Gallery of titleholders
Michelle Fongemie, Miss Vermont USA 2004
Sarah Westbrook, Miss Vermont USA 2013
Miss Vermont Teen USA 2015, Alexandra Marek, and Miss Vermont USA 2015, Jackie Croft
| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Buckhannon |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Vermont USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss USA pageant. It is formerly directed by Sanders & Associates, Inc., dba- Pageant Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 2004 to 2017 before GDB Theatre and Pageant Productions becoming the new directors of the stage pageant since 2018.
Vermont produced a Miss USA, Carlene King Johnson in 1955. The most recent placement was by Kelsey Golonka in 2022 after 40 years, who reached the semifinals. Vermont holds the record for most Miss Congeniality awards, having earned a total of five.
Five Miss Vermont USAs have competed at Miss Teen USA, four as Miss Vermont Teen USA, and one as Miss New York Teen USA. Three have also competed at Miss America, including Miss USA 1955 Carlene King Johnson, the second out of five Miss USA winners who competed at both pageants.
Prior to 2022, no sisters had been held the Miss and Teen titles in a single state. Vermont became the first state to have biological sisters holding the statewide Miss USA and Miss Teen USA titles simultaneously, when Kelsey Golonka crowned Miss and her sister Kenzie crowned Teen. [1]
Jenna Howlett of Bridport was crowned Miss Vermont USA 2023 on March 25, 2023. She will represent Vermont for the title of Miss USA 2023.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age [lower-alpha 1] | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Elizabeth Whitcomb | Essex Junction | ||||
| 1953 | Kathleen Marie Eugenia Surrel | Brooklyn, NY | 22 | |||
| 1954 | Georgia Laurise | New Haven, CT | 24 | |||
| 1955 | Carlene King Johnson | Rutland | 22 | Miss USA 1955 | Semifinalist at Miss Universe 1955 Previously Miss Vermont 1953 | |
| 1956 | Dolores Wettack | Westminster | ||||
| 1957 | Marjorie Link | East Harwick | ||||
| 1958 | Doreen Patricia McNamee | Brattleboro | ||||
| 1959 | Sandra Laquerre | Barre | ||||
| 1960 | Carole Mary Demas | Burlington | ||||
| 1961 | Susan Nielson | Poultney | ||||
| 1962 | Barbara "Bobby" Ann Kearney | Springfield | ||||
| 1963 | Ellen "Bunny" Centerbar | North Bennington | ||||
| 1964 | Freda Elaine Betts | Bennington | ||||
| 1965 | Andrea Kenyon | North Bennington | ||||
| 1966 | Peggy Eckert | West Burke | ||||
| 1967 | Elaine Farrell | Burlington | ||||
| 1968 | Susan Glynn | Mt. Snow | ||||
| 1969 | Mary Verdiani | Montpelier | 19 | 1st runner-up | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1970 | Cynthia "Cindy" Jurewicz | West Dover | ||||
| 1971 | Sandra Bette Taft | West Dover | 24 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1972 | Stacey Becker | Poultney | ||||
| 1973 | Bonnie Height | Poultney | ||||
| 1974 | Donna Sue Thorton | Poultney | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1975 | Constance Crabtree | Poultney | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1976 | Susan Parsons | Poultney | ||||
| 1977 | Anne Kent | Castleton | ||||
| 1978 | Nancy Jeanne Wierzbicki | Rutland | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1979 | Katherine Rechsteiner | Sugarbush Valley | Previously Miss Vermont 1975 [2] | |||
| 1980 | Judi Mason | Randolph | ||||
| 1981 | Jeannette Wulff | Montpelier | ||||
| 1982 | Georgia Marie Davis | Bennington | 22 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1983 | Leslie Lucchina | Barre | ||||
| 1984 | Sue O'Brien | Waterbury Center | ||||
| 1985 | Angie Cummingham | Rutland | ||||
| 1986 | Tracey D. Morton | Rutland | ||||
| 1987 | Carole Woodworth | North Bennington | ||||
| 1988 | Stacy James Sisson | Rutland | ||||
| 1989 | Stacey M. Palmer | Burlington | ||||
| 1990 | Stephanie Bessey | Chester | ||||
| 1991 | Margaret Corey | Brattleboro | ||||
| 1992 | Bonnie Kittredge | Burlington | ||||
| 1993 | Jodi Sicely | Burlington | ||||
| 1994 | Christy Beltrami [3] | Williston | Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 1987 [3] | |||
| 1995 | Jennifer Cazeault | Winooski | ||||
| 1996 | Nancy Anne Roberts | Middlebury | ||||
| 1997 | Lisa Costantino | Burlington | ||||
| 1998 | Catherine Bliss | Burlington | Previously Miss New York Teen USA 1990 [4] | |||
| 1999 | Nicole Lewis | Windsor | ||||
| 2000 | Katie Bolton | Colchester | ||||
| 2001 | Katy Johnson [5] | Burlington [5] | Previously Miss Vermont 1999; [6] successfully sued Tucker Max in 2003 claiming he was using her name and photograph to promote himself [5] | |||
| 2002 | Brooke Elizabeth Angus | Essex | Miss World USA 2006 | |||
| 2003 | Jennifer Lee Ripley | Barre |
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| 2004 | Michelle Fongemie [8] | Williston | 26 | Miss Congeniality [9] | ||
| 2005 | Amanda Lee Mitteer | Brattleboro | 26 | |||
| 2006 | Amanda Gilman | Danville | 20 | |||
| 2007 | Jessica May Comolli | Montpelier | 22 | |||
| 2008 | Kim Tantlinger | Burlington | 22 | |||
| 2009 | Brooke Werner | Granville | 22 | |||
| 2010 | Nydelis Ortiz | Essex | 20 | |||
| 2011 | Lauren Carter | Burlington | 21 | |||
| 2012 | Jamie Lynn Dragon | Milton | 25 | |||
| 2013 | Sarah Landi Westbrook | Burlington | 25 | |||
| 2014 | Gina Bernasconi | Colchester | 19 | |||
| 2015 | Jacqueline "Jackie" Nicole Croft | Winooski | 23 | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 | ||
| 2016 | Neely Whitlock Fortune | Burlington | 24 | Cast member of Bravo program Camp Getaway | ||
| 2017 | Madison Trimbey Cota [10] | Bellows Falls | 20 |
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| 2018 | Maia-Jena Allo [12] | Colchester | 20 | |||
| 2019 | Bethany Marie Garrow | Rutland | 20 | |||
| 2020 | Shannah Weller | Middlebury | 23 | Longest reigning Miss Vermont USA at 1 year, 6 months and 27 days | ||
| 2021 | Joanna Leigh Nagle | Colchester | 27 | Shortest reigning Miss Vermont USA at 9 months and 21 days | ||
| 2022 | Kelsey Golonka | Montpelier | 22 | Top 12 |
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| 2023 | Jenna Howlett | Bridport | 21 | Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2019 | ||
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
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