Miss Indiana USA

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Miss Indiana USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Carmel
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Website Official website

The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Contents

The pageant is currently held in Noblesville and has previously been hosted by Anderson, Michigan City, Indianapolis, Carmel and Fort Wayne. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The most recent placement was Alexis Lete in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up.

Nine Miss Indiana-USA winners have previously held the Miss Indiana Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA, and three previously competed in other states (Florida, Georgia and Virginia). Three Miss Indiana-USA winners (1987, 2002, and 2023) have also previously competed at Miss America.

Haley Jordan Begay, 25, from Pittsboro, was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2023 on July 17, 2023 at the Noblesville High School Auditorium in Noblesville. She will advance to the Miss USA 2023 pageant later this year. Begay is a local sports broadcaster and previously served as Miss Indiana 2017; and was crowned by Miss Indiana-USA 2022, Samantha Paige Toney of Greenwood who won her title on April 10, 2022 in Noblesville.

Results summary

Placements

Indiana holds a record of 15 placements at Miss USA.

Special awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 TBATBATBATBA
2023 Haley Jordan Begay Pittsboro 25Previously Miss Indiana 2017
2022 Samantha Paige Toney Greenwood 27
2021 A'Niyah Monae Birdsong Anderson 26Shortest reigning Miss Indiana USA (8 months and 15 days)
2020 Alexis Lete New Albany 233rd runner-upLongest reigning Miss Indiana USA (1 year, 8 months, and 7 days)
2019 Tate Elizabeth Fritchley Evansville 20Miss Congeniality [5] [6] Previously Miss Indiana State Fair 2016 [7]
2018 Darrian Rachel Arch Chesterton 23Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2013
2017 Brittany Winchester [8] Indianapolis 26
2016 Meryssa Morgan Abel [9] North Vernon [9] 26 [9] Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008 [9]
2015 Gretchen S. ReeceNorth Vernon23Miss Photogenic
2014 Mekayla Diehl [10] Bristol [11] 25Top 20 [10]
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012 competition
  • Later Mrs. Indiana 2017 and Mrs. America 2018 under her married name, Mekayla Eppers
2013 Emily Hart[ citation needed ] Fort Wayne 25
2012 Megan Myrehn Carmel 20
2011 Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 19Top 16
2010 Allison BiehleNorth Vernon21
2009 Courtni Hall Crawfordsville 20Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2004
2008 Brittany Mason Anderson 21Top 10Director of Miss Universe Ireland pageant [12]
2007 Jami Stallings Newburgh 20
2006 Bridget Bobel Peru 26
2005 Kaitlyn Christopher Kokomo18
2004 Stephanie Keusch Jasper 24
2003 Tashina Kastigar West Terre Haute 22Semi-finalistPreviously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998
2002 Kelly Lloyd Indianapolis252nd runner-up"Triple Crown" winner
2001 Sarah McClary Evansville 22Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995
2000 Kristal WileAnderson23
1999 Pratima Yarlagadda [14] Shipshewana [14] 22 [14] Semi-finalist
1998 Nicole Llewellyn [15] Munster [15] 23 [15]
1997 Tricia NoskoEvansville25
1996 Holly Roehl23Semi-finalist
1995 Heather HartNewburgh
1994 Kim Scull Clarksville
1993 Lisa Higgins South Bend
1992 Heather GrayBest State Costume
1991 Cathi Bennett [3] New Albany [3] 24 [3]
1990 Meri Lyn Buker [4] Kokomo [4] 24 [4]
1989 Gwen Rachelle VolpeGriffith22
1988 Loetta Earnest [16] East Chicago [16] 22 [16]
1987 Alecia Rae Masalkoski Bremen Previously Miss Michigan 1985
1986 Diane AndrysiakSouth Bend
1985 Theresa Hobbs Wilmington
1984 Susan Willardo Highland
1983 Antoniette (Toni) Marie Yudt Portage
1982 Sara Binkley Greencastle
1981 Holli Rene Dennis Fort Wayne 1st runner-up
1980 Susan Osby [2] Hebron [2] Former State director from 1990 to 1998
1979 Deborah Hayes [2] Kokomo [2]
1978 Jayme BuecherNew Albany3rd runner-up
1977 Lynn FlahertyNappanee
1976 Annette Anderson Gary
1975 Jo Ellen BerrymanKokomo24Semi-finalistNon-finalist at Miss World USA 1974
1974 Lisa ChildressSpencer20
1973 Debbie Ausenbaugh [17] Merrillville
1972 Julie Clifford Edwardsport [18]
1971 Debra Dee Downhour [19] Cassville [19] 21
1970 Mary Ann McBride [20] Michigan City [20]
1969 Linda Smith
1968 Nikki PeckHammond
1967 Pamela Jo TalmadgeHammond19During her reign, Pamela, who was adopted, was reunited with her older siblings (two brothers and a sister) after nearly 19 years being apart.
1966 Elaine L. RichardsMerrillville2nd runner-upDied age 41 on June 26, 1984 in Florida after a long illness [21]
1965 Did not compete
1964 Charlene KratochvilKokomo19
1963 Vickie Little
1962 Sue EkampMishawakaSemi-finalist
1961 Janice Kay OliverIndianapolis18
1960 June Cochran Indianapolis18
1959 Anita Watkins
1958 Shirley Ball
1957 Patricia (Pat) DorsettIndianapolis
1956 Beverly Mattox
1955 Mary Wasick
1954 Cecilia DennisMilanSemi-finalist
1953 Edith Mae KrummeSeymour
1952 Virginia Ann JohnsonSemi-finalist
  1. ↑ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 27 November 1990. p. 4.
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  5. ↑ "Miss USA 2019: Evansville native Tate Fritchley appears in pageant". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
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  14. 1 2 3 "Shipshewana woman wins crown". The Kokomo Tribune. 2 November 1998. p. 2.
  15. 1 2 3 "Munster woman wins title". The Kokomo Tribune. 23 June 1997. p. 3.
  16. 1 2 3 "Miss Indiana crowned". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 7 December 1987. p. 6.
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