Miss Nevada USA

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Veronica Grabowski, Miss Nevada USA 2008, is interviewed during Super Bowl XLII
Veronica Grabowski, Miss Nevada USA 2008, is interviewed during Super Bowl XLII
Helen Salas, Miss Nevada USA 2007
Helen Salas, Miss Nevada USA 2007

The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.

While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto's finalist placing in Miss USA 2001.

Nevada has not had a Miss USA, and they have only had one 1st runner-up, but they do have the second-equal highest number of 2nd runners-up.

Four titleholders had previously won the Miss Nevada Teen USA crown, and two had competed at Miss America.

[edit] Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement Special awards Notes
2008 Veronica Grabowski Henderson 23 Miss Petite Teen International 2003, represented Spain in this pageant.
2007 Helen Salas Las Vegas 21 4th runner-up Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2004, 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 2004
Katie Rees St. Petersburg 22 Stripped of her title due to inappropriate photographs
2006 Lauren Scyphers Gardnerville 20 Semi-finalist
2005 Shivonn Geeb 25
Sloan Bailey resigned the title in January 2005
2004 Victoria Franklin Las Vegas 23 Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1998, 2nd runner up in Miss Teen USA 1998
2003 Ashley Huff Henderson 22 Previously Miss Nevada 2001
2002 Jenny Valdez
2001 Gina Giacinto 26 3rd Runner-Up Previously Miss Nevada 1999
2000 Alicia Carnes Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1995
1999 Shaynee Smith 23
1998 Tammie Rankin Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1993
1997 Ninya Perna Green Valley 23
1996 Alisa Castillo 23
1995 Brook Hammond Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1991
1994 Angela Lambert
1993 Alexis Oliver
1992 Alesia Prentiss Miss Congeniality
1991 Jodi Jensen
1990 Michele Yegge
1989 Janu Tornell Contestant on Survivor: Palau
1988 Lagracella Omran Best State Costume
1987 Tammy Perkins Las Vegas 21 Semi-finalist
1986 LeAnna Grant Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada 1984
1985 Alicia Berger Las Vegas
1984 Donna Lee McNeil Las Vegas
1983 Christa Lane Daniel Las Vegas Semi-finalist
1982 Andrea Pennington Las Vegas
1981 Mary Lebsock Las Vegas
1980 Kimberlee Guider
1979 Aleasha Magleby
1978 Dawn Jameson
1977 Mary O'Neal Contino 1st runner-up
1976 Janice Carrell
1975 Madonna Allison
1974 Linda Dryden Semi-finalist
1973 Laura Fritz
1972 Tracey Lynn Whitney
1971 Anita Laurie
1970 Sheri Schruhl Second runner-up
1969 Karen Esslinger Semi-finalist
1968 Kathy Landry Second runner-up semifinalist in Miss American Beauty 1967, title of usa rep to Miss International pageant
1967 Jacqueline Moore Semi-finalist
1966 Mary Martin
1965 Denyse Turner Semi-finalist
Bunny Baxter resigned
1964 Pamela Diane Morris
1964 Patricia Ann Howe second runner up
1963 Kathee Francis Semi-finalist
1962 Janet Hadland Fourth runner-up
1961 Karen Weller Second runner-up
1960 Did Not Compete
1959 Joy Blaine Semi-finalist
1958 Terry Lee Jeffers
1957 Joan Adams Second runner-up
1956 Marley Sanderson
1955 Did Not Compete
1954 Mary Jane Arnold
1953 Earlene Whitt Semi-finalist
1952 Barbara Jean Clark

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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