LIST OF MISS USA TITLEHOLDERS

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This is a 'list of women' who have 'won the Miss USA' beauty pageant. Miss USA winners who have gone on to become Miss Universe are in bold.

Year		Miss USA	State	Venue	Miss Universe placing	Successors to Miss USA
1952		Jackie Loughery	New York	Long Beach, California	Semi-finalist
1953		Myrna Hansen	Illinois	Long Beach, California	1st runner-up
1954		'Miriam Stevenson'	South Carolina	Long Beach, California	'Winner'	No successor to crown as there was no rule in the 1950s that if Miss USA was crowned Miss Universe, the 1st runner up will take over.
1955		Carlene King Johnson	Vermont	Long Beach, California	Semi-finalist
1956		'Carol Morris'	Iowa	Long Beach, California	'Winner'	No successor to crown as there was no rule in the 1950s that if Miss USA was crowned Miss Universe, the 1st runner up will take over.
1957		Mary Leona Gage ★	Maryland	Long Beach, California	None - Gage was disqualified during the competition and was already named as a top 10 semifinalist after the preliminaries.
		Charlotte Sheffield	Utah		Sheffield was too late to compete in the preliminaries, so she did not make the top 10.	Succeeded Mary Leona Gage as Miss USA 1957 after she was dethroned.
1958		Eurlyne Howell	Louisiana	Long Beach, California	3rd runner-up
1959		Terry Huntingdon	California	Long Beach, California	2nd runner-up
1960		'Linda Bement'	Utah	Miami Beach, Florida	'Winner'	No successor to crown as there was no rule in 1960 that if Miss USA was crowned Miss Universe, the 1st runner up will take over.
1961		Sharon Brown	Louisiana	Miami Beach, Florida	4th runner-up
1962		Macel Leilani Wilson	Hawaii	Miami Beach, Florida	Semi-finalist
1963		Marite Ozers	Illinois	Miami Beach, Florida	Semi-finalist
1964		Bobbie Johnson	District of Columbia	Miami Beach, Florida	Semi-finalist
1965		Sue Ann Downey	Ohio	Miami Beach, Florida	2nd runner-up
1966		Maria Remenyi	California	Miami Beach, Florida	Semi-finalist
1967		'Sylvia Hitchcock'	Alabama	Miami Beach, Florida	'Winner'
		Cheryl Patton	Florida			Succeeded Sylvia Hitchock as Miss USA 1967 after Hitchock won Miss Universe 1967 and 1st runner up declined title.
1968		Dorothy Anstett	Washington	Miami Beach, Florida	4th runner-up
1969		Wendy Dascomb	Virginia	Miami Beach, Florida	Semi-finalist
1970		Deborah Shelton	Virginia	Miami Beach, Florida	1st runner-up
1971		Michele McDonald	Pennsylvania	Miami Beach, Florida	Semi-finalist
1972		Tanya Wilson	Hawaii	Dorado, Puerto Rico	Semi-finalist
1973		Amanda Jones	Illinois	New York City, New York	First runner-up
1974		Karen Morrison	Illinois	Niagara Falls, New York	Semi-finalist
1975		Summer Bartholomew	California	Niagara Falls, New York	2nd runner-up
1976		Barbara Peterson	Minnesota	Niagara Falls, New York	Non-finalist
1977		Kimberly Tomes	Texas	Charleston, South Carolina	Semi-finalist
1978		Judi Anderson	Hawaii	Charleston, South Carolina	1st runner-up
1979		Mary Therese Friel	New York	Biloxi, Mississippi	Semi-finalist
1980		'Shawn Weatherly'	South Carolina	Biloxi, Mississippi	'Winner'
		Jineane Ford	Arizona			Succeeded Shawn Weatherly as Miss USA 1980 after Weatherly won Miss Universe 1980.
1981		Kim Seelbrede	Ohio	Biloxi, Mississippi	Semi-finalist
1982		Terri Utley	Arkansas	Biloxi, Mississippi	4th runner-up
1983		Julie Hayek	California	Knoxville, Tennessee	1st runner-up
1984		Mai Shanley	New Mexico	Lakeland, Florida	Semi-finalist
1985		Laura Martinez-Herring	Texas	Lakeland, Florida	Semi-finalist
1986		Christy Fichtner	Texas	Miami, Florida	1st runner-up
1987		Michelle Royer	Texas	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2nd runner-up
1988		Courtney Gibbs	Texas	El Paso, Texas	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1989		Gretchen Polhemus	Texas	Mobile, Alabama	2nd runner-up
1990		Carole Gist	Michigan	Wichita, Kansas	1st runner-up
1991		Kelli McCarty	Kansas	Wichita, Kansas	Top 6 Finalist
1992		Shannon Marketic	California	Wichita, Kansas	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1993		Kenya Moore	Michigan	Wichita, Kansas	Top 6 Finalist
1994		Lu Parker	South Carolina	South Padre Island, Texas	Top 6 Finalist
1995		'Chelsi Smith'	Texas	South Padre Island, Texas	'Winner'
		Shanna Moakler	New York			Succeeded Chelsi Smith as Miss USA 1995 after Smith won Miss Universe 1995.
1996		Ali Landry	Louisiana	South Padre Island, Texas	Top 6 Finalist
1997		'Brook Mahealani Lee'	Hawaii	Shreveport, Louisiana	'Winner'
		Brandi Sherwood	Idaho			Succeeded Brook Mahealani Lee as Miss USA 1997 after Lee won Miss Universe 1997.
1998		Shawnae Jebbia	Massachusetts	Shreveport, Louisiana	Top 5 Finalist
1999		Kimberly Pressler	New York	Branson, Missouri	Non-finalist
2000		Lynnette Cole	Tennessee	Branson, Missouri	Top 5 Finalist
2001		Kandace Krueger	Texas	Gary, Indiana	2nd runner-up
2002		Shauntay Hinton	District of Columbia	Gary, Indiana	Non-finalist
2003		Susie Castillo	Massachusetts	San Antonio, Texas	Top 15 Semi-finalist
2004		Shandi Finnessey	Missouri	Los Angeles, California	1st runner-up
2005		Chelsea Cooley	North Carolina	Baltimore, Maryland	Top 10 Finalist
2006		Tara Conner	Kentucky	Baltimore, Maryland	4th runner-up
2007		Rachel Smith	Tennessee	Los Angeles, California	4th runner-up

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★ Was stripped of her crown because she was a married mother of two at the time of her crowning.''

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★ Miss USA official website