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.

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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]

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.

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

Sydney Shrewsbury from Indianapolis, was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2025 on April 5, 2025, in Indianapolis. She represented Indiana at the Miss USA 2025 pageant.

Results summary

Placements

Indiana holds a record of 15 placements at Miss USA.

Special awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [a] Local TitlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2025 Sydney Shrewsbury Indianapolis 24Miss Indianapolis
2024 Stephanie Sullivan [5] Elkhart 33Miss Elkhart County
2023 Haley Jordan Begay Pittsboro 25Miss Central Indiana
2022 Samantha Paige Toney Greenwood 27Miss Clarksville
2021 A'Niyah Monae Birdsong Anderson 26Miss AndersonShortest reigning Miss Indiana USA (8 months and 15 days)
2020 Alexis Nicole Lete New Albany 233rd runner-upLongest reigning Miss Indiana USA (1 year, 8 months, and 7 days)
2019 Tate Elizabeth Fritchley Evansville 20Miss Congeniality [6] [7]
2018 Darrian Rachel Arch Chesterton 23
2017 Brittany Winchester [9] Indianapolis 26
2016 Meryssa Morgan Abel [10] North Vernon [10] 26 [10]
2015 Gretchen S. ReeceNorth Vernon23Miss Photogenic
2014 Mekayla Fawn Diehl [11] Bristol [12] 25Top 20 [11]
  • 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 Leigh Myrehn Carmel 20
2011 Jillian Leigh Wunderlich Kokomo 19Top 16
2010 Allison BiehleNorth Vernon21
2009 Courtni Shabana Hall Crawfordsville 20
2008 Brittany Mason Anderson 21Top 10
2007 Jami Ann Stallings Newburgh 20
2006 Bridget Bobel Peru 26
2005 Kaitlyn ChristopherKokomo18
2004 Stephanie Jean Keusch Jasper 24
2003 Tashina Brooke Kastigar West Terre Haute 22Semi-finalist
2002 Kelleah Ann "Kelly" Lloyd Indianapolis252nd runner-up"Triple Crown" winner
2001 Sarah McClary Evansville 22
2000 Kristal Michelle WileAnderson23
1999 Pratima Yarlagadda [15] Shipshewana [15] 22 [15] Semi-finalist
1998 Nicole Llewellyn [16] Munster [16] 23 [16]
1997 Tricia Carolyn NoskoEvansville25
1996 Holly Noelle Roehl23Semi-finalist
1995 Heather Michelle HartNewburgh
1994 Kim Scull Clarksville
1993 Lisa Renee Higgins South Bend
1992 Heather Christine 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 Lynn Earnest [17] East Chicago [17] 22 [17]
1987 Alecia Rae Masalkoski Bremen
1986 Diane AndrysiakSouth Bend
1985 Theresa Hobbs Wilmington
1984 Susan Willardo Highland
1983 Antoniette "Toni" Marie Yudt Portage
1982 Sara Anne Binkley Greencastle
1981 Holli Rene Dennis Fort Wayne 1st runner-up
1980 Susan "Susie" Osby [2] Hebron [2] Former State director from 1990 to 1998
1979 Deborah Ann 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 Gay ChildressSpencer20
1973 Debbie Ausenbaugh [18] Merrillville
1972 Julie Jo Clifford Edwardsport [19]
1971 Debra Dee Downhour [20] Cassville [20] 21
1970 Mary Ann McBride [21] Michigan City [21]
1969 Linda Smith
1968 Nikki PeckHammond
1967 Pamela Jo TalmadgeHammond19During her reign, Talmadge, 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 [22]
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 Ann Ball
1957 Patricia "Pat" DorsettIndianapolis
1956 Beverly Mattox
1955 Mary Ann Wasick
1954 Cecilia Ann DennisMilanSemi-finalist
1953 Edith Mae KrummeSeymour
1952 Virginia Ann JohnsonSemi-finalist
  1. ↑ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

  1. ↑ "Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016". Current in Carmel. 1 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Miss Indiana USA". The Kokomo Tribune. 8 March 1980. p. 24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 27 November 1990. p. 4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Carey, Tom (27 February 1990). "High-tech beauty pursuing dream". The Kokomo Tribune.
  5. ↑ "New Miss Indiana crowned". WTHR. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Miss USA 2019: Evansville native Tate Fritchley appears in pageant". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Miss Indiana USA Named Miss Congeniality". 44News | Evansville, IN. 2019-05-14. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  8. ↑ "Indiana State Fair Crowns Its 2016 Queen". WFYI. January 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ Ellison, Jillian (28 April 2017). "Miss Indiana talks skin cancer, national competition".
  10. 1 2 3 4 McClure, Julie (3 June 2016). "North Vernon native competes for Miss USA". The Republic.
  11. 1 2 Higgins, Will (9 June 2014). "Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl: I'm OK with 'normal'". Indy Star.
  12. ↑ Sloma, Tricia (5 June 2014). "Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful". WNDU.
  13. ↑ Leach, Robin (30 May 2017). "Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  14. ↑ "Staff". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  15. 1 2 3 "Shipshewana woman wins crown". The Kokomo Tribune. 2 November 1998. p. 2.
  16. 1 2 3 "Munster woman wins title". The Kokomo Tribune. 23 June 1997. p. 3.
  17. 1 2 3 "Miss Indiana crowned". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 7 December 1987. p. 6.
  18. ↑ "Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant". Rushville Republican. 30 April 1973. p. 5.
  19. 1 2 "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  20. 1 2 "Cass Girl Crowned". The Logansport Press. 22 April 1971. p. 1.
  21. 1 2 ""Miss Indiana" in pageant". The Newark Advocate. 19 May 1970. p. 6.
  22. ↑ Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
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