Miss USA is a beauty pageant contest held in American annually since 1952. The pageant is held to select an entrant from the United States who will represent the country in the Miss Universe pageant. Miriam Stevenson was the first Miss USA to win the Miss Universe title. Till date, eight of the Miss USA winners have gone to become Miss Universe, the latest being Olivia Culpo (20) who won Miss Universe title in 2012. Get a complete list of Miss USA beauty pageant winners from 1952 to 2023 from this article below.
List of all Miss USA Pageant Winner 1952-2023
The table below presents the list of all Miss USA Pageant Winner from its beginning in 1952 to the recent year 2023. Winners marked with asterisks (*) later went on to win Miss Universe pageant conducted in the same year and the title went to the first runner ups. However, this rule has been followed only after 1967.
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| Title | Winner | Age |
| Miss USA 1952 | Jackie Loughery | 22 |
| Miss USA 1953 | Myrna Hansen | 18 |
| Miss USA 1954* | Miriam Stevenson | 21 |
| Miss USA 1955 | Carlene King Johnson | 22 |
| Miss USA 1956* | Carol Morris | 20 |
| Miss USA 1957 | Charlotte Sheffield | 20 |
| Miss USA 1958 | Eurlyne Howell | 18 |
| Miss USA 1959 | Terry Lynn Huntingdon | 19 |
| Miss USA 1960* | Linda Bement | 18 |
| Miss USA 1961 | Sharon Brown | 18 |
| Miss USA 1962 | Macel Wilson | 19 |
| Miss USA 1963 | Marite Ozers | 19 |
| Miss USA 1964 | Bobbi Johnson | 19 |
| Miss USA 1965 | Sue Ann Downey | 20 |
| Miss USA 1966 | Maria Remenyi | 21 |
| Miss USA 1967* | Sylvia Hitchcock | 21 |
| Miss USA 1968 | Dorothy Anstett | 20 |
| Miss USA 1969 | Wendy Dascomb | 19 |
| Miss USA 1970 | Deborah Shelton | 20 |
| Miss USA 1971 | Michele McDonald | 18 |
| Miss USA 1972 | Tanya Wilson | 22 |
| Miss USA 1973 | Amanda Jones | 22 |
| Miss USA 1974 | Karen Morrison | 19 |
| Miss USA 1975 | Summer Bartholomew | 23 |
| Miss USA 1976 | Barbara Peterson | 22 |
| Miss USA 1977 | Kimberly Tomes | 21 |
| Miss USA 1978 | Judi Andersen | 20 |
| Miss USA 1979 | Mary Therese Friel | 20 |
| Miss USA 1980* | Shawn Weatherly | 20 |
| Miss USA 1981 | Kim Seelbrede | 20 |
| Miss USA 1982 | Terri Utley | 20 |
| Miss USA 1983 | Julie Hayek | 22 |
| Miss USA 1984 | Mai Shanley | 21 |
| Miss USA 1985 | Laura Martinez-Herring | 21 |
| Miss USA 1986 | Christy Fichtner | 23 |
| Miss USA 1987 | Michelle Royer | 21 |
| Miss USA 1988 | Courtney Gibbs | 21 |
| Miss USA 1989 | Gretchen Polhemus | 23 |
| Miss USA 1990 | Carole Gist | 20 |
| Miss USA 1991 | Kelli McCarty | 21 |
| Miss USA 1992 | Shannon Marketic | 21 |
| Miss USA 1993 | Kenya Moore | 22 |
| Miss USA 1994 | Lu Parker | 25 |
| Miss USA 1995* | Chelsi Smith | 21 |
| Miss USA 1996 | Ali Landry | 22 |
| Miss USA 1997* | Brook Lee | 26 |
| Miss USA 1998 | Shawnae Jebbia | 26 |
| Miss USA 1999 | Kimberly Pressler | 21 |
| Miss USA 2000 | Lynnette Cole | 21 |
| Miss USA 2001 | Kandace Krueger | 24 |
| Miss USA 2002 | Shauntay Hinton | 23 |
| Miss USA 2003 | Susie Castillo | 23 |
| Miss USA 2004 | Shandi Finnessey | 25 |
| Miss USA 2005 | Chelsea Cooley | 21 |
| Miss USA 2006 | Tara Conner | 20 |
| Miss USA 2007 | Rachel Smith | 21 |
| Miss USA 2008 | Crystle Stewart | 26 |
| Miss USA 2009 | Kristen Dalton | 22 |
| Miss USA 2010 | Rima Fakih | 14 |
| Miss USA 2011 | Alyssa Campanella | 21 |
| Miss USA 2012* | Olivia Culpo | 20 |
| Miss USA 2013 | Erin Brady | 25 |
| Miss USA 2014 | Nia Sanchez | 24 |
| Miss USA 2015 | Olivia Jordan | 26 |
| Miss USA 2016 | Deshauna Barber | 26 |
| Miss USA 2017 | Kára McCullough | 25 |
| Miss USA 2018 | Sarah Rose Summers | 23 |
| Miss USA 2019 | Cheslie Kryst | 28 |
| Miss USA 2020 | Asya Branch | 22 |
| Miss USA 2021 | Elle Smith | 23 |
| Miss USA 2022 | R’Bonney Gabriel | 28 |
*These Miss USA winners were crowned the title of Miss Universe and the Miss USA title automatically descends to the first runner up.
Note: The Next Miss USA name is yet to be decided.
FAQs
Jackie Loughery (Miss USA 1952)
Miriam Stevenson (Miss Universe 1954)
A total of 15 US states still have to win the Miss USA title.
Texas (10)
R’Bonney Gabriel
