Miss Ohio USA

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Miss Ohio USA
Formation1952
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 Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe. [1] It is produced by Proctor Productions.

Contents

The pageant is currently held in Springfield and has previously been hosted by Mentor, Steubenville and Portsmouth. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Two Ohio representatives, Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant. [6] [7] [8]

The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry, who was 1st runner up at Miss USA 1986. [9] Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster Jayne Kennedy [10] and two former Survivor contestants, Kim Mullen of Survivor: Palau and Candace Smith of Survivor: Tocantins. [11] [12] Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022.

The current titleholder is Macy Hudson of Dayton and was crowned on May 25, 2024 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She will represent Ohio at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Ohio holds a record of 24 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 Macy Hudson Dayton 24Miss Gem City4th Runner-up
2023 Mackenzie Schutt Westerville 27Miss Central Ohio
2022 Sir'Quora Carrol Canal Winchester 23Miss Franklin County3rd runner-up
2021 Nicole Wess Cincinnati 22Miss Cincinnati MetroShortest reigning Miss Ohio USA at 10 months and 11 days
2020 Sthephanie Miranda Campbell 26Miss CampbellTop 16
2019 Alice Magoto [13] Cincinnati 20Miss Hyde ParkTop 10
2018 Deneen Penn Cortland 20Miss Cortland
2017 Dinaleigh Baxter [8] Winchester [8] 23Miss Winchester
2016 Megan Wise [15] Gallipolis [15] 26Miss Gallia CountyTop 15 [15]
2015 Sarah Newkirk Columbus 25Miss Capital City
2014 Madison Gesiotto Massillon 21Miss Mid Ohio
2013 Kristin Smith [16] Dayton 21Miss DaytonTop 10
2012 Audrey Bolte Batavia 21Miss Batavia2nd runner-up
2011 Ashley Caldwell Gallipolis 24Miss Northwest Ohio
2010 Amanda Tempel St. Bernard 19Miss St. Bernard
2009 Natasha Vivoda Champion 22Miss Trumbull County
2008 Monica Day Whitehall 25Miss Greater OhioMiss Congeniality
2007 Anna Melomud Richmond Heights 22Miss Richmond Heights
2006 Stacy Offenberger Vincent 26Miss Washington County3rd runner-up
2005 Aisha Berry Cincinnati 25
2004 Lauren Hall Wellston 20
2003 Candace Smith Dayton 26Contestant on Survivor: Tocantins
2002 Kimberly "Kim" Mullen Huber Heights 23Miss DublinContestant on Survivor: Palau
2001 Amanda Canary Columbus 19
2000 Cheya WatkinsCincinnati26
1999 Melinda MillerOttoville25Semi-finalist
1998 Cynthia Madden Anderson Township 18
1997 Michelle MouserColumbus23
1996 Melissa Boyd Massillon 22
1995 Julia Hughes Grove City 22
1994 Lisa AllisonGahanna18
1993 Andrea Pacione North Royalton
1992 Courtney BaberCincinnati
1991 Amy Glaze Lucasville
1990 Melissa Proctor West Chester 22Semi-finalistCurrent director of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania (both Miss and Teen USA) pageants under her married name, Melissa Proctor-Pitchford
1989Lisa Thompson Marion
1988Gina West Pickerington
1987Hallie Bonnell Akron
1986 Halle Berry [18] Oakwood 19 [18] 1st runner-up
1985Lisa Barlow Vandalia
1984Roxi ErwinPickerington
1983Gina Gangale Youngstown
1982Kim WeedaDayton213rd runner-upBest State Costume
1981 Kimberly "Kim" Seelbrede Germantown 20Miss USA 1981
1980Elizabeth Kim ThomasCircleville20
  • Miss Photogenic, Best State Costume
1979 Carolyn Houlihan Youngstown
1978Sheila Anderson [20] [21] Cincinnati [20] 19 [20]
1977Lesa Rummell [4] Paris 19 [4] Mother of Miss Teen USA 2005 Allie LaForce [22]
Later Miss Ohio World 1978
1976Karen MyersColumbus
1975Sandra Kurdas [23] Conneaut [23]
1974Kay Phillips [24] Bedford [24] 21 [24]
1973Jackie UrbanekClevelandRepresented Ohio at Miss World USA 1974
1972Kathleen Ann [25] Columbus [25] 18 [25] 4th runner-up
1971Karen Haus [25] [1] Chagrin Falls [25]
1970 Jane Harrison Wickliffe18Semi-finalistActress, model and sportscaster; past host of The NFL Today [10]
1969Marlynn Singleton [26] Westerville18Assumed title [26]
Terry Chellis Columbus21Hospitalised for haemorrhaging after checking in for Miss USA and was unable to compete [26]
1968Linda Hoyle [27] Columbus [27] 21Semi-finalist
1967Phyllis SmithCaldwell
1966Karen DietzWilloughby21Semi-finalist
1965 Sue Ann Downey Columbus20Miss USA 1965
1964Gail Karen KrielowRichmond Heights20Semi-finalist
1963Gloria Jean McBrideColumbus
Andrea Getzlaff [28] Solon 17Disqualified for being underage
1962Joan ColucyMassillon
1961Alice EnglemannAshtabula
1960Corrine HuffYoungstown19Semi-finalist
  • Replaced Justice for the title
  • First African American representing an American state in a national beauty contest" [29]
Kathy Justice Poland17Withdrawn because younger than 18 for Miss Universe [29]
1959Marie DicarloPoland
1958Cindy GarrisonCanton
1957Kathryn GabrielCleveland204th runner-up [lower-alpha 2]
1956Eleanor WoodCanton18Semi-finalist
1955Carol HagermanColumbus
1954Barbara RandaPainesville19Semi-finalist
1953Eleanore MackBellaire20Semi-finalist
1952Margie BroeringCincinnati

Notes

  1. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
  2. Finished in 6th place and later awarded 4th runner-up after disqualification of Leona Gage

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