Miss USA
The Miss USA Pageant has been held yearly since 1952, with the winners advancing on to the Miss Universe Pageant. Miss USA should not be confused with the Miss America Pageant. Contestants participate in evening gown, swimsuit, and interview competitions.
Seven Miss USA winners have gone on to take the title of Miss Universe.
Miss USA Pageant Winners
| Year | Miss USA | State | 1st Runner Up |
| 2012 | Olivia Culpo | Rhode Island | Nana Meriwether (Miss Maryland) |
| 2011 | Alyssa Campanella | California | Ashley Durham (Miss Tennessee) |
| 2010 | Rima Fakih | Michigan | Morgan Woolard (Miss Oklahoma) |
| 2009 | Kristen Dalton | North Carolina | Carrie Prejean (Miss California) |
| 2008 | Crystle Stewart | Texas | Leah Laviano (Miss Mississippi) |
| 2007 | Rachel Smith | Tennessee | Danielle Lacourse (Miss Rhode Island) |
| 2006 | Tara Connor | Kentucky | Tamiko Nash (Miss California) |
| 2005 | Chelsea Cooley | North Carolina | Brittany Hogan (Miss California) |
| 2004 | Shandi Finnessey | Missouri | Amanda Pennekamp (Miss South Carolina) |
| 2003 | Susie Castillo | Massachusettes | Michelle Arnette (Miss Alabama) |
| 2002 | Shauntay Hinton | District of Columbia | Lindsay Douglas (Miss Kansas) |
| 2001 | Kandace Krueger | Texas | Liane Angus (Miss D.C.) |
| 2000 | Lynnette Cole | Tennessee | Bridget Jane Vezina (Miss New Hampshire) |
| 1999 | Kimberly Pressler | New York | Morgan Tandy High (Miss Tennessee) |
| 1998 | Shawnae Jebbia | Massachusettes | Shauna Gambill (Miss California) |
| 1997 | Brook Lee | Hawaii | Brandi Sherwood (Miss Idaho) |
| Succeeded by Brandi Sherwood | |||
| 1996 | Ali Landry | Louisiana | Danielle Boatwright (Miss Kansas) |
| 1995 | Chelsi Smith | Texas | Shanna Moakler (Miss New York) |
| Succeeded by Shanna Moakler | |||
| 1994 | Lu Parker | South Carolina | Patricia Southall (Miss Virginia) |
| 1993 | Kenya Moore | Michigan | Erin Nance (Miss Georgia) |
| 1992 | Shannon Marketic | California | Candace Michelle Brown (Miss Alabama) |
| 1991 | Kelli McCarty | Kansas | Charlotte Ray (Miss New Jersey) |
| 1990 | Carole Gist | Michigan | Gina Tolleson (Miss South Carolina) |
| 1989 | Gretchen Polhemus | Texas | Jill Scheffert (Miss Oklahoma) |
| 1988 | Courtney Gibbs | Texas | Diana Magana (Miss California) |
| 1987 | Michelle Royer | Texas | Helen Cabrera (Miss Florida) |
| 1986 | Christy Fichtner | Texas | Halle Berry (Miss Ohio) |
| 1985 | Laura Martinez-Herring | Texas | Brenda Denton (Miss New Mexico) |
| 1984 | Mai Shanley | New Mexico | Kelly Anderson (Miss West Virginia) |
| 1983 | Julie Hayek | California | Lisa Allred (Miss Texas) |
| 1982 | Terri Utley | Arkansas | Luann Caughey (Miss Texas) |
| 1981 | Kim Seelbrede | Ohio | Holli Dennis (Miss Indiana) |
| 1980 | Shawn Weatherly | South Carolina | Jineane Ford (Miss Arizona) |
| Succeeded by Jineane Ford | |||
| 1979 | Mary Therese Freil | New York | Tracey Goddard (Miss Washington) |
| 1978 | Judi Anderson | Hawaii | Diane Pollard (Miss Massachusetts) |
| 1977 | Kimberly Tomes | Texas | Mary O'Neal Contino (Miss Nevada) |
| 1976 | Barbara Peterson | Minnesota | Kevin Gale (Miss Michigan) |
| 1975 | Summer Bartholomew | California | Pamela Flowers (Miss Alabama) |
| 1974 | Karen Morrison | Illinois | Barbara Cooper (Miss New York) |
| 1973 | Amanda Jones | Illinois | Susan Carlson (Miss New York) |
| 1972 | Tanya Wilson | Hawaii | Alberta Phillips (Miss New York) |
| 1971 | Michele McDonald | Pennsylvania | Brenda Lynn Box (Miss Texas) |
| 1970 | Deborah Shelton | Virginia | Vickie Chesser (Miss South Carolina) |
| 1969 | Wendy Dascomb | Virginia | Mary Verdiani (Miss Vermont) |
| 1968 | Dorothy Anstett | Washington | Paulette Reck (Miss Maryland) |
| 1967 | Sylvia Hitchcock | Alabama | Susan Bradley (Miss California) |
| Succeeded by Cheryl Patton | |||
| 1966 | Maria Remenyi | California | Pat Denne (Miss Connecticut) |
| 1965 | Sue Ann Downey | Ohio | |
| 1964 | Bobbi Johnson | District of Columbia | Diane Balloun (Miss Texas) |
| 1963 | Marite Ozers | Illinois | Michelle Bettina Metrinko (Miss D.C.) |
| 1962 | Macel Leilani Wilson | Hawaii | Diana Zabicki (Miss Connecticut) |
| 1961 | Sharon Brown | Louisiana | Pamela Stettler (Miss California) |
| 1960 | Linda Bement | Utah | Mary Rodites (Miss New York) |
| 1959 | Terry Hutingdon | California | Carelgean Douglas (Miss Texas) |
| 1958 | Eurlyne Howell | Louisiana | Marcia Valibus (Miss Florida) |
| 1957 | Mary Leona Gage | Maryland | Charlotte Sheffield (Miss Utah) |
| Disqualified and Succeeded by Charlotte Sheffield | |||
| 1956 | Carol Morris | Iowa | Betty Cherry (Miss South Carolina) |
| 1955 | Carlene Johnson | Vermont | Margaret Haywood (Miss Arkansas) |
| 1954 | Miriam Stevenson | South Carolina | |
| 1953 | Myrna Hansen | Illinois | |
| 1952 | Jackie Loughery | New York | Jeanne Thompson (Miss Louisiana) |
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
