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List of Miss USA titleholders
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant.
Titleholders
Eight Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face. From 1967 on, a runner-up was selected to replace any Miss USA titleholder who won the Miss Universe pageant.
- Key
- Declared as winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year | State | Miss USA | Hometown | Age[a] | Placement at Miss Universe |
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1952 | ![]() |
Jackie Loughery | Brooklyn | 22 | Top 10 |
1953 | ![]() |
Myrna Hansen[1] | Chicago | 18 | 1st Runner-Up |
1954 | ![]() |
Miriam Stevenson[2] | Winnsboro | 21 | Miss Universe 1954 |
1955 | ![]() |
Carlene King Johnson[3] | Rutland | 22 | Top 15 |
1956 | ![]() |
Carol Morris[4] | Ottumwa | 20 | Miss Universe 1956 |
1957 | ![]() |
Mary Leona Gage | Glen Burnie | 18 | Disqualified (note: was officially announced as Top 15 Semi-Finalist at the time of her disqualification) |
File:Flag of Utah (1913-2011).svg Utah | Charlotte Sheffield[5] | Salt Lake City | 20 |
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1958 | ![]() |
Eurlyne Howell[7] | Bossier City | 18 | 3rd Runner-Up |
1959 | ![]() |
Terry Lynn Huntingdon[8] | Mount Shasta | 19 | 2nd Runner-Up |
1960 | File:Flag of Utah (1913-2011).svg Utah | Linda Bement[9] | Salt Lake City | 18 | Miss Universe 1960 |
1961 | ![]() |
Sharon Brown[10] | Minden | 18 | 4th Runner-Up |
1962 | ![]() |
Macel Wilson | Honolulu | 19 | Top 15 |
1963 | ![]() |
Marite Ozers | Chicago | 19 | Top 15 |
1964 | ![]() |
Bobbi Johnson | Washington, D.C. | 19 | Top 15 |
1965 | ![]() |
Sue Ann Downey | Columbus | 20 | 2nd Runner-Up |
1966 | ![]() |
Maria Remenyi | El Cerrito | 21 | Top 15 |
1967 | ![]() |
Sylvia Hitchcock | Tuscaloosa | 21 | Miss Universe 1967 |
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Cheryl Patton | North Miami | 18 |
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1968 | ![]() |
Dorothy Anstett | Kirkland | 20 | 4th Runner-Up |
1969 | ![]() |
Wendy Dascomb | Danville | 19 | Top 15 |
1970 | ![]() |
Deborah Shelton | Norfolk | 20 | 1st Runner-Up |
1971 | ![]() |
Michele McDonald | Butler | 18 | Top 12 Michele Marlene McDonald-Boeke died on January 23, 2020 at age 67 from complications stemming from a 2018 double-lung transplant surgery. |
1972 | ![]() |
Tanya Wilson | Honolulu | 22 | Top 12 |
1973 | ![]() |
Amanda Jones | Evanston | 22 | 1st Runner-Up |
1974 | ![]() |
Karen Morrison | St. Charles | 19 | Top 12 |
1975 | ![]() |
Summer Bartholomew | Merced | 23 | 2nd Runner-Up |
1976 | ![]() |
Barbara Peterson | Edina | 22 | Unplaced |
1977 | ![]() |
Kimberly Tomes | Houston | 21 | Top 12 |
1978 | ![]() |
Judi Andersen | Honolulu | 20 | 1st Runner-Up |
1979 | ![]() |
Mary Therese Friel | Pittsford | 20 | Top 12 |
1980 | ![]() |
Shawn Weatherly | Sumter | 20 | Miss Universe 1980 |
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Jineane Ford | Gilbert | 20 |
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1981 | ![]() |
Kim Seelbrede | Germantown | 20 | Top 12 |
1982 | ![]() |
Terri Utley | Cabot | 20 | 4th Runner-Up |
1983 | ![]() |
Julie Hayek | La Cañada | 22 | 1st Runner-Up |
1984 | ![]() |
Mai Shanley | Alamogordo | 21 | Top 10 |
1985 | ![]() |
Laura Martinez-Herring | El Paso | 21 | Top 10 |
1986 | ![]() |
Christy Fichtner | Dallas | 23 | 1st Runner-Up |
1987 | ![]() |
Michelle Royer | Keller | 21 | 2nd Runner-Up |
1988 | ![]() |
Courtney Gibbs | Fort Worth | 21 | Top 10 |
1989 | ![]() |
Gretchen Polhemus | Fort Worth | 23 | 2nd Runner-Up |
1990 | ![]() |
Carole Gist | Detroit | 20 | 1st Runner-Up |
1991 | ![]() |
Kelli McCarty | Liberal | 21 | Top 6 |
1992 | ![]() |
Shannon Marketic | Malibu | 21 | Top 10 |
1993 | ![]() |
Kenya Moore | Detroit | 22 | Top 6 |
1994 | ![]() |
Lu Parker | Charleston | 25 | Top 6 |
1995 | ![]() |
Chelsi Smith | Deer Park | 21 | Miss Universe 1995
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Shanna Moakler | New York | 20 |
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1996 | ![]() |
Ali Landry | Breaux Bridge | 22 | Top 6 |
1997 | ![]() |
Brook Lee | Pearl City | 26 | Miss Universe 1997 |
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Brandi Sherwood | Idaho Falls | 26 |
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1998 | ![]() |
Shawnae Jebbia | Boston | 26 | Top 5 |
1999 | ![]() |
Kimberly Pressler | Franklinville | 21 | Unplaced |
2000 | ![]() |
Lynnette Cole | Columbia | 21 | Top 5 |
2001 | ![]() |
Kandace Krueger | Austin | 24 | 2nd Runner-Up |
2002 | ![]() |
Shauntay Hinton | Washington, D.C. | 23 | Unplaced |
2003 | ![]() |
Susie Castillo | Lawrence | 23 | Top 15 |
2004 | ![]() |
Shandi Finnessey | Florissant | 25 | 1st Runner-Up |
2005 | ![]() |
Chelsea Cooley | Charlotte | 21 | Top 10 |
2006 | ![]() |
Tara Conner | Russell Springs | 20 | 4th Runner-Up |
2007 | ![]() |
Rachel Smith | Clarksville | 21 | 4th Runner-Up |
2008 | ![]() |
Crystle Stewart | Missouri City | 26 | Top 10 |
2009 | ![]() |
Kristen Dalton | Wilmington | 22 | Top 10 |
2010 | ![]() |
Rima Fakih | Dearborn | 24 | Unplaced |
2011 | ![]() |
Alyssa Campanella | Los Angeles | 21 | Top 16 |
2012 | ![]() |
Olivia Culpo[11] | Cranston | 20 | Miss Universe 2012 |
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Nana Meriwether | Potomac | 27 |
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2013 | ![]() |
Erin Brady | East Hampton | 25 | Top 10 |
2014 | ![]() |
Nia Sanchez | Las Vegas | 24 | 1st Runner-Up |
2015 | ![]() |
Olivia Jordan | Tulsa | 26 | 2nd Runner-Up |
2016 | ![]() |
Deshauna Barber | Washington, D.C. | 26 | Top 9 |
2017 | ![]() |
Kára McCullough | Washington, D.C. | 25 | Top 10 |
2018 | ![]() |
Sarah Rose Summers | Omaha | 23 | Top 20 |
2019 | ![]() |
Cheslie Kryst | Charlotte | 28 | Top 10 |
2020 | ![]() |
Asya Branch | Booneville | 22 | Top 21 |
2021 | ![]() |
Elle Smith | Germantown | 23 | Top 10 |
Gallery
Miss USA 2018
Sarah Rose Summers, NebraskaMiss USA 2017
Kára McCullough, District of ColumbiaMiss USA 2016
Deshauna Barber, District of ColumbiaMiss USA 2015
Olivia Jordan, OklahomaMiss USA 2014
Nia Sanchez, NevadaMiss USA 2013
Erin Brady, ConnecticutMiss USA 2012
Nana Meriwether, Maryland
(Became Miss USA after Olivia Culpo became Miss Universe 2012).Miss Universe 2012
Olivia Culpo, Rhode Island.Miss USA 2011
Alyssa Campanella, CaliforniaMiss USA 2010
Rima Fakih, MichiganMiss USA 2009
Kristen Dalton, North CarolinaMiss USA 2008
Crystle Stewart, TexasMiss USA 2007
Rachel Smith, TennesseeMiss USA 2006
Tara Conner, KentuckyMiss USA 2005
Chelsea Cooley, North CarolinaMiss USA 2004
Shandi Finnessey, MissouriMiss USA 2003
Susie Castillo, MassachusettsMiss USA 2002
Shauntay Hinton, District of ColumbiaMiss USA 2001
Kandace Krueger, TexasMiss USA 1996
Ali Landry, LouisianaMiss USA 1995
Shanna Moakler, New York
(Became Miss USA after Chelsi Smith became Miss Universe 1995).Miss USA 1994
Lu Parker, South CarolinaMiss USA 1991
Kelli McCarty, KansasMiss USA 1987
Michelle Royer, TexasMiss USA 1986
Christy Fichtner, TexasMiss USA 1985
Laura Harring, TexasMiss USA 1984
Mai Shanley, Miss New MexicoMiss USA 1983
Julie Hayek, CaliforniaMiss Universe 1980
Shawn Weatherly, South CarolinaMiss USA 1976
Barbara Peterson, MinnesotaMiss USA 1969
Wendy Dascomb, VirginiaMiss USA 1968
Dorothy Anstett, WashingtonMiss Universe 1967
Sylvia Hitchcock, AlabamaMiss Universe & Miss USA 1956
Carol Morris, Iowa
Winners by state
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Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of Miss USA
- ^ Map includes titleholders who were dethroned or resigned and runners-up who assumed the title after the original winner was dethroned or resigned
- ^ a b c d e Relinquished the title to a runner-up after winning Miss Universe
- ^ a b c d Originally 1st Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe
- ^ Dethroned by pageant officials for breaking pageant protocol, and the title was passed to a runner-up
- ^ Originally 1st Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner was dethroned
- ^ Originally 2nd Runner-Up and assumed the Miss USA title when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe and the 1st Runner-Up declined the title
References
- ^ "Chicagoan Named Miss US". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 16, 1953. p. 6.
- ^ Associated Press (July 24, 1954). "Dixie Beauty Picked as "Miss Universe"". The Miami News. p. 1.
- ^ Associated Press (July 21, 1955). "Miss Vermont is Miss USA". The Nashua Telegraph. p. 16.
- ^ "Iowa Girl acclaimed as "Miss Universe"". Tri City Herald. July 22, 1956. p. 2.
- ^ "Beauty Named 1957 Miss USA". Sarasota Journal. July 18, 1957.
- ^ "MANNERS & MORALS: Stairway to the Stars". Time. July 29, 1957. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
- ^ "Louisiana Lovely Chosen Miss US". The Miami News. July 24, 1958. p. 1.
- ^ "Coed Named Miss USA". Reading Eagle. July 23, 1959. p. 6.
- ^ "Utah Beauty Named New Miss USA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. July 8, 1960.
- ^ "Louisiana Lass is "Miss USA"". The Tuscaloosa News. July 14, 1961. p. 1.
- ^ Miss Rhode Island, Cranston's Olivia Culpo, wins Miss USA pageant
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