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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 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. The current Miss USA title holder is Chelsea Cooley from North Carolina.
Jackie Loughery of New York was crowned that first year in Long Beach, California|Long Beach, California, a day before the first Miss Universe was crowned.
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1952 |
Jackie Loughery |
New York |
Long Beach, California|Long Beach, California |
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1953 |
Myrna Hansen |
Illinois |
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1954 |
Mirian Stevenson* |
South Carolina |
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1955 |
Carlene Johnson |
Vermont |
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1956 |
Carol Morris |
Iowa |
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rowspan=2 valign=top| 1957 |
Mary Leona Gage** |
Maryland |
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Charlotte Sheffield |
Utah |
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1958 |
Eurlene Howell |
Louisiana |
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1959 |
Terry Huntingdon |
California |
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1960 |
Linda Bement* |
Utah |
Miami Beach, Florida |
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1961 |
Sharon Brown |
Louisiana |
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1962 |
Macel Leilani Wilson |
Hawaii |
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1963 |
Marite Ozers |
Illinois |
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1964 |
Bobbi Johnson |
District of Columbia |
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1965 |
Sue Ann Downey |
Ohio |
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1966 |
Maria Remenyi |
California |
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rowspan=2 valign=top| 1967 |
Sylvia Hitchcock* |
Alabama |
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Cheryl Patton |
Florida |
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1968 |
Dorothy Anstett |
Washington |
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1969 |
Wendy Dascomb |
Virginia |
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1970 |
Deborah Shelton |
Virginia |
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1971 |
Michele McDonald |
Pennsylvania |
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1972 |
Tanya Wilson |
Hawaii |
Dorado, Puerto Rico |
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1973 |
Amanda Jones (Miss USA)|Amanda Jones |
Illinois |
New York City|New York, New York |
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1974 |
Karen Morrison |
Illinois |
Niagara Falls, New York |
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1975 |
Summer Bartholomew |
California |
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1976 |
Barbara Petersen |
Minnesota |
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1977 |
Kimberly Tomes |
Texas |
Charleston, South Carolina |
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1978 |
Judi Anderson |
Hawaii |
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1979 |
Mary Freil |
New York |
Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi, Mississippi |
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rowspan=2 valign=top| 1980 |
Shawn Weatherly* |
South Carolina |
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Jineane Ford |
Arizona |
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1981 |
Kim Seelbrede |
Ohio |
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1982 |
Terri Utley |
Arkansas |
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1983 |
Julie Hayek |
California |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
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1984 |
Mai Shanley |
New Mexico |
Lakeland, Florida |
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1985 |
Laura_Harring|Laura Martinez-Harring |
Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
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1986 |
Christy Fichtner |
Texas |
Miami, Florida |
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1987 |
Michelle Royer |
Texas |
Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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1988 |
Courtney Gibbs |
Texas |
El Paso, Texas |
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1989 |
Gretchen Polhemus |
Texas |
Mobile, Alabama |
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1990 |
Carole Gist |
Michigan |
Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, Kansas |
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1991 |
Kelli McCarty |
Kansas |
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1992 |
Shannon Marketic |
California |
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1993 |
Kenya Moore |
Michigan |
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1994 |
Lu Parker |
South Carolina |
South Padre Island, Texas |
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rowspan=2 valign=top| 1995 |
Chelsi Smith* |
Texas |
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Shanna Moakler |
New York |
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1996 |
Ali Landry |
Louisiana |
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rowspan=2 valign=top| 1997 |
Brook Mahealani Lee* |
Hawaii |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Brandi Sherwood*** |
Idaho |
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1998 |
Shawnae Jebbia |
Massachusetts |
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1999 |
Kimberly Pressler |
New York |
Branson, Missouri |
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2000 |
Lynnette Cole |
Tennessee |
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2001 |
Kandace Krueger |
Texas |
Gary, Indiana |
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2002 |
Shauntay Hinton |
District of Columbia |
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2003 |
Susie Castillo |
Massachusetts |
San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas |
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2004 |
Shandi Finnessey |
Missouri |
Los Angeles, California |
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2005 |
Chelsea Cooley |
North Carolina |
Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore, Maryland |
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2006 |
||| Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore, Maryland
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2007 |
||| Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, Tennessee
*Crowned Miss Universe</br>
**Was stripped of her crown because she was a married mother of two at the time of her crowning.</br>
***In 1997, Brandi Sherwood became the first woman to be crowned Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA.</br>
Two runner-ups to Miss USA 1986 have entries in Wikipedia: Halle Berry and Kelly Parsons.
Miss USA state
- http://www.missusa.com/ Miss USA official website
- http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-usa/ Pageant Almanac: Miss USA
category:American culture
category:Lists of women|Miss USA
category:Beauty pageants|USA
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