Miss U.S. International

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Miss U.S. International
Formation1960;64 years ago (1960)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Burton
Location
Membership
Miss International
Official language
English
National Director
Britt Harrison
Website Miss U.S. International Official Website

Miss U.S. International is the official United States preliminary to the Miss International Beauty Pageant (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant). [1] The United States has sent a representative to the Miss International pageant since its inception in 1960. The only year a representative was not sent was in 2006.[ citation needed ]

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The current Miss U.S. International is Alysa Cook of Florida who was crowned on July 26, 2024 and will represent the United States at Miss International 2024 pageant in Japan.

History

During the early 1960s, the United States was represented by a titleholder called 'Miss National Press Photographer'. [2] [3] From 1963 to 1967, the U.S. titleholder sent was called 'Miss American Beauty', and she was crowned few days before the Miss International finals. [4] [5]

The Miss International Beauty Pageant moved to Japan in 1968. From 1968 to 1970, 'Miss Welcome to Long Beach', was invited to compete at Miss International in Japan. [6] [7]

From 1971 to 1976, Alfred Patricelli, who was the executive director of the Miss World USA competition, was asked to select a U.S. titleholder to compete at Miss International from contestants at the Miss World USA contest. [8] He organized the Miss International USA pageant only 2 times, 1973 and 1975. [9] [10]

From 1977 to 1983, California Beauty Pageant Inc. led by Leonard Stallcup, was the license holder for the U.S. representative to Miss International. [11] They organized Miss California International, and the winner every year represented the U.S. at Miss International as 'Miss American Beauty'. [12]

From 1984 to 1989, the Miss Universe organization was the license holder for the U.S. representative to Miss International, and sent runner-ups of Miss USA to Miss International. In 1987, the U.S. representative's sash was changed back to 'United States'. [13] [14] It is unknown who was in charge of selecting the contestants from 1990 to 2006, but, mostly Californian titleholders were sent to Japan.

Harrison Productions, LLC has been the license holder for Miss International in the United States since 2007 and the winner of the Miss U.S. International pageant competes at the Miss International Beauty Pageant every years.[ citation needed ]

Results summary

Placements in Miss International

USA holds a record of 32 placements at Miss International.

Awards

Titleholders

This is a list of women who have represented the United States at the Miss International pageant. [15]

Color key
YearRepresentative's NameAge [a] State RepresentedHometownPlacement at Miss InternationalSpecial AwardsNotes
1960 Charlene Lundberg19Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg  Illinois Joliet 4th Runner-up
1961 Jo Ann Dyer22Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Lima
1962 Carolyn Joyner†19Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas Freeport 4th Runner-up
1963Joyce Bryan†20Flag of Florida (1900-1985).svg  Florida Miami 3rd Runner-up
1964 Linda Ann Taylor18Flag of California.svg  California San Diego 1st Runner-up
1965 Gail Krielow21Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Richmond Heights 1st Runner-up Miss Ohio USA 1964, Top 15 at Miss USA 1964.
1966No competition held (Cancelled)
1967 Pamela Elfast19Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey East Orange 2nd Runner-up
1968 Karen MacQuarrie20Flag of California.svg  California Long Beach 2nd Runner-up
1969 Gayle Kovaly20Flag of California.svg  California Long Beach Top 15
1970 Randi Blesener21Flag of California.svg  California Long Beach Top 15
1971 Jacqueline Jochims23Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa Carroll 3rd Runner-up Miss Iowa USA 1970.
1972 Lindsay Bloom 22Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona Scottsdale 4th Runner-up2nd Runner-up at Miss World USA 1971.
1973 Pia Canzani23Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Baltimore
1974 Brucene Smith 23Flag of Texas.svg  Texas Port Lavaca Miss International 1974 Miss World USA 1971, Top 7 at Miss World 1971.
1975 Patricia Bailey20Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia Norfolk 3rd Runner-up
1976 Susan Carlson21Flag of New York.svg  New York Schenectady 3rd Runner-up Miss New York USA 1973, 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1973.
1977 Laura Bobbitt18Flag of California.svg  California Fresno 4th Runner-up
1978 Katherine Ruth 18Flag of California.svg  California Los Angeles Miss International 1978
1979 Anna Rapagna21Flag of California.svg  California Burbank 1st Runner-up
1980 Charissa Ewing18Flag of California.svg  California Los Angeles 1st Runner-up
1981 Lisa Schuman18Flag of California.svg  California Cypress Top 15
1982 Christie Claridge19Flag of California.svg  California Los Angeles Miss International 1982 Miss Photogenic
1983 Kimberly Bleier19Flag of California.svg  California Los Angeles Top 15
1984 Sandra Percival20Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri Sunrise Beach Miss Missouri USA 1984, 3rd Runner-up at Miss USA 1984.
1985 Laura Bach23Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois Elmhurst Did not competeBach didn't compete for unknown reasons; Miss Illinois USA 1985, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1985.
Sarie Joubert22Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg  Louisiana Shreveport 1st Runner-upElevated to replace Bach; Miss Louisiana USA 1985, 3rd Runner-up at Miss USA 1985.
1986 Tami Tesch21Flag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg  Georgia Hephzibah Did not competeTesch didn't compete for unknown reasons; Miss Georgia USA 1986, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1986.
Cindy Williams 22Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png  Mississippi Hattiesburg Top 15Elevated to replace Tesch; Miss Mississippi USA 1986, 3rd Runner-up at Miss USA 1986.
1987 Diane Martin23Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona Tucson Did not competeMartin couldn't compete due to overage requirement in the time of international pageant; Miss Arizona 1985; Miss Arizona USA 1987, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1987.
Paula Morrison22Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia Barboursville Top 15Selected to replace Martin; Miss West Virginia USA 1987, Top 11 at Miss USA 1987.
1988 Dana Richmond20Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png  Mississippi Madison 1st Runner-up Miss Mississippi USA 1988, 4th Runner-up at Miss USA 1988.
1989 Deborah Husti21Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey Rockaway Top 15 Miss New Jersey USA 1989, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1989.
1990 Shawna Bouwman20Flag of California.svg  California Artesia Top 15
1991 Kimberly Byers22Flag of California.svg  California Oxnard
1992 Sandra Lee Allen22Flag of California.svg  California Los Angeles
1993 Lynette MacFee23Flag of California.svg  California Pasadena
1994 Karen Kristie Doyle21Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma Oklahoma City
1995 Krista Loskota19Flag of California.svg  California San Gabriel
1996 Maya Yadira Kashak18Flag of California.svg  California Palm Desert
1997 Tanya Miller19Flag of California.svg  California Barstow
1998 Susan Paez22Flag of California.svg  California South Gate
1999 Jennifer Glover20Flag of California.svg  California Castro Valley Miss California USA 2001; Miss California 2002.
2000 Kirstin Cook22Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Miami
2001 Eleana Thompson19Flag of California.svg  California Lake Elsinore
2002 Mary Elizabeth Jones21Flag of California.svg  California Mira Loma
2003 Masielle Otero23Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Miami
2004 Amy Holbrook19Flag of California.svg  California San Diego 1st Runner-up
2005 Anna Ward24Flag of California.svg  California Long Beach
2006 Sara Harrigfeld26Flag of California.svg  California Palm Springs Did not competeHarrigfeld was disqualified due to overage requirement. No runners-up were sent to Miss International 2006.
2007 April Strong19Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois Chicago
2008 Kelly Best21Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan Troy Miss Michigan USA 2007, Top 15 at Miss USA 2007.
2009 Aileen Jan Yap20Flag of Texas.svg  Texas Willis Miss Mobile Beauty
2010 Casandra Tressler24Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Oakland Miss Maryland USA 2008.
2011 Kristen Little22Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico Atlanta, GA
2012 Amanda Delgado22Flag of California.svg  California Victorville Top 15
2013 Andrea Neu 22Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado Pueblo Top 15 Miss Earth United States 2014, 1st Runner-up at Miss Earth 2014.
2014 Samantha Brooks23Flag of California.svg  California Highland
2015 Lindsay Becker24Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Apple Valley 4th Runner-up
2016 Kaitryana Leinbach18Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina Charlotte 4th Runner-up
2017 Shanel James26Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Fort Meade
2018 Bonnie Walls24Flag of New York.svg  New York New York City
2019 Ghazal Gill23Flag of California.svg  California Fremont
2020Maritsa Platis19Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina North Myrtle Beach No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Corrin Stellakis23Flag of New York.svg  New York Bridgeport Miss International America Miss New York Teen USA 2014; Top 12 at Miss World America 2015; Miss Earth United States 2016, 3rd Runner-up at Miss Earth 2016.
2023 Kenyatta Beazer25Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Baltimore Miss International America Top 25 at Miss World America 2019; 1st Runner-up at Miss U.S. International 2021.
2024 Alysa Cook23Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Pace

Notes:

By number of states

StatesTitlesYears
Flag of California.svg  California 281964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,
1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, [b] 2012, 2014, 2019 [c]
Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland 41973, 2010, 2017, 2023 [d]
Flag of New York.svg  New York 31976, 2018, 2022
Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 1960, 1985, [b] 2007
Flag of Florida.svg  Florida 1963, 2000, 2003, 2024
Flag of Texas.svg  Texas 21974, 2009
Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey 1967, 1989
Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi 1986, 1988
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona 1972, 1987 [b]
Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 1961, 1965
Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina 12020
Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina 2016 [e]
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 2015
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado 2013
Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico 2011
Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 2008
Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma 1994
Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia 1987
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia 1986 [b]
Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana 1985
Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 1984
Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia 1975
Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa 1971
Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 1962
  1. Age when crowned the national title.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Took over or held the title for a brief period of time after the original winner resigned, or before they unable to participate, and thus did not compete at Miss International.
  3. Competed at Miss West Coast
  4. Competed at Miss Northeast
  5. Competed at Miss South Atlantic

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