Miss Nevada USA

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Miss Nevada USA
Formation1952;73 years ago (1952)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Las Vegas
Location
Membership Miss USA
Official language
English
Exec. Director
Shanna Moakler
Website Official website

The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.

Contents

While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto's finalist placing in Miss USA 2001. Many Miss Nevada USA titleholders previously competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss America pageants. Seven titleholders previously held the Miss Teen USA state titles six of which having won Miss Nevada Teen USA and the other was Miss Washington Teen USA, three held the Miss Nevada Crown in the Miss America Pageant.

Nia Sanchez of Las Vegas became the first Miss USA ever from the state of Nevada when she was crowned Miss USA 2014, she later placed first runner-up in Miss Universe 2014 to Paulina Vega of Colombia.

Najah Ali of Las Vegas was crowned Miss Nevada USA 2024 on June 30, 2024, at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. She will represent Nevada at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

Nevada holds a record of 27 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearName [1] HometownAge1Local titlePlacementSpecial awardsNotes
2024 Najah Ali Las Vegas 23Miss Silver StateTop 20
2023 Josie Stephens Fallon 27Miss Sun ValleyTop 20
2022 Summer Keffeler Paradise 21Miss Paradise
2021 Kataluna Enriquez Las Vegas 27Miss Silver State
2020 Victoria Olona Henderson 27Miss ParadiseTop 16
2019 Tianna Tuamoheloa [2] North Las Vegas 25Miss Silver StateTop 5
2018 Carolina Urrea [3] Sunrise Manor 23Miss Paradise2nd runner-up
2017 Lauren York [4] Primm 22Miss North Las Vegas
2016 Emelina Adams Anthem 23Miss Henderson
2015 Brittany McGowan Spring Valley 24Miss Chateau3rd runner-up
2014 Nia Sanchez [5] Southern Highlands 23Miss South Las VegasMiss USA 2014
2013 Chelsea Caswell [6] Summerlin 23Miss West Las VegasTop 10
2012 Jade Kelsall [7] Las Vegas 26Miss Whitney Ranch3rd runner-up
2011 Sarah Chapman [8] Henderson 27Miss HendersonSister of Miss California USA 2004 Ellen Chapman
2010 Julianna Erdesz Reno 25Miss Reno
2009 Georgina Vaughan [9] Las Vegas 20Miss Castle Rock
2008 Veronica Grabowski Henderson 23
2007 Helen Salas Las Vegas 214th runner-up
  • Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Katie Rees was stripped of her crown
  • Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2004
    • 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2004
Katie Rees Las Vegas 22did not competeStripped of the title on December 21, 2006, due to inappropriate photographs. [10] [11]
2006 Lauren Scyphers [12] Gardnerville 20Top 15
2005 Shivonn Geeb [13] Las Vegas25Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Sloan Bailey's resignation
Sloan BaileyLas Vegasdid not competeResigned in January 2005 for personal reasons. [13]
2004 Victoria Franklin Las Vegas 20
2003 Ashley HuffHenderson22
2002 Jenny Valdez [14] Las VegasContestant at National Sweetheart 2000 & 2001
2001 Gina GiacintoLas Vegas26Top 5
2000 Alicia Carnes [15] Las Vegas
1999 Shaynee Smith [16] Las Vegas23
1998 Tammie RankinLas Vegas
1997 Ninya Perna [17] Green Valley 23
1996 Alisa CastilloLas Vegas
1995 Brook HammonLas Vegas
1994 Angela LambertLas Vegas
1993 Alexis OliverLas Vegas
1992 Alesia PrentissLas Vegas Miss Congeniality
1991 Jodi JensenLas Vegas
1990 Michele YeggeLas Vegas
1989 Janu TornellLas VegasContestant on Survivor: Palau [18]
1988 Lagracella OmranLas Vegas20Best State Costume [19]
1987 Tammy PerkinsLas Vegas21Semi-finalist, Finishing in 8th Place
1986 LeAnna GrantLas Vegas
1985 Alicia Berger [20] Las VegasHost of Access Hollywood , [21] judge of Miss USA 2009 pageant [22]
1984 Donna Lee McNeilLas Vegas
1983 Christa Lane DanielLas VegasSemi-finalist, Finishing in 7th Place
1982 Andrea PenningtonLas Vegas
1981 Mary LebsockLas Vegas
1980 Kimberlee GuiderLas Vegas
1979 Aleasha MaglebyLas Vegas
1978 Dawn JamesonLas Vegas
1977 Mary O'Neal ContinoLas Vegas1st runner-upPlayed lead role in Australian television series Chuck Finn [23]
1976 Janice CarrellLas Vegas
1975 Madonna AllisonLas Vegas
1974 Linda DrydenLas VegasSemi-finalist
1973 Laura FritzLas Vegas
1972 Tracey Lynn WhitneyLas Vegas
1971 Anita LaurieLas Vegas
1970 Sheri SchruhlLas Vegas2nd runner-up
1969 Karen EsslingerLas VegasSemi-finalist
1968 Kathy LandryLas Vegas2nd runner-up
1967 Jacqueline MooreLas VegasSemi-finalist
1966 Mary MartinLas Vegas
1965 Denyse TurnerLas VegasSemi-finalist
Bunny BaxterLas VegasResigned
1964 Pamela Diane MorrisLas Vegas
1963 Kathee FrancisLas VegasSemi-finalist
1962 Janet HadlandLas Vegas4th runner-up
1961 Karen WellerLas Vegas2nd runner-up
1960 Did Not Compete
1959 Joy BlaineLas VegasSemi-finalist
1958 Terry Jeffers [24] Las Vegas
1957 Joan AdamsLas Vegas2nd runner-upShe finished as 3rd runner-up, but succeeded to 2nd runner-up when the 2nd runner-up took the place of the 1st runner-up
1956 Marley SandersonLas Vegas
1955 Did Not Compete
1954 Mary Jane ArnoldLas Vegas
1953 Earlene WhittLas VegasSemi-finalist
1952 Barbara Jean ClarkLas Vegas

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

See also

References

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