Miss Indiana USA
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Indiana.
Not to be confused with Miss India USA.
| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
Allison Biehle, Miss Indiana USA 2010
Courtni Hall, Miss Indiana USA 2009
Brittany Mason, Miss Indiana USA 2008
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.
Ten Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA state title. Two have competed at Miss America. One of these is Kelly Lloyd, the highest placed Miss Indiana Teen USA ever.
Results summary
- First runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981)
- Second runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002)
- Third runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978)
- Top 10: Virginia Johnson (1952), Holly Roehl (1996), Pratima Yarlagadda (1999), Tashina Kastigar (2003), Brittany Mason (2008)
- Top 12: Jo Berryman (1975)
- Top 16: Sue Ekamp (1962), Jillian Wunderlich (2011)
- Top 20: Mekayla Diehl (2014)
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic: Gretchen Reece (2015)
- Best State Costume: Heather Gray (1992)
Winners
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Brittany Winchester | Indianapolis | 26 | TBA | ||
| 2016 | Morgan Abel | North Vernon | 25 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008 | ||
| 2015 | Gretchen Sueann Reece | North Vernon | 23 | Miss Photogenic | People's Choice and Top 12 at Miss Indiana 2012 | |
| 2014 | Mekayla Diehl | Bristol | 25 | Top 20 | wt. 137 pounds (62 kg), size 4 dress [1] | |
| 2013 | Emily Hart[2] | Fort Wayne | 25 | |||
| 2012 | Megan Myrehn | Carmel | 20 | Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 | ||
| 2011 | Jillian Wunderlich | Kokomo | 19 | Top 16 | Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 | |
| 2010 | Allison Biehle | North Vernon | 21 | |||
| 2009 | Courtni Hall | Crawfordsville | 22 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2004 | ||
| 2008 | Brittany Mason | Anderson | 21 | Top 10 finalist, Finished in 7th Place | ||
| 2007 | Jami Stallings | Newburgh | 20 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2003 | ||
| 2006 | Bridget Bobel | Peru | 26 | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2004; Sister of Miss Indiana 2000 Betsy Bobel | ||
| 2005 | Kaitlyn Christopher | Kokomo | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Stephanie Keusch | Jasper | 24 | |||
| 2003 | Tashina Kastigar | West Terre Haute | 22 | Semi-finalist, Finished in 7th Place | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998 | |
| 2002 | Kelly Lloyd | Indianapolis | 25 | 2nd runner-up | Triple Crown winner, previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 1st runner up Miss Teen USA 1993 and Miss Indiana 1999; 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart 1998; Current director of operations for the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants[3] | |
| 2001 | Sarah McClary | Evansville | 22 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995 | ||
| 2000 | Kristal Wile | Anderson | 23 | |||
| 1999 | Pratima Yarlagadda | Top 10 Semi-finalist, Finished in 6th Place | ||||
| 1998 | Nicole Llewellyn | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1992 (semifinalist in Miss Teen USA 1992) and later Mrs. Indiana 2001, Mrs. America 2001 & Mrs. World 2002 under her married name, Nicole Brink. | ||||
| 1997 | Tricia Nosko | Evansville | 25 | |||
| 1996 | Holly Roehl | 23 | Top 10 Semi-finalist, Finished in 8th Place | Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990, 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1990 | ||
| 1995 | Heather Hart | Newburgh | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1991, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1991 | |||
| 1994 | Kim Scull | Clarksville | ||||
| 1993 | Lisa Higgins | South Bend | ||||
| 1992 | Heather Gray | Best State Costume award | ||||
| 1991 | Cathi Bennett | |||||
| 1990 | Meri Buker | |||||
| 1989 | Gwen Volpe | |||||
| 1988 | Loetta Earnest | |||||
| 1987 | Alecia Masalkoski | Bremen | Previously Miss Michigan 1985 | |||
| 1986 | Diane Andrysiak | South Bend | ||||
| 1985 | Theresa Hobbs | Wilmington | ||||
| 1984 | Susan Willardo | Highland | ||||
| 1983 | Toni Yudt | Portage | ||||
| 1982 | Sara Binkley | Greencastle | ||||
| 1981 | Holli Dennis | Fort Wayne | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1980 | Susan Osby | Hebron | ||||
| 1979 | Deborah Hayes | Kokomo | ||||
| 1978 | Jayme Buecher | 3rd runner-up | ||||
| 1977 | Lynn Flaherty | Nappanee | ||||
| 1976 | Annette Anderson | |||||
| 1975 | Jo Berryman | Kokomo | Semi-finalist | represented Indiana in Miss World USA 1974, did not place | ||
| 1974 | Lisa Childress | |||||
| 1973 | Debbie Ausenbaugh | |||||
| 1972 | Julie Clifford | 1st runner-up in Miss World USA 1975 | ||||
| 1971 | Debra Downhour | |||||
| 1970 | Janet Stafford | Janet Stafford (first runner-up) took over as Miss Indiana USA | ||||
| Mary McBride | Indianapolis | Mary McBride won but was disqualified the next day. | ||||
| 1969 | Linda Smith | |||||
| 1968 | Nikki Peck | |||||
| 1967 | Pamela Talmadge | |||||
| 1966 | Elaine Richards | 2nd runner-up | Died age 41 in 1984 after a long illness[4] | |||
| 1965 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1964 | Charlene Kratochvil | |||||
| 1963 | Vickie Little | |||||
| 1962 | Sue Ekamp | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1961 | Janice Oliver | |||||
| 1960 | June Cochran | Indianapolis | Playboy Playmate of Year 1963 | |||
| 1959 | Anita Watkins | |||||
| 1958 | Shirley Ball | |||||
| 1957 | Pat Dorsett | |||||
| 1956 | Beverly Mattox | |||||
| 1955 | Mary Wasick | |||||
| 1954 | Cecilia Dennis | Milan | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1953 | Edith Krumme | |||||
| 1952 | Virginia Johnson | Semi-finalist |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ↑ "Entertainment Tonight". Entertainment Tonight. June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Emily Hart Crowned Miss Indiana USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Staff". Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
External links
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