Miss Wisconsin USA

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Miss Wisconsin USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Savage
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Denise Wallace
Craig Heitkamp
Website Official website

The Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2007, the state pageant has been directed by Future Productions of Savage, Minnesota. [1]

Contents

Wisconsin is one of the least successful states in the Miss USA system with only eight placements in over sixty years as the state has yet to win the Miss USA title. The most recent placement was Alexis Maria Loomans in 2023, placing 2nd runner-up that is the state highest placing since Mary Cook earning 2nd runner-up in 1974 as well, and they had no placements from 1979 until 2007, when Caitlin Morrall made the top fifteen. In 2005, Melissa Ann Young won the Miss Congeniality award. Elyzabeth Lee Pham won Miss Photogenic in 1999 and Kate Redeker at Miss USA 2016.

Tori Trittin of Madison was crowned Miss Wisconsin USA 2024 on June 15, 2024, at VAHS Performing Arts Center in Verona. She will represent Wisconsin for the title of Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

Wisconsin holds a record of 8 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 Tori Trittin Madison 22Miss South Central Wisconsin
2023 Alexis Maria Loomans Waunakee 21Miss Dane County2nd runner-up
2022 Hollis Brown Milwaukee 26Miss Southeast Wisconsin
2021 Samantha Catherine Keaton Milwaukee 20Miss Milwaukee
2020 Gabriella Deyi Madison 27Longest reigning Miss Wisconsin USA at 1 year, 8 months and 15 days
2019 Danika Tramburg Richfield 22
  • Previously Miss Wisconsin United States 2017
2018 Regina Gray Milwaukee 27
2017 Skylar Witte [3] Schofield 19Formerly an event coordinator for Future Productions
2016 Kate Redeker Sheboygan 19Miss Photogenic
2015 Haley Laundrie Lake Mills 21
2014 Bishara Dorre [4] Milwaukee 24Top 10
2013 Chrissy Zamora Greenfield 25
2012 Emily Guerin Monroe 23
2011 Jordan Morkin [8] Green Bay 21Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Shaletta Porterfield's resignation. Competed at Miss USA.
Shaletta Porterfield Madison/West Bloomfield, MI 26did not competeResigned on May 12, 2011, after being charged with three counts of identity theft. [9]
2010 Courtney Lopez [10] Franksville 20
2009 Alexandra Wehrley Pewaukee 21Host of Oklahoma Live on KSBI, co-host of the Miss USA 2015 pageant, and host of the Miss USA 2017 preliminary competition.
2008 Michelyn Butler Madison 25Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007
2007 Caitlin Morrall Burlington 23Top 15Contestant at National Sweetheart 2003
2006 Anna Piscitello Hartland 20
2005 Melissa Ann Young Menasha 25Miss Congeniality
2004 Jenna Schultz Pewaukee 20
2003 Judith EckerleMilwaukee26
2002 Cortney Owen Muskego 18
2001 Kari Jo Dodge Star Prairie 19
2000 Samantha Jo Picha Verona 25
1999 Elyzabeth PhamMadison26Miss Photogenic
1998 Michelle Altman Green Bay 21
1997 Tara JohnsonOnalaska21
1996 Mary Stoker [11] Madison/West Salem 26First African American titleholder [11]
1995 Tanae GeislerHudson19
1994 Gina Desmond Milwaukee 25
1993 Heather Hanson Madison/Cascade 20
1992 Kelly BrightGreenfield25
1991 Kimberly Totdahl [12] Racine 24
1990 Lynn MulcahyMadison20
1989 Sherri BaxterMadison/Plymouth, MN 19
1988 Mary Anderson [13] St Francis 22
1987 Regina Part Stevens Point 19
1986 Bonnie BonnicksenMadison23
1985 Deborah Strauss [14] Thiensville22
1984 Tamara Su Schoof Milwaukee 24
1983 Susan Peters Menomonee Falls 20
1982 Cheryl Maslowski Milwaukee 21
1981 Dawn Spreeman Kaukauna 18
1980 Susan McGaffiganPewaukee21
1979 Kathryn Wituschek Milwaukee 24Semi-finalist
1978 Cynthia Paulson Milwaukee 24
1977 Vicki Payne Milwaukee 24
1976 Susan Femrite Madison 19
1975 Rita PedderMadison22
1974 Mary CookWind Lake232nd runner-up
1973 Diane Modrow Green Bay 20Best State Costume (Tied with Miss Texas USA)
1972 Suzan Nass Menomonie 19
1971 Pamela Martin Milwaukee 25
1970 Joann Soller Eau Claire 20
1969 Christine Sachen Racine 21
1968 Janice Kopps Milwaukee 21
1967 Jodi Bonham Milwaukee 233rd runner-up
1966 Janet Driscoll Milwaukee 22
1965 Judith Ann Achtor Milwaukee 22Died on January 18, 2016, in Milwaukee at age 70.
1964 Carolyne Limquite Milwaukee 26
1963 Lynn Korchunoff Milwaukee 18
1962 Sherri Mathson Milwaukee 20
1961 Karen Reisweber Milwaukee 21
1960 Sharyn Chalik Milwaukee 22
1959 Charlene Krause Milwaukee 24
1958 Did not compete
1957 Natalie Lueck Milwaukee 25
1956 Priscilla Perkins Milwaukee 23
1955 Jeanne Marianne Boulay Fond du Lac 19Semi-finalist
1954 Rita Delores Younger Baraboo 21Semi-finalist
1953 Jacque Kimmel Milwaukee 24
1952 Jeannie Eleanor Huston Milwaukee 20Withdrew
  1. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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