Miss Kansas USA explained

Miss Kansas 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
Website:Official website

The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. In 1992, the state joined the Vanbros group, under the directorship of Miss Kansas 1998 Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher.

Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli McCarty won the crown. McCarty's win makes Wichita, Kansas the only state to host one Miss USA and Miss Teen USA to win in their home state. This included two first runners-up, including Danielle Boatwright, winner of , one second runner-up, one third runner-up, and one fourth runner-up, among others. The most recent placement was Elyse Noe, placing Top 12.

Seven former Miss Kansas Teen USAs went on to win the Miss title, and also two Miss Missouri Teen USAs (Missouri is also a Vanbros state).

Bella Whitlock of Leavenworth was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2024 on June 15, 2024, at Polsky Theater in Overland Park. She will represent Kansas at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

Kansas holds a record of 14 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Titleholders

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
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2024Bella WhitlockLeavenworth19Miss LeavenworthTop 20
2023Haley BergerLawrence22Miss LawrenceDaughter of Prathumrat Woramali Berger, Miss Thailand World 1989
2022Elyse NoeLawrence23Miss LawrenceTop 12
2021Gracie HuntOverland Park22Miss Kansas City Top 16
2020Hayden BraxLeawood20Miss Kansas City Cousin of Hope Driskill, Miss Missouri USA 2011
2019Alyssa Klinzing Olathe20Miss Conway Top 10
2018Melanie ShanerOverland Park20Miss Johnson County
2017Catherine CarmichaelManhattan25Miss Lawrence
2016Victoria WigginsJunction City24Miss Milford Lake
2015Alexis RailsbackShawnee19Miss Shawnee
2014Audrey BanachKansas City22Miss Wildcat
2013Staci Klinginsmith Lenexa26Miss Lenexa
2012Gentry MillerKansas City24Miss Kansas City
2011Jaymie StokesLenexa20 Miss Lenexa
2010Bethany Gerber21 Miss Cowley CountyTop 15, finishing in 13th Place Featured in January 2011 issue of Industrial Engineer about her titleholding role
2009Courtney CourterOlathe23
2008Michelle GillespieMission Hills22Miss Kansas City
2007Cara GorgesClearwater192nd runner-up
2006Ashley AullLansing20
2005Rachel SaundersTonganoxie21
2004Lisa ForbesOverland Park22
2003Alicia CabreraLeawood23
2002Lindsay DouglasLawrence231st Runner-up
2001Kristie KnoxHutchinson25
2000Tiffany Meyer25Top 5 (4th)
1999Amanda CarrawayManhattan21
1998Cammie MorisseauWichita18
1997Kathryn TaylorOverland Park24
1996Danielle BoatwrightTonganoxie201st Runner-up Best in Swimsuit
1995Deborah DaultonSalina18
1994Carol HovenkampOverland Park19Top 12 Semi-finalist, finishing in 11th Place
1993Tavia Shackles[2] Shawnee212nd Runner-up Best State Costume & Most Beautiful Eyes Award
1992Kimberlee GirrensWichita26Top 6 Finalist, Finishing in 5th Place
1991Kelli McCartyLiberal21Miss USA 1991
1990Rebecca PorterWichita
1989Nancy BurrisColby
1988Cynthia DeckerManhattan
1987Martina CastleOverland Park
1986Audra OckermanWichitaMother of Claire-Bailey Lee, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2014
1985Jill DenzinLeawood
1984Elizabeth JohnsonPrairie View
1983Renee RuchMission
1982Stefani LarsonOverland Park
1981Missy KaserWichita
1980Lisa BoydWichita
1979Linda ShieldsLawrence
1978Mary BellWichita
1977Sherry BraneWichita
1976Deborah ViteraOttawa
1975Robbin LoomasOverland Park
1974Lorraine BreckenridgeWichita
1973Brenda KopmeyerOverland Park Semi-finalist
1972Mona GuesnierGreat Bend
1971Nancy BishopOverland Park
1970Norma DeckerTecumseh
1969Molly McGuginFrankfurt
1968Anne LaytonBaldwin City
1967Regina Wolfe
1966Pat RavenscroftOverland Park
1965Linda Bergsten
1964Barbara Ford
1963Diane Victoria Stalker
1962Linda Light
1961Dixie Cook
1960Peggy Patterson
1955–59colspan="7"
1954Sue Ravenscroft[4] Liberal18
1953colspan="7"
1952Bette Renick

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Teen Earth USA. Miss Earth USA. July 25, 2019.
  2. News: Miss Michigan becomes second black Miss USA. 20 February 1993. Florida Today.
  3. Web site: 2004 Mrs America . July 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110624080946/http://www.tftj.com/db/delegates.htm/33/Mrs/2004 . June 24, 2011 . dead .
  4. News: Official List Shows How Beauties Measure Up . 21 June 2023 . Long Beach Press-Telegram . 18 July 1954.

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