Miss Virginia USA explained

Miss Virginia USA
Formation:1952
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Richmond
Location:Virginia
Membership:Miss USA
Language:English
Key People:Darrell Williams, Executive Director
Kyle Kelley, Assistant Director
Lacie Ross, Assistant Director
Sheatiel Carter, Assistant Director
Website:Official Website

The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.

Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists. They have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only four states to have had two Miss USAs in succession (the others being Illinois, Texas, and District of Columbia). Virginia's greatest success came from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Virginia should have had the first Miss USA crown in 1954, as Ellen Whitehead finished 1st runner-up, and Miss USA 1954, Miriam Stevenson, became Miss Universe 1954. However, there was no rule until the 1960s that the 1st runner-up became Miss USA after the winner won Miss Universe. If that was true, 2nd runner-up, Miss New York USA, Karin Hultman would have become Miss USA 1954, as Whitehead was disqualified due to being underage.

Eleven Miss Virginia USA winners have previously held the Miss Virginia Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA and three were previously competed in other states (Georgia, New Jersey and New York), at thirteen. Virginia also currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA state title from the same state. Two Miss winners have also competed at Miss America.

The current titleholder is Himanvi Panidepu of Centreville was crowned on June 23, 2024, at Hilton Arlington Arlinngton National Landing in Arlington. She will represent Virginia for the title of Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Virginia holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
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2024Himanvi Panidepu23Miss ShenandoahTop 10Social Impact Award
2023Ashley WilliamsReston24Miss Reston Top 20
2022Kailee HorvathAshburn23Miss Shenandoah Valley
2021Christina ThompsonLeesburg25Miss Southwest Virginia Top 16
2020Susie EvansPoquoson26Miss Williamsburg
2019Courtney Lynne SmitsWoodbridge22Miss Woodbridge
2018Ashley Amanda VollrathBlacksburg22Miss Blacksburg
2017Jacqueline CarrollStanardsville22Miss Greene County
2016Desiree Janine WilliamsNewport News26Top 10
2015Laura Jordan PuleoLexington25Top 15
2014Arielle Saige RosmarinoSalem22Top 20
2013Shannon Kelli McAnally Arlington23
2012Catherine Muldoon26
2011Nikki Poteet24
2010Samantha Casey212nd runner-up
2009Maegan PhillipsQuantico22Top 15
2008Victoria "Tori" Marie HallMidlothian21
2007Lauren Elizabeth BarnetteWise21Top 10
2006Amber CopleyAbingdon20
2005Jennifer PittsRichmond26
2004Kristi Lauren GlakasCentreville23
2003Meron Mimi AbrahamAlexandria24
2002Julie Marie LaipplyAlexandria24Public speaker
2001Kristel JenkinsVinton23
2000Crystal Marie JonesVirginia Beach
1999Kellie LightbournVienna21Semi-finalist
1998Meredith BlankenshipHurley21Semi-finalist
1997Audra WilksRichmond24Miss Photogenic
1996Danielle ConnorsForest
1995Susan Elizabeth RobinsonLynchburg
1994Patricia SouthallChesapeake211st runner-upMiss Photogenic & Best in SwimsuitMarried to Emmitt Smith
1993Stephanie SatterfieldVirginia Beach
1992Brandi BottrofFairfax21Semi-finalist
1991Traci DorityFairfax
1990Evelyn GreenRichmond
1989Kimberly NicewonderBristolMiss CongenialityCurrent director of the Miss Virginia USA and Miss Virginia Teen USA pageants under her married name, Kim Nicewonder-Johnson[4]
1988Denise Adrain SmithFairfax
1987Marsha RallsAlexandria24Semi-finalist
1986Maureen McDonnellAlexandriaCheerleader for Notre Dame.
1985Dana BryantRichmond
  • Miss Teen All American 1984
1984Leah RushLeesburg
1983Tai CollinsVirginia BeachModel and actress whose credits include Baywatch and Playboy magazine, Television Writer and Producer whose credits include SAF3 and Baywatch
1982Sondra Dee JonesRichmond24Semi-finalistMiss Photogenic
1981Pamela Elizabeth HutchensNewport News22Semi-finalistGeneral District Court Judge in Virginia Beach, Virginia
1980Kelly HumphreyHampton
1979Betsy Ann BottFalls Church26Semi-finalist
1978Robin Lee ShadleSpringfield22Semi-finalist
1977Sheryl Lynn HerringFairfax194th runner-upActress best known for her role as Lucy Coe on General Hospital
1976Donna DixonAlexandria18
1975Linda McKeeAlexandria19Semi-finalist
1974Hazel ThomasAlexandria
1973Brenda ChildressRichmond
1972Diane Elizabeth "Dede" MooreRadford
1971Brenda Joyce MillerNorfolk20Semi-finalistMiss Photogenic
1970Deborah SheltonNorfolk21Miss USA 1970Miss Photogenic
1969Wendy DascombDanville19Miss USA 1969
1968Laurie BurkeMcLean18Semi-finalist
1967Elizabeth "Betty" Karen KallmyerRichmond18Semi-finalistMiss Photogenic
1966Beverly JohnsonAlexandria
1965Mary MontgomeryMartinsville
1964Heidi Karen SmithFort LeeWas Miss Richmond in 1964. German-born Heidi Karin Smith Long died on November 19, 2019, at 76.
1963Did Not Compete
1962
1961Bonnie Lea JonesNorfolk
1960Elizabeth "Betty" Noreen FulfordNorfolk
1959Pat PoindexterSalem
1958Betty MarshLynchburg
1957Patricia BushPortsmouth
1956Audra StarkVirginia Beach
1955Jeannie AsblePortsmouth
1954Ellen WhiteheadChatham1st runner-up (later disqualified for being underage)
1953Dorothy Lee BaileyNorfolk
1952Elizabeth GlennRoanoke

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pageant Staff. July 10, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102219/http://www.missvirginiausa.com/about.php?view=detail&id=14. July 14, 2011.
  2. Web site: 2010 Mrs America . July 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110120004329/http://www.tftj.com/db/delegates.htm/33/Mrs/2010 . January 20, 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Mrs America 2010 Results . Mrs. America Pageant . September 10, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914010906/http://www.mrsamerica.com/results2010.html . September 14, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Pageant Staff. July 10, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102219/http://www.missvirginiausa.com/about.php?view=detail&id=14. July 14, 2011.

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