Miss Indiana USA
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| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. The current titleholder is Darrian Arch of Chesterton.[1]
The pageant is currently held in Carmel and has previously been hosted by Merrillville, Michigan City and Indianapolis.[2][3][4][5]
Results summary
- First runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981)
- Second runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002)
- Third runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978)
- Top 10: Virginia Johnson (1952), Holly Roehl (1996), Pratima Yarlagadda (1999), Tashina Kastigar (2003), Brittany Mason (2008)
- Top 12: Jo Berryman (1975)
- Top 16: Sue Ekamp (1962), Jillian Wunderlich (2011)
- Top 20: Mekayla Diehl (2014)
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic: Gretchen Reece (2015)
- Best State Costume: Heather Gray (1992)
Winners
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Darrian Arch | Chesterton | 23 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2013 | ||
| 2017 | Brittany Winchester[6] | Indianapolis | 26 | |||
| 2016 | Morgan Abel[7] | North Vernon[7] | 26[7] | Former Kentuckiana Teen, Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008[7] | ||
| 2015 | Gretchen Reece | North Vernon | 23 | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 2014 | Mekayla Diehl[8] | Bristol[9] | 25 | Top 20[8] | Later Mrs. America 2018 | |
| 2013 | Emily Hart[10] | Fort Wayne | 25 | |||
| 2012 | Megan Myrehn | Carmel | 20 | Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 | ||
| 2011 | Jillian Wunderlich | Kokomo | 19 | Top 16 | Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 | |
| 2010 | Allison Biehle | North Vernon | 21 | Former Kentuckiana Teen | ||
| 2009 | Courtni Hall | Crawfordsville | 22 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2004 | ||
| 2008 | Brittany Mason | Anderson | 21 | Top 10 finalist, Finished in 7th Place | Teen Model of the USA, 1st RU Teen Top Model of World, Director of Miss Universe Ireland pageant.[11] | |
| 2007 | Jami Stallings | Newburgh | 20 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2003 | ||
| 2006 | Bridget Bobel | Peru | 26 | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2004; Sister of Miss Indiana 2000 Betsy Bobel | ||
| 2005 | Kaitlyn Christopher | Kokomo | 18 | Former Miss Kentuckiana and America's National Miss | ||
| 2004 | Stephanie Keusch | Jasper | 24 | |||
| 2003 | Tashina Kastigar | West Terre Haute | 22 | Semi-finalist, Finished in 7th Place | 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; 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart 1998; Current director of operations for the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants[12] | |
| 2001 | Sarah McClary | Evansville | 22 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995 | ||
| 2000 | Kristal Wile | Anderson | 23 | |||
| 1999 | Pratima Yarlagadda[13] | Shipshewana[13] | 22[13] | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1998 | Nicole Llewellyn[14] | Munster[14] | 23[14] | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1992 (semifinalist in Miss Teen USA 1992) and later Mrs. Indiana 2001, Mrs. America 2001 & Mrs. World 2002 under her 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 | ||||
| 1991 | Cathi Bennett[4] | New Albany[4] | 24[4] | |||
| 1990 | Meri Buker[5] | Kokomo[5] | 24[5] | |||
| 1989 | Gwen Volpe | |||||
| 1988 | Loetta Earnest[15] | East Chicago[15] | 22[15] | |||
| 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[3] | Hebron[3] | ||||
| 1979 | Deborah Hayes[3] | Kokomo[3] | ||||
| 1978 | Jayme Buecher | 3rd runner-up | ||||
| 1977 | Lynn Flaherty | Nappanee | ||||
| 1976 | Annette Anderson | Gary | ||||
| 1975 | Jo Berryman | Kokomo | Semi-finalist | Non-finalist at Miss World USA 1974 | ||
| 1974 | Lisa Childress | |||||
| 1973 | Debbie Ausenbaugh[16] | Merrillville | ||||
| 1972 | Julie Clifford | 1st runner-up in Miss World USA 1975 | ||||
| 1971 | Debra Downhour[17] | Cass[17] | ||||
| 1970 | Mary McBride[18] | Michigan City[18] | ||||
| 1969 | Linda Smith | |||||
| 1968 | Nikki Peck | |||||
| 1967 | Pamela Talmadge | |||||
| 1966 | Elaine Richards | 2nd runner-up | Died age 41 in 1984 after a long illness[19] | |||
| 1965 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1964 | Charlene Kratochvil | |||||
| 1963 | Vickie Little | |||||
| 1962 | Sue Ekamp | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1961 | Janice Oliver | |||||
| 1960 | June Cochran | Indianapolis | Playboy Playmate of Year 1963 | |||
| 1959 | Anita Watkins | |||||
| 1958 | Shirley Ball | |||||
| 1957 | Pat Dorsett | |||||
| 1956 | Beverly Mattox | |||||
| 1955 | Mary Wasick | |||||
| 1954 | Cecilia Dennis | Milan | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1953 | Edith Krumme | |||||
| 1952 | Virginia Johnson | Semi-finalist |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
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- ^ "Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016". Current in Carmel. 1 November 2016.
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- ^ a b c d "New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 27 November 1990. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d Carey, Tom (27 February 1990). "High-tech beauty pursuing dream". The Kokomo Tribune.
- ^ Ellison, Jillian (28 April 2017). "Miss Indiana talks skin cancer, national competition".
- ^ a b c d McClure, Julie (3 June 2016). "North Vernon native competes for Miss USA". The Republic.
- ^ a b Higgins, Will (9 June 2014). "Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl: 'I'm OK with 'normal". Indy Star.
- ^ Sloma, Tricia (5 June 2014). "Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful". WNDU.
- ^ "Emily Hart Crowned Miss Indiana USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Leach, Robin (30 May 2017). "Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Staff". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
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- ^ a b c "Munster woman wins title". The Kokomo Tribune. 23 June 1997. p. 3.
- ^ a b c "Miss Indiana crowned". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 7 December 1987. p. 6.
- ^ "Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant". Rushville Republican. 30 April 1973. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Cass Girl Crowned". The Logansport Press. 22 April 1971. p. 1.
- ^ a b ""Miss Indiana" in pageant". The Newark Advocate. 19 May 1970. p. 6.
- ^ Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.