Miss Indiana USA

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

Seven Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed Miss Teen USA, more than any other state. Two have competed at Miss America. One of these is Kelly Lloyd, the highest placed Miss Indiana Teen USA ever, one of the highest placed Miss Indiana USA's ever, and a Triple Crown winner.

Results summary

• First runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981)
• Second runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002)
• Third runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2008	Brittany Mason
2007	Jami Stallings	Newburgh	20			Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2003
2006	Bridget Bobel	Peru	26			sister of Miss Indiana 2000 Betsy Bobel, and Bridget placed top 10 at National Sweetheart 2004
2005	Kaitlyn Christopher	Kokomo	18
2004	Stephanie Keusch	Jasper	24
2003	Tashina Kastigar	West Terre Haute	22	Semi-finalist		Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998
2002	Kelly Lloyd	Indianapolis	25	2nd runner-up		Triple Crown winner, previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 1st runner up Miss Teen USA 1993 and Miss Indiana 1999
2001	Sarah McClary	Evansville	22			Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995
2000	Kristal Wile	Anderson	23
1999	Pratima Yarlagadda			Semi-finalist
1998	Nicole Llewellyn					Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1992 (semifinalist in Miss Teen USA 1992), Mrs Indiana 2002, Mrs America 2002 & Mrs World 2002, married name Nicole Brink
1997	Tricia Nosko	Evansville	25
1996	Holly Roehl		23	Semi-finalist		Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990, 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1990
1995	Heather Hart	Newburgh				Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1991, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1991
1994	Kim Scull	Clarksville
1993	Lisa Higgins	South Bend
1992	Heather Gray				Best State Costume award
1991	Cathi Bennett
1990	Meri Buker
1989	Gwen Volpe
1988	Loetta Earnest
1987	Alecia Masalkoski	Bremen				Previously Miss Michigan 1985
1986	Diane Andrysiak	South Bend
1985	Theresa Hobbs	Wilmington
1984	Susan Willardo	Highland
1983	Toni Yudt	Portage
1982	Sara Binkley	Greencastle
1981	Holli Dennis	Fort Wayne		1st runner-up
1980	Susan Osby
1979	Deborah Hayes
1978	Jayme Buecher			3rd runner-up
1977	Lynn Flaherty
1976	Annette Anderson
1975	Jo Berryman			Semi-finalist		represented Indiana in Miss World USA 1974, did not place
1974	Lisa Childress
1973	Debbie Ausenbaugh
1972	Julie Clifford					1st runner up in Miss World USA 1975
1971	Debra Downhour
1970	Mary McBride
1969	Linda Smith
1968	Nikki Peck
1967	Pamela Talmadge
1966	Elaine Richards			2nd runner-up
1965	Did Not Compete
1964	Charlene Kratochvil
1963	Vickie Little
1962	Sue Ekamp			Semi-finalist
1961	Janice Oliver
1960	June Cochran					Playboy model
1959	Anita Watkins
1958	Shirley Ball
1957	Pat Dorsett
1956	Beverly Mattox
1955	Mary Wasick
1954	Cecilia Dennis			Semi-finalist
1953	Edith Krumme
1952	Virginia Johnson			Semi-finalist

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant