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 | |
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| 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. | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
| 2008 | |
Crystle Stewart | Texas | Las Vegas, Nevada |
*Was stripped of her crown because she was a married mother of two at the time of her crowning.
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