List of Miss USA states and territories

This is a list of states and territories that have participated in the Miss USA pageant.

Entrants 1952-present

State/Territory Debut Years Competed State Competition Current Titleholder Best Placement Last Placed Notes
Alabama Alabama 1952 1952-1953
1958–present		 Miss Alabama USA 2017
  • Baylee Smith
 Miss Universe 2016 Won Miss Congeniality in 2016.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1975, 2007 and 2010.
Won Miss Universe in 1967.
Alaska Alaska 1959 1959–present Miss Alaska USA 2016
  • Ariane Audett
 2nd Runner-Up
  • Patricia Marlin
    (1964)
 1990
  • Karin Meyer
    (Top 6)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1982 and 2015.
Won Miss Photogenic in 2008.
Won Best State Costume in 1965, 1969, 1971 and 1972.
Competed directly in Miss Universe from 1952 to 1958.
Arizona Arizona 1952 1952-1956
1958–present		 Miss Arizona USA 2017
  • Tommy Lynn Calhoun
 Miss USA 2016
  • Chelsea Myers
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1999.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1980 and 2011.
Won Best State Costume in 1984, 1985 and 1991.
Assumed the Miss USA title in 1980 when the original winner won Miss Universe.
Arkansas Arkansas 1952 1952–present Miss Arkansas USA 2017
  • Arynn Johnson
 Miss USA 2016
  • Abby Floyd
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 2004.
Fan Vote winner in 2012.
California California 1952 1952–present Miss California USA 2016
  • Nadia Grace Mejía
 Miss USA 2016
  • Nadia Grace Mejía
    (Top 5)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1964, 1981 and 1987.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1966, 1981, 1992 and 2014.
Won Best State Costume in 1968.
Fan Vote winner in 2016.
Colorado Colorado 1952 1952-1960
1962-1963
1965-present		 Miss Colorado USA 2017
  • Sabrina Jannsen
 3rd Runner-Up 2012
  • Marybel Gonzalez
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1971.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1969 and 2001.
Connecticut Connecticut 1952 1952–present Miss Connecticut USA 2017
  • Olga Litvinenko
 Miss USA 2016
  • Tiffany Teixeira
    (Top 10)
Delaware Delaware 1952 1952
1955-1961
1963-present		 Miss Delaware USA 2017
  • Mia Jones
 Top 11 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 2015.
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia 1954 1954
1956
1963–present		 Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Miss USA 2016 Won Miss Congeniality in 1988 and 1997.
Florida Florida 1952 1952–present Miss Florida USA 2017
  • Linette De Los Santos
 Miss USA 2014
  • Brittany Oldehoff
    (4th Runner-Up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1977.
Won Miss Photogenic in 2002 and 2006.
Won Best State Costume in 1963.
Assumed the Miss USA title in 1967 when the original winner won Miss Universe and 1st Runner-Up declined the title.
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 1952 1952
1955–present		 Miss Georgia USA 2017
  • DeAnna Johnson
 1st Runner-Up 2016
  • Emanii Davis
    (2nd Runner-Up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1976 and 1987.
Hawaii Hawaii 1962 1962–present Miss Hawaii USA 2017
  • Julie Kuo
 Miss Universe

Miss USA

 2016 Won Miss Congeniality in 1996 and 2000.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1993.
Competed directly in Miss Universe in 1952, 1953, and from 1957 to 1959.
Won Miss Universe in 1997.
Idaho Idaho 1952 1952-1953
1958–present		 Miss Idaho USA 2017
  • Cassie Lewis
 Miss USA 2009
  • Melissa Weber
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1967.
Assumed the Miss USA title in 1997 when the original winner won Miss Universe.
Illinois Illinois 1952 1952–present Miss Illinois USA 2017
  • Whitney Wandland
 Miss USA 2015
  • Renee Wronecki
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1977 and 1995.
Won Best State Costume in 1989.
Won back-to-back Miss USA titles in 1973 and 1974.
Indiana Indiana 1952 1952-1964
1966–present		 Miss Indiana USA 2017
  • Brittany Winchester
 1st Runner-Up 2014 Won Miss Photogenic in 2015.
Won Best State Costume in 1992.
Iowa Iowa 1953 1953–present Miss Iowa USA 2017
  • Kelsey Weier
 Miss Universe 2014
  • Carlyn Bradarich
    (5th Runner-Up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1983 and 2012.
Saved by fans in 2014 from Top 10 to advance to Top 6.
Won Miss Universe in 1956.
Kansas Kansas 1952 1952
1954
1960–present		 Miss Kansas USA 2016
  • Victoria Wiggins
 Miss USA 2010
  • Bethany Gerber
    (Top 15)
 Won Best State Costume in 1993.
Kentucky Kentucky 1952 1952-1954
1958–present		 Miss Kentucky USA 2016
  • Kyle Hornback
 Miss USA 2015
  • Katie George
    (Top 11)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1968, 1976 and 2011.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1985.
Won Best State Costume in 1974.
.Saved by fans in 2015 from Top 15 to advance to Top 11.
Louisiana Louisiana 1952 1952–present Miss Louisiana USA 2017
  • Bethany Trahan
 Miss USA 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 1953 and 1960.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1961, 1968, 1989 and 1996.
Maine Maine 1952 1952-1953
1957–present		 Miss Maine USA 2017
  • Brooke Harris
 4th Runner-Up
  • Katie Whittier
    (2010)
 2012
  • Rani Williamson
    (Top 16)
Maryland Maryland 1953 1953–present Miss Maryland USA 2017
  • Adrianna David
 Miss USA 2015 Won Miss Photogenic in 1988.
Mary Leona Gage won Miss USA in 1957, but was dethroned after it was discovered she was married and had two children.
Assumed the Miss USA title in 2012 when the original winner won Miss Universe.
Massachusetts Massachusetts 1952 1952–present Miss Massachusetts USA 2017
  • Julia Scaparotti
 Miss USA 2013
  • Sarah Kidd
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1993.
Won Best State Costume in 1981.
Michigan Michigan 1952 1952–present Miss Michigan USA 2017
  • Krista Ferguson
 Miss USA 2015
Minnesota Minnesota 1952 1952-1959
1965–present		 Miss Minnesota USA 2016
  • Bridget Jacobs
 Miss USA 2014
  • Haley O'Brien
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1965, 1990 and 2006.
Won Miss Photogenic in 2000 and 2003.
Mississippi Mississippi 1952 1952-1953
1961–present		 Miss Mississippi USA 2017
  • Ashley Hamby
 1st Runner-Up 2010
  • Breanne Ponder
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1990.
Missouri Missouri 1952 1952–present Miss Missouri USA 2017
  • Bayleigh Dayton
 Miss USA 2016
  • Sydnee Stottlemyre
    (Top 10)
Montana Montana 1952 1952-1954
1958-1960
1965-present		 Miss Montana USA 2017
  • Brooke Bezanson
 Top 10
  • Valerie Jackson
    (1952)
 1958
  • Sharon D. Tietjen
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1980, 2002 and 2007.
Nebraska Nebraska 1953 1953-1959
1961
1963-present		 Miss Nebraska USA 2016 2nd Runner-Up
  • Donna Jo Streever
    (1955)
 2014
  • Amanda Soltero
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2010.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1973.
Nevada Nevada 1952 1952-1954
1956-1959
1961-present		 Miss Nevada USA 2017
  • Lauren York
 Miss USA 2015
  • Brittany McGowan
    (3rd Runner-Up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1992.
Won Best State Costume in 1988.
New Hampshire New Hampshire 1953 1953–present Miss New Hampshire USA 2017
  • Sarah Mousseau
 1st Runner-Up
  • Bridget Jane Vezina
    (2000)
 2004
  • Vanessa Bissanti
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
New Jersey New Jersey 1952 1952–present Miss New Jersey USA 2017
  • Chhavi Verg
 1st Runner-Up 2014
  • Emily Shah
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1986 and 1991.
New Mexico New Mexico 1952 1952
1955-1963
1965-present		 Miss New Mexico USA 2016
  • Naomie Germain
 Miss USA 2011 Won Miss Photogenic in 1979.
Won Best State Costume in 1987.
Fan Vote winner in 2011.
New York (state) New York 1952 1952–present Miss New York USA 2016 Miss USA 2015
  • Thatiana Diaz
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1974.
Won Best State Costume in 1966.
Assumed the Miss USA title in 1995 when the original winner won Miss Universe.
North Carolina North Carolina 1952 1952-1963
1965–present		 Miss North Carolina USA 2017
  • Katie Coble
 Miss USA 2013
  • Ashley Love-Mills
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1998 and 2001.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1991.
North Dakota North Dakota 1952 1952-1960
1965–present		 Miss North Dakota USA 2017
  • Raquel Wellentin
 1st Runner-Up' 2014
Ohio Ohio 1952 1952–present Miss Ohio USA 2017
  • Dinaleigh Baxter
 Miss USA 2016
  • Megan Wise
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2008.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1980.
Won Best State Costume in 1980.
Oklahoma Oklahoma 1952 1952-1953
1957
1959-1960
1963–present		 Miss Oklahoma USA 2016
  • Taylor Gorton
 Miss USA 2016
  • Taylor Gorton
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1965.
Won Best State Costume in 1975.
Oregon Oregon 1952 1952
1954-1957
1962-present		 Miss Oregon USA 2017
  • Elizabeth Denny
 2nd Runner-Up 2004 Won Miss Congeniality in 1994 and 2013.
Won Miss Photogenic in 2012.
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1952 1952-1964
1966–present		 Miss Pennsylvania USA 2016
  • Elena LaQuatra
 Miss USA 2014
  • Valerie Gatto
    (Top 20)
 Won Best State Costume in 1982.
Fan Vote winner in 2013.
Rhode Island Rhode Island 1952 1952–present Miss Rhode Island USA 2017
  • Kelsey Swanson
 Miss Universe 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 2014.
Won Miss Universe in 2012.
South Carolina South Carolina 1952 1952–present Miss South Carolina USA 2017
  • Megan Gordon
 Miss Universe

Miss USA

 2016
  • Leah Lawson
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1973.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1998.
Won Best State Costume in 1970 and 1976.
Won Miss Universe in 1954 and 1980.
South Dakota South Dakota 1952 1952-1955
1957-1961
1967-present		 Miss South Dakota USA 2017
  • Tessa Dee
 Top 10
  • Madison McKeown
    (2016)
 2016
  • Madison McKeown
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1976.
Tennessee Tennessee 1952 1952
1954–present		 Miss Tennessee USA 2017
  • Allee-Sutton Hethcoat
 Miss USA 2014
  • Kristy Landers Niedenfuer
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1965 and 1985.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1978.
Won Best State Costume in 1964.
Texas Texas 1952 1952–present Miss Texas USA 2017
  • Nancy Gonzalez
 Miss Universe

Miss USA

 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 1970 and 1995.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1972, 1983, 1984 and 2005.
Won Best State Costume in 1973, 1977 and 1978.
Saved by fans in 2013 from Top 10 to advance to Top 6.
Won 5 consecutive Miss USA titles from 1985 to 1989.Won Miss Universe in 1995.
Utah Utah 1952 1952–present Miss Utah USA 2017
  • Baylee Jensen
 Miss Universe

Miss USA

 2013
  • Marissa Powell
    (3rd Runner-Up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1972.
Won Miss Photogenic in 2013.
Assumed the Miss USA title in 1957 when the original winner was dethroned.
Won Miss Universe in 1960.
Vermont Vermont 1952 1952–present Miss Vermont USA 2017
  • Madison Cota
 Miss USA 1982
  • Georgia Marie Davis
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1969, 1974, 1975, 1978 and 2004.
Virginia Virginia 1952 1952-1961
1964–present		 Miss Virginia USA 2017
  • Jacqueline Carroll
 Miss USA 2016
  • Desiree Williams
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1989.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1967, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1994 and 1997.
First state to win back-to-back Miss USA titles in 1969 and 1970.
Washington (state) Washington 1952 1952-1959
1966–present		 Miss Washington USA 2017
  • Alex Carlson-Helo
 Miss USA 2004
  • Tara McCormick
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2003.
West Virginia West Virginia 1953 1953-1963
1966–present		 Miss West Virginia USA 2017
  • Lauren Roush
 1st Runner-Up
  • Kelly Anderson
    (1984)
 2016
  • Nichole Greene
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 2009.
Wisconsin Wisconsin 1953 1953-1957
1959–present		 Miss Wisconsin USA 2017
  • Skylar Witte
 2nd Runner-Up
  • Mary Lynn Cook
    (1974)
 2014
  • Bishara Dorre
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2005.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1999 and 2016.
Won Best State Costume in 1973.
Wyoming Wyoming 1953 1953-1958
1960-1961
1965-present		 Miss Wyoming USA 2017
  • Mikaela Shaw
 Top 10 2010 Won Miss Congeniality in 1966, 1979 and 2009.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1986.

Other entrants

Entrant Debut Years Competed Latest Entrant Best Placement Last Placed Notes
United States Miss Teen USA 1984 1984
1987		 1987 Miss Teen USA 1983 and Miss Teen USA 1984 competed directly in Miss USA 1984.
Miss Teen USA 1986 competed directly in Miss USA 1987.
United States Miss 52 USA 2016 2016 2016
  • Alexandra Miller
 Conducted by Miss Universe Organization and Sherri Hill as an online contest open for women across the USA. The finalists were selected by a panel of judges and the winner was selected by an online voting.
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