List of Miss USA titleholders
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
Eight Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face. From 1967 on, a runner-up was selected to replace any Miss USA titleholder who won the Miss Universe pageant.
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Miss USA 2012
Nana Meriwether, Maryland
(Became Miss USA after Olivia Culpo became Miss Universe 2012).
Miss USA 1995
Shanna Moakler, New York
(Became Miss USA after Chelsi Smith became Miss Universe 1995).
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Winners by state
Miss USA winners by state (includes dethroned winners and those who have inherited the title)
States placements at Miss USA
States who have yet to win the Miss USA title
| State | Number | Most recent placement |
|---|---|---|
 Texas
| 53 placements | Logan Lester (2018; Top 15) |
 California
| 50 placements | Allyshia Gupta (2020; Top 10) |
 New York
| 37 placements | Andreia Gibau (2020; Top 10) |
 South Carolina
| 36 placements | Megan Gordon (2017; Top 5) |
 Tennessee
| 33 placements | Alexandra Harper (2018; Top 10) |
 Alabama
| 30 placements | Kelly Hutchinson (2020; 4th runner-up) |
 Illinois
| 29 placements | Olivia Pura (2020; Top 10) |
 Oklahoma
| 28 placements | Mariah Jane Davis (2020; 2nd runner-up) |
 Louisiana
| 28 placements | Mariah Clayton (2020; Top 16) |
 Florida
| 28 placements | Nicolette Jennings (2019; Top 10) |
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| 26 placements | Alyssa Beasley (2020; Top 16) |
 Michigan
| 26 placements | Elizabeth Johnson (2018; Top 15) |
 Arizona
| 26 placements | Chelsea Myers (2016; Top 15) |
 Missouri
| 25 placements | Megan Renee Kelly (2020; Top 16) |
 Nevada
| 25 placements | Victoria Olana (2020; Top 16) |
 Hawaii
| 24 placements | Samantha Neyland (2020; Top 10) |
 District of Columbia
| 23 placements | Cierra Jackson (2020; Top 16) |
 Maryland
| 23 placements | Mariela Pepin (2019; Top 10) |
 Virginia
| 23 placements | Desiree Williams (2016; Top 10) |
 Ohio
| 22 placements | Sthephanie Miranda (2020; Top 16) |
 Utah
| 21 placements | Marissa Powell (2013; 3rd runner-up) |
 New Jersey
| 19 placements | Gina Mellish (2020; Top 10) |
 North Carolina
| 18 placements | Cheslie Kryst (2019; Winner) |
 New Mexico
| 18 placements | Alejandra González (2019; 1st runner-up) |
 Indiana
| 15 placements | Alexis Lete (2020; 3rd runner-up) |
 Minnesota
| 15 placements | Cat Stanley (2019; Top 15) |
 Massachusetts
| 15 placements | Allissa Latham (2018; Top 15) |
 Kentucky
| 15 placements | Katie George (2015; Top 11) |
 Arkansas
| 14 placements | Savannah Skidmore (2019; Top 5) |
 Pennsylvania
| 14 placements | Kailyn Perez (2019; Top 15) |
 Washington
| 13 placements | Tara McCormick (2004; Top 15) |
 Nebraska
| 12 placements | Sarah Rose Summers (2018; Winner) |
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| 11 placements | Asya Branch (2020; Winner) |
 Kansas
| 11 placements | Alyssa Klinzing (2019; Top 10) |
 Oregon
| 11 placements | Toneata Morgan (2018; Top 15) |
 Connecticut
| 11 placements | Tiffany Teixeira (2016; Top 10) |
 Rhode Island
| 11 placements | Anea Garcia (2015; 2nd runner-up) |
 Colorado
| 11 placements | Marybel Gonzalez (2012; Top 10) |
 Iowa
| 10 placements | Baylee Drezek (2019; Top 15) |
 West Virginia
| 10 placements | Nichole Greene (2016; Top 15) |
 Maine
| 9 placements | Marina Gray (2018; Top 10) |
 Wisconsin
| 7 placements | Bishara Dorre (2014; Top 10) |
 Idaho
| 5 placements | Kim Layne (2020; 1st runner-up) |
 Alaska
| 5 placements | Alyssa London (2017; Top 10) |
 South Dakota
| 4 placements | Madison Nipe (2018; Top 5) |
 North Dakota
| 4 placements | Audra Mari (2014; 1st runner-up) |
 New Hampshire
| 4 placements | Vanessa Bisanti (2004; Top 15) |
 Vermont
| 4 placements | Georgia Davis (1982; Top 12) |
 Montana
| 3 placements | Sharon Tietjen (1958; Top 15) |
 Wyoming
| 2 placements | Claire Schreiner (2010; Top 15) |
 Delaware
| 1 placement | Renee Bull (2015; Top 11) |
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Notes
- Ages at the time of Miss USA
- Relinquished the title to a runner-up after winning Miss Universe
- Originally first runner-up and took over the Miss USA title when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe
- Dethroned by pageant officials for breaking pageant protocol, and the title was passed to a runner-up
- Originally first runner-up and took over the Miss USA title when the original winner was dethroned
- Originally second runner-up and took over the Miss USA title when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe and the first runner-up declined the title
References
- "Chicagoan Named Miss US". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 16, 1953. p. 6.
- Associated Press (July 24, 1954). "Dixie Beauty Picked as "Miss Universe"". The Miami News. p. 1.
- Associated Press (July 21, 1955). "Miss Vermont is Miss USA". The Nashua Telegraph. p. 16.
- "Iowa Girl acclaimed as "Miss Universe"". Tri City Herald. July 22, 1956. p. 2.
- "Beauty Named 1957 Miss USA". Sarasota Journal. July 18, 1957.
- "MANNERS & MORALS: Stairway to the Stars". Time. July 29, 1957.
- "Louisiana Lovely Chosen Miss US". The Miami News. July 24, 1958. p. 1.
- "Coed Named Miss USA". Reading Eagle. July 23, 1959. p. 6.
- "Utah Beauty Named New Miss USA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. July 8, 1960.
- "Louisiana Lass is "Miss USA"". The Tuscaloosa News. July 14, 1961. p. 1.
- Miss Rhode Island, Cranston's Olivia Culpo, wins Miss USA pageant
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