffield[5] Salt Lake City20
  • Succeeded Mary Leona Gage as Miss USA 1957 after Gage was dethroned
  • She competed at Miss World 1957, but was a non-finalist[6]
1958 LouisianaEurlyne Howell[7] Bossier City183rd Runner-Up
1959 CaliforniaTerry Lynn Huntingdon[8] Mount Shasta192nd Runner-Up
1960 UtahLinda Bement[9] Salt Lake City18Miss Universe 1960
1961 LouisianaSharon Brown[10] Minden184th Runner-Up
1962 HawaiiMacel WilsonHonolulu19Top 15
1963 IllinoisMarite OzersChicago19Top 15
1964 District of ColumbiaBobbi JohnsonWashington, D.C.19Top 15
1965 OhioSue Ann DowneyColumbus202nd Runner-Up
1966 CaliforniaMaria RemenyiEl Cerrito21Top 15
1967 AlabamaSylvia HitchcockTuscaloosa21Miss Universe 1967
FloridaCheryl PattonNorth Miami18
  • 2nd Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title after 1st Runner-Up Susan Bradley of California declined when Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe
1968 WashingtonDorothy AnstettKirkland204th Runner-Up
1969 VirginiaWendy DascombDanville19Top 15
1970Deborah SheltonNorfolk201st Runner-Up
1971 PennsylvaniaMichele McDonaldButler18Top 12
1972 HawaiiTanya WilsonHonolulu22Top 12
1973 IllinoisAmanda JonesEvanston221st Runner-Up
1974Karen MorrisonSt. Charles19Top 12
1975 CaliforniaSummer BartholomewMerced232nd Runner-Up
1976 MinnesotaBarbara PetersonEdina22Unplaced
1977 TexasKimberly TomesHouston21Top 12
1978 HawaiiJudi AndersenHonolulu201st Runner-Up
1979 New YorkMary Therese FrielPittsford20Top 12
1980 South CarolinaShawn WeatherlySumter20Miss Universe 1980
ArizonaJineane FordGilbert20
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe
1981 OhioKim SeelbredeGermantown20Top 12
1982 ArkansasTerri UtleyCabot204th Runner-Up
1983 CaliforniaJulie HayekLa Cañada221st Runner-Up
1984 New MexicoMai ShanleyAlamogordo21Top 10
1985 TexasLaura Martinez-HerringEl Paso21Top 10
1986Christy FichtnerDallas231st Runner-Up
1987Michelle RoyerKeller212nd Runner-Up
1988Courtney GibbsFort Worth21Top 10
1989Gretchen PolhemusFort Worth232nd Runner-Up
1990 MichiganCarole GistDetroit201st Runner-Up
1991 KansasKelli McCartyLiberal21Top 6
1992 CaliforniaShannon MarketicMalibu21Top 10
1993 MichiganKenya MooreDetroit22Top 6
1994 South CarolinaLu ParkerCharleston25Top 6
1995 TexasChelsi SmithDeer Park21Miss Universe 1995
New YorkShanna MoaklerNew York20
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe
1996 LouisianaAli LandryBreaux Bridge22Top 6
1997 HawaiiBrook LeePearl City26Miss Universe 1997
IdahoBrandi SherwoodIdaho Falls26
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Brook Lee won Miss Universe
1998 MassachusettsShawnae JebbiaBoston26Top 5
1999Kimberly PresslerFranklinville21Unplaced
2000 TennesseeLynnette ColeColumbia21Top 5
2001 TexasKandace KruegerAustin242nd Runner-Up
2002 District of ColumbiaShauntay HintonWashington, D.C.23Unplaced
2003 MassachusettsSusie CastilloLawrence23Top 15
2004 MissouriShandi FinnesseyFlorissant251st Runner-Up
2005 North CarolinaChelsea CooleyCharlotte21Top 10
2006 KentuckyTara ConnerRussell Springs204th Runner-Up
2007 TennesseeRachel SmithClarksville214th Runner-Up
2008 TexasCrystle StewartMissouri City26Top 10
2009 North CarolinaKristen DaltonWilmington22Top 10
2010 MichiganRima FakihDearborn24Unplaced
2011 CaliforniaAlyssa CampanellaLos Angeles21Top 16
2012 Rhode IslandOlivia Culpo[11] Cranston20Miss Universe 2012
Nana MeriwetherPotomac27
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe
2013Erin BradyEast Hampton25Top 10
2014Nia SanchezLas Vegas241st Runner-Up
2015Olivia JordanTulsa262nd Runner-Up
2016 District of ColumbiaDeshauna BarberWashington, D.C.26Top 9
2017Kára McCullough25Top 10
2018 NebraskaSarah Rose SummersOmaha23Top 20
2019 North CarolinaCheslie KrystCharlotte28Top 10
2020 MississippiAsya BranchBooneville22Top 21
2021 KentuckyElle SmithLouisville23Top 10
2022 TexasR'Bonney GabrielHouston28Miss Universe 2022
Morgan RomanoConcord24
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when R'Bonney Gabriel won Miss Universe
2023Noelia Voigt (Resigned)Park City23Top 20
Savannah Gankiewicz (Assumed)[12] Kihei27
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Noelia Voigt resigned
2024 MichiganAlma CooperOkemos22TBA

Winners by state

StateNumberYears
Texas 10
California 6
Hawaii 5
Michigan 4
North Carolina
District of Columbia
New York
Illinois
Utah 3
Louisiana
South Carolina
Kentucky2
Maryland
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Ohio
Virginia
Mississippi 12020
Nebraska 2018
Oklahoma 2015
Nevada 2014
Connecticut 2013
Rhode Island 2012
Missouri 2004
Idaho 1997
Kansas 1991
New Mexico 1984
Arkansas1982
Arizona1980
Minnesota 1976
Pennsylvania 1971
Washington 1968
Alabama 1967
Florida 1967
Iowa 1956
Vermont 1955
The state later won the Miss Universe title indicated in bold
The state later inherited the Miss USA title after the original titleholder crowned Miss Universe indicated in italics
Debut winsNot including states who were inherited the title.
Debut wins timeline
States/Federal District
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

States have yet to win Miss USA

There have been no Miss USA winners from the following states:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chicagoan Named Miss US. Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1953-07-16. 6.
  2. News: Dixie Beauty Picked as "Miss Universe". 1954-07-24. The Miami News. Associated Press. 1.
  3. News: Miss Vermont is Miss USA. 1955-07-21. 16. Associated Press. The Nashua Telegraph.
  4. News: Iowa Girl acclaimed as "Miss Universe". Tri City Herald. 1956-07-22. 2.
  5. News: Beauty Named 1957 Miss USA. 1957-07-18. Sarasota Journal.
  6. News: 1957-07-29. MANNERS & MORALS: Stairway to the Stars. Time. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604095911/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,825163,00.html. dead. June 4, 2011.
  7. News: Louisiana Lovely Chosen Miss US. The Miami News. 1958-07-24. 1.
  8. News: Coed Named Miss USA. Reading Eagle. 1959-07-23. 6.
  9. News: Utah Beauty Named New Miss USA. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 1960-07-08.
  10. News: Louisiana Lass is "Miss USA". The Tuscaloosa News. 1. 1961-07-14.
  11. http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2012/06/miss-rhode-isla-1.html Miss Rhode Island, Cranston's Olivia Culpo, wins Miss USA pageant
  12. Web site: Miss Hawaii USA 2023 to be crowned as Miss USA. May 9, 2024. KHON2. ʻUfi. Elizabeth.

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