Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant.

Titleholders Nine Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face. Since 1965, a runner-up has been selected to replace any Miss USA titleholder who wins the Miss Universe pageant.

Key

YearStateMiss USAHometownAgePlacement at Miss Universe 1952 New York Jackie Loughery Brooklyn 22 Top 10 1953 Illinois Myrna Hansen Chicago 18 1st Runner-Up 1954 South Carolina Miriam Stevenson Winnsboro 21 Miss Universe 1954 1955 Vermont Carlene King Johnson Rutland 22 Top 15 1956 Iowa Carol Morris Ottumwa 20 Miss Universe 1956 1957 Maryland Mary Leona Gage Glen Burnie 18 Disqualified (note: was officially announced as Top 15 Semi-Finalist at the time of her disqualification) Utah Charlotte Sheffield Salt Lake City 20Succeeded Mary Leona Gage as Miss USA 1957 after Gage was dethroned She competed at Miss World 1957, but was a non-finalist 1958 Louisiana Eurlyne Howell Bossier City 18 3rd Runner-Up 1959 California Terry Lynn Huntingdon Mount Shasta 19 2nd Runner-Up 1960 Utah Linda Bement Salt Lake City 18 Miss Universe 1960 1961 Louisiana Sharon Brown Minden 18 4th Runner-Up 1962 Hawaii Macel Wilson Honolulu 19 Top 15 1963 Illinois Marite Ozers Chicago 19 Top 15 1964 District of Columbia Bobbi Johnson Washington, D.C. 19 Top 15 1965 Ohio Sue Ann Downey Columbus 20 2nd Runner-Up 1966 California Maria Remenyi El Cerrito 21 Top 15 1967 Alabama Sylvia Hitchcock Tuscaloosa 21 Miss Universe 1967 Florida Cheryl Patton North Miami 182nd Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title after 1st Runner-Up Susan Bradley of California declined when Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe 1968 Washington Dorothy Anstett Kirkland 20 4th Runner-Up 1969 Virginia Wendy Dascomb Danville 19 Top 15 1970 Deborah Shelton Norfolk 20 1st Runner-Up 1971 Pennsylvania Michele McDonald Butler 18 Top 12 1972 Hawaii Tanya Wilson Honolulu 22 Top 12 1973 Illinois Amanda Jones Evanston 22 1st Runner-Up 1974 Karen Morrison St. Charles 19 Top 12 1975 California Summer Bartholomew Merced 23 2nd Runner-Up 1976 Minnesota Barbara Peterson Edina 22 Unplaced 1977 Texas Kimberly Tomes Houston 21 Top 12 1978 Hawaii Judi Andersen Honolulu 20 1st Runner-Up 1979 New York Mary Therese Friel Rochester 20 Top 12 1980 South Carolina Shawn Weatherly Sumter 20 Miss Universe 1980 Arizona Jineane Ford Gilbert 20 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title when Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe 1981 Ohio Kim Seelbrede Germantown 20 Top 12 1982 Arkansas Terri Utley Cabot 20 4th Runner-Up 1983 California Julie Hayek La Cañada 22 1st Runner-Up 1984 New Mexico Mai Shanley Alamogordo 21 Top 10 1985 Texas Laura Martinez-Herring El Paso 21 Top 10 1986 Christy Fichtner Dallas 23 1st Runner-Up 1987 Michelle Royer Keller 21 2nd Runner-Up 1988 Courtney Gibbs Fort Worth 21 Top 101989 Gretchen Polhemus Fort Worth 23 2nd Runner-Up 1990 Michigan Carole Gist Detroit 20 1st Runner-Up 1991 Kansas Kelli McCarty Liberal 21 Top 6 1992 California Shannon Marketic Malibu 21 Top 10 1993 Michigan Kenya Moore Detroit 22 Top 6 1994 South Carolina Lu Parker Charleston 25 Top 61995 Texas Chelsi Smith Deer Park 21 Miss Universe 1995 New York Shanna Moakler New York 201st Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe 1996 Louisiana Ali Landry Breaux Bridge 22 Top 6 1997 Hawaii Brook Lee Pearl City 26 Miss Universe 1997 Idaho Brandi Sherwood Idaho Falls 261st Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title when Brook Lee won Miss Universe 1998 Massachusetts Shawnae Jebbia Boston 26 Top 5 1999 New York Kimberly Pressler Franklinville 21 Unplaced 2000 Tennessee Lynnette Cole Columbia 21 Top 5 2001 Texas Kandace Krueger Austin 24 2nd Runner-Up 2002 District of Columbia Shauntay Hinton Washington, D.C. 23 Unplaced 2003 Massachusetts Susie Castillo Lawrence 23 Top 15 2004 Missouri Shandi Finnessey Florissant 25 1st Runner-Up 2005 North Carolina Chelsea Cooley Charlotte 21 Top 10 2006 Kentucky Tara Conner Russell Springs 20 4th Runner-Up 2007 Tennessee Rachel Smith Clarksville 21 4th Runner-Up 2008 Texas Crystle Stewart Missouri City 26 Top 10 2009 North Carolina Kristen Dalton Wilmington 22 Top 10 2010 Michigan Rima Fakih Dearborn 24 Unplaced 2011 California Alyssa Campanella Los Angeles 21 Top 16 2012 Rhode Island Olivia Culpo Cranston 20 Miss Universe 2012 Maryland Nana Meriwether Potomac 271st Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title when Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe 2013 Connecticut Erin Brady East Hampton 25 Top 10 2014 Nevada Nia Sanchez Las Vegas 24 1st Runner-Up 2015 Oklahoma Olivia Jordan Tulsa 26 2nd Runner-Up2016 District of ColumbiaDeshauna BarberWashington, D.C. 26 Top 92017Kára McCullough 25 Top 102018 NebraskaSarah Rose SummersOmaha 23 Top 20 2019 North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Charlotte 28 Top 10 2020 Mississippi Asya Branch Booneville 22 Top 21 2021 Kentucky Elle Smith Louisville 23 Top 10 2022 Texas R'Bonney Gabriel Houston 28 Miss Universe 2022 North Carolina Morgan Romano Concord 241st Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title when R'Bonney Gabriel won Miss Universe2023 Utah Noelia Voigt (Resigned) Park City 23 Top 20 Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz (Assumed) Kihei 271st Runner-Up at Miss USA Assumed title when Noelia Voigt resigned 2024 Michigan Alma Cooper Okemos 22 Unplaced 2025 Nebraska Audrey Eckert Lincoln 23 Top 30 2026 Virginia Justus Kelley Arlington 31 TBA

Gallery

Winners by state

State Number Years Texas 10 California 6 Hawaii 5 Michigan 4 North Carolina District of Columbia New York Illinois Virginia 3 Utah Louisiana South Carolina Nebraska 2 Kentucky Maryland Tennessee Massachusetts Ohio Mississippi 12020 Oklahoma 2015 Nevada 2014 Connecticut 2013 Rhode Island 2012 Missouri 2004 Idaho 1997 Kansas 1991 New Mexico 1984 Arkansas1982 Arizona1980 Minnesota 1976 Pennsylvania 1971 Washington 1968 Alabama 1967 Florida 1967 Iowa 1956 Vermont 1955 The state later won the Miss Universe title indicated in bold The state later inherited the Miss USA title after the original titleholder crowned Miss Universe indicated in italics

Debut wins Not including states who were inherited the title. +Debut wins timeline States/Federal District 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

States have yet to win Miss USA There have been no Miss USA winners from the following states:

Alaska Colorado Delaware Georgia Indiana Maine Montana New Hampshire New Jersey North Dakota Oregon South Dakota West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Notes

References

External links

Miss USA official website