Miss Wyoming USA

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Miss Wyoming 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 Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since 2005. [1]

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Wyoming has placed twice in Miss USA (in 1986 and 2010), won five Miss Congeniality awards, and earned one Miss Photogenic award.

Three Miss Wyoming USAs have won the Miss Wyoming Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA, four have competed at Miss America and one has competed at Miss America's Outstanding Teen.

Morgan McNally of Casper was crowned Miss Wyoming USA 2022 on June 18, 2022 at John F. Welsh Auditorium on Natrona County High School in Casper. She represented Wyoming for the title of Miss USA 2022.

Results summary

Placements

Wyoming holds a record of just 2 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
Year [lower-alpha 1] NameHometownAge [lower-alpha 2] Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2023 Beck Bridger Sheridan 27
2022 Morgan McNally Casper 27
2021 Mackenzie Kern Casper 21Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2018
2020 Lexi Revelli Lyman 26
  • Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Katie Bozner's resignation and competed in Miss USA [2]
  • Competed under the Miss USA system on her 9th consecutive year including two appearances in Teen and seven in Miss before assuming the title
Caitlin "Katie" Bozner Buffalo 24did not competeResigned the title three weeks before the Miss USA 2020 pageant due to academic obligations
2019 Addison Treesh Gillette 18
2018 Callie Bishop Casper 27Miss CongenialityPreviously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2008
2017 Mikaela Shaw Casper 23Miss Congeniality (tied with Miss Missouri USA 2017 Bayleigh Dayton)
2016 Autumn Olson Saratoga 21Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2013
2015 Caroline Scott Cheyenne 22
2014 Lexi Hill Gillette 20
2013 Courtney Gifford Sheridan 24Triple Crown winner

First woman to win Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Miss America and Miss USA state titles

2012 Holly Allen Lander 23
2011 Kaitlyn Davis Laramie 20
2010 Claire Schreiner [3] Gillette 23Top 15
2009 Cynthia Pate Casper 22Miss Congeniality
2008 Cassie Shore Casper 22
2007 Robyn Johnson Sheridan 22
2006 Kristin GeorgeCasper24Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2000
2005 Abby Norman Laramie 21Miss Congeniality at National Sweetheart 2002
2004 Katie Rudoff Green River 20Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1999
2003 Jamie Gorman Cheyenne
2002 Jeannie Crofts Cheyenne
2001 Heather Jackelen Rock Springs Later Miss Wyoming 2005 and Miss Galaxy 2007
2000 Rebecca Smith Jackson Hole
1999 Arnica Bryant Cheyenne
1998 Megan Starr Wigert Cheyenne 22
1997 Stacy Dawn Cenedese Cheyenne Previously Miss Wyoming 1992
1996 Kellee Nicole Kattleman Laramie
1995 Susan Elizabeth Shaffer Cheyenne
1994 Tolan Clark Cheyenne
1993 Leissann Marie Stolz Cheyenne
1992 Lisa PostleGreen River
1991 Wendy Lee DunnLaramie
1990 Cheryl James Cheyenne
1989 Chandra Anderson Jackson
1988 Kristen YoumansCasper
1987 Michelle Zimmermann Recluse
1986 Beth King [4] Cheyenne22Top 10Miss Photogenic
1985 Wendy Hartwigsen Gillette
1984 Cheryl RawsonLaramie
1983 Joanie Engstrom Rawlins
1982 Judy Lynn WilderCasper
1981 Deborah Aspinwall Riverton
1980 Suzie HarrisCasper
1979 Pam WilliamsCasperMiss Congeniality
1978 Kathryn Flitner Greybull
1977 Michele FisserCheyenne
1976 Murlie ColoskyLaramie
1975 Kimerli Jayne PringCheyenneLater Miss Wyoming 1978
1974 Debbie K. PettyRawlins
1973 Michele WalterCheyenne
1972 Tamara TulleyCheyenne
1971 Mary Kay HeatonCheyenne
1970 Elizabeth SwarthoutSheridan
1969 Pam LewisCheyenne
1968 Penny Smathers Douglas
1967 Helen BarkerBuffalo
1966 Linda Leafdale Thermopolis Miss Congeniality
1965 Linda Lou PeckSheridan
1962 Ann BonnerPowelldid not competeWithdrew
1961 Judy Larae WaltonCokeville
1960 Anita SimonCheyenne
1958 Dorothy KochirasEvanston
1957 Marilyn HawkinsCasper
1956 Marilyn ScottCheyenne
1955 Barbara Kaye LattaCasper
1954 Faith RadenbaughHeart Mountain
1953 Nancy RogersCheyenne
  1. There were no events held in 1959, 1963 and 1964.
  2. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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References

  1. "Future Productions, LLC State Directors" . Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. Romero, Hannah (October 23, 2020). "Rock Springs resident will be Miss Wyoming". Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner . Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. "Gillette woman to compete in Miss USA pageant". KULR-TV . Associated Press. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. "Miss Wyoming Wins Miss Photogenic". Kentucky New Era . May 12, 1986. Retrieved 1 November 2010.