Miss Kansas USA

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Miss Kansas USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Shawnee
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
John M. Vannatta
Jason Vannatta
Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director
Website Official website
At the conclusion of the Miss Kansas USA and Miss Kansas Teen USA 2008 pageant held in Lawrence, Kansas in December 2007, Michelle Gillespie is crowned by Cara Gorges (left) Miss Kansas USA and Miss Kansas Teen USA 2008.png
At the conclusion of the Miss Kansas USA and Miss Kansas Teen USA 2008 pageant held in Lawrence, Kansas in December 2007, Michelle Gillespie is crowned by Cara Gorges (left)

The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. In 1992, the state joined the Vanbros group, under the directorship of Miss Kansas 1998 Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher.

Contents

Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli McCarty won the crown. McCarty's win makes Wichita, Kansas the only state to host one Miss USA and Miss Teen USA to win in their home state. This included two first runners-up, including Danielle Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala , one second runner-up, one third runner-up, and one fourth runner-up, among others. The most recent placement was Elyse Noe, placing Top 12.

Seven former Miss Kansas Teen USAs went on to win the Miss title, and also two Miss Missouri Teen USAs (Missouri is also a Vanbros state).

Haley Berger, a native of Lawrence was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2023 on June 18, 2023 at B&B Live and Music Theater in Shawnee.

Results summary

Placements

Kansas holds a record of 13 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Titleholders

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 TBATBATBATBATBA
2023 Haley Berger Lawrence 22Miss LawrenceDaughter of Prathumrat Woramali Berger, Miss Thailand World 1989
2022 Elyse Noe Lawrence 23Miss LawrenceTop 12
2021 Gracie Hunt Overland Park 22Miss Kansas CityTop 16
2020 Hayden Brax Leawood 20Miss Kansas CityCousin of Hope Driskill, Miss Missouri USA 2011
2019 Alyssa Klinzing Olathe 20Miss ConwayTop 10
2018 Melanie Shaner Overland Park 20Miss Johnson County
2017 Catherine Carmichael Manhattan 25Miss Lawrence
2016 Victoria Wiggins Junction City 24Miss Milford Lake
2015 Alexis Railsback Shawnee 19Miss Shawnee
2014 Audrey Banach Kansas City 22Miss Wildcat
2013 Staci Klinginsmith[ citation needed ] Lenexa 26Miss Lenexa
2012 Gentry MillerKansas City24Miss Kansas City
2011 Jaymie StokesLenexa20Miss Lenexa
2010 Bethany Gerber Winfield 21Miss Cowley CountyTop 15, finishing in 13th PlaceFeatured in January 2011 issue of Industrial Engineer about her titleholding role
2009 Courtney CourterOlathe23
2008 Michelle Gillespie Mission Hills 22Miss Kansas City
2007 Cara Gorges Clearwater 192nd runner-up
2006 Ashley Aull Lansing 20
2005 Rachel Saunders Tonganoxie 21
2004 Lisa Forbes Overland Park 22Later Miss Earth USA 2007, USA representative to Miss Earth 2007.
2003 Alicia Cabrera Leawood 23
2002 Lindsay Douglas Lawrence 231st Runner-up
2001 Kristie Knox Hutchinson 25
2000 Tiffany Meyer25Top 5 (4th)
1999 Amanda Carraway Manhattan 21Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996
1998 Cammie Morisseau Wichita 18
1997 Kathryn TaylorOverland Park24
1996 Danielle Boatwright Tonganoxie201st Runner-upBest in Swimsuit
1995 Deborah Daulton Salina 18
1994 Carol Hovenkamp Overland Park19Top 12 Semi-finalist, finishing in 11th Place
1993 Tavia Shackles [2] Shawnee [2] 21 [2] 2nd Runner-up [2] Best State Costume & Most Beautiful Eyes Award
1992 Kimberlee GirrensWichita26Top 6 Finalist, Finishing in 5th Place
1991 Kelli McCarty Liberal 21Miss USA 1991
1990 Rebecca PorterWichita
1989 Nancy Burris Colby
1988 Cynthia DeckerManhattan
1987 Martina CastleOverland Park
1986 Audra OckermanWichitaMother of Claire-Bailey Lee, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2014
1985 Jill DenzinLeawood
1984 Elizabeth Johnson Prairie View
1983 Renee Ruch Mission
1982 Stefani LarsonOverland Park
1981 Missy KaserWichita
1980 Lisa BoydWichita
1979 Linda ShieldsLawrence
1978 Mary BellWichita
1977 Sherry BraneWichita
1976 Deborah ViteraOttawa
1975 Robbin LoomasOverland Park
1974 Lorraine BreckenridgeWichita
1973 Brenda KopmeyerOverland ParkSemi-finalist
1972 Mona GuesnierGreat Bend
1971 Nancy BishopOverland Park
1970 Norma Decker Tecumseh
1969 Molly McGuginFrankfurt
1968 Anne LaytonBaldwin City
1967 Regina Wolfe
1966 Pat RavenscroftOverland Park
1965 Linda Bergsten
1964 Barbara Ford
1963 Diane Victoria Stalker
1962 Linda Light
1961 Dixie Cook
1960 Peggy Patterson
1955–59No national representative
1954 Sue Ravenscroft [4] Liberal18
1953 No national representative
1952 Bette Renick

Notes

  1. ↑ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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References

  1. ↑ "Miss Teen Earth USA". Miss Earth USA. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Miss Michigan becomes second black Miss USA". Florida Today. 20 February 1993.
  3. ↑ "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Official List Shows How Beauties Measure Up". Long Beach Press-Telegram. 18 July 1954. Retrieved 21 June 2023.


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