| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by Proctor Productions.
Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist was the first African-American to win the title. Following in her footsteps, Kenya Moore, also African-American, won the title in 1993. In 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih became the first Arab-American to win the title. The most recent placement was Elizabeth Johnson in 2018, placed in top 15.
Until 2012, no Michigan delegate had been previously competed at either Miss Michigan or Miss Michigan Teen USA to appear a crossover with Miss USA. Kristen Danyal became the first Michigan delegate to have a Teen to Miss crossover in Miss USA.
Michigan holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2023 | Alexis Fagan-Williams | Detroit | 22 | |||
| 2022 | Aria Hutchinson | Plymouth | 23 | Daughter of Chris Hutchinson and Melissa Sinkevics Hutchinson, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1988; and sister of Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson | ||
| 2021 | Taylor Hale | Detroit | 26 | Miss Congeniality |
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| 2020 | Chanel Johnson | Southfield | 25 |
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| 2019 | Alyse Madej | Garden City | 25 | |||
| 2018 | Elizabeth Johnson | Plymouth | 25 | Top 15 | ||
| 2017 | Krista Ferguson | Detroit | 23 | |||
| 2016 | Susie Leica | Livonia | 25 | |||
| 2015 | Rashontae Wawrzyniak | Detroit | 24 | Top 11 | ||
| 2014 | Elizabeth Ivezaj | Macomb | 24 | Born in Albania | ||
| 2013 | Jaclyn Schultz[ citation needed ] | Wyandotte | 24 | Runner-up on Survivor: San Juan del Sur | ||
| 2012 | Kristen Danyal | Sterling Heights | 21 | Top 16 | Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009 and top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 | |
| 2011 | Channing Pierce | Royal Oak | 23 | |||
| 2010 | Rima Fakih | Dearborn | 24 | Miss USA 2010 |
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| 2009 | Lindsey Tycholiz [1] | Sterling Heights | 26 | |||
| 2008 | Elisabeth Crawford | Canton | 25 | |||
| 2007 | Kelly Best | Troy | 20 | Top 15 |
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| 2006 | Danelle Gay | Lapeer | 24 | |||
| 2005 | Crystal Hayes | Rock | 20 | Top 15 | ||
| 2004 | Stacey Lee | Rochester Hills | 26 | |||
| 2003 | Elisa Schleef | St. Joseph | 23 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 2002 | Rebekah Lynn Decker | Ferndale | 24 | |||
| 2001 | Kenya Howard | Detroit | 24 | Top 10 | ||
| 2000 | Jill Dobson | Quincy | 22 | Top 10 | Michigan's Junior Miss 1995 | |
| 1999 | Shannon Grace Clark | Troy | 26 | Top 10 | Semi-finalist at Miss World America 1993 | |
| 1998 | Johnelle Ryan | Cassopolis | 25 | Top 10 | ||
| 1997 | Jennifer Reed | Taylor | 25 | Later Mrs. Michigan America 2001 | ||
| 1996 | Natasha Bell | Berrien Springs | 20 | Top 6 finalist | ||
| 1995 | Keisha Eichelberger | Detroit | ||||
| 1994 | Kelly Richelle Pawlowski | Allen Park | ||||
| 1993 | Kenya Summer Moore | Detroit | 22 | Miss USA 1993 | Top 6 at Miss Universe 1993 | |
| 1992 | Lainie Lu Howard | St. Joseph | 1st runner-up at Miss World America 1994 | |||
| 1991 | Leann Rothi | 18 | ||||
| 1990 | Carole Gist | Detroit | 20 | Miss USA 1990 | 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1990 | |
| 1989 | Karen Finucan | Birmingham | ||||
| 1988 | Anthonia Dotson | Detroit | ||||
| 1987 | Elizabeth Puleo | Grosse Pointe | ||||
| 1986 | Lisa Bernardi | Carleton | ||||
| 1985 | Nancy Mazuro | Washington | ||||
| 1984 | Adriana Krambeck | Dearborn Heights | ||||
| 1983 | Kimberly Mexicotte | Livonia | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1982 | Diane Marie Arabia | Warren | Semi-finalist | 4th runner-up in Miss Oktoberfest 1981 Previously Miss Michigan World 1980 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World America 1980. | ||
| 1981 | Karen Eidson | Hazel Park | ||||
| 1980 | Teena Hammonds | Detroit | ||||
| 1979 | Susan James | Hazel Park | ||||
| 1978 | April Patrick | Detroit | ||||
| 1977 | Jenny Pinks | Trenton | ||||
| 1976 | Kevin Gale | Dearborn Heights | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1975 | Debra Holland | Detroit | ||||
| 1974 | Patricia Loftis | Detroit | ||||
| 1973 | Linda East | Warren | ||||
| 1972 | Marilyn Ann Petty | Roseville | Semi-finalist | Represented Michigan in Miss World USA 1974, 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1971 | Pat Glannan | Detroit | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1970 | Duane Marie Bergen [2] | Detroit | 19 | |||
| 1969 | Lisa Brenner | Reed City | ||||
| 1968 | Virginia Clift | Delhi | Top 15 | |||
| 1967 | Sonja Dunson | Detroit | ||||
| 1966 | Kathlene Blascak | Allen Park | ||||
| 1965 | Susan Lynne Pill | Top 15 | represented Michigan in the Miss USA World 1964, 3rd runner up | |||
| 1964 | Johneane Teeter | Represented Michigan in the Miss USA World 1966 | ||||
| 1963 | Pamela Lee Sands | Top 15 | ||||
| 1962 | Judith Lamparter | |||||
| 1961 | Patricia Squires | Top 15 | ||||
| 1960 | Judith Richards | Top 15 | ||||
| 1959 | Susan Westergaard | |||||
| 1958 | Shirley Ann Black | Flint | 19 | |||
| 1957 | Sharon Moore | |||||
| 1956 | Barbara Sias | Top 15 | ||||
| 1955 | Martha Smith | |||||
| 1954 | Gerri Hoffman | |||||
| 1953 | Jo Ann Page | |||||
| 1952 | Judy Hatula | Top 10 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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