On August 27, a caller victor will beryllium named among the 51 contestants astatine the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts successful Miami.
In grant of the coming pageant's historical gem anniversary, Business Insider took a look backmost astatine each Miss USA winner since its inception successful 1952.
1952: Miss New York Jackie Loughery
Loughery was crowned the victor of the pageant aft a 2nd information of voting, arsenic the first ballot ended successful a tie, according to Reader's Digest.
Loughery died successful February 2024.
1953: Miss Illinois Myrna Hansen
Hansen represented Illinois successful the Miss USA pageant, and she was runner-up successful the 1953 Miss Universe pageant.
1954: Miss South Carolina Miriam Stevenson
Stevenson became the first American to triumph the Miss Universe pageant aft being crowned Miss USA.
1955: Miss Vermont Carlene King Johnson
Johnson, who died successful 1969, is the only Miss Vermont to triumph the Miss USA pageant to date.
1956: Miss Iowa Carol Morris
Morris was besides crowned Miss Universe successful 1956. She is the only Miss Iowa to triumph Miss USA to date.
1957: Miss Maryland Mary Leona Gage
Although she won, Gage's title was revoked because she lied astir being married, having 2 children, and her age. The crown past passed to first runner-up Charlotte Sheffield, who represented Utah.
1958: Miss Louisiana Eurlyne Howell
Howell went connected to prosecute a profession successful acting aft winning Miss USA.
1959: Miss California Terry Huntingdon
Huntingdon was the first Miss USA to triumph the pageant successful her location state.
1960: Miss Utah Linda Bement
Bement went connected to beryllium crowned the victor of the first Miss Universe pageant to beryllium televised live.
1961: Miss Louisiana Sharon Brown
In summation to being Miss USA, Brown was crowned queen of the Sugar Bowl successful 1962.
1962: Miss Hawaii Macel Wilson
Wilson was the first Miss Hawaii to triumph the Miss USA pageant, arsenic good arsenic the first female of colour to triumph the pageant.
1963: Miss Illinois Marite Ozers
Ozers was calved successful Latvia, and her family relocated to Illinois because of World War II. She went connected to correspond the authorities successful Miss USA.
1964: Miss District of Columbia Bobbi Johnson
Johnson was the first contestant from DC to triumph the pageant.
1965: Miss Ohio Sue Ann Downey
After winning Miss USA, Downey won the National Costume Contest astatine the Miss Universe pageant.
1966: Miss California Maria Remenyi
Remenyi returned to the pageant world successful 1973 erstwhile she served arsenic a judge astatine Miss Universe.
1967: Miss Alabama Sylvia Louise Hitchcock
Hitchcock went connected to triumph the Miss Universe pageant, and she returned to judge the pageant successful 1972.
Cheryl Patton, who was 2nd runner-up astatine Miss USA, became queen successful Hitchcock's stead.
1968: Miss Washington Dorothy Anstett
In summation to participating successful the pageant, Anstett was joined to celebrated NBA subordinate Bill Russell for 3 years.
1969: Miss Virginia Wendy Dascomb
Dascomb was the first Miss Virginia to triumph the Miss USA pageant.
1970: Miss Virginia Deborah Shelton
After the pageant, Shelton went connected to prima connected "Dallas" arsenic Mandy Winger from 1984 to 1987.
1971: Miss Pennsylvania Michele McDonald
McDonald was the first typical from Pennsylvania to triumph Miss USA.
1972: Miss Hawaii Tanya Wilson
Wilson competed successful the Miss Nevada pageant doubly earlier relocating to Hawaii and winning the authorities title, which led to her Miss USA crown.
1973: Miss Illinois Amanda Jones
Jones told the South Eastern Missourian successful 1973 that she only applied to the pageant astatine the encouragement of her modeling agent.
1974: Miss Illinois Karen Jean Morrison
Morrison was 1 of the fewer Miss USA contestants to beryllium crowned by a victor from her aforesaid state.
1975: Miss California Summer Bartholomew
Following her win, Bartholomew had a little profession arsenic a game-show host, appearing connected "Sale of the Century" and "The Price is Right."
1976: Miss Minnesota Barbara Elaine Peterson
Peterson was the first Miss Minnesota to triumph the Miss USA pageant.
1977: Miss Texas Kimberly Tomes
Tomes was the first Miss Texas to triumph the pageant, and she later served arsenic a big for the Miss Texas pageant.
1978: Miss Hawaii Judi Andersen
Andersen appeared connected TV shows for illustration "Magnum, P.I." and "Fantasy Island" aft winning Miss USA.
1979: Miss New York Mary Therese Friel
Less than a decade aft winning the pageant, Friel founded her ain modeling agency and helped train different pageant contestants.
1980: Miss South Carolina Shawn Weatherly
Weatherly became Miss Universe aft winning Miss USA, and she later appeared connected "Baywatch" arsenic Jill Riley.
As first runner-up successful the pageant, Miss Arizona Jineane Ford became Miss USA erstwhile Weatherly began her reign arsenic Miss Universe.
1981: Miss Ohio Kim Seelbrede
Seelbrede's winnings were weighted astatine astir $100,000, according to UPI.
1982: Miss Arkansas Terri Lea Utley
Utley was the first Miss Arkansas to triumph the Miss USA pageant.
1983: Miss California Julie Hayek
Hayek placed first runner-up astatine Miss Universe successful 1983. Her Miss USA reign launched an acting career, and she appeared connected shows including "Dallas," "Twin Peaks," and "As the World Turns," according to her IMDb.
1984: Miss New Mexico Mai Shanley
To date, Shanley is the only Miss New Mexico to triumph the Miss USA pageant.
1985: Miss Texas Laura Harring
Harring became a successful exemplary and character aft winning the pageant, appearing connected the screen of magazines for illustration Elle and Cosmopolitan and successful films for illustration "Mulholland Drive."
1986: Miss Texas Christy Fichtner
Fichtner competed against Halle Berry the twelvemonth she became Miss USA.
1987: Miss Texas Michelle Royer
The twelvemonth Royer was crowned queen, Bob Barker discontinue his occupation hosting the pageant because it allowed contestants to deterioration existent fur coats, arsenic Live Now Fox reported.
1988: Miss Texas Courtney Gibbs
Gibbs placed eighth astatine Miss Universe 1988. She past pursued an acting profession and, according to her IMDb, appeared successful the soap opera "All My Children" and successful films including "Naked Truth."
1989: Miss Texas Gretchen Polhemus
Polhemus was the 5th Miss Texas successful a statement to triumph Miss USA from 1985 to 1989. She placed 2nd runner-up astatine Miss Universe 1989. Polhemus' girl followed successful her pageant footsteps and won Miss Utah USA successful 2017.
1990: Miss Michigan Carole Gist
Gist was the first African-American female to triumph the Miss USA crown. She was besides the first victor from Michigan, breaking a five-year winning streak by contestants from Texas. She placed first runner-up astatine Miss Universe 1990.
1991: Miss Kansas Kelli McCarty
McCarty was the first Miss Kansas to triumph Miss USA, and she placed successful the apical six astatine Miss Universe 1991. She went connected to prima successful the soap opera "Passions" for 7 years.
1992: Miss California Shannon Marketic
Before she won Miss USA, Marketic had been crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA successful 1989. She mislaid the title a week later aft it was discovered she had really placed first runner-up.
1993: Miss Michigan Kenya Moore
Moore's large pageant triumph kicked disconnected a Hollywood acting profession that included stints connected TV shows for illustration "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Living Single," and "Girlfriends." In 2012, she became a Bravo star, appearing connected "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
Moore will big the 75th yearly Miss USA pageant.
1994: Miss South Carolina Lu Parker
Parker placed successful the apical six astatine Miss Universe 1994. She's been a co-anchor connected KTLA for much than a decade and has won six Emmys for her work.
1995: Miss Texas Chelsi Smith
Following her occurrence astatine Miss USA, Smith besides won the Miss Universe 1995 title. She was the sixth American female to seizure the coveted crown and the first to triumph since 1980.
First runner-up Shanna Moakler of New York became Miss USA erstwhile Smith's reign arsenic Miss Universe started.
1996: Miss Louisiana Ali Landry
Landry transferred her pageant occurrence into a career successful Hollywood. Her biggest domiciled was arsenic Rita Lefleur connected UPN's "Eve," which she appeared successful from 2003 to 2006, according to IMDb. She astir precocious appeared successful the controversial movie "Sound of Freedom."
1997: Miss Hawaii Brook Lee
After she took the Miss USA crown, Lee went connected to triumph Miss Universe 1997.
Her first runner-up, Miss Idaho Brandi Sherwood, past became Miss USA.
1998: Miss Massachusetts Shawnae Jebbia
Jebbia was the first Miss Massachusetts to triumph Miss USA. She placed successful the apical 5 astatine Miss Universe 1998 and later became a "Barker Beauty" connected "The Price is Right."
1999: Miss New York Kimberly Pressler
In summation to Miss USA 1999, Pressler besides won Miss New York Teen USA successful 1994.
After her pageant profession ended, Pressler hosted MTV shows, including "Senseless Acts of Video" and "Total Request Live." She besides hosted "Adrenaline X" connected NBC and has worked arsenic a analogous for ESPN.
2000: Miss Tennessee Lynnette Cole
Cole was the first Miss Tennessee to triumph Miss USA. She besides won Miss Tennessee Teen USA successful 1995 and placed 5th astatine Miss Universe 2000.
The pageant queen has since worked arsenic a TV big for awesome channels, including NBC, MTV, and ESPN.
2001: Miss Texas Kandace Krueger
Krueger placed 2nd runner-up astatine Miss Universe 2001, narrowly missing the crown to Miss Puerto Rico Denise Quiñones.
2002: Miss District of Columbia Shauntay Hinton
Miss USA 2002 was only the 2nd pageant Hinton had ever competed in. She has appeared successful shows including "Criminal Minds" and "iCarly."
2003: Miss Massachusetts Susie Castillo
Castillo was the first Latina female to triumph Miss Massachusetts USA. She had antecedently won Miss Massachusetts Teen USA successful 1998.
Following her Miss USA reign, Castillo became an MTV VJ and big for "Total Request Live."
2004: Miss Missouri Shandi Finnessey
Finnessey placed first runner-up successful the 2004 Miss Universe competition. She has since appeared connected reality shows including "The Apprentice," "Dancing With the Stars," and "Ready for Love," which she won.
2005: Miss North Carolina Chelsea Cooley
Cooley defended Donald Trump, who antecedently owned the Miss USA pageant, during his 2016 statesmanlike campaign. She told the Daily Mail that he had been her individual business mentor for years.
2006: Miss Kentucky Tara Conner
Conner almost mislaid her Miss USA crown aft tabloids ran stories astir her underage drinking and partying astatine New York City clubs. Trump allowed Conner to proceed her reign aft she went to rehab.
2007: Miss Tennessee Rachel Smith
Smith starred successful Trump's 2007 MTV reality show "Pageant Place" alongside Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner and Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori.
2008: Miss Texas Crystle Stewart
Stewart went connected to go president of Miss USA successful 2020. She ran the pageant for 2 years but was suspended successful October 2022 aft contestants claimed that year's Miss USA title was rigged.
The Miss Universe Organization announced successful August 2023 that it had recovered nary grounds of rigging but said Stewart would nary longer beryllium pinch the organization.
2009: Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton
Dalton comes from a large pageant family. Her mother was Miss North Carolina USA successful 1982, and her sister, Julia, competed successful Miss USA 2015 arsenic Miss North Carolina.
2010: Miss Michigan Rima Fakih
2011: Miss California Alyssa Campanella
Campanella had antecedently placed first runner-up astatine Miss Teen USA 2007.
2012: Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo
Olivia Culpo was the first Miss USA to triumph Miss Universe successful 15 years erstwhile she took the crown successful 2012. She was conscionable 20 years aged astatine the time.
Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether was the first runner-up, truthful she was crowned Miss USA aft Culpo became Miss Universe.
Culpo has since amassed a immense societal media following, dipped her toed into acting, and starred connected the TLC reality bid "The Culpo Sisters" pinch her family.
She is married to Christian McCaffrey, who plays for the San Francisco 49ers, and is presently pregnant pinch their 2nd child.
2013: Miss Connecticut Erin Brady
Brady was the first female from Connecticut to triumph Miss USA. The finance worker had to postpone her wedding to compete astatine Miss Universe, which was scheduled connected the aforesaid day.
2014: Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez
Sanchez was the first Miss Nevada to triumph Miss USA, and she placed first runner-up successful Miss Universe 2014.
She presently stars connected the Bravo show "The Valley" pinch her husband, Danny Booko. They stock 4 children together.
2015: Miss Oklahoma Olivia Jordan
Jordan was crowned after months of contention astatine Miss USA.
The show was dropped by NBC, and aggregate guests and judges backed retired from appearing astatine the pageant because of comments Donald Trump made astir Mexican immigrants during his first statesmanlike campaign.
2016: Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber
Barber joined the Army astatine 17 and served arsenic a logistics commandant erstwhile she won Miss USA.
2017: Miss District of Columbia Kára McCullough
McCullough was the talk of societal media during the Miss USA 2017 pageant erstwhile she said she prefers the connection "equalism" to "feminism."
2018: Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers
Summers made headlines while competing successful Miss Universe aft she was accused of mocking immoderate of her chap contestants' English connection skills.
"In a infinitesimal wherever I intended to respect the courageousness of a fewer of my sisters, I said thing that I now recognize tin beryllium perceived arsenic not respectful, and I apologize," Summers wrote successful an apology she posted to Instagram astatine the time.
2019: Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst
Kryst was a analyzable litigation lawyer who helped free a man who was sentenced to life successful situation for a supplier offense. After winning the crown, Kryst became a analogous for "Extra" and was nominated for 2 Daytime Emmy awards.
Her decease successful January 2022 shocked the tight-knit pageant community. Kryst's posthumous memoir, "By the Time You Read This," was published by her mother, April Simpkins, successful 2024.
"My dream is that arsenic group publication your book — particularly the parts wherever you shared what you were reasoning and emotion down the scenes of your activity life and immoderate of your astir iconic achievements — they find themselves knowing and empathizing pinch you," Simpkins wrote successful the book's preface.
2020: Miss Mississippi Asya Branch
Branch was the first African-American female to triumph the title of Miss Mississippi USA.
2021: Miss Kentucky Elle Smith
Smith, a journalist from Kentucky, won Miss USA conscionable six months aft she began competing successful pageants.
2022: Miss Texas R'Bonney Gabriel
Gabriel was the first Filipino American to triumph the Miss USA crown. Her reign was consumed pinch contention aft contestants claimed the pageant had been rigged successful her favor.
But Gabriel past went connected to win Miss Universe, becoming the first American to return the crown successful a decade.
Miss North Carolina Morgan Romano took complete for Gabriel arsenic Miss USA.
2023: Miss Utah Noelia Voigt
Voigt was the first Venezuelan American to go Miss USA erstwhile she won successful September 2023. She besides became the first Miss USA to relinquish her title successful May 2024. Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava resigned 2 days later, saying her "personal values nary longer afloat align pinch the guidance of the organization." Miss Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz became queen successful Voigt's stead.
Voigt and Srivastava's mothers told Business Insider that their daughters endured "eight months of torture and abuse" from Laylah Rose, who was the CEO of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA during their reigns. Rose denied the allegations.
The Miss Universe Organization sued Rose successful October 2025, alleging that she created a "toxic workplace environment" and grounded to supply prize packages to the winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. Voigt told Business Insider astatine the clip that she felt "vindicated" by the lawsuit. Rose did not respond to erstwhile requests for remark connected the lawsuit.
2024: Miss Michigan Alma Cooper
Cooper is simply a first lieutenant successful the US Army and a graduate of the West Point Military Academy.
Following her triumph successful 2024, Cooper told Business Insider that she believes the military and pageantry spell manus successful hand.
"I deliberation subject is simply a patient facet betwixt pageantry and the military," Cooper said. "Being capable to beryllium intrinsically motivated, to person individual courage, is 1 of the Army values."
2025: Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert
Eckert is simply a seasoned pageant queen. She began competing erstwhile she was 9 years aged and placed 3rd runner-up astatine the Miss Teen USA title successful 2020.
That acquisition came successful useful erstwhile Eckert only had a week to hole for Miss Universe aft winning Miss USA.
"The infinitesimal Nebraska was called arsenic Miss USA 2025, that's erstwhile I said to myself, 'Here we go, my life has changed,'" Eckert told Business Insider aft she was crowned. "I knew I was going to beryllium fresh to deed the crushed running."
Eckert placed successful the apical 30 during the Miss Universe 2025 competition.
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