Miss Hawaii USA
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The Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant.

Hawaii is the most recent state to start competing at Miss USA, as it first competed in 1962. Prior to this delegates were sent to Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

. Despite the late start, it has been one of the most successful: Hawaii's first Miss USA, Macel Wilson
Macel Leilani Wilson
Macel Leilani Wilson, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was the first Asian American to win the Miss USA beauty pageant, and a film editor for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.-Miss USA 1962:...

, came the first year the state competed. There have been four Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 winners from Hawaii, one of three states with four titles (only second to Texas
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....

 and California
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....

). Although there have been many Miss USA winners and semifinalists, relatively few women from Hawaii have placed as runners-up. Two of them previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Kelly Hu
Kelly Hu
Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress and former fashion model. She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993.-Early life:Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder; the two divorced during...

, Miss Teen USA 1985
Miss Teen USA 1985
Miss Teen USA 1985, the 3rd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the James L. Knight International Center Arena in Miami, Florida on 22 January 1985...

, became the first Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....

 winner to win a Miss title, in 1993.

Many Miss Hawaii USA titleholders competed at a number of international pageants. Similar to Miss South Carolina USA
Miss South Carolina USA
The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980....

, there was one Miss Hawaii USA that competed at Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

. Another one competed at Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

. Four of the winners competed at Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

, after winning Miss USA. Out of six titleholders who represented the US or Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 at major international pageants, only one won an international crown: Miss Hawaii USA 1997, Brook Lee who won the title of Miss USA 1997
Miss USA 1997
Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997...

 and also captured the crown of Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss...

, one of only seven Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 winners to become Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 in the history of the pageant.

The franchise is currently held by 2Couture of Honolulu.

Placements

  • Miss USA: Macel Wilson
    Macel Leilani Wilson
    Macel Leilani Wilson, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was the first Asian American to win the Miss USA beauty pageant, and a film editor for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.-Miss USA 1962:...

     (1962), Tanya Wilson
    Tanya Wilson
    Tanya Wilson is a beauty queen from Honolulu, Hawaii who held the Miss USA 1972 title.Wilson placed second runner-up in the Miss Nevada pageant in 1969 and also competed in 1970. After moving to Honolulu with her mother, Wilson won the Miss Hawaii USA title in early May 1972...

     (1972), Judi Andersen (1978), Brook Mahealani Lee (1997)
  • Second runners-up: Blanche Maa (1979)
  • Fourth runners-up: Teri Ann Linn
    Teri Ann Linn
    Teri Ann Linn is an American actress and singer who was also popular in Finland and Italy. She pioneered the role of Kristen Forrester Dominguez on The Bold and the Beautiful, a role she played from 1987-1994. She returned for a guest appearance from April to September 1997...

     (1981)
  • Top 6: Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress and former fashion model. She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993.-Early life:Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder; the two divorced during...

     (1993)
  • Top 8: Angela Byrd (2011)
  • Top 10: Tina Machado
    Tina Machado
    Tina Marie Machado was a beauty queen from Hawaii and was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1985.She competed in the Miss USA 1985 pageant as Miss Hawaii USA and was a semi-finalist in the nationally televised pageant broadcast live from Lakeland, Florida in May 1985...

     (1985), Alicia Michioka (2003), Chanel Wise
    Chanel Wise
    Chanel Joy Puaalaonali Wise is a beauty queen from Honolulu, Hawaii who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Wise won the Miss Hawaii USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Honolulu, Hawaii on 17 December 2006. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed third runner-up to...

     (2007)
  • Top 11: Kym Digman (1991)
  • Top 12: Lois Wise (1975), Cely De Castro (1977), Vanessa Dubois (1982), Nadine Tanega (1994)
  • Top 15: Elithe Aguiar (1965), Judith Wolski (1966), Carol Seymour (1968), Stephanie Quintana (1969)

Awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Ku'ualoha Taylor
    Ku'ualoha Taylor
    -External links:*...

     (1996), Michelle Kaplan (2000)
  • Miss Photogenic: Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress and former fashion model. She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993.-Early life:Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder; the two divorced during...

     (1993)

Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2011
Miss USA 2011
Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end...

Angela Byrd Honolulu 23 Top 8 finalist
2010
Miss USA 2010
Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the...

Renee Mokihana Nobriga Pupukea 25
2009
Miss USA 2009
Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009...

Aureana Tseu Mililani 25 Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA
Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...

 1999
2008
Miss USA 2008
Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee...

Jonelle Layfield
Jonelle Layfield
Jonelle Layfield is a model beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Layfield won the Miss Hawaii USA 2008 pageant on 16 December 2007, in her first attempt at the title. She went on to represent Hawaii in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008, but did...

Kane'ohe 22 Sister of Ashley Layfield, Miss Hawaii 2007
2007
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....

Chanel Wise
Chanel Wise
Chanel Joy Puaalaonali Wise is a beauty queen from Honolulu, Hawaii who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Wise won the Miss Hawaii USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Honolulu, Hawaii on 17 December 2006. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed third runner-up to...

Honolulu 21 Top 10 finalist
(8th place)
2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...

Radasha Ho'ohuli
Radasha Ho'ohuli
Radasha Leialoha Hoohuli is a beauty queen from Nanakuli, Hawaii who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Hoohuli won the Miss Hawaii USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She is no stranger to pageants, having competed in the Miss Hawaii system for Miss America, and represented...

Nanakuli 26 Represented Hawaii at Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...

2005
Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...

Jennifer Fairbank
Jennifer Fairbank
Jennifer Fairbank is a beauty queen who has held the title Miss Hawaii USA and competed at Miss USA.Fairbank was crowned Miss Hawaii USA by outgoing queen Justine Michioka, in May 2004. This was the first time that Fairbank had competed for the Miss USA state title, but she had placed first...

Honolulu 25
2004
Miss USA 2004
The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...

Justine Michioka Kapaa 22 Sister of Alicia Michioka, back-to-back winners from the same family.
2003
Miss USA 2003
The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island...

Alicia Michioka Kapaa 24 Top 10 finalist Later Mrs. Hawaii America 2010 under her married name, Alicia Michioka-Jones.
2002
Miss USA 2002
The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas....

Juliet Lighter Honolulu 26
2001
Miss USA 2001
Miss USA 2001, the 50th edition of the Miss USA pageant was held at the Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee....

Christy Leonard Lahaina 22
2000
Miss USA 2000
Miss USA 2000, the forty-ninth Miss USA pageant, was held in Branson, Missouri at The Grand Palace on February 4, 2000.At the conclusion of the final competition, Lynnette Cole of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Pressler of New York....

Michelle Kaplan Kona 23 Miss Congeniality
1999
Miss USA 1999
Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts...

Trini-Ann Kaopuiki 26 Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA
Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...

 1991
1998
Miss USA 1998
Miss USA 1998, the 47th Miss USA pageant, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. The preliminary competition was held on 6 March 1998 and the final competition on 10 March 1998...

Tiffini Hercules
1997
Miss USA 1997
Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997...

Leslie-Ann Lum Honolulu 26 did not compete Succeeded Brook Lee as Miss Hawaii USA 1997 when Lee was crowned Miss USA 1997
Miss USA 1997
Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997...

. Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA
Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...

 1987
Brook Mahealani Lee Pearl City
Pearl City, Hawaii
Pearl City is a census-designated place located in the Ewa District and City & County of Honolulu on the Island of Oahu. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 47,698. Pearl City is located along the north shore of Pearl Harbor. ʻAiea borders Pearl City to the east, while Waipahu...

26 Winner Won Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss...

. Last Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 to capture the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 crown.
1996
Miss USA 1996
Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996....

Ku'ualoha Taylor
Ku'ualoha Taylor
-External links:*...

25 Miss Congeniality
1995
Miss USA 1995
Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995....

Lynn Vesnefski Style award
1994
Miss USA 1994
Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994...

Nadine Tanega 26 Top 12 semifinalist, Finishing in 12th Place Represented Hawaii at the 1990 Miss International
Miss International 1990
The 30th Miss International pageant was held on 16 September 1990 at Osaka's Flower Expo Site. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: Edwina Taitano Menzies *Photogenic: Irine Vassilenko...

 pageant, placing 2nd runner up. She was also 3rd runner-up at Miss World USA 1992
1993
Miss USA 1993
Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California...

Kelly Hu
Kelly Hu
Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress and former fashion model. She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993.-Early life:Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder; the two divorced during...

Honolulu 24 Actress, previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA
Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...

 1985 and Miss Teen USA 1985
Miss Teen USA 1985
Miss Teen USA 1985, the 3rd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the James L. Knight International Center Arena in Miami, Florida on 22 January 1985...

1992
Miss USA 1992
Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas...

Heather Hays Honolulu Currently a newscaster at the Fox affiliate in Dallas (KDFW
KDFW
KDFW, virtual channel 4 , is the Fox owned-and-operated television station in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex designated market area....

)
1991
Miss USA 1991
Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan...

Kym Digmon 25 Top 11 semifinalist
(9th place)
1990
Miss USA 1990
Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990.At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas...

Leimomi Bacalso
1989
Miss USA 1989
Miss USA 1989, the 38th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs...

Julie Larson Honolulu 21 Mrs. Hawaii America 1991, Miss Guam Hawaiian Tropic Int'l 1990
1988
Miss USA 1988
Miss USA 1988, the 37th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the El Paso Civic Center in El Paso, Texas on March 1, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Courtney Gibbs of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the fourth consecutive winner from Texas.The pageant was hosted by Alan...

Paula Prevost
1987
Miss USA 1987
Miss USA 1987, the 36th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on 17 February from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted by Bob Barker...

Deborah Laslo Honolulu
1986
Miss USA 1986
Miss USA 1986, the 35th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 20 from Miami, Florida on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Christy Fichtner of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the second consecutive winner from...

Toni Costa Honolulu 22
1985
Miss USA 1985
Miss USA 1985, the 34th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on May 13, 1985. At the conclusion of the final competition, Laura Harring of Texas was crowned Miss USA 1985 by outgoing titleholder Mai Shanley of New Mexico- Results :*Miss USA...

Tina Machado
Tina Machado
Tina Marie Machado was a beauty queen from Hawaii and was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1985.She competed in the Miss USA 1985 pageant as Miss Hawaii USA and was a semi-finalist in the nationally televised pageant broadcast live from Lakeland, Florida in May 1985...

Waipahu 25 Top 10 semifinalist
(8th place)
1984
Miss USA 1984
Miss USA 1984, the 33rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mai Shanley of New Mexico was crowned Miss USA 1984 by outgoing titleholder Julie Hayek of California....

Puna Stillman Honolulu
1983
Miss USA 1983
Miss USA 1983, the 32nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Knoxville Civic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee on May 21, 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Julie Hayek of California was crowned Miss USA 1983 by outgoing titleholder Terri Utley of ArkansasThe pageant was...

Zoe Roach Waipahu
1982
Miss USA 1982
Miss USA 1982, the 31st Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 13, 1982 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.The pageant was won by Terri Utley of Arkansas, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kim Seelbrede of Ohio...

Vanessa Dubois Honolulu Top 12 semifinalist
(8th place)
1981
Miss USA 1981
Miss USA 1981, the 30th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 21, 1981 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.The pageant was won by Kim Seelbrede of Ohio, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jineane Ford of Arizona...

Teri Ann Linn
Teri Ann Linn
Teri Ann Linn is an American actress and singer who was also popular in Finland and Italy. She pioneered the role of Kristen Forrester Dominguez on The Bold and the Beautiful, a role she played from 1987-1994. She returned for a guest appearance from April to September 1997...

Honolulu 4th runner-up Actress, starred in The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....

.
1980
Miss USA 1980
Miss USA 1980, the 29th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 15 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.The pageant was won by Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mary Therese Friel of New York...

Carol Ching
1979
Miss USA 1979
Miss USA 1979, the 28th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 30, 1979....

Blanche Maa 2nd runner-up
1978
Miss USA 1978
Miss USA 1978, the 27th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978....

Judi Andersen Honolulu 20 Winner 1st runner-up at
1977
Miss USA 1977
Miss USA 1977, the 26th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on May 14, 1977....

Cely De Castro Top 12 semifinalist, Finishing in 9th Place
1976
Miss USA 1976
Miss USA 1976, the 25th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York on May 15, 1976.The pageant was won by Barbara Peterson of Minnesota, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Summer Bartholomew of California...

Brenda Texeira Hilo
1975
Miss USA 1975
Miss USA 1975, the 24th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York on May 17, 1975.The pageant was won by Summer Bartholomew of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Karen Morrison of Illinois...

Lois Wise Honolulu Top 12 semifinalist, Finishing in 7th Place
1974
Miss USA 1974
Miss USA 1974, the 23rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York on May 18, 1974.The pageant was won by Karen Morrison of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Amanda Jones, also of Illinois...

Joan Ottensmeyer Kaneohe
1973
Miss USA 1973
Miss USA 1973, the 22nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Broadway Theatre, New York City, New York on May 19, 1973.The pageant was won by Amanda Jones of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tanya Wilson of Hawaii...

Camille Deubel Honolulu
1972
Miss USA 1972
Miss USA 1972 was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, , on May 20, 1972. Tanya Wilson of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing titleholder Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania...

Tanya Wilson
Tanya Wilson
Tanya Wilson is a beauty queen from Honolulu, Hawaii who held the Miss USA 1972 title.Wilson placed second runner-up in the Miss Nevada pageant in 1969 and also competed in 1970. After moving to Honolulu with her mother, Wilson won the Miss Hawaii USA title in early May 1972...

Honolulu 21 Winner Top 12 semifinalist at
1971
Miss USA 1971
Miss USA 1971, the 20th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Jackie Gleason Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida on May 22, 1971....

Deborah Gibson
1970
Miss USA 1970
Miss USA 1970, the 19th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 16, 1970.The pageant was won by Deborah Shelton of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Wendy Dascomb, also of Virginia – the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back...

Donna Hartley Honolulu
1969
Miss USA 1969
Miss USA 1969, the 18th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 24, 1969.The pageant was won by Wendy Dascomb of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Dorothy Anstett of Washington...

Stephanie Quintana Honolulu Top 15 semifinalist, Finishing in 10th Place
1968
Miss USA 1968
Miss USA 1968, the 17th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 18, 1968.The pageant was won by Dorothy Anstett of Washington, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Cheryl Patton of Florida...

Carol Seymour Top 15 semifinalist, Finishing in 10th Place
1967
Miss USA 1967
Miss USA 1967, the 16th Miss USA pageant, was won by Sylvia Hitchcock of Alabama. It took place on the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida.-Final Results:*Miss USA 1967: Sylvia Hitchcock *The runners-up were:...

Nancy Banks
1966
Miss USA 1966
Miss USA 1966, the 15th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Miami Beach, Florida on May 21, 1966.The pageant was won by Maria Remenyi of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sue Downey of Ohio...

Judith Wolski Top 15 semifinalist, Finished in 8th Place
1965
Miss USA 1965
Miss USA 1965, the 14th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on June 4, 1965. This was the first Miss USA pageant to be televised live , and the first to be a self-contained production, held several weeks before, and independent of, the Miss Universe pageant.The pageant was won by...

Elithe Aguiar Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...

Top 15 semifinalist, Finished in 8th Place
1964
Miss USA 1964
Miss USA 1964, the 13th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on July 29, 1964. This was the last Miss USA pageant to be held as an inclusive part of the Miss Universe event....

Wanda Byrd
1963
Miss USA 1963
Miss USA 1963, the 12th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on July 17, 1963. The pageant was won by Marite Ozers of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii. Latvian-born Ozers was the first woman born outside the U.S. to take the Miss USA...

Susan Molina Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1963
1962
Miss USA 1962
Miss USA 1962, the 11th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 12, 1962. The pageant was won by Macel Leilani Wilson of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sharon Brown of Louisiana. Wilson's win gave Hawaii the Miss USA crown at its first attempt, and two days...

Macel Wilson
Macel Leilani Wilson
Macel Leilani Wilson, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was the first Asian American to win the Miss USA beauty pageant, and a film editor for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.-Miss USA 1962:...

Honolulu 18 Winner Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1962
Miss Universe 1962
Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Norma Nolan of Argentina. It took place on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...

1961
Miss USA 1961
Miss USA 1961, the 10th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961. The pageant was won by Sharon Brown of Louisiana, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Linda Bement of Utah...

did not compete
1960
Miss USA 1960
Miss USA 1960, the 9th Miss USA pageant, was won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960.-Results:*Miss USA 1960: Linda Bement, *The runners-up were:**1st Runner-up: Mary Rodite ,...

Gordean Lee withdrew
1959
Miss USA 1959
Miss USA 1959, the 8th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 22, 1959. The pageant was won by Terry Huntingdon of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Arlene Howell of Louisiana. Huntingdon was the first woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and...

Patricia Visser competed as a territory
Territory of Hawaii
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...

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1958
Miss USA 1958
Miss USA 1958, the 7th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 23, 1958. The pageant was won by Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Charlotte Sheffield of Utah. Howell went on to finish as 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 1958...

Geri Hoo 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1958
Miss Universe 1958
The 7th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1958 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 7th time. In this pageant, thirty six contestants competed, where finally, Miss Colombia, 19-year-old Luz Marina Zuluaga won the competition...

1957
Miss USA 1957
Miss USA 1957, the sixth Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 17, 1957 during the run-up to the year's Miss Universe pageant...

Ramona Tong
1956
Miss USA 1956
The fifth edition of Miss USA was held on 18 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. They had 43 young ladies in the competition. Miss Iowa USA, Carol Morris, won the competition and later became Miss Universe...

did not compete
1955
Miss USA 1955
Miss USA 1955, the 4th Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 20, 1955. The pageant was won by Carlene King Johnson of Vermont, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Miriam Stevenson of South Carolina. King Johnson went on to finish as a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss...

1954
Miss USA 1954
The third edition of Miss USA was held on 1954, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. South Carolina, Miriam Stevenson, won the competition and later became Miss Universe...

1953
Miss USA 1953
The second edition of Miss USA was held in 1953, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA.Myrna Hansen of Illinois, won the competition and was crowned by outgoing titleholder, the very first Miss USA, Jackie Loughery of New York.-Results:...

Aileen Lauwae Stone competed as a territory
Territory of Hawaii
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...

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1952
Miss USA 1952
Miss USA 1952, the first annual Miss USA pageant, was held on 27 June 1952 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. 38 states competed for the inaugural Miss USA...

Elza Kananionapua Edsman 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1952
Miss Universe 1952
Miss Universe 1952, the very first Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 30 contestants competed for the crown...


1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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