List of Miss USA titleholders

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This is a list of women who have won the Miss USA beauty pageant. Seven Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face. From 1967 a runner-up was selected to replace any Miss USA titleholder who won the Miss Universe pageant.

Year Miss USA Home Town State Age Height Miss Universe Placement Notes
1952 Jackie Loughery Brooklyn New York 21 Semi-finalist
1953 Myrna Hansen[1] Chicago Illinois 17 5'7" 1st runner-up
1954 Miriam Stevenson[2] Winnsboro South Carolina 21 5'6" Winner
1955 Carlene King Johnson[3] Rutland Vermont 22 5'8" Semi-finalist Died at age 35 due to complications of diabetes[4]
1956 Carol Morris[5] Ottumwa Iowa 20 5'7" Winner
1957 Mary Leona Gage Glen Burnie Maryland 18 5'9" Semi-Finalist Gage was disqualified during the competition when it was discovered she was married.[6]
Died at age 71 of heart failure[7]
1957 Charlotte Sheffield[8] Salt Lake City Utah 20 Competed at Miss World. Was a Non Finalist Succeeded Mary Leona Gage as Miss USA 1957 after she was dethroned.[6]
1958 Eurlyne Howell[9] Bossier City Louisiana 18 5'6" 3rd runner-up
1959 Terry Huntingdon[10] Mount Shasta California 19 5'6" 2nd runner-up
1960 Linda Bement[11] Salt Lake City Utah 18 5'6 Winner
1961 Sharon Brown[12] Minden Louisiana 18 5'7" 4th runner-up
1962 Macel Leilani Wilson Honolulu Hawaii 18 Semi-finalist
1963 Marite Ozers Chicago Illinois 19 Semi-finalist
1964 Bobbie Johnson Alexandria, VA District of Columbia 19 Semi-finalist
1965 Sue Ann Downey Columbus Ohio 20 2nd runner-up
1966 Maria Remenyi El Cerrito California 20 5'6" Semi-finalist
1967 Sylvia Hitchcock Miami, FL Alabama 21 5'7" Winner
1967 Cheryl Patton North Miami Florida 18 2nd RU took over Miss USA title after 1st RU declined when Sylvia won Miss Universe.
1968 Dorothy Anstett Kirkland Washington 20 5'9" 4th runner-up
1969 Wendy Dascomb Metairie, LA Virginia 19 5'9" Semi-finalist
1970 Deborah Shelton Norfolk Virginia 21 5'8" 1st runner-up
1971 Michele McDonald Butler Pennsylvania 18 5'8" Semi-finalist
1972 Tanya Wilson Honolulu Hawaii 21 5'8" Semi-finalist
1973 Amanda Jones Evanston Illinois 22 5'8" 1st runner-up
1974 Karen Morrison St. Charles Illinois 19 5'11" Semi-finalist
1975 Summer Bartholomew Merced California 23 2nd runner-up
1976 Barbara Peterson Edina Minnesota 22 Non Finalist
1977 Kimberly Tomes Houston Texas 21 5'8" Semi-finalist
1978 Judi Andersen Honolulu Hawaii 20 5'9" 1st runner-up
1979 Mary Therese Friel Pittsford New York 20 5'7½" Semi-finalist
1980 Shawn Weatherly Sumter South Carolina 20 5'8" Winner
1980 Jineane Ford Gilbert Arizona 20 5'9" 1st RU took over Miss USA crown when Shawn won Miss Universe
1981 Kim Seelbrede Germantown Ohio 20 5'7" Semi-finalist
1982 Terri Utley Cabot Arkansas 20 5'8" 4th runner-up
1983 Julie Hayek Westwood California 22 5'10" 1st runner-up
1984 Mai Shanley Alamogordo New Mexico 21 5'7" Semi-finalist
1985 Laura Martinez-Herring El Paso Texas 21 5'7" Semi-finalist
1986 Christy Fichtner Dallas Texas 23 5'8" 1st runner-up
1987 Michelle Royer Keller Texas 21 5'11" 2nd runner-up
1988 Courtney Gibbs Fort Worth Texas 21 5'9" Top 10 Semi-finalist
1989 Gretchen Polhemus Fort Worth Texas 23 5'11½" 2nd runner-up
1990 Carole Gist Detroit Michigan 20 6'0" 1st runner-up
1991 Kelli McCarty Liberal, Kansas Kansas 21 5'6" Top 6 Finalist
1992 Shannon Marketic Malibu California 21 5'7" Top 10 Semi-finalist
1993 Kenya Moore Detroit Michigan 22 5'10" Top 6 Finalist
1994 Lu Parker Charleston South Carolina 25 5'10" Top 6 Finalist
1995 Chelsi Smith Deer Park Texas 21 5'8" Winner
1995 Shanna Moakler New York New York 20 5'8" Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992;Took Over Miss USA Crown when Chelsi won Miss Universe
1996 Ali Landry Breaux Bridge Louisiana 22 5'9" Top 6 Finalist Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990
1997 Brook Mahealani Lee Pearl City Hawaii 26 5'7" Winner
1997 Brandi Sherwood Boise Miss Idaho USA

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 5'7" Took over Miss USA Crown when Brooke won Miss Universe Miss Idaho Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1989 Former Barkers Beauty on The Price Is Right
1998 Shawnae Jebbia Boston Massachusetts 26 5'9" Top 5 Finalist
1999 Kimberly Pressler Franklinville New York 21 5'6" Non Finalist Miss New York Teen USA 1994
2000 Lynnette Cole Columbia Tennessee]] 22 5'8" Top 5 Finalist Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1995
2001 Kandace Krueger Austin Texas 24 5'11" 2nd runner-up
2002 Shauntay Hinton Starkville, MS District of Columbia 23 5'7" Non Finalist
2003 Susie Castillo Lawrence Massachusetts 23 5'8" Top 15 Semi-finalist Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1998
2004 Shandi Finnessey Florissant Missouri 25 5'11" 1st runner-up Miss Missouri 2001
2005 Chelsea Cooley Charlotte North Carolina 21 5'7" Top 10 Finalist Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000
2006 Tara Conner Russell Springs Kentucky 20 5'5" 4th runner-up Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2002
2007 Rachel Smith Clarksville Tennessee 21 5'11" 4th runner-up Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002
2008 Crystle Stewart Missouri City Texas 26 5'9" Top 10 Finalist
2009 Kristen Dalton Wilmington North Carolina 22 5'7" Top 10 Finalist
2010 Rima Fakih Dearborn Michigan 24 5'8" Non Finalist
2011 Alyssa Campanella Los Angeles California 21 5'8" Top 16 Semi-finalist Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007 and 1st Runner up to Miss Teen USA 2007
Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010
Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009
Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008
Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007
Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006
Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005
Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004
Susie Castillo, Miss USA 2003
Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA 2002
Kandace Krueger, Miss USA 2001
Brook Lee, Miss USA 1997 and Miss Universe 1997
Ali Landry, Miss USA 1996
Michelle Royer, Miss USA 1987
Christy Fichtner, Miss USA 1986
Julie Hayek, Miss USA 1983

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Chicagoan Named Miss US". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1953-07-16. p. 6. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aXYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hPYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=myrna-hansen&pg=6857%2C3673014. 
  2. ^ Associated Press (1954-07-24). "Dixie Beauty Picked as "Miss Universe"". The Miami News. p. 1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NywyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5577,1390737&dq=miriam-stevenson&hl=en. 
  3. ^ Associated Press (1955-07-21). "Miss Vermont is Miss USA". The Nashua Telegraph. p. 16. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v6grAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1764,3294385&dq=carlene-king-johnson&hl=en. 
  4. ^ "Pageant officials search for missing beauty queens". The Bryan Times. 1986-05-19. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNY0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=7VEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5440,5000808&dq=carlene-king-johnson&hl=en. 
  5. ^ "Iowa Girl acclaimed as "Miss Universe"". Tri City Herald. 1956-07-22. p. 2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uGktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JokFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1073,2320259&dq=miss-usa+carol-morris&hl=en. 
  6. ^ a b "MANNERS & MORALS: Stairway to the Stars". Time. 1957-07-29. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,825163,00.html. 
  7. ^ Kay, Liz F. (October 10, 2010). "Miss Maryland from 1957, Who Had Miss USA Title Stripped, Dies". The Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-10-10/news/bs-md-former-miss-md-gage-dies-20101010_1_pageant-scandal-miss-usa-miss-maryland. Retrieved October 11, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Beauty Named 1957 Miss USA". Sarasota Journal. 1957-07-18. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UYEfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=04oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7379,1513839&dq=charlotte-sheffield+miss-usa+-gage&hl=en. 
  9. ^ "Louisiana Lovely Chosen Miss US". The Miami News. 1958-07-24. p. 1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k6EyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pOoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4606,2892680&dq=eurlyne-howell&hl=en. 
  10. ^ "Coed Named Miss USA". Reading Eagle. 1959-07-23. p. 6. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FoohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5602,1996759&dq=terry-huntingdon&hl=en. 
  11. ^ "Utah Beauty Named New Miss USA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 1960-07-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iXkeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7skEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4240,1242459&dq=terry-huntingdon&hl=en. 
  12. ^ "Louisiana Lass is "Miss USA"". The Tuscaloosa News. 1961-07-14. p. 1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gfocAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JJoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3777,1662818&dq=sharon-brown+miss-usa&hl=en. 

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