List of Miss USA titleholders

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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.

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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
YearStateMiss USAHometownAge [a] Placement at Miss Universe
1952 Flag of New York.svg New York Jackie Loughery Brooklyn 22Top 10
1953 Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Illinois Myrna Hansen [1] Chicago 181st Runner-Up
1954 Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Miriam Stevenson [2] Winnsboro 21 Miss Universe 1954
1955 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Carlene King Johnson [3] Rutland 22Top 15
1956 Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Carol Morris [4] Ottumwa 20 Miss Universe 1956
1957 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Mary Leona Gage Glen Burnie 18Disqualified (note: was officially announced as Top 15 Semi-Finalist at the time of her disqualification)
Flag of Utah (1913-1922).png Utah Charlotte Sheffield [5] Salt Lake City 20
  • 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 Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg Louisiana Eurlyne Howell [7] Bossier City 183rd Runner-Up
1959 Flag of California.svg California Terry Lynn Huntingdon [8] Mount Shasta 192nd Runner-Up
1960 Flag of Utah (1913-1922).png Utah Linda Bement [9] Salt Lake City 18 Miss Universe 1960
1961 Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg Louisiana Sharon Brown [10] Minden 184th Runner-Up
1962 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Macel Wilson Honolulu 19Top 15
1963 Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Illinois Marite Ozers Chicago 19Top 15
1964 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia Bobbi Johnson Washington, D.C. 19Top 15
1965 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Sue Ann Downey Columbus 202nd Runner-Up
1966 Flag of California.svg California Maria Remenyi El Cerrito 21Top 15
1967 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Sylvia Hitchcock Tuscaloosa 21 Miss Universe 1967
Flag of Florida (1900-1985).svg Florida Cheryl Patton North Miami 18
  • 2nd Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title after 1st Runner-Up Susan Bradley of California declined when Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe
1968 Flag of Washington.svg Washington Dorothy Anstett Kirkland 204th Runner-Up
1969 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Wendy Dascomb Danville 19Top 15
1970 Deborah Shelton Norfolk 201st Runner-Up
1971 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Michele McDonald Butler 18Top 12
1972 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Tanya Wilson Honolulu 22Top 12
1973 Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Amanda Jones Evanston 221st Runner-Up
1974 Karen Morrison St. Charles 19Top 12
1975 Flag of California.svg California Summer Bartholomew Merced 232nd Runner-Up
1976 Flag of Minnesota (1957-1983).svg Minnesota Barbara Peterson Edina 22Unplaced
1977 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Kimberly Tomes Houston 21Top 12
1978 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Judi Andersen Honolulu 201st Runner-Up
1979 Flag of New York.svg New York Mary Therese Friel Rochester 20Top 12
1980 Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Shawn Weatherly Sumter 20 Miss Universe 1980
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Jineane Ford Gilbert 20
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe
1981 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Kim Seelbrede Germantown 20Top 12
1982 Flag of Arkansas (1924-2011).svg Arkansas Terri Utley Cabot 204th Runner-Up
1983 Flag of California.svg California Julie Hayek La Cañada 221st Runner-Up
1984 Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Mai Shanley Alamogordo 21Top 10
1985 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Laura Martinez-Herring El Paso 21Top 10
1986 Christy Fichtner Dallas 231st Runner-Up
1987 Michelle Royer Keller 212nd Runner-Up
1988 Courtney Gibbs Fort Worth 21Top 10
1989 Gretchen Polhemus Fort Worth 232nd Runner-Up
1990 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Carole Gist Detroit 201st Runner-Up
1991 Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Kelli McCarty Liberal 21Top 6
1992 Flag of California.svg California Shannon Marketic Malibu 21Top 10
1993 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Kenya Moore Detroit 22Top 6
1994 Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Lu Parker Charleston 25Top 6
1995 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Chelsi Smith Deer Park 21 Miss Universe 1995
Flag of New York.svg New York Shanna Moakler New York 20
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe
1996 Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg Louisiana Ali Landry Breaux Bridge 22Top 6
1997 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Brook Lee Pearl City 26 Miss Universe 1997
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Brandi Sherwood Idaho Falls 26
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Brook Lee won Miss Universe
1998 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Shawnae Jebbia Boston 26Top 5
1999 Flag of New York.svg New York Kimberly Pressler Franklinville 21Unplaced
2000 Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Lynnette Cole Columbia 21Top 5
2001 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Kandace Krueger Austin 242nd Runner-Up
2002 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia Shauntay Hinton Washington, D.C. 23Unplaced
2003 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Susie Castillo Lawrence 23Top 15
2004 Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Shandi Finnessey Florissant 251st Runner-Up
2005 Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Chelsea Cooley Charlotte 21Top 10
2006 Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Tara Conner Russell Springs 204th Runner-Up
2007 Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Rachel Smith Clarksville 214th Runner-Up
2008 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Crystle Stewart Missouri City 26Top 10
2009 Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Kristen Dalton Wilmington 22Top 10
2010 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Rima Fakih Dearborn 24Unplaced
2011 Flag of California.svg California Alyssa Campanella Los Angeles 21Top 16
2012 Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Olivia Culpo [11] Cranston 20 Miss Universe 2012
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Nana Meriwether Potomac 27
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe
2013 Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Erin Brady East Hampton 25Top 10
2014 Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Nia Sanchez Las Vegas 241st Runner-Up
2015 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Olivia Jordan Tulsa 262nd Runner-Up
2016 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia Deshauna Barber Washington, D.C. 26Top 9
2017 Kára McCullough 25Top 10
2018 Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers Omaha 23Top 20
2019 Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Charlotte 28Top 10
2020 Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi Asya Branch Booneville 22Top 21
2021 Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Elle Smith Louisville 23Top 10
2022 Flag of Texas.svg Texas R'Bonney Gabriel Houston 28 Miss Universe 2022
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Morgan Romano Concord 24
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when R'Bonney Gabriel won Miss Universe
2023 Flag of Utah.svg Utah Noelia Voigt (Resigned) Park City 23Top 20
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz (Assumed) [12] Kihei 27
  • 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA
  • Assumed title when Noelia Voigt resigned
2024 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Alma Cooper Okemos 22Unplaced

Winners by state

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Miss USA winners by state
StateNumberYears
Flag of Texas.svg Texas 10
Flag of California.svg California 6
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 5
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan 4
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia
Flag of New York.svg New York
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
Flag of Utah.svg Utah 3
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky 2
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi 1 2020
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska 2018
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma 2015
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada 2014
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 2013
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island 2012 [c]
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri 2004
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho 1997 [e]
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas 1991
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico 1984
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas 1982
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona 1980 [e]
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota 1976
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 1971
Flag of Washington.svg Washington 1968
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama 1967 [c]
Flag of Florida.svg Florida 1967 [i]
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa 1956
Flag of Vermont.svg 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 wins

Not including states who were inherited the title.

Debut wins timeline
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States have yet to win Miss USA

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of Miss USA
  2. ↑ Map includes titleholders who were dethroned or resigned and runners-up who assumed the title after the original winner was dethroned or resigned
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Relinquished the title to a runner-up after winning Miss Universe
  4. ↑ Originally 1st Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner resigned
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Originally 1st Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe
  6. ↑ Originally 1st Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner was dethroned
  7. ↑ Resigned title
  8. ↑ Dethroned by pageant officials for breaking pageant protocol, and the title was passed to a runner-up
  9. ↑ Originally 2nd Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe and the 1st Runner-Up declined the title

References

  1. ↑ "Chicagoan Named Miss US". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 16, 1953. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (July 24, 1954). "Dixie Beauty Picked as "Miss Universe"". The Miami News. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (July 21, 1955). "Miss Vermont is Miss USA". The Nashua Telegraph. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Girl acclaimed as "Miss Universe"". Tri City Herald. July 22, 1956. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Beauty Named 1957 Miss USA". Sarasota Journal. July 18, 1957.
  6. ↑ "MANNERS & MORALS: Stairway to the Stars". Time. July 29, 1957. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana Lovely Chosen Miss US". The Miami News. July 24, 1958. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Coed Named Miss USA". Reading Eagle. July 23, 1959. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Utah Beauty Named New Miss USA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. July 8, 1960.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Lass is "Miss USA"". The Tuscaloosa News. July 14, 1961. p. 1.
  11. ↑ Miss Rhode Island, Cranston's Olivia Culpo, wins Miss USA pageant
  12. ↑ ʻUfi, Elizabeth (May 9, 2024). "Miss Hawaii USA 2023 to be crowned as Miss USA". KHON2 .
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