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The '''Miss USA''' Pageant (not to be confused with the similar [[Miss America]] pageant) is a [[beauty contest]] that has been held every year since [[1952]], and is the sister pageant of [[Miss Universe]]. |
The '''Miss USA''' Pageant (not to be confused with the similar [[Miss America]] pageant) is a [[beauty contest]] that has been held every year since [[1952]], and is the sister pageant of [[Miss Universe]]. The winners of the state pageants that compete in the Miss USA pageant have had "USA" appended to their titles (e.g. "Miss Delaware USA") since the mid-1980s in order that these state-level winners not be confused with the competitors in the Miss America pageant. |
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[[Jackie Loughery]] of [[New York]] was crowned that first year in [[Long Beach]], [[California]], a day before the first Miss Universe was crowned. |
[[Jackie Loughery]] of [[New York]] was crowned that first year in [[Long Beach]], [[California]], a day before the first Miss Universe was crowned. |
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''**Was stripped of her crown because she was a married mother of two at the time of her crowning.''</br> |
''**Was stripped of her crown because she was a married mother of two at the time of her crowning.''</br> |
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''***In 1997, Brandi Sherwood became the first woman to be crowned Miss USA, and [[Miss Teen USA]].''</br> |
''***In 1997, Brandi Sherwood became the first woman to be crowned Miss USA, and [[Miss Teen USA]].''</br> |
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Two runners-up to Miss USA 1986 have entries in Wikipedia: [[Halle Berry]] and [[Kelly Parsons]]. |
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Revision as of 05:44, 7 December 2004
The Miss USA Pageant (not to be confused with the similar Miss America pageant) is a beauty contest that has been held every year since 1952, and is the sister pageant of Miss Universe. The winners of the state pageants that compete in the Miss USA pageant have had "USA" appended to their titles (e.g. "Miss Delaware USA") since the mid-1980s in order that these state-level winners not be confused with the competitors in the Miss America pageant.
Jackie Loughery of New York was crowned that first year in Long Beach, California, a day before the first Miss Universe was crowned.
The Winners
*Crowned Miss Universe
**Was stripped of her crown because she was a married mother of two at the time of her crowning.
***In 1997, Brandi Sherwood became the first woman to be crowned Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA.
Two runners-up to Miss USA 1986 have entries in Wikipedia: Halle Berry and Kelly Parsons.