Miss Pennsylvania USA

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Pennsylvania.

Lindsey Nelsen, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2009

Tanya Lehman, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2006

The Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant.

Michele McDonald (1971) is Pennsylvania's only Miss USA so far. At only eighteen, she was one of the youngest competitors ever to win the crown. Apart from that victory, Pennsylvania has had only moderate success at Miss USA in terms of number of semi-finalists. Their most recent placement came in 2010 when Gina Cerilli made the top 15.

Winners

Year	Name	City	Age1	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2012	Sheena Monnin	Pittsburgh	26
2011	Amber-Joi Watkins	Philadelphia	26			Former Sixers Dancer
2010	Gina Cerilli	Greensburg	23	Top 15		Former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader and Miss. Italia USA
2009	Lindsey Nelsen	Stewartstown	21
2008	LauRen Merola	Pittsburgh	23	4th runner-up		Former Miami Dolphins Cheerleader
2007	Samantha Johnson	Philadelphia	22
2006	Tanya Lehman	York	22
2005	Brenda Brabham	Philadelphia	24	Finalist
2004	Nicole Georghalli	East Stroudsburg	25
2003	Camille Young	Philadelphia	23
2002	Nicole Bigham	Belle Vernon	25			Previously Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1994 top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1994
2001	Jennifer Ann Watkins	Monongahela				Represented Pennsylvania in Miss Oktoberfest 2001, did not place; Current director of administration for the Miss Indiana USA, Miss Indiana Teen USA, Miss Pennsylvania USA, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA, Miss West Virginia USA, and Miss West Virginia Teen USA pageants under her married name, Jennifer Vinsick
2000	Angela Patla	Sweet Valley	26
1999	Melissa Godshall	Philadelphia, PA	35
1998	Kimberly Jaycox	Pittsburgh
1997	Cara Bernosky	Whitehall
1996	Susan Barnett	Levittown				Previously Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1990, top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1990
1995	Stephanie Fallat	Murrysville
1994	Linda Chiaraluna
1993	Kimmarie Johnson	Pittsburgh		Finalist
1992	Catherine Weber
1991	Adrienne Romano
1990	Elizabeth Cebak	Ross				4th runner up at Miss World USA 1992
1989	Denise Epps	Lansdale		Semi-finalist
1988	Susan Gray	Lansdale
1987	Lisa Rynkiewicz	Clarksville
1986	Sherri Fitzpatrick	Quakertown
1985	Sandra Ferguson	Pittsburgh	18			Played Amanda Cory on Another World
1984	Tina Albright	Lansford
1983	Julie Page	Belle Vernon		Semi-finalist
1982	Theresa Rosa	North Versailles			Best State Costume
1981	Nena Stone	Bethel Park
1980	Andrea Patrick	Uniontown				Later Miss West Virginia 1983. Married Fabian in 1998
1979	Maureen Starinsky	Monongahela				Appeared on TV Show 'Match Game' in 1980
1978	Sandy Dell	Latrobe		Semi-finalist
1977	Lorraine Lincoski	Daisytown
1976	Marcy Zambelli	Newcastle
1975	Pat Hurley
1974	Dorisann Gatalski
1973	Jill Unbewust
1972	Jeanie Zadrozny
1971	Michele McDonald	Butler		Winner		Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1971
1970	Carol Cerully	Altoona
1969	Marlene Vaughn
1968	Barbara Verlander
1967	Barbara Ann Woronko	Edwardsville	17	Semifinalist	Swimsuit Winner	Former Miss Polish America. Former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Pageant consultant and actress on ABC series "Dark Shadows".
1966	Susan Joanne Fennell
1965	Did Not Compete
1964	Maryann Reilly
1963	Deborah Cardonick
1962	Margaret Lineman			Semi-finalist
1961	Gayle Nelson
1960	Betsy Reeves
1959	Rhoda Mae Kachilo
1958	Natalie Dee
1957	Rosalie Culp
1956	Serena Kifer
1955	Marianne Marcus
1954	Helen Vidovich
1953	Jeri Bauer			Semi-finalist
1952	Jeanne Ferguson

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

External links

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